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    • George D. Stout
        August 30, 2012 at 12:53 am
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        #4698

        I did this video last February, in a 15MPH cross wind..DUH. But I wanted to show two things. One, that the short 52″ Kodiak Magnum was a good hunting bow out past twenty yards. Don’t know how many times I heard, “they are only good for close in shooting.” And the other, “you can’t shoot an elevated rest and cant the bow.” So to kill two birds with one arrow, I made this video. Hope you enjoy it.

      • Crystalshrimp
          August 30, 2012 at 1:32 am
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          #33038

          I need to keep sharpening my skills. Great shooting! That bow is in good hands..

        • rwbowman
            August 30, 2012 at 2:55 am
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            #33117

            Very well done! I’ve shot a 52″, 55# indian mohawk all summer long and absolutely agree with you on the accuracy of a short bow. The accuracy is there- all in the stability of the shooter.

          • FUBAR
            Member
              August 30, 2012 at 9:44 am
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              #33396

              Wow, good shooting. Also good video. Thanks for sharing

            • lyagooshka
                August 30, 2012 at 4:10 pm
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                #33740

                I’d be happy to do that at 10 yards that consistantly. Great shooting. Thanks for sharing.

                Alex

                🙂

              • Stephen Graf
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                  August 31, 2012 at 11:23 am
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                  #34698

                  George,

                  It didn’t look like you canted the bow that much… Not perfectly vertical, but not much cant from looking at the little picture on my ‘puter.

                  you like elevated rests?

                • George D. Stout
                    August 31, 2012 at 5:18 pm
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                    #35038

                    Steve….canting is anything other than vertical. My bow is between 1 and 2 O:Clock, so it’s canted, and the elevated rest doesn’t have any detrimental effect at that yardage….or even longer yardage.

                    I’ve been using an elevated rest since 1967, so it’s been awhile. They are simple, easy to replace in the field, and they also are very easy to tune arrows to. Don’t use them on longbows since there is so little space there anyway.

                  • Michael Scott
                      January 18, 2013 at 12:07 am
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                      #24064

                      I have a little bit later model (green wood) Kodiak Magnum, and love shooting it. I cant both of my recurves to somewhere between 1 and 2 o’clock. Any farther, and my shots start dropping lower and lower. My K-Mag is marked as 55x, and when I took the strike plate off (it was falling off), I found a 57 written underneath. I was told by an older gentleman I know that that is the actual draw weight of the bow at 28″. It is a fun little bow to shoot. Very light weight and easy to move around.

                    • David Coulter
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                        April 17, 2013 at 1:55 am
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                        #12474

                        Hi George,

                        I dug this video up to watch again. Very nice. One thing that strikes me is that you’re confident enough to put your camera on top of the bale even for 40 yard shots. I think I’d put it behind an old windshield if I was doing the shooting. Thanks for putting up your videos. best, dwc

                      • mhay
                          April 17, 2013 at 1:39 pm
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                          #13043

                          Very impressive Mr. Stout .

                          I actually got a twinge of anxiety ,anticipating that first arrow coming straight at me .

                          Many years ago I used elevated rests too . I too generally cant between 1-2 o’clock .

                          Good shooting !!!

                        • shotsome
                            April 21, 2013 at 4:45 pm
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                            #17681

                            Eyee, Mr. Stout,,,you have done that before,,,:D

                            Could you show us a picture of the rest you made for this bow?

                            Thanks, Ernest

                          • David Petersen
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                              April 22, 2013 at 2:02 am
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                              #18058

                              George, I am SO jealous of your shooting, and your ability to switch between bows and arrows and still be so good. It ain’t me.

                            • David Coulter
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                                April 22, 2013 at 2:06 am
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                                #18061

                                Jealous is right. Hats off to you George. dwc

                              • Charles Ek
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                                  April 22, 2013 at 11:26 am
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                                  #18512

                                  A most excellent demonstration and lesson.

                                  An archer needs a lightweight bow when carrying it as far into the “field” as that. 😀

                                • codger
                                  Member
                                    April 24, 2013 at 4:41 pm
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                                    #20909

                                    I used to havea 48″ 65lb Bear supermag i used to train with when i shot it decently my mongobw shooting was very good learnging to hold the short bow and shoot it well really paid off when swithcing back to a longbow. I was shooting off the shelf though. Nice shooting and good video work.

                                  • birddogdoc
                                      May 18, 2013 at 10:59 pm
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                                      #49032

                                      Loved the video!

                                      I have 3 kmags…1961, 1967, and 1972ish. I love em!

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