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    • Troy Breeding
        October 30, 2011 at 11:27 pm
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        #4073

        I’ve been thinking about working up a new set of arrows. However, my FOC hasn’t gotten to where I want it. Just wondering if these will help?

        Troy

      • David Coulter
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          October 31, 2011 at 12:49 am
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          #26710

          That might do it, but you’ll have a heck of a time getting it to expand shot out of your recurve! Maybe a ballistic tip would work…

        • Vintage Archer
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            October 31, 2011 at 1:02 am
            Post count: 276
            #26718

            Troy, I send you a perfectly good field point and right away you have to try and change it.I bet you are the kind of guy that would buy a new cutom bow and take a file to the site window to improve it LOLLaughing

          • Troy Breeding
              October 31, 2011 at 1:49 am
              Post count: 994
              #26743

              Joe, your just gonna have to get your act together and build them right. Atleast try and save me some time.

              It’s like my dad always says, if you want it done right do it yourself. hehehehehe!!!!

              Troy

            • Vintage Archer
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                October 31, 2011 at 2:19 am
                Post count: 276
                #26761

                Troy you are a hoot! Is this the field point that is going to propel you into the record books with a 40 or 50% FOC.?? Love this history in the making!! Please keep us informed.I for one am looking “forward” to it…….no pun intended.Wink

              • Troy Breeding
                  October 31, 2011 at 2:49 am
                  Post count: 994
                  #26781

                  Joe,

                  It’s going to be close. I have a shaft ready to try and the first measurements are just below 40%.

                  As normal when I start tuning there will be a increase in FOC, then if I’m forced to cut alot the FOC will start to fall. I’m hoping it want go to the falling stage before reaching correct tune.

                  Troy

                • Vintage Archer
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                    October 31, 2011 at 3:11 am
                    Post count: 276
                    #26797

                    Troy, for all our sake I wish you luck…… You are really having to much fun!!

                  • Troy Breeding
                      October 31, 2011 at 1:37 pm
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                      #27264

                      Joe,

                      You bet this is fun!!!!

                      It’s not my falt!!!! Blame Ed….. hehehehehe!!! Just think what trad archery would be like had he not used his brain to find things that will work better?

                      Troy

                    • Troy Breeding
                        October 31, 2011 at 1:45 pm
                        Post count: 994
                        #27274

                        If these points fail make it, I’ll still have one more chance when you get those 300gr point on the market.

                        Troy

                      • Troy Breeding
                          October 31, 2011 at 10:01 pm
                          Post count: 994
                          #27692

                          Well, my current setup failed to make the magic number of 40%. I feel I have the shafts shooting about as clean as I can get. I’ll know for sure once I fletch the shafts and shoot them afew times. As it stand right now the bareshafts came in at 39.46%. I know I’ll loose a tid bit when I fletch, but shound remain above 39%.

                          Joe, it looks like my quest is in your hands now. Hurry up with those 300gr fieldpoints. 🙂 🙂

                          Troy

                        • Ed Ashby
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                            October 31, 2011 at 10:52 pm
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                            #27733

                            Troy, just build a new bow like the one below, get some rebar to hammer out into a point and some 1″ diameter, 5 foot long bamboo for a shaft. It will make getting your 40%+ FOc arrow easy, and easy to tune. The bow is about 4″ wide at the grip, with no shelf. You won’t need any fletching to reduce you finished FOC. Works for them!

                            p.s. You’ll have a tapered shaft too!

                            Ed

                          • Troy Breeding
                              November 1, 2011 at 12:10 am
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                              #27795

                              Me no think so amigo!!!

                              Troy

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