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in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….?……..NOW WHAT? #52972

I’M SHOOTING A 60″ CHECKMATE RECURVE 60# @ 28″ WHICH IS CLOSE TO WHAT I PULL. IM USING EASTON ALUMINUM 2117 ARROWS. TO MATCH THE 200 GR POINT I WAS GOING TO GET A 125GR HEAD WITH A 75GR STEEL ADAPTER. I WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE TO CARBONS I JUST HAVE TO MANY ALUM’S MADE UP RIGHT NOW. THOUGHTS?

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in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….? #48878

“In all such cases my advice is to spend the small amount of money involved in buying an assortment of heavier target points “(qoute)

feild tip test kit on its way, ordered yesterday, thanks again for the advice

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in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….? #47903

David Petersen wrote: There are two basic elements that control how easily, or if, a tip will curl and/or break: One is steel hardness and I personally won’t shoot anything under Rockwell 50. The second does have to do with weight, if only indirectly, and that is steel thickness at the tip. You can only have so much steel and hold the weight to 125. Thus, the heavier the head, the thicker the steel can be and usually is at the tip, especially if the head is long and narrow, as per Dr. Ashby’s advice. While Eclipse steel is usually in the high 40s (unless Blake has upped it since I visited his one-man factory), their two-blades are reinforced at the tip and also have a rather wide tip, which provides more strength. I also love STOS heads and have killed several elk with the 160 without ever a failure. dp

heres something to add Dave, i was thinking about getting a 145 gr head w/ an aluminum adapter (30 gr) which will make it 175, is this small increase gonna make any difference as far as strength to tip?

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in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….? #47900

what weight bow are you shooting? whats your draw length? is the riser center cut or?

60# @ 28 in

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in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….? #47500

THANKS FOR THE ADVISE, IM SHOOTING A 2117 EASTON XX78 SHAFT BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GO TO CARBON BUT IT SEEMS TO BE SO MUCH TO KNOW AND LEARN ON WIEGHTS AND INSERTS AND TESTING THAT I JUST DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OR HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO RUN THRU IT ALL. PLUS I HAVE ALOT OF ALUMINUM ARROWS MADE UP. AGAIN THANKS FOR THE ADVISE!

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in reply to: A REGRESS FOR MS BOWHUNTERS #16937

Patrick wrote: [quote=msarcher]UNFORTUNATELY IM THE ONLY GUY AMONGST FRIENDS THAT HAVE WENT THE TRADITIONAL ROUTE. THEY ARE ALL STILL HUNG UP ON COMPOUNDS AND BIG GUNS, BUT IM TRYING TO CONVERT A FEW.

I’m in the same boat.

msarcher, did you take the photo of the buck (in your avatar)?

NAH, I WISHED, IM PRETTY SURE THATS NOT A NORTH MISSISSIPPI DEER EITHER, THATS MY CELL PHONE WALLPAPER EXCEPT IN SPRING, WHEN ITS A TURKEY,

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in reply to: A REGRESS FOR MS BOWHUNTERS #16889

David Petersen wrote: msarcher — your good luck! Were I you, and were I/you concerned that this might rear its ugly head again, I would find out why the Senate chair wouldn’t bring it to a vote. Maybe it has nothing to do with his feelings about right or wrong. But maybe it does, in which case you should get all your trad buddies to join you in writing the chairman, thanking him for killing this garbage, reminding him of what is fair and right, and encourage him to hold the line if it comes back again. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” still works. Best luck. dave

THANKS DAVE, UNFORTUNATELY IM THE ONLY GUY AMONGST FRIENDS THAT HAVE WENT THE TRADITIONAL ROUTE. THEY ARE ALL STILL HUNG UP ON COMPOUNDS AND BIG GUNS, BUT IM TRYING TO CONVERT A FEW.

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in reply to: A REGRESS FOR MS BOWHUNTERS #16069

HEY IM FROM CORINTH AND I GRADUATED FROM STATE IN STARKVILLE. YEAH I FREQUENTED NOXUBEE. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE BILL DIED IN THE SENATE. SENATE CHAIRMAN WOULDNT BRING IT TO VOTE. SO ONE MARK TO THE BOWHUNTER……FOR NOW, THEY WONT QUIT IM SURE THOUGH. WHERE YOU LOCATED NOW?

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in reply to: WHATS EVERYONE SHOOTING? #19608

[quote=SteveMcD]Let’ see.. presently –

Bear Bearcat Recurve 62″ 40@28

HEY I ALSO HAVE A BEAR BEARCAT 45#@28″,THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME. ITS IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION, WITH A FEW NIKS HERE AND THERE. WONDER WHAT THESE BOWS ARE WORTH, ANY CLUE?

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in reply to: NEW STRING? #19590

Paintedsticks wrote: Go to recurves.com, Chad Weaver he is in your state ans makes good strings

EMAILED CHAD, BUT OF COURSE HE’S OUT FOR HOLIDAYS. THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.

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in reply to: NEW STRING? #16165

YEAH I AGREE THE TRADE WAS IN MY FAVOR, AND NORMALLY THATS NOT THE CASE. THANKS FOR ALL THE ADVICE, I THINK TO BE SAFE I’LL JUST GET A NEW STRING, GET THIS RESERVED, AND USE IT AS BACKUP MAYBE.

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in reply to: Tell Us About Your Username #15425

WELL MINES FAIRLY SIMPLE, MSARCHER BECAUSE IM A MISSISSIPPI ARCHER. THIS THREAD BRINGS UP ONE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHAT BOWS PEOPLE ARE SHOOTING.

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