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Forum: Bowhunting
12-17-2012, 03:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,832
Posted By Arthur P

It's called 'freezing' and is a form of target...

It's called 'freezing' and is a form of target panic. I've known a lot of people over the years that have come down with that problem and it can be rough to overcome. Do a web search on target panic...
Forum: Technical
12-16-2012, 05:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,927
Posted By Arthur P

If you go to a machine shop get them to install...

If you go to a machine shop get them to install 10-24 helicoil inserts. If you're anywhere near handy with tools, you can order a 10-24 thread repair kit from Amazon. Helicoil brand costs more but...
Forum: Traditional Archery
12-16-2012, 12:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,416
Posted By Arthur P

In addition to above... Make sure your nock...

In addition to above...

Make sure your nock point is correct. Too low, and the arrow will bounce off the rest.

Make sure you are using arrows the correct spine. Arrows that are too stiff will...
Forum: Technical
02-22-2009, 09:41 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,060
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Pick a a bow....any bow...thing is..

I can't shoot any more, but if I could and decided I needed to update from my '02 ProTec LXPRo, I'd go to the Martin Scepter with the X rigging.
Forum: Technical
02-22-2009, 04:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,452
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Arrow Straightness

According to Pope and Young records, average kill distance for whitetail is 18 yards. If you call that 'normal' hunting range, then I doubt very many people will see an appreciable difference in...
Forum: Traditional Archery
02-19-2009, 10:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,141
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Magic Bow?

Longer arrows are heavier just because of the extra inches. And they have to be stiffer, which also adds weight. That's why so many of us long draw shooters went to overdraws on compounds in the...
Forum: Technical
02-17-2009, 10:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 644
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Just a question

If you don't mind tearing down your hunting rig and setting it up for bowfishing, then tearing down the bowfishing rig and setting it up for hunting again...

Better to get another bow to use...
Forum: Crossbows
02-14-2009, 08:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,382
Posted By Arthur P

RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.

Put a scope on a crossbow. Put a lazer sight on a crossbow. Put any kind of sight you want on a crossbow and there's still a HUMAN that's doing the aiming, cocking, loading and trigger pulling. As...
Forum: Technical
02-14-2009, 07:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,283
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Fletching Tape??

It works great for feathers. Feathers ONLY. It does NOT work with vanes. IMO, that's it's only drawback.

I like several things about tape.

It's easy to apply and fast. Put the feather in...
Forum: Technical
02-14-2009, 07:54 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,576
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Show me a drawboard

You really are out of the loop, cuz draw boards - or tillering boards - have been around for hundreds of years. Here's a video of a guy explaining how to use a tillering board. Of course, he's using...
Forum: Crossbows
02-14-2009, 07:10 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,382
Posted By Arthur P

RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.

I wish my shoulders would allow me to pick up my compound and take up the challenge, sproulman. I really like to drink the proceeds of a good shooting bet. And, as I usually share drinks with the...
Forum: Target Archery
02-14-2009, 07:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,091
Posted By Arthur P

RE: my son and I shot today

Cherish the days, TFOX. They fly by all too fast. I can't wait to shoot with my son again, but he's doing a 2-year tour in Korea with Uncle Sam at the moment.
Forum: Crossbows
02-14-2009, 05:43 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,382
Posted By Arthur P

RE: SCOPES ON CROSSBOWS IN PA.

fastflight, your dissertation is full of inaccuracies and generalizations, long on passion and short on thought. ALL sportsmen, regardless of weapon choice, always have a chance of making a bad shot....
Forum: Traditional Archery
02-14-2009, 05:24 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,250
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Longbow , AFB and Recurve

As far as for hunting and general goofing around with a bow, this is a myth by way of over-generalization. The probable origin of the myth comes from the fact that recurves usually have more mass in...
Forum: Technical
02-12-2009, 08:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 772
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Arrow Spine- watch this vid

That's right. You rotate the shaft to a different axis, then take your fingers off. The plunger on the dial indicator moves up or down according to how much the weight makes the shaft flex along each...
Forum: Technical
02-12-2009, 08:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 772
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Arrow Spine- watch this vid

You do it without the weight to check straightness. Spin the shaft with the weight on to check variations in stiffness at different spots on the shaft. Carbons almost always have variations around...
Forum: Black Powder
02-12-2009, 06:15 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,306
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Foot Pounds of Energy Question

