Arrows sticking?
 

Yesterday was my first 3d shoot ever, and I had a great time. The only thing put a damper on things was my arrows were very hard to pull out of the targets. The other guys arrows that I was shooting with, werent' nearly as hard. Mine were the only ones that were camoflaughed, would that make a difference? I have read once before about using some soap to help with easier removal? Does anyone have any other ideas or what kind of soap to use? Thanks in advance.

LAHUNTER

RE: Arrows sticking?
 

wax the arrows or use vasoline on the first third of the arrow.

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Carry a small bar or piece of soap run it on 1st 3" of shaft before each shot. It' s all I use never have a problem pulling. It also prevents getting in a rush, for me any way. Try it not as messy as grease (vasoline) and real inexspensive.Hope this helps!!

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Smooth/shiny and camo arrows are a real pain to pull out of 3D targets. I Shoot uncoated (dull finish) arrows for 3D and they pull out much easier than the guys with the coated arrows (i.e Beman ICS hunters).

Another thing you can do is to put on an oversided tip. This punches a larger hole in the target and limits penetration a bit.

I shot 3D this weekend and did not need arrow lube once.

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Maybe try string wax, since you already have it in your bowhunting supplies.
Mike,-

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If they are beaman camo hunter' s forget it. I don' t care what you put on them they ain' t comin out easy. Made my 3D partner buy different ones cause they were too hard to pull out... told him to put those camo ones away until huntin season... :)

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car wax

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My father-in-law uses this neat little tool. It looks like a small peice of PVC pipe (approx 12in) with a hole cut the size of an arrow in one of the end caps. Inside is a sponge material that also has a hole the size: a bit smaller than the arrow in it. The sponge then is wet (not saturated) with liquid silicone (should be able to buy it at any hardware store). Check between brands, but most good silicone should be virtually scentless if you were going to use the same arrows for hunting.

You then insert the field point tip of the arrow in the hole at the one end, thus coating the tip and part of the shaft in a very thin layer of silicone. One coat should last you for about 4 or so shots per arrow.

The arrows are sooooooooo easy to pull out after the initial coating.

Also, invest in a nice Arrow puller.

This seems to work quite well for him. Try it out.

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Just another idea,ivory dish soap.;)

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KY Jelly.:D

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Thanks for the replies and advice. I will try " some" of these different tricks to see which one works best.

benhuntin,
I may get some weird looks if someone saw me walking around the woods my bow some camo and a tube of ky. I may try the others first and use that one as a LAST resort.

Thanks agian.

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Ben, LA,

I think the KY is to make the shaft go IN easier, not come OUT. ;)

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Man this KY thing is getting good, I wonder what a game warden would say if he saw you aproaching your kill with a tube of KY in hand????[:o][:o][:o]

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I have encountered that some arrows will begin to get a bit of target build up on them if not kept lubed. I also find the arrows to pull much easier from Rinehart targets and much harder to pull from the Mckenzie targets. We usually shoot two 3D shoots a week so weve had a lot of practice to find what works best for us.
I use a arrow lube tube there are various ones and pvc pipe home made ones etc..... My lube tube is filled with a absorbant dense foam, I fill mine with SPRAY PAM COOKING SPRAY works well for me, and a carved piece of IVORY BAR SOAP IN THE LUBE TUBE works well also.;) A good arrow puller is a good investment also to help in ease for pulling arrows from their targets.

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you will find that those arrow tubes are very expensive, around 10 to 15 bucks for just a piece of pvc. This year my buddy made 3 of them for the same price as one in the stores. I twas simple all he did was use some pvc pipe with end caps on each end he only glued one end on while the other end he drilled a hole large enough to fit an arrow through and then took some foam and placed it inside. We then used some liquid silicone for the lubricant. It works great. We just took some camo tape and taped the main body and spraypainted the endcaps green or brown. We then bought some clips just like the clips that are on golf towells and places that around it and then used a simple snap hook to connect the lube tube to our quiver.