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in reply to: Performance Report: A successful failure #38496
Were most Woodsman failures located at the vents? I know the tips also have a tendency to curl, which I experienced while practicing with the 150 grain screw-in Woodsmans
in reply to: Custom Knife Handle: A Work In Progress #37890Both would be very cool. Can’t wait to see it! 😀
in reply to: Abowyer Brown Bears #37781I’m kicking myself for not taking a photo. It was just the very end of the tip. Probably better described as curling. I filed it immediately afterward. I intended to dump them only because I like the idea of the entirely one piece Ashby. I didn’t run into the issue with tip curling until today. It sounds like I just got a bad one. I’ll call them on Monday.
I had read about the issue with aluminum, so I purchased/have the 75 grain steel adapters.
As an aside, I saw a box of Nanooks yesterday. I’m sure it’s the same box the Ashby’s come in. It’s a very nice display box. Surely adds to the cost. I’d prefer something more utilitarian and less for show, to
bring down the cost. I’m not buying them to show off!in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37677rayborbon wrote: I was going to say something to the effect of “It’s great to live in a free country and you can do what you want.” except I forgot all the elephants live in Africa and we would have to abide by their regulations.
The elephants don’t set regulations. Otherwise, I’m sure they’d be on the endangered species list (or the African equivalent). Sorry for the bad joke. :-/
in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37654Nor am I offended if someone disagrees with me. Happens all the time! 🙂
I believe it’s already been researched, and carefully considered. No need to reinvent the wheel.
in reply to: FACEPAINTERS ONLY #37629If water removes it, what about sweat or rain?
in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37624I’ve gotta say that I don’t think you’re getting it. As an example, have you read Don Thomas’ book, “Longbows in the Far North”? If so, I think you’d agree that he is a very ethical hunter, and recognizes the limitations of the longbow. He’d do it, as he noted above, if given the chance. It bothers me a little that you would think those “considering” it haven’t all ready thought about it.
I justed stopped at Jay’s Sporting Goods yesterday, and checked out their rain gear. I heard so much about Sitka clothing and had high expectations. In my opinion, it is EXTREMELY overpriced! If Rivers West and Sitka were the same price, I’d buy Rivers West…and it’s not. Sitka is WAY more. As usual I come away slightly disappointed. Neither are as quiet as I hoped. Rivers West is quieter. I ended up buying a Rivers West vest. Used it this morning, and I love it. I’m definitely going to at least buy some Rivers West bibs. Maybe a jacket eventually, but I just have a hard time with the noise level with movement while using one of those jackets.
in reply to: Anyone ever break their bow hand? #37553What a bummer. I think it was Ron LaClair, who broke his arm or something like that, and actually hunted using his legs, and one arm! He was an amazing shot even then! It’s on a video I have, but don’t recall which one.
in reply to: Elephant with a bow #37524Reasonably efficient is very relative. To some, that means you need to use a rifle to deer hunt. To others a 30/30 wouldn’t qualify. For the same reason a bow can “efficiently” kill a deer, it can kill an elephant.
I’m sure there’s lots of data/articles. Here’s something I found quickly (I had saw it earlier, so I knew where to look):
http://www.alaskabowhunting.com/PR/How_to_kill_an_elephant.pdfin reply to: Performance Report: A successful failure #37473Something to consider:
The 175 – 250 grain Elites are NOT vented.Edit: Those weights are for the screw-in models.
in reply to: woodsman elite broadheads #34954Dr. Ed Ashby wrote: I just received a WW Elite report this morning. It’s posted on the Arrow Lethality forum, with photos.
Ed
When I ordered mine they weren’t in stock (in retrospect, I’m happy) and I had cancelled the order. I’m now waiting for some ABS Ashby’s that I had ordered, as they too are on back order. That order isn’t going to be cancelled though. Can’t wait to get ’em! 🙂
in reply to: A long look at fletching and EFOC #34839I couldn’t help notice that those super short feathers are more akin to a shield feather shape. I wonder if these would suffice (as I don’t want to get into cutting my own feathers…call me lazy…that’s fine :-):
http://www.gatewayfeathers.com/2009-rayzr-feathers.htmlAnother conundrum I have is I shoot ABS Grizzly Stiks, and they advise using an arrow wrap, if for no other reason, to keep from gluing the fletching directly to the shaft and ruining the finish. Personally, I really like to use the wrap so that it’s less likely for me to lose my arrows. Is there a way for me to incorporate the advantages of the tubulator and still use a wrap? How about cutting the wrap to a length just slightly longer than the fletching?
in reply to: A long look at fletching and EFOC #34621Dr. Ed Ashby wrote: Dave, the turbulator is the tiny raised red band you see in the photos, located 1/4″ forward of the fletching. It’s a piece of pinstriping tape – available at most hobby shops. It acts to disrupt the ait flow, increasing pressure on the fletching. It works too. I can go down to a fletching size that won’t stabalize the broadhead, add the turbulator and presto; total stability again.
Ed
This is very fascinating (both, the fletching and the turbulator). From what I can see, the pin striping could be cut from a piece of arrow wrap, correct? Also, have you used an arrow wrap? If so, does the front lip of the wrap do the same as the turbulator, or does it have to be a narrow band to be effective?
in reply to: String Tuning #34592Congrats on the deer and snake. Nice shooting.
I was having a problem with creeping to the left all the time, until I changed my anchor point. I tended not to anchor tight against my face with my old anchor point. Not the case any longer. I referenced it on another thread (titled “anchor point”), and included pictures (although I didn’t mention the tendency to shoot left).
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