Flight/Cast Arrows (Results Are In)

[hillbilly61]

 I found a place in the pasture to flight test some of the bows I've built. Couldn't figure out how to keep from looking half the day or loosing them. I talked with halfeye, and he suggested painting the white. So I set out Cut 3 cane shafts to my draw length and spraypainted them with appliance epoxy paint. After drying, I fletched them. Since the cane shaft weights were off from each other (20-30 grains) I cut and grounded duplex nail points to match each other. Then epoxied them in. They weigh 422 422 and 423. Going to be shot from the 42# bow I just finished and posted. Hope to get to try them tomorrow.

 Shot them this morning.. shot 3 rounds of 3. Took the distances and averaged them out.
The average was 126 yrds the longest was 130 and the shortes 124. Don't know if that's good or not but it was coooollllll doing it

[Josh]

good idear sounds like a good time too. please post your results. 

[Lee Slikkers]

Sounds like fun...and something I should probably get into doing since I don't have a chrono.  Good luck.

[CraigMBeckett]

hillbilly61 ,

Here in Australia the colour that stands out best is a horrible pink shade used by surveyors for their marker tape. However I just cannot bring myself to either fletch  with pink feathers or paint the shafts that colour. Isn't it funny how ones upbringing gets in the way especially with pink when it was not that long ago the colour was regarded as being masculine and pale blues were feminine.

Craig.

[Lee Slikkers]

hillbilly61 ,

Here in Australia the colour that stands out best is a horrible pink shade used by surveyors for their marker tape. However I just cannot bring myself to either fletch  with pink feathers or paint the shafts that colour. Isn't it funny how ones upbringing gets in the way especially with pink when it was not that long ago the coulou was regarded as being masculine and pale blues were feminine.

Craig.

 

[hillbilly61]

 I thought about it. I also have the same type paint in pink Maybe on the next ones

[CraigMBeckett]

I thought about it. I also have the same type paint in pink Maybe on the next ones

You must have a thicker skin than I.

Craig.

[hillbilly61]

I thought about it. I also have the same type paint in pink Maybe on the next ones

You must have a thicker skin than I.

Craig.

    Well. I figure it this way. Whoever makes a comment, has to walk away at one point. I shure hope it's a quartering away shot

[CraigMBeckett]

I thought about it. I also have the same type paint in pink Maybe on the next ones

You must have a thicker skin than I.

Craig.

    Well. I figure it this way. Whoever makes a comment, has to walk away at one point. I shure hope it's a quartering away shot

Evil very evil! 

[half eye]

for hunting type arrows ( 10 grns/pound) and full-sized fletch that's pretty darned good.....and all out of a really short bow. Aint it cool to watch 'em fly.....downright addictive
rich

[mullet]

I like to fletch my hunting/3D arrows with white fletching. It helps to see where your shot placement is when you hit something, alive or foam. Craig, my wife spray painted all the tools she keeps in the house pink, so I wouldn't drag them off to work, or the shop.

[sadiejane]

over memorial day weekend camped with some pals and worked on bows. did lots of shooting. this was the first time i really had "room" to send em flying. what fun! they flew well into the next pasture. maybe 1000' maybe more-of course we did have some wind at our backs. these are two of my bow making buds.

if you would like to check out more pix from the weekend feel free....
http://s878.photobucket.com/albums/ab346/sadiejane9/memorial%20day%202011/