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Old 01-17-2009 | 08:35 AM
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gleason.chapman
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I live in a small town in the country and have been shooting ML's for almost 20 years. From my first Poor Boy with a patched round ball that killed a-lot of Deer to my first inline, I thought I knew it all about ML's. You can all laugh but the first time I took out the old Poorboy my Father in law said ( dont shoot downhill or the ball will roll out of the barrel) I believed him! And when the first buck walked under my stand I did'nt shoot in fear of the ball rolling out. After I told my Father in law what happened and waht I did and he laughed I knew I had been fooled, I thought he was serious! Well those days have passed and from then on I graduated to inlines and what was available at the local Wal-Mart. I got My fist CVA and it shot good and it killed deer, that was all that matted right? First off Im a die hard Bowhunter and believe in the Traditional Hunt experiance. I spent many hours tuning my bow for the perfact arrow and broad head, field tip combo, then when I found what worked I used it and was good and placed in the top 10 at the Indoor World Championships in Atlantc City and 4th in the Canadian World Championships. Back to ML's...do I really need to go through all the same stuff I did with my bow to get good, to get good with my ML? If what Im using now, and it works, do I need to keep trying different powders, different sabots, ect...if what I use now works? All I ever used were TC 240gr. mag xpress sabots and 150gr. of Pyrodox and they grouped well, and killed a-lot of impresive bucks. Should I experiment with different sabots and powders or just stay with what works? I joined this forum to see what other people had to say about what they used and shot and from what I see you guy's are really high tec and are really into all the new and improved stuff. Should I stay with the same old loads or experiment? I dont want to beat myself up trying this and that if what I got works. When I was buying new Bow's every year I just had to have the newest and best bow but after awhile I let a-lot of good bows that were accurate and forgiving and killed deer go to the next lowest buyer only to find out my new bow that was much more was'nt as good as everyone said, or I thought it would be. So I finally kept my old Hoyt and have had it for 10 years now and it never let me down. Dont get me wrong I like new and improved, I just bought 2 CVA ACCURA's and plan on keeping them for a-long time. How much better can better get. Do we have to keep up with the Jones's or just keep what works and use it. Im for the (KISS) method..Keep it Simple Stupid. So should I try this new powder, this new sabot or just use what works? I dont mind cleaning My ML after shooting a nice Buck, so what If I spend 2 hours cleaning it, should I get a better powder that is easier to cleen, it cleans up just as nicenow as the new powder when Im done.Plus I can relive the hunt while Im doing it. Or should I try new sabots that dont group well and spend a-lot of money trying them to find out what I used was better to begin with?I'd rather think of new way's to out smart the next 150 class buck than to worry about what's gonna go in my ML next. So what do you all think, should I try this and that if what I use now works, or just go Hunting and be Happy?
The Scriptures say that the "Eyes are the Window to the heart".They also say to"guard your heart because it is the wellspring of life" (Proverbs 4:23). Your gonna find "hot rodders" on here, "practical pig" on here, old foks with money to spend on here, young folks with no money (lots of kids and a wife) and all folks in between.We are talkin' about MLers and what works for them, nomarketing, just what we think about various things.My recommendation is you stay with where you are on bullets, guns, powers and loads and just contribute tothis board with yourwisdom--and since your a bow hunter, you got a lot.The only difference between abow hunter and a MLer hunter is about 70 yards of extra range.Thereis no pressure to do Blackhorn or any other thing. Just check your desire at the door before you enter this "shopping mall"--don't try to keep up with the fads of anything,just contribute. Welcome and Best Wishes,
Chap
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