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Title: But is it enough???
Post by: robtattoo on June 23, 2011, 06:14:00 PM
82# longbow drawn to 31" pushing a 928gn arrows at 174 fps......

I'm just not confident......
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: swampthing on June 23, 2011, 06:16:00 PM
In finding wood arrows that spine. >>>>--------?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Friend on June 23, 2011, 06:18:00 PM
Should be good for:
Frogs, rabbits, opossums, coons, deer, elk, caribou, moose, lions, tigers and bears, grizzly, eland, buffs and heffalumps.

What specifically is rattling your confidence?

I would think you should be confident provided you stay positioned behind the arrow.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Rick McGowan on June 23, 2011, 06:19:00 PM
Squirrels?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: robtattoo on June 23, 2011, 06:22:00 PM
24% FOC, 5" fletches, skinny D10 string, 300gn 4 blade razor-sharp head.....

Can I get the penetration I'll need????
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: PV on June 23, 2011, 06:24:00 PM
the arrow will pass thru an elephant ?

have skin on your fingertips after release ?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Greyfox54 on June 23, 2011, 06:28:00 PM
Penatration should be no problem unless you're shooting cars , even then the compacts shouldn't put up too big a fight . What are you going to be shooting at ?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: J. Holden on June 23, 2011, 06:28:00 PM
I sense some sarcasim.  I'd be more worried in my performance than the bows at that point.

-Jeremy  :coffee:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Cecil on June 23, 2011, 06:30:00 PM
If you do much stump shooting you should get a good workout pulling your arrows.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Friend on June 23, 2011, 06:32:00 PM
Not if you find you need 25% EFOC.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: AdamH on June 23, 2011, 06:32:00 PM
Question is ... Can You Pull It ??????
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: WhiteOaks on June 23, 2011, 06:33:00 PM
The poundage of your bow should have nothing to do with your confidence. What are you setting up for?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Terry Green on June 23, 2011, 06:35:00 PM
I don't know man....you are cutting it awfully close...

Better use a narrow 3 to 1 ratio broadhead      :biglaugh:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: bayoulongbowman on June 23, 2011, 06:38:00 PM
LOL.....yep close!!!!!!!!!!!!!>)
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: PaddyMac on June 23, 2011, 06:42:00 PM
Yes, this is the correct poundage/draw length/arrow/broadhead configuration for squirrels in that you do not have to walk around the tree in order to shoot them.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: KHALVERSON on June 23, 2011, 06:42:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by AdamH:
Question is ... Can You Pull It ??????
i got to meet rob for the first time last saturday at the comptons shoot
i believe he can pull it and then some

kevin
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: owlbait on June 23, 2011, 06:44:00 PM
Penetration don't matter if your shooting is ugly or your screamin' cuz you strained your groin pulling that bad boy back!  :archer2:    :eek:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: wtpops on June 23, 2011, 07:06:00 PM
Yup you should be good just limit your shots to 110 yards!!!
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: JohnnyWayne on June 23, 2011, 07:18:00 PM
That thing come with a hand crank?    :goldtooth:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Terry Green on June 23, 2011, 07:22:00 PM
quote:
Originally posted by owlbait:
Penetration don't matter if your shooting is ugly or your screamin' cuz you strained your groin pulling that bad boy back!   :readit:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: owlbait on June 23, 2011, 07:24:00 PM
I finally had a chance to meet Rob at Compton's and he just seemed to have a "softer" side than portrayed here  :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: SlowBowke on June 23, 2011, 07:30:00 PM
shoot.......maybe you can put a boxing glove on the end of those telephone pole shafts and knock em out then measure them to decide if they are "keepers" or not?

Whack and release bowhunting!

......and Im not saying a WORD about feeling like a weenie now-a-days.

My 80 lb Wasp and 76lb Fred Anderson are long gone.

Bet that combo of yours would be fun to take in a check station here in Indiana with a deer you took.......just to see their faces!! HEHEHE

Go get em, Pardner!!

God Bless
Slow

PS......Ive got a few 2440 shafts here, if you can find inserts for them should you wish to take your arrow weight up to something "heavy"   :goldtooth:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: salemons on June 23, 2011, 07:35:00 PM
Just be sure to spray a little silicone on the arrows.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: robtattoo on June 23, 2011, 07:35:00 PM
I'm thinkin' I may need to switch to a narrow 2-blade.....
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: pickaspot on June 23, 2011, 07:41:00 PM
You are much a man Bro!
Just to be fair, you ought to give a Tarzan yell before turning an arrow loose    :notworthy:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Eugene Slagle on June 23, 2011, 07:49:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by robtattoo:
I'm thinkin' I may need to switch to a narrow 2-blade.....
Only if you're goin Armor Piercing for them fierce Pond Frogs.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: AdamH on June 23, 2011, 07:51:00 PM
Well than, go get em !! No wonder I get charged up over these is 40# enough post, I've found low to mid 70#'s fine for me, but must uv gotten caught up in the 55#'s plenty, Heck, I think I may be gettin stronger as I get older, or maybe it's all the shootin I do, like working out I guess, muscle's get stale if ya dont use em, Im always undecided on wt# when I order a Bow, always go for mid to high 50#'s at my draw to be "safe" and realize Im somewhat underbowed afterwards, Have fun with her Rob, Im sure you'll be fine ...
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: smoke1953 on June 23, 2011, 08:00:00 PM
82# longbow drawn to 31" pushing a 928gn arrows at 174 fps......

