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in reply to: Silencers #24313

I have used two methods with success. #1 is to measure the string, divide by 4 and place the broadheads at that distance from either tip. #2 (per Rick Barbee) is to place the silencers 10-1/2″ from either tip.

Both seem to work. #2 is faster as the silencers travel less distance and therefore add less drag.

You can figure the resonance and place the silencers at the anti-nodes to maximize efficiency . . . or use either of the above methods.

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in reply to: Cresting and Pictures #20676

The Sharpies are permament markers – just plain. The cresting lines are Pilot metallic ink pens (both from Staples). I get MinWax wipe on polyurethane (satin) from Lowes.

Note that I crest OVER one coat of the MinWax with the Sharpies, add another poly coat and then do the metallic pens for striping. The Poly will wipe off the Pilot ink otherwise.

For fletching I use Duco cement and have not lost a feather in rain or snow.

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in reply to: Cresting and Pictures #19747

I used to do the paint dip and lacquer. But have lately switched to stains, Sharpie and Pilot pens and wipe-on Polyurethane finish. Much less odor and much easier.

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in reply to: 40# for hunting? #19735

Something like this?

“Hello boy, you are Norwegian or Swedish? If yes, here you set the traditional bow and arrow shopaholics in Norway? It looks like you have good equipment and experience. Say something if you have multiple sporsmaal(?).”

Last word didn’t translate.

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in reply to: arrow material #10889

Me either. I suppose the reason is increased accuracy. But I understand carbons are more durable.

Still, traditions are what is handed down . . . and I was handed wood arrows.

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in reply to: Glue #8514

I’ve switched to Duco for fletching and nocks and Ferr-L-Tite continues to be ny head cement. No complaints with either on cedar or fir shafts with MinWax Polyurethane wipe-on finish.

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in reply to: Less of Dave Petersen, please! #63853

You’ll have to come up with an alias. 😀

Never sick of seeing your name. Who wants to hear from a hunter of scruffy birdfeeder robbing whitetails in NY when we have The Man Made of Elk to contribute?

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in reply to: Off Season Gear Storage #62802

I have a big closet in the cellar for all my hunting clothes. WAY too early to put them away as small-game doesn’t end until the end of February. And then there’s still stumping to be had.

The shooting gear: I shoot every day either indoors or out all year round so that never gets put away.

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in reply to: Well Placed Shot #62795

I understand just what you’re saying. I tried – for a while – to master a 70# recurve. It spit arrows out with blazing speed; but not always where I intended. In heavy clothes or from odd body postures even worse. I’m hovering around 50# now with my favored hunting bows and the deer still fall to a shot in the lungs.

It all depends on “a well placed shot” regardless of the bow’s (and hunter’s) strength.

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in reply to: Your First Few Years Into Trad Bowhunting? #58077

Growing up I shot barebow and single-pin light target bows. When I got married ( and moved out of town) I decided t hunt. At that time (1980) no one had stickbows for sale and I bought a compound. I could hit tennis balls at 45 yards . . . but missed deer at 15 yards! After two years of goof ups, spooking deer with aluminum arrows that drew like violin bows, picking the wrong pin, shooting with the “range finder” sight instead of the pin, many, many misses I gave up on bowhunting.

Then I met a friend through sailboats (traditional wood) that turned out to be a champion archer and bowhunter. He mentored me and gave me a copy of “Traditional Bowhunter” (the one published by Harvey & Caroline Overshiner that predated the T.J. Conrads version) and bought a Dick Palmer longbow. MUCH BETTER. Nothing to go wrong. I could also go out stump shooting without crimping expensive aluminum arrows.

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in reply to: 2012 Season Success Photos #57146

Prairie Prowler wrote: Charlie– Do you actually notch your bow? I considered it once, but just can’t bare the thought of intentionally scratching mine.

No. 😳 Just an expression. Though I do add the occasional nick, ding and acratch that serve as well.

I understand there exists “out there” a Red Wing Hunter with many notches that used to belong to Barry (Gene?) Wensel

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in reply to: 2012 Season Success Photos #57064

Put another notch in my beloved 1966 Browning Explorer with an eight-point that had snapped off his left side just past the browtine. 130 gr Stos on a Douglas fir full tapered shaft.

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in reply to: To Heck With Deer… #56143

Good fun. I hope to get out tomorrow – we just got dumped on and have a lot of fresh snow.

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in reply to: Cabin to cabin #53787

From our cabin back at you for a blessed Christmas and joyous Holiday season!

Even the stove looks familiar!

Sheesh – we’ve even added one of those heat powered fans! Great minds . . .

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in reply to: Rick Welch #52701

archer38 wrote: When I first picked up a recurve (about a year ago) I did a search on-line and stumbled onto a fellow named Rick Welch.His teachings helped me a great deal and I still reference him in many aspects of my shooting. Just wondering if anyone else on here knows of him or has ever shot one of his Dakota Bows.

Not familiar with him. I have read two of Asbell’s books and admire him (though his style is “hunched up” IMHO). I follow Larry Whiffen for shooting atyle. Much more upright form.

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