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IronCreek,
What are the details on your arrow set-up? Are you shooting carbon, wood or aluminum? I’m curious to know, if you don’t mind.
Michael
in reply to: EFOC (20+ %) and Aluminum Shafts #56811Dave,
What I’ve done so far with my aluminum shafting is as follows: snug-fitting carbon shaft inside my aluminum, followed by another smaller carbon shaft inside the first, with a tight-fitting steel wire core pushed into the smaller carbon shafting. The overall length of this “internal footing” was approximately 8″ long. This gave me a very high FOC (around 24%, i think). What I ended up with was a severely overspined shaft that flat didn’t fly. I can’t afford carbon shafts, nor any other broadheads at this point, due to a cut in hours at work, not to mention the bills that go with a 5 person family. I’m going to play around with the 100 grain brass inserts that are available for my aluminum shafts, and I might play around with some smaller pieces of the above described internal footing. Also, I had a particular question concerning the screw-in Grizzly broadheads I won from StandingBear’s broadhead drawing. Are these heads 145 grains with the adapter, or is just the broadhead part itself 145 grains PLUS the weight of the adapter?
Michael
in reply to: Grizzly tough! #56584Ron,
Thank you for the advice. I did notice the bulge at the tip of the broadheads and wondered about that. Anyway, I’ll give it a shot and let you know how it turns out.
Michael
in reply to: Why are small game hunter #'s falling? #55747I agree with you, Greattree…most public land is not over hunted…just the stuff really close the access points. Most hunters here won’t go more than 1/2 or 3/4 of a mile from the nearest road, partly because they don’t want to be very far from their truck, and partly because they don’t want to drag a deer that far. I try to hunt farther from the roads, and because of that, I see more game, typically. Whether or not I shoot something is up to me…do I want to take the shot? Is the shot ethical? And, in some of my hunting areas…particularly when rifle hunting…Do I want to pack a fork-horn mulie a mile back to the top of the mountain, as well as 3 miles down the other side to the truck? It all depends on the situation. As for public land, Montana has millions of acres of public land, and hundreds of thousands of publicly-accessed private land owned by lumber mills and such.
Michael
in reply to: Grizzly tough! #55407I just got my 5 grizzlies in the mail from StandingBear, and am thrilled to have the opportunity to hunt with them this fall. However, I do run across one problem. I don’t know how to sharpen a single bevel broadhead. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Michael
in reply to: Carbon Shaft 2nd's #53497That’s eBay for you. Sometimes the gold is truly gold, other times, it’s dirt with a golden shine. I have yet to actually buy anything off of eBay, but when I asked a seller about the arrows he was shooting out of a particular bow, I got a rude “You’ve got to be kidding me. What difference does it make.” response. Needless to say, I quit bidding on that bow.
Michael
in reply to: Shooting Glove #52461I had a custom glove that I bought from a leather worker here in Montana, and loved it. I believe the release surface was made from cape buffalo leather. It was an excellent glove. He sold it to me for 40 bucks because it was the last of his XL’s that he had with him, and I was currently shooting a “Wal-mart special” glove that had an inch-thick cowhide release surface. To my dismay, I lost that glove about a week before the first shoot of the summer last year and had to buy a replacement, and my guy wasn’t at the shoot due to the extremely high gas prices. The nice thing about the cape buffalo leather is that even being a single layer of leather, it was a very durable leather yet not so thick you couldn’t feel the string. My uncle had (and wore out) a glove made by the same person, except the release surface was made from shark skin. Also extremely durable yet thin enough that you could feel the string really well. I’ve also gone the “work-glove” route, and found that in a pinch, it worked…beyond that, I didn’t like it because the cheaper leather of the work gloves tends to wear out faster than I like. Just my pennies.
Michael
in reply to: Something to give away…final edit #50283Congratulations, BEAR!!! That’s a very nice piece of craftsmanship. Use it well. Look forward to seeing pictures of it with game.
