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in reply to: NRA pros and cons #49029
johnny2 wrote: No, I don’t fear the things I mentioned. I see them more as challenges to overcome. No problem should be met with a rash decision or panicked thinking. There is a time to act but not before all avenues have been explored. I do believe things should be prioritized.
Fearing something doesn’t automatically result in panicked thinking. Again we can get into a discussion of semantics. I’d rather not.
To go back to the origin of this thread. Tell us all what the NRA should do, and how they should do it. I like lists, so I request that you do so in list form…if you please. 😀
in reply to: NRA pros and cons #49002johnny2 wrote: Sorry dude, read a little closer, the operative word is fear. I don’t believe any good thing can happen when you are motivated by fear.
Merely semantics. Do you not FEAR for the environment because of those things you’ve mentioned above that you feel are more important than gun rights?
Johnny2, did you watch/listen to the Michael Crichton video? Seriously, you should. The title is “States of Fear”.
in reply to: Experimenting with EFOC is Expensive! #48855Str8arrow wrote: If you want your FOC as high as you can get it, buy the stiffest shaft you can in a lightweight carbon. Keep the shaft as long as possible. There is no reason a shaft has to be cut except to make it stiffer to match a heavy tip weight (assuming you’re not changing your strike plate to something thinner).
Simply load up the tip weight until it matches the dynamic spine of your setup.
I humbly disagree. The shorter the shaft, the lighter the spine required for any given tip weight. The lighter the spine, the lighter the arrow, the more FOC weight you’ll have.
in reply to: Most Trouble Free Wood Shaft #48849todd smith wrote: Too bad we can’t get the Sweetland forgewoods anymore… What a shaft.
todd
Here’s your chance to buy the company and revive them:
http://www.alaskafrontierarchery.com/ 8)in reply to: Kalamazoo Traditional Bowhunters Expo #48818todd smith wrote: I’ll be attending the Compton Rendezvous in June, maybe I’ll run into some of you there?
My family and I are going for sure!
in reply to: Some People Should NOT Be Bowhunters! #48733I think this sub-forum should be renamed from “Topics Outside of Traditional Bowhunting” to “Crossfire”. 😆
in reply to: Experimenting with EFOC is Expensive! #48687M wrote: So then I should buy some arrows with the lightest GPI and try to tune the bow to the arrow?
Yep. What we’re all saying, in different ways, is use the lightest GPI arrow spined correctly for the broadheads you are using. Spine charts are generally not going to show the proper spine arrow for use with a 300 grain tip. Unless stated otherwise, usually they will assume the use of a 125 grains tip.
David Petersen wrote: And frankly, these things are usually pro forma — that is, for appearance, feelgood and never have much if any influence.
So true!! Thanks Dave
in reply to: Experimenting with EFOC is Expensive! #47911I would definitely go to a lighter shaft if you’re wanting to increase FOC. 1″ shorter feather will not make much of a difference.
in reply to: NRA pros and cons #47852BRUC wrote: I don’t think the little clip about the Polar Bears is so much a scare tactic but harsh reality.
:lol::lol::lol::lol:
Thanks for proving my point. Did you watch the other video? I’ll bet not.Here’s some food for thought:
http://www.examiner.com/x-32936-Seminole-County-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2010m1d8-Canadas-growing-polar-bear-population-becoming-a-problem-locals-say?cid=exrss-Seminole-County-Environmental-News-Examiner
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/5664069/Polar-bear-expert-barred-by-global-warmists.htmlI don’t proclaim to have all the answers, but I get tired of all the BS people are willing to swallow whole without looking further into things. Skepticism is healthy.
Back on target: The reason I listed those articles is to show that the NRA is not using scare tactics, because what they say HAS HAPPENED!!!!
in reply to: NRA pros and cons #47760:lol::roll: You want scare tactics? Watch this video. This is only part of the DVD (which I have), but I believe it has all of Michael Crichton’s speech:
http://www.michaelcrichton.net/video-speeches-independent.html…or how about the polar bears on the brink of extinction: :roll::lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs37-Pr5SHY
(I know…rolling my eyes so many times may cause them to stay that way)
in reply to: NRA pros and cons #47700:roll:Good Grief!!! Scare tactics? (This is all the time I had to look up, which didn’t take much):
New Orleans:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9807928/ns/us_news-katrina_the_long_road_back/Washington DC:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2008/06/dc_gun_ban_the_decision.htmlChicago:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/30/supreme-court-to-take-on_n_304140.htmlUnited Nations:
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/dnp/sub2.asp?ipage=smallarmsin reply to: Most Trouble Free Wood Shaft #45412Yep, and here’s the link for SteveMcD’s above mentioned, very informative post:
https://www.tradbow.com/members/cfmbb/messages.cfm?threadid=A9153E2D-1422-1DE9-ED2CCBCCCDDFB8D4in reply to: Arrow Wood Characteristics #45405Thanks Steve. Very helpful
in reply to: Most Trouble Free Wood Shaft #45334😆 Dave, it gets me in trouble too. Especially since my 10 year old seems to want to emulate me, but at the most inopportune times. Specifically, when his mother says something to him. She just doesn’t see the humor in it.
SteveMcD wrote: Doug Fir was the choce of Art Young. When Howard Hill said “Port Orford Cedar” – everyone jumped over to that bandwagon.
THAT is very interesting.
I thought we were arriving at a consensus for a while there, which would’ve been shocking. The jury is still out for me. It would be easier if I didn’t have such a long draw length. I could use a lighter spine arrow and would very likely go with hickory, but at my draw length it is probably more weight than I want in the shaft (as opposed to the tip) in order to get some FOC out if it.
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