Robert Williams

12 strands of 450+ would have been plenty and you wouldn' t have to use a hydraulic press to get the nocks onto the string. @175 pounds per strand, you' d be 12 x the bow weight and that' s always plenty.

CT Bowhunter

Robert,

I think you should make one of those 175#' ers. Would make for a fast arrow I' ll give you a call after my Maine bear hunt next week!!!!!!!

Robert Williams

Give me a shout then, CT! I' d love to hear how it went for you!

LBR

Actually I am twisting up a 16 strand 450+ for that same bow right now. I thought that it was a bit of overkill myself, but I have zero experience with bows this heavy, while the customer has a lot of experience with them, so I am going with what he wants. These will get tied-on nock sets, I am sure--the arrow nocks he uses are custom made from machined aluminum to fit the big strings and withstand the pressure. Figure a brass nock-set, even the biggest Saunders makes, would be too small and damage the string if you could get it crimped on.

Chad

JRW

Sounds like a good squirrel bow.

LBR

Jason, remind me to never go squirrel hunting with you! Glad to see you around, by the way! Hope to have some good news for you soon--I know of a hippie Canuck bowyer that has been working on something nice for you.


Chad

JRW

Chad,

I' ve got some dead squirrels on the CM this year. Treed a groundhog one day too (no kidding--don' t ask).

You might want to shoot a copy of your grouse pics from Canada to Bob at Ace Archery Tackle. He' s looking for ad photos for the Hex Heads.

LBR

Saw Bob at Twin Oaks earlier this year--he now has pics, and I have more blunts! Hope to have him some more pics later on I was very impressed with them. I probably wouldn' t have thought much of it, except I saw how the other points performed compared to the Hex Heads--no contest!

Chad