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Finally shot an Old Glory
For those of you who remember me, I thought you might like to know that I finally got a chance to shoot an Old Glory. I have to admit I was very impressed. The one I shot was a little long for me but after only a few shots I was able to hold right around 2" groups at 20 yards. I'm sure that's not impressive for many of you but thats as good or better than I ever shoot and with unfamiliar equipment at that. The shop owner chronographed an arrow for me and it was shooting a 366 grain arrow 269 ft/sec at 63 pounds. Nothing unexpected about the speed but I was definately impressed with how it felt and how it grouped. Haven't made up my mind for sure yet but I'm leaning towards buying it. Really the only thing holding me back a bit is that I don't have a press that will work with those limbs. I like to do my own work and adding a press to the bill makes it a bit pricy.
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RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
Why not get a portable press???
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RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
Why not get a portable press??? |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
I'm glad to hear you shot one, and liked it. They are very nice shooting bows. Contact walks with a gimp. He makes a press that will work fine on your Old Glory. And the price is very reasonable.
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RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
ORIGINAL: Sylvan For those of you who remember me, I thought you might like to know that I finally got a chance to shoot an Old Glory. I have to admit I was very impressed. The one I shot was a little long for me but after only a few shots I was able to hold right around 2" groups at 20 yards. I'm sure that's not impressive for many of you but thats as good or better than I ever shoot and with unfamiliar equipment at that. The shop owner chronographed an arrow for me and it was shooting a 366 grain arrow 269 ft/sec at 63 pounds. Nothing unexpected about the speed but I was definately impressed with how it felt and how it grouped. Haven't made up my mind for sure yet but I'm leaning towards buying it. Really the only thing holding me back a bit is that I don't have a press that will work with those limbs. I like to do my own work and adding a press to the bill makes it a bit pricy. Anyway, I just thought some of you would like to know. I'm glad to hear you liked the bow but I must ask, what kind of press do you have and why wouldn't it work on an Old Glory? The limbs aren't nearly as parallel on it as they are on several others in the line. |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
Bought my Old Glory on 2-3-05. And love it. It is worth every red cent I paid for it. If you buy one you wont regret it one bit. One of the best new bows on the market this year.
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RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
BowTech_Shooter wrote:
I'm glad to hear you liked the bow but I must ask, what kind of press do you have and why wouldn't it work on an Old Glory? The limbs aren't nearly as parallel on it as they are on several others in the line. |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
ORIGINAL: Sylvan BowTech_Shooter wrote: I'm glad to hear you liked the bow but I must ask, what kind of press do you have and why wouldn't it work on an Old Glory? The limbs aren't nearly as parallel on it as they are on several others in the line. What shop did you go to? |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
The OG is a sweet bow isn't it? You know you're gonna buy it, don't fight it, its no use. I bit on the Alegiance and I extremely satisfied with my choice. The whole lineup are tack drivers.
On the note of the press, I'd be very careful what press you put it in. There is no use bending up a brand new bow in press that isn't designed for them. I know of three very nice presses that work perfectly on these bows. The Apple Pro Press, the Xpress and there is a fella here names Walks with a Gimp who makes a portable that is awesome. The Apple and Xpress are abuot 500.00 though. Gimp is selling his for less then a 100 last time a checked. |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
I received my Old Glory two weeks ago and I am very pleased with the bow's shooting characteristics. Very acccurate and easy to tune. I haven't checked the speed yet but I am not expecting much since I am currently using some fairly heavy arrows and the bow is turned down to the low end of its draw weight range. Probably my only "issue" at the moment is the fact that I would like a slightly longer valley on it. ;)
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RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
Sylvan,
From your technical expertise you displayed on this thread http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...36&mpage=1&key one would think you'd know what a portable press is. :D And from this quote within that thread it would seem that you own your own shop? ORIGINAL: Sylvan Blodg, I believe temperature has more of an impact than a lot of people think as well. I use my chrony in doors with a light source and generally I get within 1 ft/sec on the same bow/arrow combo on different days. However, a friend brought a bow in one day for me to measure it (it had been overnight in his truck at 25 degrees) and after measuring a few times we noticed that the fisrt few were 2 to 3 feet/sec faster. This certainly wasn't a controlled test and I haven't tried to duplicate it but you might want to keep this in mind. |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
The one I shot was a little long for me Haven't made up my mind for sure yet but I'm leaning towards buying it So what DL did you get 269 fps at 63 lbs and 366 grains? Glad you liked it and yes they are very accurate and forgiving bows. Some people forget that because they get all caught up in the speed but these bows are sweet shooters. |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
Hello Blodg,
Thanks for the response, I remember talking to you on another thread and in fact you were one of the people I was thinking about when I made this post. You're right about the "it" and I absolutely didn't mean that very bow just that I'm pretty sure I want an OG. As far as draw length, the one I shot was 28" but like I said it felt a little long. I was using my own release so based on that I think I would order a 27 1/2. You're right about the speed too. I know I talked alot about speed in the other threads but when it comes down to it its not a driving reason for me to buy. I just like the way it felt and grouped. Seemed pretty quiet too. Take care... |
RE: Finally shot an Old Glory
Sylvan, From your technical expertise you displayed on this thread http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...36&mpage=1&key one would think you'd know what a portable press is. And from this quote within that thread it would seem that you own your own shop? Sorry but I don't know much about presses, the only one I've ever used is the one I built for myself probably about 20-25 years ago. I don't own my own bow shop either. I'm a retired engineer who likes to measure and tinker with archery equipment and have been doing so for many years. Do you have a point or a question? |
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You know you're gonna buy it, don't fight it, its no use. I think you are right. I'll hem and haw for a week or so but in the end... |
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