[Cameron Unruh]

in reply to: Show and Tell #30536

Steve, the Poplar is very nice to work with. It turns through my router set up very well and sands down to a very smooth finish easily. I put a clear coat finish on because I like the green tint of the natural wood. And getting the finished arrow straight is doable.

[Cameron Unruh]

in reply to: Concerns regarding speed and kinetic energy #29950

Good advice – I will follow it.

[Cameron Unruh]

in reply to: Concerns regarding speed and kinetic energy #20780

I have not calculated my FOC but my arrows are Carbon Express 250 with 250g field points and 250g BH’s. I guess the bottom line was that I was disappointed when I realized that I was shooting 140fps at my draw with the 628g arrow. 140fps just sounds slow and I was not sure it would have the necessary force to effectively take larger game. I am learning that I may have an opportunity to hunt pig on some private land and I want to bring home the bacon not just chase it off.

[Cameron Unruh]

in reply to: Concerns regarding speed and kinetic energy #20739

Thanks for the encouragment…due to the fact that I shoot at mostly small game I have gotten to be fairly accurate. I can hit ground squirrels on the move and this past year managed to connect on a large number of quail and several dove, none in flight but I will accomplish that as well.

When I do have the opportunity to draw on a big buck I want to make sure that my equipment can do the job.

[Cameron Unruh]

in reply to: Concerns regarding speed and kinetic energy #20584

I have yet to take any big game with any of my bows all small game at this point. Living in California and hunting public land is not as exciting as I see taking place in other states. I have hunted for 11 years and never drawn on a buck. I have taken one small pig but it was with compound before going trad.

I often see in the TBM 12 year old kids taking a nice buck it drives me nuts.

To update the numbers I went back and began to purposefully draw to 28 inches and pull through the draw rather than my typical dead release. My Tomahawk when from 140 fps to 155 fps and from 27 ft lbs to 33 ft lbs. My 65 pound bow jumped up to 172 fps.

[Cameron Unruh]

in reply to: Long bows #61044

I own a Tomahawk SS Diamond Series 55# at 28″ and I love it! It is quiet and shoots a 630 grain arrow with some great speed.

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