Hi all,

My CB is homemade, based on a Barnett recurve prod. (11" draw at about 170#).

I"m new to CBs, and in my country this is a non-existing area. So I have no points of refference as to the performance of my CB. I"d appreciate any pointers here. I was thinking:

1. What sort of accuracy would be considered reasonable, and what is unaccepted?

2. The few bolts I haveare 2216, 20", 415 grain (tipped with 100gr Muzzy). Would you suggest any alterations, like shortening? Please note that I cant get new bolts, so I cant just "try and see".

3. How can I measure velocity/energy without a chronograph? Are there tables or formulas that translateACTUAL trajectory to velocity?

Any other points on evaluating and/or tuningwill be appreciated.

Thanks,
Yuv