Michael
in reply to: To burn or cut is the question? #50279T.J.
First off, congratulations on drawing your moose tag. That’s cool. Where will you be hunting over there? I’ve seen a couple nice moose up here in Northwest Montana, but have yet to put in for a tag. If I ever do, I’ll probably put in for an either sex tag rather than a bull only tag. The odds of filling the tag seem like they’re higher that way. Your bow sounds like a nice bow…would like to see a picture or two of it sometime. I would eventually like to have a bow built for myself, and perhaps one for my wife, to match, but that will be a while down the road, I believe.
I knew an older fellow that had a BW take-down recurve that was very nice indeed. He had two sets of limbs for it. He sold it before he passed on, but I was fortunate enough to “inherit” all of his other archery supplies.
What broadheads will you have on your moose arrows? What is purple heart, exactly? Obviously a type of wood, but it’s not something I’ve heard of before, I don’t think. I’d like to see pictures of your finished arrows, too, when they’re done.
Take care and good luck with your moose hunt this year.
Michael
in reply to: The Running Woodsman #50080Clay,
That sounds like me when I go to the chinese buffet. Go in, grab a plate and start with my favorite dishes.
On another note…I’ve noticed when I’m riding my bike (I go for early morning rides from time to time, generally covering between 15 and 20 miles round trip), the whitetail does that I see, some of them choose to leave the area as I pass, while others stand stock still and watch me go by. The interesting thing I’ve noticed is that the bigger, more mature does are the ones that stand still and observe my passing without so much as a flinch. The younger does, and younger bucks when I see them, get nervous a lot sooner and leave a lot faster. Or at least, that has been the norm of my observations. The older does don’t even seem to mind if I talk to them as I pass, as long as I do so in a calm, steady voice.
Michael
in reply to: To burn or cut is the question? #49003For myself personally, shooting both 4″ and 5″ feathers on identical arrows, I have noticed no significant difference in arrow flight. They both seem to stabilize pretty much the same. The only real difference I’ve noticed is a few grains difference in overall weight. Aside from that, the only real difference I can think of would be speed, and I have yet to actually check the difference in speed on a chronograph.
Michael
in reply to: Favorite Game animal to hunt and why? #47884Probably the critter I get the most opportunity to sling arrows at would be squirrels. No, Greattree, not greys or foxes like you have back east, but our pint-sized reds here in Montana. Total length, tip of nose to tip of tail might be as much as 12-14 inches, and they don’t have much for girth. I get lots of shots at these little chatterboxes all year long when I’m in the woods. We don’t have a specific “small game season”, so opportunities to do some “live stumping” are readily available.
Michael
in reply to: Hunting Off Mnt. Bikes? #47560You could always build a single wheel cart using a small bike wheel, too. Or find one like the long distance riders use.
Michael
in reply to: To burn or cut is the question? #47556TJ,
Thank you for the information and advice. You mentioned making a modified shield cut feather. How did you modify the shield cut? I shoot parabolic feathers on my aluminum shafts. I shoot 2117’s cut at 31 1/2″ with a 145-150 gr. tip, giving me an overall weight of around 585 gr. These chronograph at about 165-170 fps out of my Bear Grizzly. I draw 29 1/2″ and 60# on this bow. What kind of bow are you shooting to pull 193 fps with a 600 grain arrow?
Michael
in reply to: Hunting Off Mnt. Bikes? #46895Jesse,
I know guys around here that use their bikes to access areas that are farther back than they want to walk. I haven’t done it yet, but that doesn’t mean I won’t at some point. As for carrying your bow, most sporting goods have rifle/bow racks that bolt onto your handlebars. If you have a take-down, I’d suggest putting it in your backpack. If you have a one piece, that may be a bit trickier, as we all know that somewhere along the trail, there’s gonna be a tree that will want to reach out and grab your bow. Aside from those options, you’ll hafta experiment.
Michael
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