How do you define "effective range?"
09-10-2008, 02:36 PM
#21
Dominant Buck
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
Don I promise I wasn't being argumentative. I just feel like there's times whenmy effective range "floats". I can tell you it's gotten shorter rather than longer .....the more I do this. That's for certain.
09-10-2008, 02:42 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
Effective Range: The distance your bow can shoot an arrow with enough force to penetrate into the game you are hunting.
that would be the effective range......what ever Ethical Range you have will just shorten the distance.
that would be the effective range......what ever Ethical Range you have will just shorten the distance.
09-10-2008, 02:46 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Flushing Michigan
Posts: 2,355
RE: How do you define "effective range?"
Get your hunting clothes on.
Screw on your broadeads.
Climb your treestand, and place a 3d target at 30 yards.
You get ONE arrow.
If you hitBOTH lungs I'll give you $100.
If you MISS the lungs, YOU give ME $1,000.
Would you take that bet? If not, 30 yards is beyond your "effective range".
Screw on your broadeads.
Climb your treestand, and place a 3d target at 30 yards.
You get ONE arrow.
If you hitBOTH lungs I'll give you $100.
If you MISS the lungs, YOU give ME $1,000.
Would you take that bet? If not, 30 yards is beyond your "effective range".
09-10-2008, 02:48 PM
#24
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
Well I am a fairly good shot out to 50 yards but I do not practice at that distance too often. I guess it would depend on you and your equipment? I have a 27.5 inch draw at 65 pounds at 264 fps. I am not sure about the KE but I am guessing that it is in the 60's. So I am going to say that my max effective range is 35 yards, personally. Although, I see guys at the range with a 32 inch draw at 70 pounds shooting lasers out to 60 yards all day long.
I guess dirty Harry was right, a man's got to know his limitations.
I guess dirty Harry was right, a man's got to know his limitations.
09-10-2008, 03:04 PM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Cogan Station, PA
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
ORIGINAL: gzg38b
Get your hunting clothes on.
Screw on your broadeads.
Climb your treestand, and place a 3d target at 30 yards.
You get ONE arrow.
If you hitBOTH lungs I'll give you $100.
If you MISS the lungs, YOU give ME $1,000.
Would you take that bet? If not, 30 yards is beyond your "effective range".
Get your hunting clothes on.
Screw on your broadeads.
Climb your treestand, and place a 3d target at 30 yards.
You get ONE arrow.
If you hitBOTH lungs I'll give you $100.
If you MISS the lungs, YOU give ME $1,000.
Would you take that bet? If not, 30 yards is beyond your "effective range".
Interesting way of putting it. I'm not even sure I would take that bet at 20yds (although I'm almost positive I could hit it). Not to say the risk of a monetary loss is greater than wounding a live animal, but your scenario (in my case) wouldn't be a true measurement of my effective range. I'm not a gambling man, or much of a risk taker for that matter
09-10-2008, 03:05 PM
#26
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
If I can see them, im slinging an arrow at them. Just remember, when the deer looks like a dot in the back ground, hold reallllllllllll high.
09-10-2008, 03:07 PM
#27
Dominant Buck
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
ORIGINAL: MGH_PA
Interesting way to look at it
Interesting way of putting it. I'm not even sure I would take that bet at 20yds (although I'm almost positive I could hit it). Not to say the risk of a monetary loss is greater than wounding a live animal, but your scenario (in my case) wouldn't be a true measurement of my effective range. I'm not a gambling man, or much of a risk taker for that matter
ORIGINAL: gzg38b
Get your hunting clothes on.
Screw on your broadeads.
Climb your treestand, and place a 3d target at 30 yards.
You get ONE arrow.
If you hitBOTH lungs I'll give you $100.
If you MISS the lungs, YOU give ME $1,000.
Would you take that bet? If not, 30 yards is beyond your "effective range".
Get your hunting clothes on.
Screw on your broadeads.
Climb your treestand, and place a 3d target at 30 yards.
You get ONE arrow.
If you hitBOTH lungs I'll give you $100.
If you MISS the lungs, YOU give ME $1,000.
Would you take that bet? If not, 30 yards is beyond your "effective range".
Interesting way of putting it. I'm not even sure I would take that bet at 20yds (although I'm almost positive I could hit it). Not to say the risk of a monetary loss is greater than wounding a live animal, but your scenario (in my case) wouldn't be a true measurement of my effective range. I'm not a gambling man, or much of a risk taker for that matter
09-10-2008, 03:09 PM
#28
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Becker County, MN
Posts: 550
RE: How do you define "effective range?"
To me "effective range" is the range that I am VERY confident in making a good clean killing shot on an animial.
Currently I would say my effective range is 30 yards even though I have killed a couple at longer distances.
Currently I would say my effective range is 30 yards even though I have killed a couple at longer distances.
09-10-2008, 03:10 PM
#29
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Flushing Michigan
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
ORIGINAL: cooter144
To me "effective range" is the range that I am VERY confident in making a good clean killing shot on an animial.
Currently I would say my effective range is 30 yards even though I have killed a couple at longer distances.
To me "effective range" is the range that I am VERY confident in making a good clean killing shot on an animial.
Currently I would say my effective range is 30 yards even though I have killed a couple at longer distances.
Would you take the bet I mentioned above, since your effective range is 30 yards?
09-10-2008, 03:13 PM
#30
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Where the big deer are from, seminole county FL
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RE: How do you define "effective range?"
for me, my Effective range is 35 yards, but i am the most comfortable at 25 and under, but unless i am having a bad day at 35, i can keep it in i would say 4 or 5" circle which to me is fine