[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: More news from The wild edge #62159

Thoroughly enjoyed the conversations on the video. I felt like I was acquainted with these guys from reading Dave’s books. Nice to put faces to names.

Keep ’em Sharp

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Shaft Friction #44340

My biggest concern is reduced penetration into game. It seems to me that if an arrow is difficult (resistance) to pull out (of my target), it must be difficult to push in, therefore a possible loss of penetration on game. I’m looking for something, a lubricant, that will allow penetration (as in not create resistance) as I am shooting a fairly light bow with 17.8% FOC. I’ll try the suggested silicone lube and see if that reduces my concerns and creates additional penetration into my targets.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Fletching Glue Quandry #60022

The last tube of Fletch-Tite I bought no longer lists that it works on aluminum like it used to list. I had most of my fletching fall off my alum. shafts on a recent elk hunt. Good thing I didn’t get any shooting. I’ve been using Easton Quick-bond Adhesive lately. Works great on aluminum and carbon. Also had great success with the tape.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Noisy Bow #61675

Steve

Tried the brace height move right off the bat. The bow started to get noisier after 8 1/8 ” (at least to my ear and thus the decibel reading question). Manufacturer recommends 7-8″ brace height. I think my issue is the connection between the limbs and the riser with the Hoyt Paralever system. I’m thinking about trying “Hushpuks”. Anybody had any experience with them?

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Noisy Bow #44411

Wojo

Thanks very much for the offer. Very much appreciated. I tried Marino wool silencers and they helped a bit but still didn’t do the trick. I’ve tried different quality cat whiskers, I’ve tried beaver balls and right now I’ve got two sets of string leaches on the string. Still noisy. Thanks anyway for the offer.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Fight the fat-cat land grabbers #56262

A similar thing is happening in Ontario. Most of our public lands are presently provincially owned (similar to state owned). Our provincial Ministry of Natural Resources claims to be cash strapped so they are blocking access to crown land by bulldozing access roads and pulling up bridges. This might be great for the backpackers but the ATV’s seem to find a way around. With the roads blocked, there is no need for enforcement. Our Ministry has reduced the number of conservation officers in the bush because they “can’t afford to put gas in their vehicles”. This whole thing has gone down the tubes here. I hope it’s not too late for you guys in the west. Keep up the fight.

By the way, our tax dollars go into a single melting pot and are doled out by politicians that have never left pavement. My tax dollars regularly pay for new subdivision irrigation projects in the south while our conservation officers sit behind their desks in northern Ontario.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Flying Geese Tips #49776

I’d like to know where to get the “cheap Chinese knock-off broadheads” for small game. I don’t want to wreck my good broadheads on our Canadian Shield rock.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Hoyt Buffalo #36709

I guess I should have clarified that I am now shooting 2219’s. I started with 2117’s and that was where my problem was (besides some operator error). With the 2117’s I needed the string leaches and had to shoot with the cock feather toward the bow. That problem was solved when I went to 2219’s that are just a little too long for my draw length but are just a tad softer at that length and I’m now getting great arrow flight at around 160 fps.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Hoyt Buffalo #32998

My 55 lb. Buffalo was a nightmare to tune. It came set for 3/8″ positive tiller. I don’t think they pay too much attention to the tiller at the factory, just wrap up a riser and some limbs and ship it off. I reduced my tiller to 1/8″ positive and then fine tuned with double string leaches. I’ve got the upper two string leaches closer to the nocking point than the lower two. This should have the effect of increasing the positive tiller, but when I take off the string leaches and set a higher tiller, I can’t get decent arrow flight – so back to the string leaches. I’m shooting 650 grain 2219’s with FOC of 16%, 30″ long. I draw 28″. A very critical bow to shoot but nice and smooth for a production bow.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Shoots in Ontario this may #54851

Check out the Ontario Archery Association website. I didn’t see any specific trad shoots (in May) but the 3D shoots all have trad divisions. I’ll be at the Onaping Falls shoot, May 16th, just outside of Sudbury. Bring your bug dope or thermacell.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Storing and/or Displaying Your Bows #33030

dwc

I have always been envious of the guys that can shoot multiple bows. For consistency I can only handle one bow at a time. These bows pictured in my previous post are mostly hanging on the wall for me to look at and relive hunts through.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Storing and/or Displaying Your Bows #32999

Hope this comes through alright. I couldn’t find the tab to size the photo.

Pretty proud of my collection. With additional limbs for takedowns and my two longbows I have 13 potential combinations.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: 70lb recurve or longbow #28393

I worked my way up to a 74 lb. recurve in my younger days and shot it pretty well. Then one day I heard a tearing sound in my shoulder. It didn’t hurt but it was an unnerving sound. I continued to shoot the heavy bow for a number of years but not as well. Now, in my older years, I struggle with a 55 lb. bow and I’m not having as much fun. My shoulder aches every time it gets damp in the spring or fall. It ain’t worth the anguish and early end to a bow shootin’ career to shoot the heavy bow. I agree with Steve on the injury issue.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Bear Takedown #32352

It’s been a while since there has been any action on this thread so maybe I’m flogging a dead horse. I own a wood, “B” riser 1970 Bear Takedown and recently I had an opportunity to shoot one of the new Bear Takedowns. I didn’t like the feel of the grip at all. It is totally different than the older riser. I’d be sure to shoot the new bow just to see if it fits your hand. I have a fairly small hand and the new bow just wasn’t comfortable.

[Dennis Sundborg]

in reply to: Different strings-impact on tuned arrows #22515

Steve’s idea really works. I’ve been struggling with bow tuning on my Buffalo for 2 1/2 years now and after reading the earlier parts of this thread I started moving my cat-whisker silencers around. What a difference. I was able to tune the bow to suit my 16% FOC whitetail arrows to fly like darts and by moving the top silencer toward the nocking point, I can shoot my 20% EFOC bear and moose arrows (same shafts c/w 100 gn. inserts) out of the same bow with negligible difference in flight and impact location at 20 yds. Great tip Steve. Yahoo!

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