IT BLEW UP!!!!
03-12-2003, 11:32 AM
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IT BLEW UP!!!!
Hey guys,
I just took the MightyMite out to get a few shots in. I shot groups of 3 arrows at 15, 25, 35, 45, and 55 yards. My bow doesn' t have a sight so I was just going with what felt good as far as aiming goes.
Well, at 15 and 25, I had no problem putting them right in the kill zone. I was just aiming with what felt good and it was slingin them in there.
35 and 45 were a bit tricky. Not consistent, but, what do you expect with a bow that doesnt have sights.
Well, I step back to 55 yards and shot my frist arrow. I hit about 4 inches back of the heart. My next shot skimmed the stomach of the deer. My last shot was an interesting one. I was shooting 394 grain Bemans, and, as you all know, I have my MightyMite set at 30" draw and 72# draw weight. The bow is entirely bare right now until my tech guy gets back to work (he injured himself and hasn' t been at the pro-shop). I had all my accessories on that were on the MT Sport, but, I took them off because the rest of my stuff should be comming in tommorow. Well, anyways, I draw back, and hold where I feel is right. I let the arrow go, and BOOOOOOOM!!!! My jaw hit the floor. My arrow blew up on the target. I know it is pushing alot of speed and KE, but, man.... Well, I went down and took a look at my target. Here, I hit the front leg, where the solid steel rod that goes into the ground meets the leg. I smacked right into it, and, well, Mr. Beman is no more.
It was just pretty funny, that was the first Beman I have had blow up on me. But, I guess an arrow traveling at speeds that high going right into a solid steel rod will tend to get a little damage.
I just took the MightyMite out to get a few shots in. I shot groups of 3 arrows at 15, 25, 35, 45, and 55 yards. My bow doesn' t have a sight so I was just going with what felt good as far as aiming goes.
Well, at 15 and 25, I had no problem putting them right in the kill zone. I was just aiming with what felt good and it was slingin them in there.
35 and 45 were a bit tricky. Not consistent, but, what do you expect with a bow that doesnt have sights.
Well, I step back to 55 yards and shot my frist arrow. I hit about 4 inches back of the heart. My next shot skimmed the stomach of the deer. My last shot was an interesting one. I was shooting 394 grain Bemans, and, as you all know, I have my MightyMite set at 30" draw and 72# draw weight. The bow is entirely bare right now until my tech guy gets back to work (he injured himself and hasn' t been at the pro-shop). I had all my accessories on that were on the MT Sport, but, I took them off because the rest of my stuff should be comming in tommorow. Well, anyways, I draw back, and hold where I feel is right. I let the arrow go, and BOOOOOOOM!!!! My jaw hit the floor. My arrow blew up on the target. I know it is pushing alot of speed and KE, but, man.... Well, I went down and took a look at my target. Here, I hit the front leg, where the solid steel rod that goes into the ground meets the leg. I smacked right into it, and, well, Mr. Beman is no more.
It was just pretty funny, that was the first Beman I have had blow up on me. But, I guess an arrow traveling at speeds that high going right into a solid steel rod will tend to get a little damage.
03-12-2003, 11:38 AM
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RE: IT BLEW UP!!!!
...and here I thought that your Mighty Mite blew up! You titled this thread in that manner on purpose!
I have never had an arrow explode upon impact before but I bet that was interesting to see.
I have never had an arrow explode upon impact before but I bet that was interesting to see.
03-12-2003, 11:50 AM
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RE: IT BLEW UP!!!!
Hey Frank,
You know I wouldn' t do something like that [>:][>:]
It was funny to say the least, but, as soon as it happened, my stomach dropped. The first thought that crossed my mind was " If an arrow explodes on foam, how am I every going to hunt with this bow." , but hey, I don' t know of any deer that have solid steel beams in them..
You know I wouldn' t do something like that [>:]
[>:]It was funny to say the least, but, as soon as it happened, my stomach dropped. The first thought that crossed my mind was " If an arrow explodes on foam, how am I every going to hunt with this bow." , but hey, I don' t know of any deer that have solid steel beams in them..
03-12-2003, 12:03 PM
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RE: IT BLEW UP!!!!
I had a similar experience with my BK II. Was sighting in, shot over the target and gold tip hit a steel fence post behing the target and the arrow exploded like you said. It is kind of neat but I won' t do it again on purpose.
03-12-2003, 12:16 PM
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RE: IT BLEW UP!!!!
I was shooting 31" Beman ICS Hunter 400' s with a 100 grain field point.
The weight of 394 grains is the total actual weight of the arrow, with the nock and inserts and the 100 grain field point.
The weight of 394 grains is the total actual weight of the arrow, with the nock and inserts and the 100 grain field point.
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