It's called 'magnumitis.' It's also called 'writers trying to make a name by popularizing the new, different and powerful.' When I was a kid, the .357 was THE handgun for deer. Then Elmer Kieth's...
Forum: Traditional Archery
02-10-2009, 07:07 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,310
Posted By Arthur P

Traditional Bowhunters of Texas

Denton County Archers is holding the first TBOT shoot of the year, Saturday AND Sunday, Feb 21-22. Check the link for details.

http://www.dentoncountyarchers.com/thedca.htm
Forum: Traditional Archery
02-10-2009, 06:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By Arthur P

Off Topic: Update on My Kid

Thought I'd give you fellas an update on my son. Taylor's finally out of training and into the real Army. He's an Information Technology Specialist (25B) at Camp Casey, outside Tongduchon, S. Korea....
Forum: Traditional Archery
02-08-2009, 08:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,488
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Fletching with Feathers?

I prefer Trueflight feathers. IMO, they've got more consistent bases than the Gateway brand. Size and profile are more determined by how much feather you need to stabilize your broadheads and give...
Forum: Traditional Archery
02-08-2009, 05:13 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,983
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Have y'all seen; The Carbon Express F-15 Fixed Blade Broadhead

I'm thinking there's a broadhead that not even 6" banana fletchings could spin and stabilize. There's a reason the F-15 uses two tail stabilizers, and it ain't to make the plane easier to spin.;) Be...
Forum: Crossbows
02-03-2009, 07:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,218
Posted By Arthur P

RE: 120 lb. crossbow as survival tool

Not having the money, or if you're simply not wanting to part with the money, for a name brand crossbow doesn't mean you can't have a good crossbow. If you've got some basic woodworking skills, make...
Forum: Traditional Archery
01-23-2009, 02:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,430
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Curiosity Question

Here's one from the 60's. This is a prototype from Sweeney.

http://www.archeryhistory.com/recurves/recurvespics/shoothrubow.jpg



Then this one from Sabo, looks like it's based on the...
Forum: Crossbows
12-13-2008, 07:24 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,952
Posted By Arthur P

RE: best crossbow

Problem with this 'best crossbow' question is there is no such thing as 'best.' We're all different shapes and sizes with different ideas on what we want, need and/or can afford. What is 'best' to...
Forum: Crossbows
12-13-2008, 07:12 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,055
Posted By Arthur P

RE: got my new rear and front site brackett's in but no sight pin .

Actually, I don't know if you ordered a complete sight or just the sight bracket. Pins come as part of a complete sight, but probably no pins if you only ordered the bracket. So, I'd suggest checking...
Forum: Crossbows
12-03-2008, 01:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 956
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Aurthur

Oh, no... I wasn't alarmed. Crossbow #1 in my battery is an Excalibur after all.;) I'm a traditionalist when it comes to archery and always preferred to hunt with recurves and longbows. That...
Forum: Crossbows
12-03-2008, 09:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 956
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Broken Strings

That must have been what stuck in my head. I knew I'd seen a spurt of posts fairly recently about broken strings and it got rattled around by the "Restring crossbows in the field" thread.
Forum: Crossbows
12-03-2008, 06:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 956
Posted By Arthur P

Broken Strings

I've been hearing a lot recently about strings breaking after only a few shots with some of the newer crossbows. What's up with that? Are they making strings with fewer strands, weakening the strings...
Forum: Crossbows
11-25-2008, 12:03 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,044
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Point of using a cross bow.

After 52 years of shooting selfbows, longbows and compounds, foolishly shooting extreme draw weights up to 125 pounds for many of those years, my shoulders don't work properly any more. Rather than...
Forum: Crossbows
11-24-2008, 09:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,370
Posted By Arthur P

RE: 50 pound crossbow pistol

Just a very old rule of thumb, and probably not applicable across the board any more, but a decent enough way to compare relative power with a conventional bow... Take the crossbow's draw weight and...
Forum: Crossbows
11-08-2008, 08:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 19,470
Posted By Arthur P

RE: homemade crossbow

I don't know about other states but you have to have a working safety to legally hunt with a crossbow in Texas.

