[richard roop]

in reply to: Bear Super Kodiak ???? #138577

THAT’S IT ??????

For no more than that Calif. Bowman Hunters runs separate divisions for ‘shelf’ and ‘elevated rest’ ????

And I’ve been told that the animals I’ve taken with my ‘curve didn’t count because ‘rests ain’t traditional’ ????

What strange creatures we be !!!!

I’m going to give the shelf about a week trial run then decide which way to go.  So far I can’t fault the shelf, it just still don’t ‘look’ right.

Need to run a few shafts thru a cronograph, too.  Bow seems to have a bit of snap to it !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Bear Super Kodiak ???? #138573

????? I thought that the Mamba was of the Damon Howatt flavor.

Ok ………………………. Been doing some shooting with my latest orphan from the eBay Adoption Agency for Wayward Bows. Quite happy with the bow.  Shooting  off of the shelf, …… less so.  It just doesn’t ‘look’ right at anchor.  I’ve always been a rest guy w/split fingers and usually hold my own at tournaments.

So ……………………. What is the advantage of shooting off of the shelf over shooting off of a rest ?????

Thanx !!!!

[richard roop]

in reply to: Ahhh.one of those days #138296

We had a somewhat similar event at Apache Bowhunters in Globe Az.  last Sunday.

It started out with a refrigerator magnet of a Scorpion.  Did the shadow-graph thing with a flashlight and made a couple of templates out of cardboard, one large & one smaller.  Put the template on fresh cardboard and hit the edges with a black rattle can.  Viola ………. quick scorpion target.  The fun part is the scoring; a large circle in the ‘kill’  for 15 points, smaller circles in the claws for 25 points and a really small circle in the tail stinger for 50 points. Anywhere in the body scored 5 points.  Scoring circles were marked with small ‘dots’ .  Distances were 5 to about 15 yards for the smaller targets and 15 or so yards out to 30ish yards for the larger ones.  Twenty targets, two arrows per each.

Now for the fun stuff; a handful of us old farts headed out wading thru the B.S. all the way.  At the shooting positions one had to decide, go for the larger / lower score circles or the smaller / higher score circles.  There were a lot of ‘no score’ areas around the high score circles.  More than once I shot a couple of really good arrows that were not quite good enough for a zero / zero.   The guys were brutal, too. “Hey, that would have been a good shot if you hadn’t missed.”

All in all, we had a GREAT time and are looking forward to doing it again.

[richard roop]

in reply to: How far is a 'score' ???? #137749

Ok……………… Possibly 15 score might be 300 paces ???

[richard roop]

in reply to: Can you consistently hit a paper plate? #137721

I can deal with gravity that fluctuates; As Cal Vogt used to say, ‘If the arrows go high, look low in the spot. If they go low, look high in the spot.’

But a compass that can’t be trusted …………………….. That just ain’t right.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Compass ???? #137709

Seems like whenever I take a shortcut downhill it either involves a sheer cliff or whitewater.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Can you consistently hit a paper plate? #137667

Yeah but on my range, gravity can’t always be trusted. It fluctuates and some days is stronger than other days.  That’s gotta be the reason why my arrows go high or low ………………………yes ???

[richard roop]

in reply to: Compass ???? #137666

Ironic that you should mention that. We’re a bit more rural here in Az. but one time I did manage to get un-disoriented in the fog from the sound of a pick-up going over a cattle guard off in the distance.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Second Bow? #137651

Good call on attending shoots. Just hanging around the practice area can be interesting, but take everything that you see & hear with a grain of salt.

One more thing; If you’re going to work your way thru first bow, second bow, dream bow ………………. if you don’t already have a bow-stringer ; GET ONE !!!!!! No sense going to the trouble of finding ‘your’ bow and then twisting a limb on it.  I like the Selway model but there are several available to choose from.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Second Bow? #137648

Mainbowdude;

There’s a 69″  ‘Vintage Bear Tamerlane’ currently on EBay. 40#@30″.

Not sure if it would be what you would want to put camo tape on & hunt with but it is one fine looking stick.

[richard roop]

in reply to: New books #137449

Just ordered ‘The Legend of Harold Groves & the Spitfire Bow”.  Should be interesting.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Second Bow? #137447

One more thing, another place that I spend too much time at on eBay is ‘archery book’ .

The older Archer’s  Digest type books are great reference books and usually pretty cheap.  Good reading, too.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Second Bow? #137446

That would be sorta like me picking out someones Prom date for them.

I tend to like older classic ‘curves and being somewhat short, most of my bows are 60″.  One bow that I’ve always thought would make a spiffy hunting stick is one of the older Bear HC-300 at about 45 pounds. It’s a tournament bow but for a bigger guy …………….

Ben Pearson made some fine bows back in the day, as did Groves.  I currently own more Damon Howatt Super Diablos than a man has a right to. Their Hunter model seems to be a fine stick even if I did get a 70# one.

Hoyt, Wing, York, and Browning all made some fine shooters.  Take your time, get a feel for what’s available and do some research.  There’s a bow out there somewhere that’s looking for you.

[richard roop]

in reply to: Compass ???? #137444

Now that’s funny, right there !!!

 

[richard roop]

in reply to: Second Bow? #137443

Ok…………….. One more try;

MaineBowDude; I like eBay and have obtained my last several bows there with no problems or issues.  The last time that I looked there were several thousand listings.  Take a look and one may catch your eye. I would recommend, at your draw length to get something about 62″. Short bows can be temperamental.

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