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in reply to: Ragg bag filling #12207
stuff tight with used baling twine.
in reply to: 70lb recurve or longbow #27612I shoot a few low 60# r/d and d shaped LBs with approx. 650 grain arrows and they shoot nice. Then I go and shoot the same arrow in my 78# @ 29 r/d LB and there is no comparison in speed and energy on target, and the arrow is not even tuned to the 78# bow. Then if I shoot a finely tuned 800 grain arrow from the 78# bow the speed appears similar to the 60ish bows and the 650 arrows but the target penetration and impact AIN’T EVEN CLOSE! I have wished for more penetration on several occasions with the 60# bows. The 78# bow and 800 grain arrow is in another league and I can only wonder about the power of Turray’s 102# LB.
Yes, you MUST train for the fitness required for the heavy bows and it is worth it.
Also, many heavy bow shooters have better accuracy because of a cleaner release and proper form is required.
Shoot what you wish but I like the 70 something # bows.
in reply to: Changing bow shelf?? #22038I personally hate building out the shelf because it “feels like” you lose the ability to hold the arrow when drawing. I always end up changing to the proper shaft and go back to the full shelf. May not be what you want to hear but it may save some frustration long term.
Best of luck.
in reply to: 4 Season Tents #30127I personally hate single wall backpacking tents because of the condensation…tried a couple of “good” ones and sold them after 2-3 uses.
Research gives the Eureka Assault Outfitter 4 really good bang for the buck.
The best in all my searching is Exped and Hilleberg for top end, expensive, mountaineering grade ,true 4 season, double wall tents. I bought a Exped Orion 3 and it is hands down superior to any other I have ever owned. Pick the size and weight for your intended use.
A wall tent and stove has it’s place as does the Kifaru/Seekoutside tepees with stoves….one tent won’t do it all.
Best of luck.
in reply to: Hunting canoe #36873For the best lessons ever, and free, go to http://www.nfb.ca (national film board Canada)and do a search for the Bill Mason films of approx. 30 min each. These are older instructional films from the Master himself. You will find newer films but not better instruction.
1)Path of the Paddle – Solo Basic
2)Path of the Paddle – Solo Whitewater
3)Path of the Paddle – Doubles Basic
4)Path of the Paddle – Doubles Whitewater
I use a Novacraft Prospector that is a great boat for rivers and “doable” but not as good(slower) on lakes. Your intended use is all in the design of the hull and the materials used in the construction.
in reply to: THE WEAK LINK #42675Some concerns of plastic are: 1)thermal expansion/contraction coefficients are very high. Shrinkage and expansion is possibly enough to separate glue joints with metal?? Lots of temp changes in a season here from sub-zero to hot.
2)Another concern is most plastic is brittle when cold and might be really bad at less than freezing temps.
3)Flexibility may help or hurt this application.
Ultra HIGH Molecular Weight plastics(UHMW) is another plastic option that is extremely strong and can handle impacts in the cold(snowmobile skis). It also must be machined because of its toughness(many high wear industrial components). Google UHMW plastic. Yes, it is expensive.
FWIW, I recently found Easton’s Deep Six shafts fit perfectly inside GT 75/95 shafts. Maybe an internal carbon footing option????
in reply to: long shots #48634Some big name trad guys named Hill and Bear shot some ridiculous distances and bragged their fair share. Then the wheels of time turned and such shots became unethical. Maybe the wheels will turn again with enough noise against shuch acts.
We have a sizeable local crowd of long range shooters both gun and bow. What both have in common is you can’t always even see the impact so you are clueless about results at such distances. I have done enough long range practice,guns and bow, to KNOW not to attempt those shots at game.
in reply to: Dumb Question… #32474the actual study? I have read bits and pieces, but I have yet to read the study. (Maybe that there is my whole problem.)
No disrespect intended, but you really do need to do the homework and study for the tests to pass the class, and only then will you be empowered with knowledge.:)
in reply to: Public Land hunting ethics #63503, greedy people would go around building blinds or hanging tree stands on every good spot in order to keep others out.
Even though we have miles of public land there are areas with very limited decent public land whitetail habitat and these areas are littered with other people’s treestands that are left up all season with others left up all year. Most of these never have people in them,so they are really trash claim markers at the hotspots. When the tree has overgrown the chain or the strap has rotted off it is time to think about the ethics.
in reply to: Hunting in the USA (Montana in particular)… #35581fwp.mt.gov
The official resource.
in reply to: Arrow tuning #16624Same question here. Only found the glue on as mentioned. Let us know what you find.
in reply to: New to trad looking for advice #10851Again, thanks for the service.
Another vote for the books.
I’ll add bowmaker.net/tuning for a great tuning guide and also Dr. Ashby posted a great tuning guide here…anyone have the link?
Don’t have compound archers give compound advise/equipment/arrows for trad bows!! Most compound shops don’t know “which end of the shovel to dig with” for recurves and longbows.
The MASTERS OF THE BAREBOW video series is outstanding and well illustrates the different shooting styles.
Have fun!
in reply to: FMJ Fletching Jig? #63955Bearspaw works well also.(KK ARCHERY)
in reply to: A&A Fletching #58296If I recall the straight fletch had more to do with a reduction of noise than the speed of rotation of the same design installed in a helical pattern?? They both should be stable if properly tuned.
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