Re: Hunter setups...Arrow folks?
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10/21/18 10:33 PM
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If your thinking about an upgrade, I would highly recommend going to archerytalk and look in the classifieds. I've seen lots of 3-5 year old bows in near new condition for next to nothing compared to a brand new model. They have several pages of classifieds that cover all things archery. I watched for a couple months before finding my new bow, bought brand new last year's model for about 300 cheaper than the "new years option". It took me a couple months because I shoot long draw (32 in arrow and almost 680 grains).
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Re: Hunter setups...Arrow folks?
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10/22/18 05:43 AM
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Indians would kill buffalo, deer, bear and elk with a stick and a rock tied to it so what does that tell you? Anyone that says you "need" some ultra fast modern bow for deer hunting has no idea what they are talking about. I've said this many times on here, speed doesn't kill deer, stealth and silence kills deer. The only thing speed does is make up for a persons inability to judge distance. If what you have is working, you know your equipment and can shoot it accurately, that's a winning combo. If you were shooting competition IBO 3-D shoots, that would be another matter all together.
I BELIEVE IN MY GOD, MY COUNTRY AND IN MYSELF.
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Re: Hunter setups...Arrow folks?
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10/22/18 06:12 PM
10/22/18 06:12 PM
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Easton XX75 are a great arrow and to prove it, they have been around since the dark ages. When Indians gave up sticks, I think they switched to XX75's In all seriousness, XX75's were the "thing" way back in the 80's and probably before that. Nothing at all wrong with that arrow. Time tested, time proven, a good choice.
I BELIEVE IN MY GOD, MY COUNTRY AND IN MYSELF.
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Re: Hunter setups...Arrow folks?
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10/22/18 07:10 PM
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I can’t remember how to upload pictures from my phone onto here. But last season and this one I am using a 72” walnut English longbow that pulls 68# at 27” that throws a 625gr arrow about 155 FPS. Not the most efficient bow, but fast enough, smooth, quiet and can hit what I’m looking at with it. I just gotta keep my eyes from wandering. The arrows are 32” Cedar shafts of 65-70# spine, 160gr ace standard head made shaving sharp(literally shaved off my beard with them one year), a glued on plastic nock(normally self nock, but I still have several and these were factory shafts) , and tied on pink and white fletching a cut in a straight 1/2” tall profile. I havnt had the opportunity to launch an arrow at a white tail yet, but know they will do the job fine. I just need some furry things to get in my sweet spot of 10-20 yards. My arrows switch every year or two depending on what I feel like making them out of at the time. I’ve used pine, POC, mahogany, cherry, bamboo and pine. So far my favorite shafts have been the cherry ones. I have a small stash of multiflora rose shafts I need to straighten and came across a grove of bamboo I plan to harvest. That’s half the fun of trad, making your own arrows out of locally harvested materials and lumber.
Kyle
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Re: Hunter setups...Arrow folks?
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10/22/18 07:58 PM
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I got 2 Matthews I'm looking to sell if anyone is interested PM me for info
You gonna learn taday.....
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