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in reply to: steel inserts #29652

Thanks, I’m kind of a perpetual tinkerer. One of those people that “can’t leave well enough alone”. 🙂

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in reply to: steel inserts #9352

I know this is an OLD thread, but I do not think I ever posted my results with this setup.

A few months after building some of these arrows, my sister in law informed me they had a herd (30+) wild pigs tearing up their property, late at night. We got a depredation permit, allowing me to hunt them at night. A couple nights later, I got to their place about 2 AM, and posted myself in the shadow of a tree. The shadow was due to a full moon.

About an hour later I hear all sorts of snorting and racket, and within 15 minutes there is about 10 of all sizes having a good old time within 30yds of me. Being dressed in black, and staying to the shadows, I moved to less than 10 yds from what seemed like a “medium” sized hog. I wanted what I thought would be a good eating size pig (usually 100lbs or less). Bear in mind I have never hunted pigs before.

When this hog worked itself into the light so I could see a silhouette, I drew back my 54# Ebay recurve, and 700gr 2018, high FOC, aluminum arrow, with 300gr single bevel head, and let fly.

Man did that pig squeal. He would take 2 steps and fall, 2 steps and fall, till he got out of sight.

Prior to that, my sister in law and her husband were sleeping with their window open and didn’t even know I was there. ALL their lights came on after the shot :D.

Her husband came out with a bright work light and I tracked the hog down, 30yds away, laying next to a big oak tree. Still alive but mortality wounded. I put a second arrow in him to end it. He got up walked about 5 ft and dropped dead.

Here’s the report. Those heavy arrows are amazing. The first shot went in right behind the left front shoulder, right into 1/2″ shoulder gristle plate, then through the left side rib, through both lungs and broke the right side rib, lodging itself halfway through.

So much for my selecting a medium size hog, this guy was over 300bs. The scale we used maxed at 300 and it almost broke it. Believe it or not, there were some that APPEARED a LOT bigger.

I have a picture, but it would not meet TBH posting standards, since it was right after I field dressed it.

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in reply to: Longbow or Recurve #24862

Never tried one of PVC, never even shot one. Would seem more of a survival bow than trad though.

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in reply to: Longbow or Recurve #19906

If money is tight, make a board bow. There’s a ton of info on the net about them, and you can make one for under $20 depending on the type of wood. These are not self bows but just as fun to shoot. If you have some hand and some power tools it usually takes just a few hours.

I have made a dozen of them out of oak. Just get a 1×2 6 feet long, that has goot straight grain and no knots. I usually doubled up the handle section and cut the arrow shelf from it. Most of them turned out around #40 draw.

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in reply to: Bow length vs noise #19813

Yea I have tried both, and found out the hard way, which was which. In the center of my quiver, by the hand grip, the “U” channel is made from the non-bending part.

That metal came from an old spa cover that I replaced. I pulled some 4ft pieces of that channel metal out and saved it. Worked perfect for this job.

This quiver sits so close inside the bow, it has almost zero torque, like you mentioned. Not so my old one. I usually carry my bow, string down, so the torque doesn’t affect me as much. Unless I am stalking, then it is string up. This design imparts less torque when the shot is released as well.

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in reply to: My apologies #19188

Yea my fault, sorry.

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in reply to: A good FOC arrow saved a botched shot! #17858

Great story and excellent preparation. I have botched shots with standard setups and have never gotten that type of penetration, hitting heavy bone, even with a 54# compound.

I got similar performance with high FOC arrows and single bevel heads on a huge wild hog, using my 55# recurve. It does as advertised.

Congrats.

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in reply to: Noisy Bow #17661

Ontario

Have you checked the tiller on this bow? I have a bow that has been VERY noisy and like you, I tried everything I could think or read about, until I checked the tiller. Oddly enough I only checked it because I started shooting 3 under (long story there) and when I sanded the limbs to correct it (one piece recurve) most of the noise went away.

Sounds like yours is a takedown so it would be easier to correct with shims.

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in reply to: Best target #17217

LOL I think Kermit IS the target!

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in reply to: Thanks #16487

I know the “official” day is past butwould like to say it anyway.

I used to think I was grown and knew everything I needed to know, back in those days. Even at 18 with the draft, I felt I was grown enough to fight wars if need be, so I enlisted.

I look at these kids now and my heart hurts for them. So much of life ahead of them, and they risk so much every day, for me. Makes me proud and scared for them at the same time. I cannot imagine being the one to make the call to send them in harms way.

God Bless our troops that are and have been overseas.

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in reply to: My apologies #16413

I kinda made it political. Nuff said

Darn phone and phat phingers. Makes spelling interesting.

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in reply to: Treestands #7848

HSS saved my bacon, and I wasn’t even hunting, I was tree trimming. They have several models. Mine of course is the oldest and heaviest, but sure is strong.

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in reply to: Best target #63693

How were those old round field targets constructed? I often wondered about making one of those.

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in reply to: Bow length vs noise #63587

LOL yea it gets used quite a bit, mostly with the cyclone filter I also made. That makes the filter last a LOT longer.

I did use aluminum. The top piece is 1/8 x 1.5″ and the bottom is 1/8 x 3/4″. It’s soft enough to bend without breaking. I had to use the vice and some tools for leverage, to do it though.

Everything is riveted together, but there are two screws that I used to hold the upper bracket onto the quiver, to make sure everything lined up correctly. Then I put two rivets in it to make it permanent.

It is a lot lighter than the center only, mounted all plastic (or some kind of poly material) that I have used for years. That one mounted to the bow in only one spot (center of riser) and was heavy and the arrows were held in a semi circle, that was awkward in the brush because it stuck out so far. It also was lined up with the riser, and made the bow feel forward heavy.

This one, that I made, makes the bow feel balanced, and when I am sitting, it lies flat on my lap. I could not take my hand off the bow with the old one, when sitting, because the bow would actually roll off my lap if I did.

I found that out the hard way sitting in a tree stand in Ohio. That earned me a trip back down the tree to retrieve my bow.

I like some back up arrows, because on rare (yea right) occasions I do miss, and sometimes arrows are hard to find!

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in reply to: Bow length vs noise #54057

Here’s some shots of my quiver. I made it from parts I had in my shop. The top or broadhead cup, is part of a pair of quivers I bought years ago one a big sale, and paid about $2 each.

Total I have about $4 in this one. I wanted a [quiver that kept the arrows in a straight line, and inside the curve of the limbs, for balance. It is very light.

The one I was using kept the arrows in a half circle and I hated that. I still need to paint it.

It’s been fun to build.

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