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in reply to: Let's See Your Fletching #23273
The one on the left is mine. The three on the right are from the last set of huning arrows my grandfather made before he died. I’ve been using this cap, crest and fletching configuration on all my hunting arrows for many years.
in reply to: Clubs and groups #20751Aside from my local archery club and a few competitive archery organizations, I belong to Compton Traditional Bowhunters. I’ve always enjoyed the fact that they can promote what they like without having to hate everything else. That’s important to me. I avoid organizations centered on negativity. I try to avoid people like that too. I’m also a member of one state bowhunting organization in IL, and both a bowhunting and traditional archery organization in WI.
in reply to: The Hunt For The Correct Arrow #14389You’re not far from chicago Bow Hunters in Bolingbrook, IL. they have a rather large traditional membership and a 3D shoot this weekend. If you have the time, you may want to stop by and see if someone could give you some hands on assistance.
in reply to: favorite hot glue #53655Bohning Ferr-L-Tite
in reply to: Broadheads #53640vintage archer wrote: JASON I THOUGHT YOUR CHOICE OF BROADHEAD WAS AN ACE TWO BLADE. YOU MUST HAVE A RATIONAL FOR CHOOSING THE TWO BLADE.
For the past 10 years my broadhead of choice has been a 125-grain Ace Standard. They will be on my arrows this season as well. My reasons for using them are quite simple. They mount straight, take and keep a fantastic edge, fly true, are incredibly tough, and (this is what puts it over the edge) are made by two of the absolutely finest folks in the traditional bowhunting industry.
Funny enough, for the first few years I shot Ace heads I frequently asked Bob Mayo when he was going to come out with a 4-blade head. I eventually stopped asking. I don’t think he has any plans to add one to his lineup, but if he ever did I’d probably use it.
I’m a big proponent of not fixing things that aren’t broken, and my hunting arrows fit that category. But I also know that just because something is right for me doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone. The world would be such a boring place if we all did the same things the same way with the same equipment.
in reply to: Broadheads #52621grizz69 wrote: Has anyone used the Eclipse Werewolf broadheads? If so what is your opinion on them? I was thinking of trying the 125 grain ones, but figured i would get some feedback before purchasing them. I presently shoot the G5 Montec right now and was contemplating changing. Not sure if 2 blade vs 3 blade makes any difference.
I have heard great things about the Werewolf heads, although I have no firsthand experience with them. With respect to blade count, I’ve killed more than enough animals with 2-, 3-, and 4-blade heads to know they all work fine. I know two guys who put 160-grain Snuffers through bull mosse a few years ago, no problem. There are as many valid reasons for multiblade heads as there are for two-blade designs, so in the end it all comes down to what gives you the most confidence.
in reply to: A new one to the fold #37539Congrats! My wife and daughter both hunt with me. While my daughter has yet to draw on a deer, my wife has gone three-for-three over the past two seasons with double lung pass throughs.
in reply to: Bright Fletching/Wraps and Hunting #31514When I want bright arrows I can see in flight — bowhunting and field archery in particular — I go for yellow or orange fletching and bright nocks. To me, wraps are a non issue. If your arrows flies straight and true, you should never see the wraps in flight anyway, just the nock and fletching.
in reply to: Champion among us #30931paleoman wrote: Jason – congrats! Aren’t you a Wolverine from Michigan? If so X2 Homey:D
Nope, born and raised in IL. Went to DePaul (go Blue Demons).
in reply to: Champion among us #30686Thanks. I’m still in a little bit of shock about it. After three solid days of tough competition all three podium positions in my class were decided on the very last target, a 28-yard deer slightly uphill. I ended up shooting last in our group and scored an 11 for the win. If nothing else, these tournaments will teach you how to shoot under pressure, which is a great thing for bowhunters.
There were a lot of great highlights last weekend. Watching the final women’s head to head round of the Bowhunter Challenge Shoot Down was amazing. Fawn Girard shot an 11 on a 20-some-yard mountain lion with her last arrow, and then Shana Statler ended up Robbin Hooding it for the win and took home $1,000. But my favorite highlight was watching my friend Chris Schwandt overcome a 10-point deficit and climb from 4th to 1st in the final round, winning Modern Longbow in an x-count tie breaker. It was his second world championship, and his entire family was there to see it happen.
in reply to: Insert/Adapters for glue-on heads? #27159I use the brass ones Ace Archery Tackle makes on a set of arrows I made up for a 1960 Wilson Brothers recurve. I needed a touch more weight to get the spine right and they fit the bill. I’ve never had a problem with them.
I have also been using the aluminum version for the past 15 years or so and have put them through some of the toughest bones you’ll find in a deer (on the eixt side, of course). I’ve never had one bend or break.
in reply to: Feather Curiosity… #12693Which arrow do you shoot first, the fletched one or the bare shaft?
in reply to: New Broadhead Regulation for PA Hunters #62474I’m curious about something. Why would there be a law regulating the maximum broadhead length? I can’t quite seem to figure out the reasoning for this.
in reply to: Trajectory & Weight #53338Please don’t take this the wrong way, but it depends on how well you shoot. To a new archer who struggles to hold paper plate groups at 10 yards, 75 grains of spread in arrow weight is probably a moot point. The difference in impact is well within the archer’s margin for error anyway. Now take a top 3D or paper shooter and 75 grains would be immediately noticeable because their nice tight round groups would open up vertically. To me, it’s just as easy to make arrows that are well matched as ones that aren’t.
If you’re using screw-in points, try switching adding a heavier adapter to your Judos to get the weight up. If you’re shooting glue-on points, you may want to consider a 200-grain Hex Head. They don’t make them in 190-grain weight, but 10 grains is going to be a nonissue for stumping anyway.
in reply to: Keeping the "hunt" in hunting #43535Steve Graf wrote: [quote=Fallguy]
All I am saying is that if we can’t justify our “preferences” with logic and fact, then we shouldn’t condemn others for having different “preferences”.
Very well said.
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