For my safety, I just drilled a hole so I could stick a trigger blocking pin into...
Forum: Crossbows
10-24-2008, 04:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 853
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Scopes

I'm shooting a Vixen with the Excal Varizone. I can't shoot two arrows at the same spot on a 30 yard target without tearing them up. Only way I could be happier is if it was a Lumizone.

I tried...
Forum: Traditional Archery
10-15-2008, 01:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,204
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Loosing pounds In a bow

Ditto.

You didn't tell me your bow was painted and you no way to see the fadeouts, Schulzy. [&:]
Forum: Traditional Archery
10-15-2008, 08:02 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,204
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Loosing pounds In a bow

Okay. String up the bow. Follow the part of the riser that tapers down and is sandwiched by the laminations all the way down to where it tapers completely away. That part of the riser is called the...
Forum: Traditional Archery
10-15-2008, 01:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,204
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Loosing pounds In a bow

Just like a paper clip, after something is bent and straightened enough times it will begin to weaken. And eventually break.

Check the tiller and see if it's still tillered out right. String...
Forum: Crossbows
10-12-2008, 05:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,833
Posted By Arthur P

RE: SIGHTING IN NEW HORTON HD 175

I've never been much of a scope user, even on rifles, so I made a basic mistake when setting mine up. I didn't do first things first and get that scope set at the right eye relief for me. And I...
Forum: Crossbows
10-11-2008, 07:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,012
Posted By Arthur P

RE: How beer works

I've just had a Shallow Hal flashback.[:-]:D
Forum: Crossbows
09-27-2008, 10:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,724
Posted By Arthur P

RE: bolts

I've called 'em bolts all my life and most likely won't ever change, but the terms bolts and arrows are pretty much interchangeable these days - at least in the crossbow community. The word 'bolt'...
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-26-2008, 01:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,327
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Major challenge

Just pray he doesn't ask you for arrows to go with it.[8D]

I'd bet you'll need to lengthen the riser about 3", to get decent limb action. Trying to add all that length in just the limbs might...
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-24-2008, 07:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,224
Posted By Arthur P

RE: broadhead alignment

I prefer mine to be horizontal, if I'm using wood or aluminum arrows and have some control over it, but it's simply personal preference. Doesn't matter one way or the other. With carbon where I can't...
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-24-2008, 07:16 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,153
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Happy Birthday Kanga!

Good thing someone's keeping track of how many birthdays for him. He ran out of fingers and toes a LONG time ago.;)

Have a Happy, Russ. :)

Forum: Traditional Archery
09-19-2008, 10:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 937
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Longbow or recurve.

It really depends on the individual. Some folks seem to naturally shoot better with a longbow, some do better with a recurve. I always loved longbows, but I was really a far better shot with a...
Forum: Crossbows
09-18-2008, 03:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 792
Posted By Arthur P

RE: WI Crossbow Poll

Running 70% to 30% against.[&:]
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-17-2008, 05:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,787
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Are you on the single bevel bandwagon?

Nah. That's just a convenient picture I found on the 'net.[&:]
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-17-2008, 12:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,104
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Compound attachment

In the 80's, I'd go to a tournament with two compounds set up for different classes, a recurve and a longbow. Then when I found out where the best competition was, I'd sign up for that class. The...
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-17-2008, 12:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,787
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Are you on the single bevel bandwagon?

On a single bevel, the bevel is all on a single side and the other side remains flat. So, the edge is along one side of the blade. On broadheads, the bevels are on opposite sides. If you're looking...
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-17-2008, 08:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,787
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Are you on the single bevel bandwagon?

I'm going to modify some of my Magnus II's into single bevel with tanto tips this season and give them a try. Then I'll decide if I'm on the bandwagon or not.
Forum: Crossbows
09-13-2008, 11:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,075
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Im A Daddy

Where's my cigar?;) Congrats!
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-13-2008, 11:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 876
Posted By Arthur P

RE: POC Arrows Recommendation

You have learned much, grasshopper. ;)
Forum: Traditional Archery
09-12-2008, 09:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 864
Posted By Arthur P

RE: Horn Bow question

Yep. I'd second going to Primitive Archer's site. That is likely the only place you're really going to find good info on horn composite bows. I've never had the patience it takes to even try it.
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