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All things Archery
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windingwinds
Plinker
The lighted nocks ary greatly in quality. My special pink Lumenok that I was so excited about........extremely hard to insert and when I did, used the arrow and it never activated. I won't be buying another. (when I tested it before I even shot it was hard to shut off also)
My son has a Nocturnal arrow, easy to turn off but he has not tried it in the field yet.
As to P&Y........aka Pope and Young, or even Boone and Crockett measuring systems.......not all of us are interested in being a member of those "clubs". Every deer is a trophy to me personally.
My son has a Nocturnal arrow, easy to turn off but he has not tried it in the field yet.
As to P&Y........aka Pope and Young, or even Boone and Crockett measuring systems.......not all of us are interested in being a member of those "clubs". Every deer is a trophy to me personally.
I would think at 65 lbs you would be good taking a deer out to 40 yards. I shoot 62 lbs on mine and at 27 yards my arrow blew through a doe and made a nice hole in her exiting shoulder blade and was sticking a few inches into the ground. When I practice out to 50 yards from a stand the arrow arcs a little but It still zooming.
With that said I prob won't ever attempt anything over 40 if that.
As far as lighted nocs...I second the nocturnals. I bought one and it was reliable in testing on/off. I just couldn't get it to group well so I scrapped it.
With that said I prob won't ever attempt anything over 40 if that.
As far as lighted nocs...I second the nocturnals. I bought one and it was reliable in testing on/off. I just couldn't get it to group well so I scrapped it.
wouldn't know, never taken a buck before.
Thought I'd mention in case someone didn't know.
Nice Rigs DEC.
I'll hopefully have my new bow by the end of the year. I wanted it for this season, but there's always something that comes up.
I've never shot an Elite bow before. They look good, and I haven't heard anything bad about em.
dcary7
I'll hopefully have my new bow by the end of the year. I wanted it for this season, but there's always something that comes up.
I've never shot an Elite bow before. They look good, and I haven't heard anything bad about em.
dcary7
My daughter shoots a Diamond Edge with a Apache Drop away rest. We built a string out of BCY 452X and what a difference that made in the bow! That is a great bow she is shooting 54lb and running ICS bowhunters 500 spine 100 gr tip at 250fps. The 2 color string changes the look of the bow big time.
Good luck and shoot straight
jmiller676
Master
My simple, yet effective setup. 
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jmiller676
Master
I know guys that do nap'd BHs.I make my own arrows...except for the shafts. The crest is a crest my dad has used for 30+ years so it's something I like to keep.
thoroughbred
Sharpshooter
Personally I think the lighted nocks are awesome, but only if they are working which is not that often. Mine constantly are unreliable and probably not really worth it unless you don't care about the money, I also think they are way overpriced.
I have seen a few guys psoting about getting into archery. I wonder if we have a experienced shooter or an actual archery shop member who could start a post detailing what goes on with a new bow setup. Aside from getting the rest center shot/timing spot on It might be helpful to see things like tiller etc described..
For those who want to set their own up and others who want to get an idea what they pay 60 bucks to a shop for to do the setup.
For those who want to set their own up and others who want to get an idea what they pay 60 bucks to a shop for to do the setup.
something like that would be good if we had AN ARCHERY FORUM!!!!
BTW welcome to my "we need an archery forum" campaign. Please post archery related questions and comments to this sticky so the mods can see the need for the forum, I know it is almost impossible to follow anything in this sticky, so hopefully we will have a more suitable place to post here soon.
I think that's also an excellent idea. Discussing some of the actual components and things to look for in your equipment to keep people informed, supporting their local proshops for the CORRECT reasons, and enjoying this sport would be very beneficial.
I can talk about this regarding the Oneida style of bow and the bows we are building, but a "wheel bow" is foreign to me and I would love to educate myself more about them.
I can talk about this regarding the Oneida style of bow and the bows we are building, but a "wheel bow" is foreign to me and I would love to educate myself more about them.
windingwinds
Plinker
Does a apple tree bow with baling twine as string count? I think it got 20 fps lol.
C'mon Mods, we need a forum!!!
C'mon Mods, we need a forum!!!
I haven't as of yet. Been looking into it a bit though. I'll probably try in the next couple years unless I get more time free sooner.
I have designed and built a compound bow (or 4). Still need to get the videos up (which would go great in their own FORUM!). Got a few minor details we're working out, shoots great! Posted a picture several pages back. Never really dabbled in the trad bows yet, but always thought it would be fun.
