[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Longbow speed #63861

You are asking for something that can’t be given. Every bow is different.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Longbow speed #52091

wojo14 wrote: Holy crap balls!!…

Well said 😯

If you shoot a 350 grain arrow out of a hundred pound bow, you are essentially dry firing the bow. Nothing to learn from that exercise.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #52057

Nice! So did you follow Big Jim’s method? Did you use his glass/carbon wrap?

I’ve been thinking about trying it with the fiberglass wrap available at Lowes or Home Depot for like ten bucks.

Nice job!

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Longbow speed #41242

Sompin’ ain’ right…. Either you are shooting a bow that pulls eighty some pounds, or your crono was off.

Lets assume you are pulling eighty some pounds, then you have no business shooting a 350 grain arrow out of it. Shooting such a light arrow out of a heavy bow will damage it.

Additionally, a bow can shoot only so fast, no matter how light or heavy the arrow. If the arrow you are shooting is shooting well, it is a sure killer. One hundred and eighty feet per second is nothing to sneeze at. And throwing all that mass it will go through anything.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Good Rasp #45235

Hoof rasps are great on wood. Glass kills them though….

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Muzzy Phantom 4 Blade #31495

alexbugnon wrote: … I missed and the broadhead exploded in pieces when it hit a soft pine tree. I stopped trusting them after that…

Some years ago I used a blade of similar design and had exact same experience and response.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Looking for a mentor Oregon. #31477

Small world. My next door neighbor, Rob Bowers, is now the business manager for that magazine….

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #17933

There is nothing better than a “morning stumping stroll” Nice pictures!

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Mountain Cuisine? #62482

I’ve only done a couple hunts that required freeze dried food. But I have to say that I thought it was pretty tasty.

I expect that when you are in the process of toting that heavy back pack through the thin air and starting to get hungry, you might not have the same opinion of the freeze dried food that you have now. My opinion is that they are easy, safe, light, simple to prepare, and FULL of calories. Yea baby. I’ll pay for that 😯

The real challenge is water.

Get one of those filter water bottles that you can fill up with muck from an elk wallow and suck out cool clear water. Best thing ever. And you need a pump style filter too for cooking and whatnot.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #28348

I think that little sprout was done-for before big mama thumped him…

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Just my take #62770

Mad Dog Mike wrote: Just completed 144,,,yes, that is 12 doz handmade Sitka spruce arrows….

When you say handmade, does that mean you doweled the shafts yourself? If so, where did you get the wood?

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Just my take #51694

The ethics of driving all over the desert leaving a trail of destruction behind you – questionable at best.

The ethics of shooting rabbit ears off – not questionable, just bad.

But that was then, and this is now. So I don’t hold it against the boys. In fact, I sure would like to have been on a few of those adventures!

But knowing you, that’s probably not what you were talking about. Is it Ralph. I get all twisted up in your words and fall down 😳 🙄

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Just my take #39893

I just read an interesting recollection about going jack rabbit hunting with the Wilhelm brothers in their desert mobile. They hunted jack rabbits like we hunt carp, by standing on a platform and driving along.

Anyway, I guess they got tired of killing jack rabbits, so they just shot them in the ear. Not bad eh? Shooting I mean, ethics aside. Running rabbit from a moving vehicle.

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: Longbow speed #39812

those are some good numbers! A longbow with a 10 inch brace height? Sounds strange to me. That Draw force curve looks like a recurve curve to me.

Those hybrids sure look good on paper don’t they? Fast bows and fast women, every time I go chasen’ after one, I get slapped 😳

[Stephen Graf]

in reply to: My new Longbow arrived today! #39739

Cameron wrote: … It will be my first attempt at a take-down sleeve similar to the BW design…

I’ve watched Big Jim’s video on making the sleeve. Thought about trying it myself. Take some pictures as you go in case you want to share. Sure would like to hear how it goes….

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