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Would you consider it overkill?

Old 03-16-2008 | 07:20 PM
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Nothing on my bows that I would consider overkill...espicially my right handed bow.
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Old 03-16-2008 | 10:41 PM
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I don't really need five pins with 20 feet of wrapped fiber.

I don't really need the lightest weight peep available on the market.

I don't really need a fall away rest.

I don't really need an STS.

I suppose I could get rid of quite a bit and still kill animals just as effectively.
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Old 03-17-2008 | 04:21 AM
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heck, id say most of our whole rigs are over kill...the past proves we dont need what we have to hunt....

but based on a "typical" bow hunting rig, id say my viper sights are probably overkill....010 pins and an extention just isnt really needed for a 20yd shot on a deer IMO...but, i love my sights!
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Old 03-17-2008 | 06:38 AM
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Let's see. I don't use sights. I shoot fingers and use a simple flipper rest, although arthritis flare-ups are making me lean toward hunting with a release now. Sometimes I've got a stabilizer on the bow. My arrows run about 560 grains with 5" feathers and wear cut on contact 2-blade broadheads. Even when I'm using my compound, I'm still shooting traditional. So, nope. No overkill.
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Old 03-17-2008 | 06:44 AM
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The only thing about my setup that is overkill is the guy behind the arrow. I mean seriously, it's just not fair.
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Old 03-17-2008 | 07:44 AM
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I am sure there are things on my Bow that are actually overkill, but none I would part with. $200 sight for one thing. 1st sight I ever played with was a painted toothpick taped on my bow.

Kids will do what they have toKilled my 1st rabbit with that Bow too.

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