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in reply to: XX78 Super Slam Aluminum Arrows #158270

Couple of questions;

What length are you looking for ???

Do they need to be the xx78s ???

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in reply to: Welcome #158174

Welcome back greetings from S.E. Arizona !!!!

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in reply to: Bryan Pridgeon Bows #157729

The best suggestion that I can make would be to enter his name in the ‘search’ on eBay now & then.

Good luck.

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in reply to: Fun Rounds #157645

Thank you for the kind words. However, there’s actually method to my madness with the aiming spot on a white plate;

Instead of thinking of the white plate w/spot as a flat target, think on it as a white ball w/aiming spot. Now imagine the ‘ball’ in a broadside deer’s chest.  Next, put one of the deer hunting videos on the tube and study the deer’s movements noting the position of the ‘ball’ and how the aiming spot moves in relation to the deer’s position.  With me so far ??? ….. Good!!.  Once you get comfortable ‘seeing’ the white ball w/aiming spot you can move on to the next hat trick which is the old ‘Red Light / Green Light game.  Deer facing you ?? See the spot on the ball as hot pink.  As the deer turns to the broadside, the spot turns to bright green and stays bright green as the deer quarters away. From shooting the Safford Long Round you have a pretty good idea what your max ‘in the plate distance’ is so a deer approaching would have the same ‘to far / red light, close enough / green light effect.  It doesn’t take too long and this visualization becomes second nature.  Next is shooting a 3D round aiming for your own green spot and keeping them in the ball.  When it comes time to actually shoot at a critter you’ll be on familiar ground and this adds confidence.

At the very least, you’ll never watch a Jurassic Park movie the same way again.

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in reply to: Whatch Got Going 2022 #157608

Ok ………… First of all, you clowns get healthy; Ya got shootin’ to do.

I’m working on the details of a couple of fun rounds.

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in reply to: Stump Shooting #157607

Through a comedy of errors & mishaps, I never made it. one of the rare times I’ve said I’ll be somewhere and didn’t show.  Hate it when that happens.

Let me know when you’ll be over this way and we’ll figure something out.

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in reply to: Stump Shooting #157368

Speaking of Stump Shooting …………………………….

Usery Park in Mesa is holding a paper stump shoot this Sunday. If you’re of a mind to, come by and fling a few. I’ll be the handsome bearded old guy wearing a light colored cowboy hat.

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in reply to: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! #157121

Yes, ……….. Happy New Year !!!

I made exactly one New Year’s  Resolution. ……………………. “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet !!”

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in reply to: Mercury Recurve? #156802

I ‘know’ that I’ve seen that brand somewhere but am drawing a blank on where. I looked in a couple of Robin Hood Archery catalogs and a few Archers Digests that I have but came up with nothing.  I’ guessing that the bow was early ’60s but that’s sadly, the best I can come up with.

Ben Pearson had a line of ‘Mercury’ bows that actually had mercury capsules in the risers but I’m pretty sure that your bow is not one of those.

Sorry.

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in reply to: javelina hunting arizona #156759

General rules of thumb for Az.

(1) Animal populations in general are down due to prolonged drought.

(2) Bring some warm clothing. It can get colder than a mother-in-laws kiss at night / early morning.

(3) Optics are your friend. Sit with your back to the rising sun and mount your binoculars on a tri-pod.  Glass, relocate & glass some more.

(4) Bring expendable stump shooters.  Keeps the eye sharp and the muscles warmed up.

(5) Take a moment to enjoy our sunrises & sunsets.

Good luck & let us know how you do.

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in reply to: Brighten up the nock article #156748

Ok ………………. Been using the Hot Nocks with the White Velcro for a while now and quite happy with them.  Definitely improves being able to see them better in the target.

One more bonus to the White Velcro is that when a hunting arrow passes thru, the fuzzy Velcro will pick up blood or other body fluids that will be easy to see. Just another tool in the toolbox when a hit is made.

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in reply to: Stump Shooting #156621

BTW;  1st Rule of Stumpin’ ………………..

You can hunt the wily dried feral cow patty all day long, narrowly missing and kicking dirt on them with your arrows but the one that you hit will be green inside & a bit gooey. The odds of this happening doubles if there’s someone with you to witness it and tell all of your friends about it.

Don’t ask me how I know this.

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in reply to: Stump Shooting #156601

Yeah, stumps are great. Even greater though when they’re up in the air………………..

Go to Wally World and buy the helium balloon kit. Tie the inflated balloon to fishing line on rod / reel. Point the rod up and loop the line down to the ground. Put something like a stuffed animal on the line, holding the balloon in place. Back off 20 or 30 yards and shoot the stuffed animal, knocking it off of the line. As the balloon rises, nock a flu-flu arrow and shoot the ascending balloon.  Simple, eh ??  Then you can reel the balloon back down and try again.

Yes, ……………….. I probably have too much time on my hands.

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in reply to: Arrow Selection for Hunting #156421

Hi & Welcome .

First of all ……………… How ya gonna hunt ??? Sitting a treestand in the hardwoods you would probably want a heavy arrow to penetrate at close range and leave a low body exit wound.  Stillhunting / spot & stalk in more open areas you might want something a bit lighter for flatter trajectory.  Therefore, I can say without a doubt; It all depends.

Arrow material is a personal choice. Pros & cons with all of them.  I build (assemble) my own and find aluminum easier to rebuild when they start to show wear.  Carbon is probably the most popular right now.

There are a number of spine charts available.  I believe that the Three Rivers Archery catalog has them in it.  Note when you hold a spine chart that it’s printed on paper and not carved into stone.  Everything affects spine, static & dynamic.  Point weight, shaft length, brace height, actual draw length and even the possibility that the weight printed on your bow is more of a suggestion than an accurate measurement.  Your shooting form can also affect arrow spine.   Clear as mud, eh ??

My standard advice to newcomers;

(1) If there’s an archery club within 100 miles of you, join it.  You will meet like-minded folks that can help & inspire you.

(2) Roving archery, alone or with friends is a great way to spend time and get ‘real world’ practice.  You will lose and break some arrows.  I just assume that they await me in Valhalla and move on after a reasonable search.

(3) Keep an eye on eBay under ‘archery book’ for the title Shooting The Stickbow by Anthony Camera.  A wealth of information and well worth the coin.

(4) Take all advice, including mine, with a grain of salt.

If you’re in the neighborhood, I’m going to be shooting at the Tucson Mountain Park archery range on Mon. 6 Dec. mid-morning with some friends.  It’s a stunningly beautiful place to shoot among the Saguaro Cactus.

Good luck & keep us posted on your progress.

 

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in reply to: Whatcha Got Going 2021 #156303

Cold, damp and windy all day over here.

I didn’t move to Arizona to be cold !!!

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