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in reply to: Heavy or light arrows #27309
Steve,
Thanks for the reply. I think I get it now. I’ll have to see where my arrows are coming in at. I use the same arrows for field shooting as I do for hunting, except that I switch from 145 gr. field tips to (currently) 150 gr. Wensels. Anyway, thanks again.
Michael
in reply to: You Favorite Broadhead and why ? #26907I’m thinking I want to switch over to a long and lean 2 blade, single bevel broadhead, but I want something that’s a screw-in, preferably without having to glue in a screw-in adapter. After looking at the price on the Ashby head, I’m wondering what price my wife would put on my head if I ordered any. She wouldn’t see the practical side of the head, she’d just see the economical side of the head, or, in her mind, lack thereof. Any advice, preferences, or whatever is appreciated. Thanks.
Michael
in reply to: Heavy or light arrows #26896Dave,
When you talk about 20%, what exactly is that percentage derived from? I’m not entirely certain I understand where it’s coming from. Please explain if you could please…or somebody or anybody. Thanks.
Michael
in reply to: Your Maximum Yardage #25869typically, my maximum practice range averages about 30 yards, but at 30 yards, because i don’t get a lot of opportunity to practice at this distance, my body isn’t comfortable compensating for the range, and therefore my shots consistently hit below my focus point. because of this, i generally don’t take shots that are more than 25 yards, and generally closer to 20 yards….this is a distance i can consisently shoot tight groups with only an occasional flyer…
Michael
in reply to: Another new member and a question already! #20351My wife is right handed but left eye dominant, as well. We were fortunate to find a cheap little lefty recurve for her at a 3-d shoot. She definitely shoots better left handed than right. Closing one eye didn’t work well for her when she was trying to shoot right handed. Myself, I’m fortunate to be right eye/right hand dominant, though I have figured out a way to shoot a right-handed bow left handed, if I ever need to. Not real accurate, but fun to play with. Good shooting and good luck.
Michael
in reply to: 2 Blade Blood Trails? #20350Definitely some great evidence here, guys, as to what can happen with well-thought out equipment. I typically shoot 31 1/2″ 2117’s with a 150 gr. Wensel (total weight of about 585-590), and the doe I killed a couple years ago only took a couple jumps, stood around for a few seconds and walked off to die in the bushes about 40-50 yards from the impact point. The shot was a complete pass through, including a nicely cut center-punched rib. However, I have done a little bit of my own experimenting with my target backstop, and the 3 blades don’t get through as nicely as even a cheap 2-bladed bear head will. The backstop is a 4’x 4′ piece of conveyor belt material from a lumber mill here. It’s about 1/2″ thick. The two-blades will actually pull about 4-6″ of shaft through the belting, whereas the 3-blades generally won’t pull more than 2″ of shaft through. This tells me that I may have problems with large-bone penetration with my Wensels, especially if I catch a shoulder blade or something similar on an elk, bear or a bigger whitetail or mulie buck. Smaller does probably won’t pose too much problem, but you never know. I do have one question, though. What are some good solid single-piece, single-bevel, two-blade broadheads that don’t require a glue-in screw-in adapter? If I could get a few ideas from the more experienced shooters and hunters in here, it would help me immensely. Thank you.
Michael
in reply to: Defining "Traditional" Bowhunting #13577Hubertus,
Thank you for this “can of worms”. It’ll get a person thinking.
Dave,
Thank you for that bit of philosophy, even if it did come from somebody that was inebriated (did I spell that right?). It definitely puts “tradition” on the map as food for thought.
As for myself and traditional bowhunting…Stick and string of whatever make and model not to include poundage adjustments, wheels, sights, scopes, release aids, etc. Arrows of wood, aluminum or carbon, it doesn’t really matter to me.
I like my feet on the ground for the most part, so no “take-down/put-up” tree stands. Climb a tree and sit on a limb? Sure, why not?
GPS? No thanks, tried it once, and they don’t work well in mountain canyons with steep walls. They just can’t triangulate your position properly and will tell you the wrong direction to the truck. Oh, and if you can’t find that elk wallow again by memory, I guess you weren’t supposed to hunt it the next trip in there. Cell phone/2-way radios? Maybe for safety or for conning your best bud to help you pack something out of that nasty hole it went into to die, but don’t use’em for hunting purposes. Trail camera? Nah, that takes all the fun out of running that big mulie into no-man’s land the day before season opens. LOL. No electronic calls, either. Mouth operated calls or vocal mimmickry is fine.
My personal gear consists of a Bear Grizzly, 2117 aluminum arrows, my hunting pack with whatever’s in it and, because I hunt grizzly country a lot, a .44 Mag with heavy game loads.
I don’t shoot wood because I lack patience to straighten them after every shot. I don’t shoot carbon because I’m too cheap to spend the money that they cost. That leaves me with the middle-of-the-road option, aluminum.
That’s pretty much my hunting stuff in a nut-shell.
Dennis, you get your sharp stick, I’ll find mine, and we’ll go try to get a…..whatever suits our fancy….sound good?
Michael
in reply to: New to Tradbow #9805Stickbow321
Welcome to the site. You’ll find this to be a great site with a lot of people willing to help with any problems you may encounter. Good shooting.
Michael
in reply to: Can't Wait #9803Pothunter,
Now that you mention it, I seem to remember something about that from somewhere. Will have to give it a shot and see if it helps. Thanks for bringing that up.
Michael
in reply to: Can't Wait #8880I don’t check my quiver every shot, but every so often, I do have to horse the quiver pieces back down on the riser. As for the Magnum, if you can instill the love of traditional archery in your grandson, all the better. I was just curious because I’ve been watching ebay for one for the last couple weeks, and managed to get out-bid on a couple. Anyway, good luck in your search for a quiver and good luck teaching your grandson about archery.
Michael
in reply to: quiver position #8425trapperbob…
in all honesty, i think it comes down more to personal preference than anything else. personally, i’ve never tried putting my quiver “upside down”, but I may try it just to see if it makes any difference…thanks for the food for thought…
Michael
in reply to: Can't Wait #63142Surveyor:
I have a slide-on Selway quiver, but it does have a draw-back that I’m constantly fighting, and not sure how to win. Either side of the quiver slowly, over time, creeps away from the riser. Anyway, aside from that, I like the quiver. Also, I’m curious what your plans are for that Kodiak Magnum.
Michael
in reply to: Growing Antlers? #62174LOL@Dave. If you ever figure out how to grow’em and keep’em, lemme know. It would be interesting to be the first hum-uck.
Michael
in reply to: xx75 "singing" #62167Hmmmmm. Stuffing with foam. An interesting way to add weight, as well….maybe not a bunch, but any is better than none. Anybody ever tried that spray-foam insulation? That might not be a bad deal, either. Yup, gonna hafta give it a shot.
in reply to: string lenght #58605The Grizzly should be a 58″ bow. How exactly that length is derived I’m not sure, but that’s what my Grizzly is. As for the Kodiak Hunter, I don’t know…perhaps a 60 or 62″ bow.
Michael
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