[Bruce Smithhammer]

in reply to: We may be experiencing some turbulence… #28144

Steve Graf wrote:

I paused the video so I could count arrows in the target face. I spent quite a bit of time recounting, but I came to a count of two every time… Where’s the third arrow?

Yeah, sorry I should have kept the camera on the target a little longer at the end. The third arrow is in the lower right circle. 😉

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in reply to: We may be experiencing some turbulence… #27776

vintage archer wrote: BRUCE THAT WAS INTERESTING AND GOOD SHOOTING! I know you were looking at arrow flight in the wind,but do you think that your accuracy was better do to FOC.. Some times with high FOC on a windy day the arrow flight might not be perfect but the arrows end up where you want them??

I’ve definitely noticed that, Joe. Somtimes, you can see the shaft being affected by the wind in flight, but the heavy head pulls it back in line keeps it tracking true.

Those were ‘cold shots,’ btw – no warm up beforehand. 😉

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in reply to: The Trad Knife Thread #26455

Wow, Ben – I can see why you couldn’t walk away from that Seax. It’s a beauty!

And those hatchet heads deserve to be hung! I’d really like try out that bearded one.

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in reply to: My arrows. #26384

Wojo –

My only experience is with building EFOC into carbon arrows, not wood. But I’m curious – have you shot them? If so, how did they fly?

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in reply to: Insert/Adapters for glue-on heads? #26202

Doc Nock wrote:

Going to EFOC, I gave up on them. One a nd only hassle was that once glued on and glued in, sharpening heads was a bit more of a challenge. Couldn’t just screw off and put in my KME…I had to clear the decks for the 30″ arrow swing as I worked on them! 😯

Doc – that’s a great point that I hadn’t even considered.

Doc Nock wrote:

But mostly, I found that one CAN bend a brass insert on a glancing blow, so the PnA factor of the sharpening aspect, plus the inability to adjust weight easily while testing/tuning, left me less than enthralled and I abandoned them—FWIW. YMMV

Yeah, I’ve bent brass inserts before as well, which is why I was wondering a bit about the integrity of an all-brass insert/adapter. Seems like the convenience of removable sharpening, the flexibility of changing weight, and the structural quality of a steel adapter have me leaning toward sticking with what I know. Thanks for the input.

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in reply to: What are your favorite trad pictures? #25437

David Petersen wrote: Hammer, just when I’m starting to worry that you’re a “gear guy,” it belatedly comes to me that you in fact are an art appreciator. I get it! 😀

Ha – a sometimes fine, but critical line, Dave!

Or, as I like to say, I’m not a “collector,” – I just have really poor impulse control and a hard time getting rid of things.

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in reply to: What are your favorite trad pictures? #25295

A new favorite ‘trad’ pic that ties two of my obsessions together. My Robertson longbow with a cocobolo riser, and a Marble’s USA “Loveless Sport 99” knife (also in cocobolo), which I was lucky to find unused and still in the original box. I think these two beauties deserve each other:

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in reply to: North GA Bear 2014 #25290

Looks like a good-sized blackie in those pics! Good luck out there!

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in reply to: Robertson 'Primal Styk' #24933

tradhunter1 wrote: Dick and Yote do wonderful work, your lucky to have several examples of their art.

Troy

Thanks, Troy. And yes, I feel very fortunate to have these beautiful (and extremely functional) pieces of craftsmanship from the Robertson clan. Here are a few pics of my ‘Quick Styk’ which is a model they only made for a couple years, but it is a really pleasant bow to shoot, and like all Robertsons I’ve shot, no slouch in the speed dept. either:

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in reply to: What ya got goin? #24915

The Better Half and I got out in the woods for a little stumping session last night. Good times…

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in reply to: NO MEATHEADS yet? #24242

Meatheads on the way – thanks, Joe.

I’m planning on setting them up with a 75 gr. screw-in adapter and 50 gr. insert for a total head weight of 315gr. (total arrow weight – 655gr.) and assuming everything flies well (no reason it shouldn’t), I think that’s going to be my set up for the coming season.

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in reply to: Seat for ground hunting #23855

etter –

The hammock seat is the best thing I’ve found for a lightweight, packable and easily adjustable tree seat, by far. I also find that I can rotate quite a bit in it. But if you find something better, I’d love to hear about it!

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in reply to: Gotta remember to watch my back #22675

R2 wrote: Ah! The “alpha” predator must constantly beware of becoming the prey.

Which could be one working definition of true ‘wilderness.’

As much as I think grizzlies are an amazing creature, there are times that I wish lions were the only thing I had to worry about where I hunt. Especially when I’m solo and several miles from the trailhead after dark…:shock:

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in reply to: Southwest DIY Javelina Hunts? #21697

Link to the Az regs:

http://www.azgfd.gov/regs/mainregs.pdf

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in reply to: Gotta remember to watch my back #21652

Yep – big kitties can be troubling. There are no shortage of them in the mountains around my house, though seeing them is, of course, quite rare.

I know someone who was calf calling a couple elk seasons ago, and had a lion come right in on him. Stopped about 10 yards away and just crouched and stared at him. Guy started yelling, and the cat did nothing. Wasn’t until his hunting partner walked in that the cat got up and left, but it didn’t leave in a hurry – just turned and walked away.

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