[richard roop]

in reply to: Broadhead sand pit #146822

Well …………………. I made the thing about 4 foot by four foot on three sides with the front open.  Should have put re-bar down the centers of the compost blocks as everything spread out a bit as I added sand.  (Takes a LOT of sand).  Got everything braced up and am quite happy with the result. I can shoot my 3D targets and step over and let a couple of broadheads fly.

Since it’s sifted beach type sand from a sand wash I can shoot my actual hunting arrows a couple of times, put the file to them and good to go with a quiver full of arrows that I KNOW fly true.

[richard roop]

in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #146821

More quail ……………… less rabbits.

Some kind of rabbit killer bug going around. Found 6 dead jacks and a dead cottontail the last time I did a little roving / hiking / scouting.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Picking an aluminum arrow ? #146820

Greetings from South Eastern Arizona.

My go-to arrow is the Easton 2213.  Very versatile shaft size that will work well in the mid 50# to upper 60# range.

I get ’em on E Bay.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Martin Family Ranch Texas ??? #146747

Web site’s back up but nothing about hunting.

Kind of disappointed ……………… still looking for a ‘hunt’ not a ‘canned kill’.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Martin Family Ranch Texas ??? #146650

Well ……………… for some reason, now their sites down ????

[richard roop]

in reply to: Martin Family Ranch Texas ??? #146627

Google martin family ranch hog hunting

Should come up. They’re in the Hill Country.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Outgrown Bow or Wasted Time? #146525

Right now I have the brace height on the Mag 48 at 8 & 1/8th. It’s not ‘quite’ as fast as my Super Diablo, but it’s close.  Fun bow ………….. glad I got it !!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Outgrown Bow or Wasted Time? #146518

Laura, and All;

I picked up a book on eBay, “Shooting The Stickbow” by Anthony Camera. Have not had the chance to read it page by page but have thumbed thru it a couple of times and am very impressed.  Seems to be a very well written reference manual that covers just about everything stickbow.

A fine book, well worth the coin. !!!!  I recommend  it highly.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Outgrown Bow or Wasted Time? #146516

Just to be clear, the 10 & 1/2 inch brace height was the string that came with the bow. The 3 Rivers guy suggested 7 & 1/2 to 8 & 1/2.  It’s shooting well at 8 & 1/8 but I still want to try somewhere about 7 & 3/4 just to see what happens.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Outgrown Bow or Wasted Time? #146505

Ralph;

I can’t wait to try that. !!!!  I tend to do that ‘target acquired, shoot’ thing back around my point on distance and beyond.  Thanx !!!

Not too sure about that chart.  I just had a Bear Mag. 48″ arrive. According to the chart I should be drawing about 15 inches ???

FWIW; I’ve only shot the Bear 48 a bit after making a call to the expert dude at 3 Rivers to find out what the brace height should be and making a new string. (The 10 1/2 ” brace height seemed to be a wee bit excessive.) .  Still getting to know my Lil’ Buddy but I gotta say ………….. the thing’s flat out fun to shoot.

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: Limb Glass problems with "new" bows #146385

Martin;

I think that you may be right. I brought out my back-up Super Diablo as my now #1 bow and am keeping the tired one for my new back-up.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Shooting tips on sloped terrain #146382

Jerry;

A club in So. Cal. that I used to belong to (Valley West Archers) had several targets such as you describe.

Rule of thumb was ‘Cant into the hillside’.   Doesn’t take too much & might help.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Outgrown Bow or Wasted Time? #146381

For what it’s worth;

You might keep an eye out on EBay under ‘recurve bow’.  Just might run across a Wasp in the weight range you’re interested in.  If not, ………… there are a LOT of recurves on EBay and one of them might call out to you.  A bows gotta have ‘the look’ before you can shoot it well and beauty, eye of the beholder, all of that. …………

Then …………………… once you get your new (to you) shooter, practice with it and once you’re warmed up, try a few shots with the 50#er, remembering form. Always form !! Then finish up with the lighter bow.

Good luck & keep us posted on how it goes.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Straight Fletch Article #146183

Ray;

Have you done any testing with broadheads, straight / helical fletch yet ???  I’m totally sold on straight fletch for field points but still a wee bit leery when it comes to the more important hunting heads.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Straight Fletch Article #146164

Blast from the past !!

Ran across an old Bow & Arrow magazine, March / April 1965 with a Tackle Tips column by Tom Jennings. He did some testing using a ‘Trajectrocaster’ (gotta love the names he came up with for the testing gizmos he built) shooting straight & helical fletch for distance.  He was shooting about 180 fps with his set-up and getting about 180 yards distance for both types of fletch.

“In summation …………………. There is so little difference between the performance of these two types of fletching that there is no man alive who could shoot well enough to tell the difference. “

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