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    • jmsmithy
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        February 7, 2015 at 9:32 pm
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        #4343

        So my boys and I are at The Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburgh PA. Strolling through the archery arena we come across and shoot this:

        http://www.chiricoarchery.com

        Just when you thought you’ve seen everything…I’ll tell you my opinion shooting it after you’ve fully digested what it is 😯

      • Ralph
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          February 7, 2015 at 9:59 pm
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          #29741

          Good grief!!! What’s next, an X atlatl???

        • Doc Nock
            February 7, 2015 at 10:16 pm
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            #29760

            Here I thought you were going to share with us about the really ignorant thing i saw there last year… an arrow you load a .38 or .44 mag round into the tip and when it hits the animal, a plunger ignites the primer and fires the bullet into the animal… big honkin screen showing hogs and deer dropping at the impact!

            I wanted to stick my finger down my throat and throw up on the balding middle age twerp manning the booth!

            As for this gizmo you introduced, a sling shot taken to the extreme… Seemingly long arrow for the very short axis launcher tool.

          • John Dilts
              February 7, 2015 at 10:34 pm
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              #29776

              LOL The yuppie Canadian Tire Campers (sorry a canadian thing) will love this. What joke

            • David Fudala
                February 7, 2015 at 10:47 pm
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                #29786

                Looks like the old Darton “Stinger” has made a comeback. Well with the current gadget and gizmo addiction of the masses of so called sportsman, I’m sure this “thing” will be out there helping less than average outdoorsmen prove to all their buddies that they’re the best hunter in the woods! My goodness! Just because it shoots an arrow doesn’t mean it’s a bow!!!

              • jmsmithy
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                  February 7, 2015 at 11:28 pm
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                  #29818

                  Doc

                  I saw those disasters few years ago…

                  So I HAD to try this mess… My 15 y/o son said “dad, I can’t even be bothered w/ that mess”… Guess the wife and I raising him right!

                  So…anyway, imagine trying to anchor a 29.5″, horizontal string complete w/ loop and release! Not good. On top of that the thing pivots on some kinda ball bearing type swivel between the grip and the “bow” so the thing actually moves at full draw. Then, the designer says, pay particular attention here, you have to grip it like you would grip a .44 mag!!!:shock::shock:

                  Now maybe it’s me but I always thought you were supposed to grip a bow as lightly as possible! Given all this nonsense it’s no wonder the thing actually KICKS, in my case, low left. I was told it’s ok. You get used to it!!!

                  Sweet Mother of God… The abominations never end!!!:(

                • Bruce Smithhammer
                    February 8, 2015 at 12:46 am
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                    #29898

                    john dilts wrote: LOL The yuppie Canadian Tire Campers (sorry a canadian thing) will love this. What joke

                    Hey! That reminds me – I still have some Canadian Tire Dollars laying around here somewhere…:lol:

                  • David Becker
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                      February 8, 2015 at 5:53 am
                      Post count: 112
                      #30133

                      jmsmithy wrote: Doc

                      … the designer says, pay particular attention here, you have to grip it like you would grip a .44 mag!!!:shock::shock:

                      Now maybe it’s me but I always thought you were supposed to grip a bow as lightly as possible! Given all this nonsense it’s no wonder the thing actually KICKS, in my case, low left. I was told it’s ok. You get used to it!!!

                      Sweet Mother of God… The abominations never end!!!:(

                      It takes real talent to invent something that incorporates the biggest disadvantage to .44 mag with non of the advantages….

                    • Stephen Graf
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                        February 8, 2015 at 12:28 pm
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                        #30490

                        As others have observed, this design raises its ugly head every few years just to be forgotten again.

                        Can you imagine what will happen if you forget to “grip it like a snake?” A few busted and bloody skulls on you tube and it will sink back down into the abyss of bad ideas.

                        It doesn’t bother me when gadgets like this come out. It’s what we humans do when we’re not eating, sleeping, or bumping uglies. We look for ways to make “it” better. The problem lies in the definition of what “better” is.

                        If we could only put all that creativity to work making the land better and our lifestyles more consistent with peace and sustainability…

                      • jmsmithy
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                          February 8, 2015 at 1:04 pm
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                          #30523

                          So right Steve!

                          Forgot to mention this baby can be yours for $700….:lol:

                        • Fallguy
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                            February 8, 2015 at 1:49 pm
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                            #30560

                            At least you have to hold it at full draw. At 700.00 I am sure they won’t last long.

                          • Patrick
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                              February 9, 2015 at 5:42 pm
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                              #31804

                              It’s a compound slingshot! 😆

                            • Bruce Smithhammer
                                February 10, 2015 at 1:27 am
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                                #32172

                                I’m much too simple-minded to figure out how to shoot a contraption like that. The last time I tried to shoot a friend’s compound, I wasn’t even sure I was pointing it the right way. 😯

                              • paleoman
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                                  February 10, 2015 at 2:02 am
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                                  #32197

                                  If my hunting grounds ever get overrun with this stuff, I’m taking up baking!

                                • David Coulter
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                                    February 10, 2015 at 3:37 am
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                                    #32263

                                    Or chasing goats up appropriate trees! Dwc

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