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in reply to: Arrow Shelf location #53888
Where the shelf is cut plays along with your limb length and tiller.
In order for the lower limb to be a little bit stronger than the top limb, it must be a bit shorter. One way to look at it would be to have your arrow shelf cut at the center of the riser, and then measure your limb length from the ends of the fadeout.
Another way to look at it would be to find the center of the bow, which usually falls in the grip area, and locate the arrow shelf somewhere above that point.
If you haven’t started working on the bow yet, you may want to check out bingham projects website. They have some informative video’s on building bows. Plans too.
Hunting the Osage Bow by Dean Torges has some good diagrams that help to explain the relationships between the grip and the limbs and tiller. But Dean doesn’t believe in arrow shelfs, so you won’t get specific help locating it from his book.
in reply to: Elk hunting tips #49511Weaving a bit off course…
I don’t have much experience with elk. I’ve taken a big bull and a tasty cow, and that’s it for elk. But for deer, I have some experience, and I think that calls are over rated in this case as well.
My experience is that I see many more deer when I don’t call than when I do. And most of the deer that come when I call are the wee young bucks that have more enthusiasm than sense.
If you want some fun calling in a big bruiser of a critter. Go moose hunting during the rut. Now there is an animal that will respond to calls. It’s like turkey hunting.
But on the whole, I have to say, that I much prefer hunting without calls, scents, gadgets, and gizmo’s. While I have been successful using calls on occasion. I don’t feel the exhilaration of the life struggle the same as when I go it alone.
in reply to: How many bowyers? #48399Thanks.
When I see an unexpected curve to a braced bow, I like to see where it came from. The bow seems to have fairly straight limbs when braced. It looks like when it is unbraced the reflex curve is concentrated in the middle of the limb. Are these observations true?
How does it shoot?
in reply to: How many bowyers? #47326Nice bows! I’d like to see the first one unstrung…
in reply to: brace ht 1965 Indian Archery recurve? #46158If everything else is the same. And the only difference is the string. Then the answer may be string material. If the old string was B-50 or some other polyester string, and the new one is fast flight or similar, then that would tend to make your arrows spine weaker.
Easy fix – add a little material to your side plate. Move the arrow out 1/16 inch. See what happens.
in reply to: Sapelo summer hog hunt! #46153The weather was great. I could smell fall in the air. What a great weekend to hunt pigs!
As with every thread on pigs, I have to say that I know people hate ’em. But I sure wouldn’t mind having some around to shoot at!
Thanks for the pictures.
in reply to: Last Year's Black Bear Skull #46138The lower jaws of most critters are made up of 2 bones that are “stitched” together. Like the various plates in the skull. You will see that joint on most animals. Ever wonder why you only ever find half a jawbone?
My few bruin skulls have this seam.
in reply to: Just finished the accents on my Selfbow #43776Nice! Now you need a green and black string… Or a black string with green silencers… Or a green string with black silencers…
Where did you get the waxed linen and how did you apply it? Is it glued on, stitched on, wrapped on…?
Can we get some close up pictures of the grip?
Thanks.
Could you pack any more into 1 paragraph?
I used the easton legacy arrows, so I can give you some feedback there. But everything depends on what you want. Do you want a cheaper arrow? Do you want the best and most accurate hunting arrow you can get?
Legacy arrows are cheaper than carbon arrows. And they tend to fly pretty well. But they won’t fly as well as carbon or penetrate as well. Or last as long.
If you want a cheaper alternative, then aluminum arrows are great. If you want the best arrow, better stick with carbon. And if you want to be as traditional as possible, well the only answer is wood.
in reply to: New intro video?! Tell me what ya think! #42689Nice Logo.
in reply to: Bow Season vs. Crossbows #37676You make a valid observation. But I don’t think back then people could see clearly the consequences of allowing this new technology in. In hind sight it is clear…
But getting the average american worked up enough to defend anything of the natural world is next to impossible. Where is the outrage over the BP oil spill? Drive by a BP station lately? They should be abandoned, but business goes on as usual. The list of environmental, social, and human outrages is too long to list. How can the simple bow compete for attention when the entire ocean gets barely a yawn?
I spent an immeasurable amount of time in the past 2 years trying to stop the cross bow from coming to NC. We, the NCBA, were able to get a bill into our legislature to stop it. But the bill is languishing in committee. Likely never to see the light of day. And where is the outrage from NC bowhunters? It is nearly impossible to get them to send a letter to their legislators. And if they do, they likely support crossbows.
The world Aldo Leopold and Fred Bear knew and loved is fleeting fast. What will the world of our children be?
Oh yea, one more observation – some people (not me) think that fiber glass in bow limbs is the culprit of archery demise, not compound bows. Read Comstock’s book for a full discussion of that one.
in reply to: When The Compound Was Born… #37657I was but a wee bairn in those days. but I remember going to our county fair and seeing a booth with the bows in it. I got my nose above the counter and took a look. My eyes lit up!
I never had the chance to shoot a traditional bow as a kid. But When I could scrape enough cash together mowing lawns, and working the local farms, I bought a PSE and never looked back.
Only in my middle years did I take up the long bow. I took it up after I retired (at 39 😯 ) and had the time to really practice.
My observation is that the compound is emblematic of american society. Nobody has the time to become and stay proficient with a traditional bow because of the needs of daily life. With both adults working to pay the mortgage, and the kids in every kind of after school activity, it’s no wonder. Americans are drawn to shortcuts.
And it is only getting worse. Know how I know? The crossbow is now legal in 12 states and coming to my state of NC.
Sorry for sounding so pessimistic. But here is my answer : Less TV, more books, grow a garden, play with your kids instead of sending them to soccer.
in reply to: Instinctive Shooting: Practice Distances #37642Patrick,
What you are experiencing is only natural. A few shots at your normal range should zero you in again.
I don’t do much long range shooting. For me anything over 20 yds is long range. But what I do like to do is never take the same shot twice in a row.
Try an experiment where you shoot at 15 yds, then move back to 20 yds, then back to 15 then out to 25, etc. Never taking the same shot twice, even if you screw one up.
I find this helps to keep various ranges normalized in the old noggin.
in reply to: Brass insert preventing failure? #363803Rivers now sells an external footing for carbon shafts. It is made of aluminum and not very long. But for the price and simplicity, it might help.
They sell brass tubes at the hobby stores that come in a myriad of diameters. I keep planning on walking in there with my arrow and finding out which fits best. But I never get around to it.
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