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i want to thank my dad for passing on the archery gene! i always heard he was a great archer and bowhunter from him and other guys, and remember his collection of robinhoods from 15+ years ago when he hung up the bow.

today was my first day of shooting with the new Reflex Highlander as many of you know. after getting decint groups at 10, 15 and even measurable groups at 20yds i figured it was time to dial in the pins. id shoot a group and take a break and adjust. i was trying to get my top pin dialed dead on at 15yds. seems like a good starting point for the time being. ill let the pics speak for them selves.....

heres a pic of the new rig..bad pic..batteries were dying on me

ill let these pics speak for them selves.....

although you guys will cry beginners luck im actually impressed with myself thus far. i havent steppedback passed 20yds yet but im working on the pins right now...i should have known not to shoot more then one arrow at a target point..i had many touching arrows...i dont shoot upto par with you guys yet.....but im on my way!! practice makes perfect.....but that was a sickening sound i knew something went wrong. my first thought was holy chit i hit the fence!

will my 2nd arrow be fine to shoot??? i inspected it and it looks fine after i pulled it out of the first arrow..and pulled the inside of the first arrow off....it looks ok? no cracks or spilts..insert wasnt pushed back or anything because of the bag target...the arrows never come out the back of the bag...that second arrow pushed the first through...i bet id have 2 busted arrowsif i was shooting a stiff target....

i am also emailing the pics to huntersfriend and thanking them for the job well done. i know its only 15yds but i think thats good for never touching a bow before.........

Come on Mauser - I think you're blowing smoke up our butts here. Did you find a picture of a shafted arrow online somewhere and claim it as your own????? LOL

Just kidding - glad to hear the shooting is going well for you. I knew you'd be fine.

I'll guarantee you one thing right now. On the night of Friday, September 29, you won't sleep a wink. You'll just lay there, staring at that miserable alarm clock, watching and waiting for wakeup call.

I guess this is your official "Welcome" to Bowhunting Addicts Anonymous. Have a seat while we impatiently wait for September 30... Tick.... Tick.... Tick...

HOLY SH*T! How did you manage that? I believe a congrats is in order.....although I'm never sure if congrats is the correct word to say when you've just put $20 in the garbage.

That is some impressive shooting...especially with it being your first day with the bow!

GONGRATS MAN! Keep up the good work and shoot a big one this year!

Good shooting and congrats on getting your bow! I know the wait had to be tough, and like QS said the wait on that long night before the opener is gonna be a tough one too!

Awsome buddy, I'll tell you one thing, there is no such thing as luck when it comes to archery, there is only skill! The pics speak for themselves and I would say you are off to an amazing start. Keep practicing and you'll have no problems being ready come Sept. 30th. For your first year of archery I would keep your shots at 25 yards or less and you should have no problem putting some venison on the ground.

Heh heh...It's over for you buddy! Your life will never be the same.......;):D:)

I've been shooting a bow for 24 years and have never shafted (robined) an arrow. I have broken nocks but never what you just did, And I'm a pretty darn good shooter when I want to be. What can I say except congrats my man and welcome to the brotherhood of the arc. You will love deer hunting more now than you ever imagined before. Wecould usea few million more guys just like you in this sport.

So, how you like that Highlander? Junk, ain't it? [&:]:D

Congrats man, nice shootin'. :)

thanx guys....you all made me feel great. all you fellow PA boys are right...the night before the opener i wont catch a minute of sleep. im pumped already. i gota get my arse in the woods here quick! after i get myself shooting decint im going to spend half my time scouting and half of it shooting. i wont lie i have yet to step foot in the woods looking for deer this year. but i got alot of old faithful spots already on the hitlist. i see no reason to go chase them around and get all sweaty when i already have a VERY good idea of where they will be. i will do my part and scout but i dont need to get gung hoe and get permission and all that...i been hunting the same spots since i was 12...ALOT of mental notes of where rublines, scrape lines, buck sightings etc...i gota final check it all pre season and pick trees and hope for the best. im excited...

txrookie...that week wait after the order was a KILLER. these last few years been a killer wishin i had a bow when im sittin there with a shotgun watching nice rackers within typical bow range.

buckmagnet.....thanx for more of the tips. ill definently keep them in mind...for being a younger guy you sure know your stuff...

mo.....yep....its a piece of crap....i started the day with 12 arrows...ended it with 11....any bow that will shoot arrows into your arrows is garbage....i better give it away...nah why curse someone else....ill throw it into the river...

i agree im now a changed person/hunter already. although its only day 1 the same thing happened when i bought my flintlock. a whole new joy and love and passion. this is a fire noone can put out. im that kinda guy..when i like something and im good at it you cant stop me from doing it. i cant wait to be in the woods with the bow this season. just hope i have the cash for a climber. i may be totin ladder stands with me!! lol. i should be able to swing it. i think i get 2 checks before i go back to school then they will owe me a weeks pay. till bow season im going to try to work 2-3 days a week on weekends just to stash hunting gas money, new hunting gear etc. i got a list right now. inspection, registration, oil change, insurance, cellphone, books etc...so ill have to swing it....but i swung the bow when it was lookin impossible....

