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Title: bareshaft tuning oops
Post by: Robertfishes on May 25, 2010, 08:38:00 PM
going to hunt some hogs later this week so I grabbed bow #2, Hunted with bow #1 all season and thought I string up the back up bow..I started making homemade bows last July..from 18 yards I shot a 29" 1535 bareshaft first, it flew perfect! shot a 30 inch 3555 bareshaft next and whack...    (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/bareshaftrobinhood.jpg)
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Post by: rastaman on May 25, 2010, 08:43:00 PM
Incredible shot!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: K. Mogensen on May 25, 2010, 08:50:00 PM
I love the pile of deer parts!
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Post by: lpcjon2 on May 25, 2010, 09:00:00 PM
What that cost you.Great shooting!
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Post by: BOWMARKS on May 25, 2010, 09:02:00 PM
What you mean OOOPS ? I would love one of them on my wall!!  :archer2:
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Post by: slivrslingr on May 25, 2010, 10:00:00 PM
Well done and with bare shafts too!  Guess you're done tuning!
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Post by: Bowferd on May 25, 2010, 10:06:00 PM
You had to hit the arrow, you didn't have any target left to shoot at.
Looks like consistent shooting pattern to me.
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Post by: fireball31 on May 25, 2010, 10:17:00 PM
well I would say your done tuning. WOW
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Post by: EricW on May 25, 2010, 10:20:00 PM
Doesn't get any better than that. Great job
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Post by: xtrema312 on May 25, 2010, 10:36:00 PM
Great shot!  I have shoot a fleched arrow with a bare shaft, and the other way around, but not two bare shafts in a row.
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Post by: stickbowmaniac on May 25, 2010, 10:41:00 PM
Yep .Defintly he has bow tuned.Great shooting.
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Post by: Buckwheaties on May 25, 2010, 10:50:00 PM
Robin Hoods are OK but when they're in the middle of the bull, they are GREAT!! I'd mount the arrows along with the picture.
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Post by: Robert Miller on May 25, 2010, 11:36:00 PM
I think the back-up bow would become my goto bow if it shoots like that. Very nice.
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Post by: joekeith on May 25, 2010, 11:43:00 PM
Great shootin', and great tunin'.  :thumbsup:  
Two questions, What is the back up bow.....
and what is your #1 bow ?
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Post by: ArkyBob on May 25, 2010, 11:51:00 PM
joekeith, I was thinking the same thing!!!!!

BOB
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Post by: fredouille on May 26, 2010, 01:10:00 AM
fine tuning ...  :)
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Post by: Bonebuster on May 26, 2010, 06:23:00 AM
That pile of shot out targets is something I love to see.

A BOWHUNTER lives there!!!

Bowhunters MUST shoot their bows.

Fletch the back ends, sharpen the front ends, and go get some pork.  :thumbsup:    :archer2:
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Post by: Mudd on May 26, 2010, 08:00:00 AM
I'm with Bonebuster! The "Robin Hood" is cool but the targets all shot up tell me more about you than one ruined arrow ever could..lol

Condolences and Congratulations !!!!!!

God bless,Mudd

PS I am on the verge of having to replace my eternity target darn it. I love that thing for field tips. I have a block type target, an 18-in 1, plus 4 or 5 burlap bag(homemade) targets so how is it that at least two of all these needs replacing?
Go figure!
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Post by: doug g on May 26, 2010, 09:26:00 AM
Can ya get a little tighter group?  :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Zradix on May 26, 2010, 09:34:00 AM
Holy Shiitake Mushrooms Batman!!!

Never seen that before!!
Like what was said before..

Robin hood--$20
Hitting the bull -- $0
Doing all the above with bare shafts and having a picture-- Priceless!!!

  :archer2:    :archer2:    :archer2:
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Post by: bolong on May 26, 2010, 12:31:00 PM
Love all those shot-up targets myself! Good shooting bud, I'd say the hogs are in deep trouble.  :thumbsup:    :archer2:
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Post by: string bean on May 26, 2010, 01:30:00 PM
:eek:     :eek:  Yours fly  MUCH MUCH better than mine!
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Post by: Robertfishes on May 26, 2010, 02:46:00 PM
thanks for the nice comments, It is rare to have a perfect robinhood but to have one with bare shafts is really odd and rare..Last year I ordered the Binghams plans and DVD for their one piece recurve, I also spent many many hours researching bow building on the internet..The bow in the pic was the 2nd bow I built, 50# @ 28inches .. it has a Dymondwood riser,an actionboo taper, 040 clear glass and two 030 black walnut parallels. Bow #1 is 54# @ 28inches has cocobolo dymondwood riser, cocobolo veneers and a amberboo taper..2 deer and 2 hogs were taken cleanly with this bow..I pulled back and let down on a bunch more, had to leave some for Helen to take...I am starting bow #9 this week, it will have  s-glass and red elm limbs, a bunch of glass and dymondwood will go in the riser for mass weight..I may send it to Big Jim for a camo dip or Spray paint it flat black and redneck camo paint it..I started building longbows in March of this year, kennym sent me a template of his design and some instructions.
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Post by: eric-thor on May 26, 2010, 11:33:00 PM
i dear ya to do that again ...   :bigsmyl:  


maby you should try a new concept (one arrow per target) nice shootin.  :notworthy:
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Post by: Ethan Grotheer on May 27, 2010, 02:36:00 AM
Wow!!
Might as well hang it up now......nah! lol
Good job man!
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Post by: Robertfishes on May 27, 2010, 09:12:00 AM
I am going to try to fix some of the targets by cutting a square out of center section with a sawsall and cut up some pieces out of other old targets and frankenstein together a couple of deer targets..I am hoping spray foam will work as glue..will post pics of process if this works. I hate buying new targets..
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Post by: snag on May 27, 2010, 12:54:00 PM
You don't need any stinkin' feathers on those shafts!!!!    :thumbsup:    :notworthy:
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Post by: 3arrows on May 27, 2010, 08:09:00 PM
Just pick another spot,your target will last forever.
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Post by: Sam McMichael on May 27, 2010, 09:34:00 PM
Forget the feathers! You are ready to hunt. Great shot.