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in reply to: Your Dream Hunt #34731
David Petersen wrote: My dream hunt would be if 9 months every year were Sept. The other 4 would be October, April, and May. 😀
Ok he said dream “hunt” not dream year.:? I know yours is a dream year, cause your dream year, besides being mostly Sept and Oct, has 13 months in it. The rest of us only get 12:D
in reply to: Silencer Mystery…? #34142Very good thread, especially the heterodyning tip. Thanks to all.
in reply to: Martin Archery #34131I have owned 4 of Martins “traditional” bows. Loved every one of them. Research what you’re buying and enjoy it when you get it. By the way, every web site I have ordered from shows you what shipping charges are BEFORE you make a final commitment to buy.
If a company is selling products far lower than everyone else, they usually make it up with shipping charges. There is no free lunch.
I sent one bow back of the 4 I owned, it developed a slight splinter in a glass edge. They replaced it free, even though I had been shooting it in 3D tournaments for 6 months.
in reply to: "scary sharp" – a how to video #32380Clay,
Just wanted you to know I have used your info and techniques and combined that from what I learned from John Juranitch’s book, to become very good at sharpening everything with an edge, at least around my house.
Everything from scissors to kitchen knives, to hunting knives and broadheads, and got them all “scary sharp”. One thing I gleaned from his book, on knives, was the importance of creating substantial “relief” from the edge. In his book he does it slowly with a course stone, but i used some of your method, and used a file.
My wife now uses her butcher knife with extreme caution, It cuts tomatoes without pressing down on them.
she commented these knives are sharper than when they were new. That is an understatement. thanks for all your hard work.
in reply to: FOC and lightweight bows #20913If I am not mistaken, TBH published an article a number of years ago, about a man and his wife hunting elk. She shot one with, if memory serves me correctly, a 43# recurve. It was a close shot, and again, if I remember correctly, it was a 500gr or so, arrow, and she buried it to the feathers.
I am sure someone here at TBH would recall the details a little better, but it seemed to do fine.
in reply to: Broadheads… #20907Gigglemonk wrote: Cyborg season doesnt open until 2019 for us in CA.
Pretty sick penetration.
Yea but if these idiots don’t quit manipulating our gas prices we might be forced to have an early season, in 2012!
in reply to: Pineywoods longbow doe #19098Wexbow wrote: [quote=Prairie Prowler]
Dude. Silly, but it made me laugh. You ever come stateside, we gotta’ drink some beer.
-Ben
Ben, I might hold you to that someday! And who knows, you might make it over with Dave P sometime – he’s dying to take in the Irish pubs here 😀
My wife’s grandfather immigrated from Ireland, to Canada, and then her dad, came to the USA where she was born. We sent our twin sons there for their college graduation present in 2006, and they did a thorough touring of the pubs, from what I understand:shock::D.
Boys will be boys I suppose! Glad I never did anything like that.8)
My wife and I are going to make it there (that’s the plan anyhow) for our 40th anniversary, been 38 years so far, so only 2 to go. We both are really looking forward to that trip.
The boys flew into Dublin and stayed in country for 5 days, then backpack toured Europe for a couple weeks on their own dime.
in reply to: Arrows for a new old recurve #18868From the little bit I know, it seems you MIGHT be able to remove the weight tubes, and add more weight at the tip. I say might, because the tubes do not affect the arrow spine as much as the heavier head might. The tubes just add weight. But I recall Dr. Ashby saying that the 650gr goal was more important than EFOC, if you couldn’t get both at that weight.
Without having to buy new arrows (lots of $$$) you can get the arrow you want, with the tubes and the 200gr tip.
in reply to: High FOC works #18861David Petersen wrote: Tom — you can also try 300 Tuffheads on those shafts to “weaken” the spine, rather than buying new shafts. Thing is, you killed and recovered that deer and with a lesser arrow/broadhead you might well have lost it. All bad hits are unplanned and should be compensated for in equipment choices in advance. Congrats on your venison.
Very true, that scapula is a big bone to have to smash through, and it did then go 8″. Enough for vinison, obviously.
in reply to: "scary sharp" – a how to video #17995Well after viewing this video (several times to let it sink in) and reading up on my book of sharpening, I have managed to get mine to about the second level of sharpness, he showed. Even with that I am tickled. Haven’t been able to do that consistently, on anything before.
One thing I am learning, is that being left handed, most (all of the ones I have) files are really cut for right hand use. It makes a difference!
I tried it with a sharpening guide (Smiths) that I have had a long time, but actually did better, when free handing like he did in the video. Very happy with that, cause now it will be easier in the field to touch up, if necessary.
FWIW, I tried the same method on my pocket knife, that is a copy of a Buck 110 folder. It will now shave the hair on my arm.:D
Thank you Clay, for the informative video.
P.S. I also really enjoyed the video on making fletching from full feathers. I have a bunch I have been saving for years.
in reply to: High FOC works #17958Personally i am not a big fan of real long arrows either. I like my arrows about an inch longer than what would make contact with my hand at full draw.
I must say I am surprised at only 8″ of penetration.
in reply to: AMAZING!!!!Thank You Mr. Ashby! #17952Yea I kinda assumed you didn’t own it, but figured you did know how they price em out. I am aware that volume makes a huge difference, that applies to many types of manufacturing.
Am glad to see you getting to use it, especially for your son’s hunting. Still you give folks a great understanding of how the kids can still be very effective, with the lighter weight bows and short draws.
I always go back to thinking how effective the old English war bows were at penetrating armor and shields, with those iron tipped arrows.
in reply to: AMAZING!!!!Thank You Mr. Ashby! #16494Looking back at your pics, now, I see the aluminiums. Incredible results.
Let me ask you this. If you owned the CNC machine (you might, I am just surmising) how would you go about calculating cost per unit? I know the huge cost of the machine, the programing time, usable tool bits, and materials are in play, but how in the world does a shop figure out how much to sell those things for?
Materials, and time are easy, but how do they factor machine cost and wear and tear?
in reply to: AMAZING!!!!Thank You Mr. Ashby! #15892Fantastic report, congrats on your hard work panning out.
This reminds me of when I first shot compounds. I shot a 50lb High Country Supreme. it was a short axle to axle 2 cam bow. I only mention that on this forum, cause when I first started shooting it all I had were fat aluminums, real fat. Later I bought some real skinny (do not recall arrow size) carbons. They were pretty new to the market than, and they came with outserts. These were NOT EFOC arrows, but when I shot them into my foam deer target, they blew right through. I knew the little bow packed a bit more energy, but this was odd, so I thought, then someone else told me it was the outserts. They open a hole and the arrow has so little resistance it blows right through.
I think that is what you are seeing here, and I bet it works the same on game animals.
I will be looking forward to seeing hunt results. Good luck to your son.
Were those using the brass outserts?
in reply to: Ebay bow redo #13003Thanks Prairie Prowler
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