Wow.... I totally missed this thread!!! [&:]

CONGRATULATIONS, Mauser.... That is incredible!![8D]

You have an excellent bow... Looks oddly familiar! ;)

very good shooting mauser very good shooting indeed.:):):):):):)
well come to AA
Archers Anonimous over one million uncurable

mauser, I have been obsessed and had a burning passion for archery since I first picked up a bow. I spent my weekends shooting and reading up on archerywhen all my schoolmates were out partying. I gotta thank alot of guys on this board like Matt/PA, PABowhntr, DavidMil, AussieGuy, WWAG, BigJohn, JeffB, ect... as these guys posts and tips helped me out. I see that same passion in each of your posts and I am truly glad to see you finally got yourself a bow. The door has been opened, welcome to a whole new world :D I am rooting for you this year, I see it know, a 130" 10 point buck laying dead at your feet with your bow placed across its stomach. Good luck buddy:D

thanx guys. confidence is a big part of me. thats what makes me or breaks me. when i first got a flintlock i couldnt put it down. mainly because it was new and i had to build confidence and because the smell of burnt black powder has effects similar to crack! lol...but im finding the same true with archery already. you guys build my confidence and i go in the back yard to prove it. i shot about another 50 or so shots this evening after work. dialed in my top pin and found out its deadly from 10-20yds away. yes i shot a few bullseyes at 20yds away. i noticed its alot harder to hold the pin dead on at 20yds away but im working upto it. then ill work on beyond. i dont plan to shoot far this year at deer(and maybe a turkey if one is so foolish as to walk by my stand in season!) but i think that will build confidence as well.

i know i got alot of work to go but im surprising myself. today when i first started shooting it took me a little to get into the groove. i shot about 15 shots before i decided to adjust the sights. then by 35 or so i was dialed in a shot a few more to make sure, then stepped back to 20yds.

i cant wait for fall im pumped already. i too have ALL of you guys to thank. i couldnt done this without you guys. i stepped into this with no guidance except you guys. i gota get someone to take a pic of me at full draw. i think my form is good from all the reading and pics but i gota make sure. i think my draw legnth is perfect as well.

buck...im going to give it all i can this fall. big buck....tasty doe....tag soup i dont care...atleast im in the fall woods with a bow instead of that danged ole shotgun i carried for 7yrs. i used to die watching nice racker bucks walk withing bow range of me every year. i cant wait. i know bowhunting will be a new game all in itself for me but atleast ill be out there. out of the 10 i killed atleast half were within bow range. i hunt close quarters alot when i stand hunt. thats the funnest kinda hunting. you know they are close when they fill a 3x scope! thats my kinda hunting..thats why i picked up bowhunting. that and because fall i alwwwways see bucks i wish i could have a chance at..

ill keep you all updated on my shooting and hunting. once again thank you all.......and thanks dad for passing on the archery gene. i showed him last night but he been working doubles the passed few days so he was between shifts and not in the best of moods. i cant wait to show him when hes not tired and in a bad mood. i think hes off tomarrow. he will be impressed with my shooting..im trying my best not to blow out another arrow!lol i been shooting the targets on my target instead of shooting groups. i found that if im doing everything right my shots land on each of the targets as it would in a group. all of them in the same general area of the individual targets.

Who's yer daddy!!, nice shootin.

Congrats
Thats some pretty good shooting, looks like your a chip off the old block.

Good shooting. Them arrows are too expensive to be Robinhooding them, you need to spot shoot and save your money:D.

BEGGINERS LUCK!!!

hehe just kidding, looks like you are locked and loaded for bow season, good job and good luck.

I guess it was good shooting... You missed the red dead centerexactlay the same way... twice.

The important thing is that you are consistant and both thos e shots would kill a deer.

rick.....thats what i started doing after that was spot shooting each individual target. i found i can still read my shots and adjust my pins if i do my part correctly. if im shooting low all the shots will still be low etc....lesson learned! lab hunter....your right it was consistant shooting just about an inch low. that happend WHILE i was dialing in my pin. i now got it pretty dialed in and am cutting that 1 inch squares and circles every time i do my part correctly.

just got off work....time to get out there and let some fly! i might have robinhooded an arrow, but i got alot of work ahead of me. i gota start adding some range. hopefully tomarrow i can get a second pin dialed in. tonight im just going to keep practicing at 10-20yds. i was doing alright last night and put a few shots in the bullseye of the targets. but i gota get myself better so i dont have them fewwww shots i jerk or pull it and send one a bit off. i think ill get there. i cant wait for bow season!!

sweet shooting you got to love huntersfriend:D