Hey Bob, how are you????

Where are you ordering your Hawkins from, Cabela's??

I was thinking of ordering their Hawkins kit and building one, but I need a new job first or my wife will shoot me with my Traditions flint.

Are you OK with the 1 and 48 twist or are you getting a slower or faster twist in the barrell? Also, I started shooting the PowerBelts in my Traditions and had really good groups, plus the deer I shot with it went down.

Let me tell you what happened.... I was hunting in the land next to mine which I am a club member also. I went scouting first with snow on the ground and found where they were eating some grass. So I setup just inside the woods and waited, an afternoon hunt. Just as the sun started going down, a doe appears but behind a small tree. I bring up my Deerhunter and waited for her to take a step forward. She then decides to trot back towards where she came but at an angle away, probably busted me. So I follow her with the rifle and shoot not wanting to loose her. Once the smoke clears, I see a tail down and I knew I had her, than 2 smaller deer were looking my way. I hit her high in the back and broke her spine, lost only a little of the back straps. I waited a little while but she hadn't died so I dispatched her.

This was my last hunt, sorry we didn't get together again. My wife drove me nuts again this year, the weather wasn't that good, and only hunted near home.
I'm going to start hunting again with the Bow and could use some pointers, maybe we get together in the Spring or Summer, do a little fishing, and you could give me some pointers since I have the same bow as you.

T