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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jturkey on January 30, 2011, 11:42:53 am

Title: my bow
Post by: jturkey on January 30, 2011, 11:42:53 am

my maple board bow it is 72" ntn and 45#@28" and the arrows i made for it.

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Post by: jturkey on January 30, 2011, 11:43:37 am

soory hit wrong button

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Post by: ken75 on January 30, 2011, 11:48:31 am

looks like a beautiful set. have any full draws?

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Post by: jturkey on January 30, 2011, 11:51:17 am

not yet i do not have anyone to stand to the side and take the picture and i'm not good at timing

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Post by: jturkey on January 30, 2011, 11:56:36 am

the string is b-50 dacron with acrylic yarn silencers that make the string absolutely silent shot 2 deer with it this year both good size does one complete pass through and one hit the far shoulder and broke a poc arrow now my set is one short. starting  to shoot cane though seems to hit harder and easier to replace. if lost or broken.

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Post by: Cameroo on January 30, 2011, 05:31:33 pm

That's a nice lookin set of arrows.  Congrats on your successful hunts, I can't wait till I can do the same!

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Post by: JW_Halverson on February 01, 2011, 12:12:27 am

Only one arrow missing from your set?  In my world that means I haven't been able to get out to shoot at all, heck I break one just trying to get the set straightened before fletching!!!!

Good work feeding yourself with your own equipment, feels pretty good huh?

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Post by: okiecountryboy on February 01, 2011, 01:06:03 am

Nice lookin gear Pard.
Be Proud.
Like JW said...It do feel good to make the whole set...Especially when it brings home meat.

God Bless
Ron

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Post by: jturkey on February 01, 2011, 09:52:45 pm

jw only one broke was my hunting arrow that went into the deer. i have about 60 non finsished wood arrows i shoot and i do break alot of them hitting trees and unseen rocks didn't want tto paint pretty practice arrows if i plan on shooting just about anything with them.

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Post by: JW_Halverson on February 01, 2011, 10:29:20 pm

I know where you are coming from.  My first set of 12 matching arrows lasted quite a long time.  I was too afraid to break up the set.  I had mismatched arrows and "orphan" arrows from other people for everyday shooting.  Eventually I determined that all arrows are gonna break if I don't lose 'em first, might as well shoot 'em. 

I try to save the last one of every set I build so I can remember the fun I had with each bunch.  It also shows how I have changed what I thought was cool or what I thought was the best design for my style of shooting.  (First set was 825 grain ash for a 43# ash bow.  Later came the 420 grain for a 52# bow.  Hows that for extremes? )

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Post by: mullet on February 01, 2011, 11:46:59 pm

 That set looks real good. How about some close ups?

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Post by: Pappy on February 02, 2011, 07:42:22 am

What Eddie said,looks good from a distance. ;) :)
   Pappy

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Post by: Sparrow on February 02, 2011, 08:13:58 pm

 Looks like you are on the path. Nice work and congrat's on your accomplishments. Post some more !  '  Frank

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Post by: jturkey on February 02, 2011, 10:19:45 pm

here are a few closer shots that i already have on disk of arrows and bow

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Post by: jturkey on February 02, 2011, 10:20:25 pm

more

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Post by: jturkey on February 02, 2011, 10:21:27 pm

again wrong button

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Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 02, 2011, 10:47:29 pm

Very nice bow and arrows. Jawge

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Post by: jturkey on February 03, 2011, 12:15:05 am

some pics of my double notch sorry about the color

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Post by: Pappy on February 03, 2011, 07:03:54 am

Now that's more like it looks great,if you will hit Micro on you camera you can get a much clearer close up shot. How does it shoot ?
   Pappy

Title: Re: my bow
Post by: jturkey on February 03, 2011, 12:06:10 pm

this thing shoots great i can place all 6 arrows into a 4 inch circle on my target at 20 yrds. and my cane arrows i can hit a 9in pie plate 30 yrds need to raise the weight on my points though for better weight forward penatration.

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Post by: JW_Halverson on February 04, 2011, 10:57:35 pm

That is the greatest advantage of shooting matched arrows...6 arrows in a 4 inch circle at 20 yds.  That's nice.