Designation:F1352−08(Reapproved2013)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforFixedBladeBroadheadPerformanceandSafetyStandards1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1352;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheformulationofpreliminaryguide-linesinsixareasofbroadheadperformanceandsafety.1.2Thefirstthreeguidelines,flight,penetration,andsharpness,arerelatedtoperformance,buttheycanhavesomebearingonsafety.Thelastthree,impactresistance,assemblyandattachmentmethods,andpackaging,determinetoagreatdegreethesafetylevelofthebroadheadinthehandsoftheenduser.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Terminology2.1Definitions:2.1.1blades,n—thesharp,laterallyextendedelementsofthebroadheadthatperformthetaskofcuttingafterthearrowimpactsthetarget.2.1.2broadheads,n—devicesforattachmenttotheforwardendofanarrowthatareequippedwithoneormoresharpcuttingblades.Broadheadsareusedwhenhuntingwithabowandarrowtoharvestgameanimals.2.1.3ferrule,n—thecentralstructuralsectionorcomponentofthebroadheadtowhichtheforwardendofthearrowshaftisattached.Insomebroadheadtypes,theferruleisintegralwiththeblades.Inothertypesofbroadheads,theferrulehasprovisionstomountseparableblades,butitmayalsohaveoneormoreintegralblades.Theferrulemayhaveaprojectingthreadedshaftthatscrewsintoasocketintheforwardendofthearrowshaft,oritmayhaveahollowrearsectionintowhichtheforwardendofthearrowshaftisinserted.2.1.4flight,n—thepathtakenbythearrowafteritislaunchedbythebow,buts...
