Estwing 16" campers axe as a throwing hatchet?

I used to be real good with my old carpenter hatchet. That hatchet is long gone, and I haven't thrown one in a decade.

My wife expressed some interest, so I was thinking about purchasing an Estwing 16" camp hatchet. It's heavy enough for a beginner, and should be plenty strong. A quick google search didn't get a ton of results on it, but enough to show it's a viable option for throwing.

The question is, have any of you thrown the Estwing 16" campers axe? Can you recommend a better option for a beginner?
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...KIKX0DER&psc=1

Have a look at some of the Cold Steel hawks. They are pretty inexpensive and work well. The straight handle allows it to slide out of your hand easier, allowing better accuracy.

I throw an Estwing boys axe. It's pretty light and easy to stick. +1 on the Cold Steel offerings.

Sog Tommy’s are fun as hell

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Originally Posted by Ah Pook

I throw an Estwing boys axe. It's pretty light and easy to stick. +1 on the Cold Steel offerings.

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Help me out here. Which one is the boys axe?
https://www.estwing.com/collections/axes-outdoor

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Originally Posted by Jamnanc

Sog Tommy’s are fun as hell

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Would you start with a shorter light-weight set like the 3 pack below, or a heavier longer one like in the bottom link?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T3QBSDA...549472587&sr=1


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PICTYC...d-17867d353d36

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Originally Posted by encorehunter

Have a look at some of the Cold Steel hawks. They are pretty inexpensive and work well. The straight handle allows it to slide out of your hand easier, allowing better accuracy.

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This looks like a great beginner thrower.
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-90...steel+tomahawk

I have one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-90...iwL&ref=plSrch

It is super simple to stick, very forgiving on distance. I also have two sizes of the trailhawk. The riflemans hawk is a little two heavy for throwing comfortably.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/17...g?v=1495658668

[QUOTE=Little Dutch;2193082]Would you start with a shorter light-weight set like the 3 pack below, or a heavier longer one like in the bottom link?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T3QBSDA...549472587&sr=1

Either one. I have the second one and they are easy to throw, I’d bet the shortys are fine too. Make sure what your throwing at is soft. I cut logs and throw into the grain.

Nice, thanks. An order for the SOG has been placed. Low cost, hard to damage in any permanent manner.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

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Originally Posted by Jamnanc

Make sure what your throwing at is soft. I cut logs and throw into the grain.

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I dress up like Declan Harp and throw into a Styrofoam mannequin wearing a bright red North Face jacket.

If you want to go down a rabbit hole...

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/...thread.940981/

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Originally Posted by Irving

I dress up like Declan Harp and throw into a Styrofoam mannequin wearing a bright red North Face jacket.

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I, too, like to keep the neighbors desensitized to any shenanigans. It keeps the complaining down.

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Originally Posted by Ah Pook

If you want to go down a rabbit hole...

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/...thread.940981/

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Yes, yes I do. Thank you.

I wonder if the neighbors would notice a really large backstop in my yard?

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I wonder if the neighbors would notice a really large backstop in my yard?

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If you were my neighbor & I did notice, I'd ask if I could come over to play at your house.

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

If you were my neighbor & I did notice, I'd ask if I could come over to play at your house.

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Spot on.

Most yards in our neighborhood have a backstop of some sort or another. We like to rotate yards to see who has best Grill food and beer.

I saw 4-6 inch thick cottonwood rounds as big diameter as can and hang from target stands for Mrs bo to throw knives and darts at.

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Originally Posted by XJ

I wonder if the neighbors would notice a really large backstop in my yard?

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Probably. Don?t let that deter you though. Just wave and smile, if they try to engage you in conversation tell em to come on over. That?s always worked for me. They never come over, and I keep doing whatever it was that grabbed their attention...

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Originally Posted by Little Dutch

Probably. Don?t let that deter you though. Just wave and smile, if they try to engage you in conversation tell em to come on over. That?s always worked for me. They never come over, and I keep doing whatever it was that grabbed their attention...

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https://i.imgur.com/JB3bxmk.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/JB3bxmk.jpg

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That's how you know you're in a good neighborhood.

I stood up a backstop this morning with a couple of log rounds hung on it. My wife figured it out pretty quick after we found a good distance for her.

The cheap lightweight SOG throwers I bought stick well, and were very approachable for a new thrower.

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I wonder if the neighbors would notice a really large backstop in my yard?

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Old thread, but follow-up:
My neighbor saw my backstop and thought I was soft in the head. He thought it was for shooting suppressed in the back yard (I'm smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood). He didn't say anything though, cause my neighbors are awesome.

We are still throwing a mix of SOG knives and hatchets. They weren't expensive and they've aged well. Wraps have been cut and frayed, blades have been nicked and smoothed out, but everything is still functional and fun.