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in reply to: Primitive Rifle Kill, Okay to Post??? #46702
Nice buck! While I never owned a flint lock, I have killed a few deer with percussion and patched round balls. Probably more than with any other weapon. To me it is most effective at “bow range”. Well placed shots usually drop the deer in its tracks. The only ones I have ever had to trail up were shot with conicals but conicals are not really necessary. I know some feel percussion is not primitive enough but to me its about the one shot you get that matters most. Like bowhunting it must be calculated and carefully executed.
in reply to: They're OK #46695yeah, they would still be OK if I had to stalk them too. 😀
in reply to: Things seldom seen or never seen before #46692Agree with dwc. Also my be seeing an immature bird that has not quite reached full plumage. Immature birds can be difficult to identify.
in reply to: Are these broadheads legal??? #43820Barbed heads not legal in NC either. I’m not an expert on Simmons heads but it seems like their newer models address that issue. Those look like an older model head, SB-40 maybe?
Having already made the investment you could modify them. I’d take some of the rear delta off with a file flattenening the “barbed” profile and possibly clip the “barbs” to 45 degree angle with the bench grinder or a dremel tool. Just be sure you don’t take so much off that the overall width is less than 7/8″ which seems to be the minimum standard broadhead width of most State Game Agencys.
in reply to: OK it finally happened and I need to vent #43804We have had the same problem in NC on public land. Wardens here use ATV’s to catch them though and to patrol large tracts. So illegal riding is risky and they know it is illegal. Chances are if you had showed your presence as an adult those kids would have vanished. Problem solved. For all they know you are a Warden lying in wait for them. Not knocking BHA just saying we likely already have laws on the books that are tough to enforce with less LEO’s available to enforce them. If BHA gets in Law Enforcements ear and stays there about it the squeaky wheel might get the grease.
in reply to: Dog Question #42092I’m glad you found a solution. I understand the anxiousness it can produce in us when we know something is wrong but we can’t figure it out. We had a Jack Russell that had a multitude of problems through his 15 yr life but we stuck by him and got him every test we could afford to try to solve his problems as best we could. It wasn’t perfect but we are convinced his life was better than the alternative and there was no doubt that he loved us til the end. We miss him all the time. Thundershirts are based in NC I believe. Hope that works for your pup.
Agree with Roger. Same thing here in NC. I have not gone over to the Public Land this year. Figured it was mobbed with crossbowers. Its all about the $$. If you will notice none of this seems to be sustainable in the long term without constant changing and manipulation of hunter opinion to keep turning it over. Without that type of market manipulation the market would tank in a year of two. They are trying to emulate the success of compound market. Apparently it makes money for somebody but I’m not feeding it.
in reply to: Hardwood shafts? #39618Dave,
Not an engineer or a mathemetician but I do have 33 years experience working with steel and plastic pipe of various size and thickness. Pipe and tubing are subject to shear stresses. Design specs dictate how much shear it can withstand. Likewise, maximum bend radius before collapse depends on wall thickness, material type, etc. I’m sure all of this comes into play with tubular arrow shafting when subjected to the unlimited scenarios we hunters and stump shooters can put them through. But I’m not the brain that can calculate it 😀
Duncan
in reply to: Hardwood shafts? #39603David Petersen wrote: I have aluminum shafts to fit 11/32. Does anyone know what size, if any, fits snugly over 23/64?
On moving the breaking point back … yes, you are likely correct and I’ve talked to arrowsmiths who make footed shafts and they say the same thing. And here is where we could use Ed Ashby or Todd or another of our mathmeticians and engineers (Dunc?) — since the stress translated by the head, say from a glancing heavy bone strike, is spread along say 4″ of external sleeve on an aluminum-sleeved shaft, would it not be notably less at the back of the sleeve than it is right behind the head on a standard wood shaft?
Meanwhile, I went ahead and coated three expendable shafts with Smooth-On for a length of 4″ behind the head. We’ll see if we can break them, and where.
And one more idea I’d appreciate your feedback on: I have on several occasions successfully repaired cracked selfbows by wrapping the area tightly with heavy thread then coating it with glue or Smooth-On. I think it’s worth a try on arrows, but that’s a lot of wrapping to get it back 4″. Still, if it worked, it’s a heck of a lot more traditional looking than an alum sleeve.
Dave,
You may have hit on something. What you are describing is similar to rod winding which can and does strengthen a graphite or fiberglass rod, holds guides in place and can be done decoratively, and I’m thinking you could use a cresting tool to turn the shaft slowly while applying rod winding epoxy which is specially formulated for this purpose and will set clear and very smooth and uniform when turned slowly. I’ve repaired chipped rods this way. One was served with rod winding over the chip and sealed with clear fingernail polish. Been using it for years like that. I think it is worth a try.
Duncan
in reply to: Hardwood shafts? #39206Aluminum footings seem to work great on my carbons that I use for small game or stumping but no matter the shaft material the reality is that it only moves the breaking point back the distance of the length of the footing as installed.
Back to Hickory shafts. I have some 5/16″ hickories that just keep on shooting. They must be 10 – 15 years old, but they would be spined too light for what Dave hunts and 11/32’s would probably be too heavy as mentioned. What if you took some 11/32’s and made up some tapered shafts? 11/32 on the business end and 5/16″ on the nock end? Anybody ever try that?
in reply to: Nothing is wasted … #37143Wow! that is a great pic. I’m OK with Cats so long as they stay in your neck of the woods! 😀
in reply to: Private land (more ethics) #29999They sound like some folks I used have permission from. They just wanted the deer gone and did not care how many I killed. I told them I would not shoot over the limit allowed. I hunted it one season and I was not successful enough to suit them so we parted ways. Hope that does not happen to you.
If deer are eating their crops or other resources does CA have depredation permitting to thin a deer herd? Can the landowner get permits to thin the herd legally? If so, it could afford you more shot opportunities on that property and maybe more meat in the freezer.
in reply to: The view from above (the corn field). #29988Sounds great George. I agree. Not just the sights but the sounds too. Just listen to the quiet patter of the leaves hitting the ground along with squirrels cutting acorns or hickory nuts. It’s just nature doing what it does. If you blink you’ll miss it.
in reply to: Patience furthers #29982Way to go Dave!!! Its a trophy in my book. It would definitely get a full culinary mount…… on a dinner plate smothered with onions and gravy!!:D
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