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Doegirl75 03-04-2008 08:44 PM
RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
 
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

ORIGINAL: Doegirl75

ORIGINAL: JoeRE

Wow thats nuts. What are the chances of the arrow ending up like that, and staying there(it definately did not drop on the spot!), in the elephant?

I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.
And no else is going to get total penetration if they hit a rib as big around as your forearm, regardless of KE or arrow weight. I'll go out on limb here and speculate that the lighter weight helped. If he indeed "nick" a rib, then in all likelihood the arrow deflected off the bone and kept going.
That would be where you are totally wrong there. I have a personal friend who broke an elephants ribs going in and coming out on a complete passthrough. He was shooting over a 900 grain arrow out of a 90 lb bow. He said his KE was in the upper 90's but MOMENTUM was way more important here. The HEAVY arrow is what did it!
I'm sorry, I'm just having a hard time swallowing that someone could completely bust through an elephants ribs coming and going out for a complete passthru. Not trying to pick a fight here. I'm just doubtful.

Rob/PA Bowyer 03-04-2008 08:50 PM
RE: Pushing the Limits of Archery (pix fixed)
 
ORIGINAL: Doegirl75

ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

ORIGINAL: Doegirl75

ORIGINAL: JoeRE

Wow thats nuts. What are the chances of the arrow ending up like that, and staying there(it definately did not drop on the spot!), in the elephant?

I will admit I have never seen elephant rib bones....but I highly doubt the arrow hit one, in or out, on that critter while achieving total penitration.
And no else is going to get total penetration if they hit a rib as big around as your forearm, regardless of KE or arrow weight. I'll go out on limb here and speculate that the lighter weight helped. If he indeed "nick" a rib, then in all likelihood the arrow deflected off the bone and kept going.
That would be where you are totally wrong there. I have a personal friend who broke an elephants ribs going in and coming out on a complete passthrough. He was shooting over a 900 grain arrow out of a 90 lb bow. He said his KE was in the upper 90's but MOMENTUM was way more important here. The HEAVY arrow is what did it!
I'm sorry, I'm just having a hard time swallowing that someone could completely bust through an elephants ribs coming and going out for a complete passthru. Not trying to pick a fight here. I'm just doubtful.
Doubtful, oh okay, I'm lying to you. Have a nice day. I'll let my friend know he's full of it and didn't do what actually happened. [&:] WOW.


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