I'm just not confident......


That I can get my two does and one buck with that one arrow.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Guru on June 23, 2011, 08:35:00 PM
Your almost there for deer....but... a 2.5" special cut fletch with the little pin stripey thing just in front of it should get you there buddy.

Anything bigger...forget it!!!     :clapper:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: BWD on June 23, 2011, 09:03:00 PM
Not if you don't put it in the right spot.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: robtattoo on June 23, 2011, 09:56:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Guru:
Your almost there for deer....but... a 2.5" special cut fletch with the little pin stripey thing just in front of it should get you there buddy.

Anything bigger...forget it!!!      :clapper:  
TURBULATOR!!!

Should I put one on?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Friend on June 23, 2011, 09:56:00 PM
Your set-up is a little light at 11.3 gpp.

I too, would lack confidence until exceeding 12 gpp.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: drewsbow on June 23, 2011, 10:11:00 PM
I think you need to step up 3 more lbs and keep your shots to 17.5 yds   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Jake Diebolt on June 23, 2011, 10:31:00 PM
I read your post, and my shoulder popped out of it's socket just thinking about it!
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Ragin Bull on June 23, 2011, 11:17:00 PM
Do you duct tape a boxing glove on and use it for a blunt?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: daveycrockett on June 23, 2011, 11:19:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ragin Bull:
Do you duct tape a boxing glove on and use it for a blunt?
:campfire:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Manitoba Stickflinger on June 23, 2011, 11:27:00 PM
I'd use the same set-up if I could just figure out how to properly hold the bow with my feet as I pull with both hands? If it works for ya...shoot it!
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: hill boy on June 23, 2011, 11:27:00 PM
Last time I tried shooting a bow that heavey my buddy said he didn't see one bit of play in my flight as he pulled me out of the target.  :saywhat:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Gen273 on June 23, 2011, 11:34:00 PM
I think you will be fine on thin skin small game......LOL
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Jake Fr on June 23, 2011, 11:34:00 PM
im with stickflinger i think the arrow would stay there and the bow lawn dart me threw thew the calilac your stalkin
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Barney on June 23, 2011, 11:35:00 PM
I'd bet your arrows will quit bouncing back out of  the target now.    :readit:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: 2treks on June 24, 2011, 07:12:00 AM
GURU pulls one out from the PAST!  :eek:  
I agree with Owlbait I found Rob to be a bit easygoing at the compton shoot. I don't doubt he can pull a bus bakwards tho. I did forget to ask him why he is called Rob-TATTOO tho,well, maybe next year.If he comes back.  :goldtooth:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: RM81 on June 24, 2011, 08:24:00 AM
It's all about shot placement and keepin it close.  Make sure you have a sharp broadhead.     :knothead:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: wapiti792 on June 24, 2011, 09:36:00 AM
Make sure you use a single bevel 2 blade and put it right in the boiler room...

Remember that a triceratops has a thick shield right over the vitals and only take broadside shots at under 75 yards   :p
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: centaur on June 24, 2011, 10:01:00 AM
I don't know what you could be thinking, going into the woods with a setup that light. You MIGHT be OK on squirrels or field mice, but for heaven's sake don't go after anything that might fight back. And even them dang squirrels have a healthy set of teeth, bent on mayhem if angered.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Bowwild on June 24, 2011, 10:15:00 AM
You won't have to worry about me dry-firing it.

I went downstairs to my bow rack and put the Winnie-the-Pooh stickers back on my punie curves. (But I do enjoy wiping dirt and lung blood off my broadheads in the same swipe.)
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: PA stickbow boy on June 24, 2011, 10:31:00 AM
Do you shoot left hand grain or right hand grain arrows?  Shooting left hand grain arrows with right hand feathers (or vise versa) could be bad. Rob, can't you foot the arrows or do something to get the weight up to 1000 grains?
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Terry Green on June 24, 2011, 10:42:00 AM
I've given this a lot more thought....

And I wouldn't shoot anything with that set up bigger than the TX Turd Roller.

  (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/tx0725.jpg)
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: hunt it on June 24, 2011, 11:31:00 AM
Rob,

How did that D10 strech on you? On my 82# er the D10 stretched almost 3/4" over two days. Seemed to have stopped now but I'm not happy with number of twists in string. Going to have some 8125 strings made up - I had stretching problems on my 75#er until I switched to 8125 then very little stretch. D10 seems fine on light bows.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: ChrisM on June 24, 2011, 11:51:00 AM
Only with a single bevel with matching the feathers with a 3 to 1 ratio would I attempt to shoot a deer with it.
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: bayhunter on June 24, 2011, 01:22:00 PM
ohhh i get it, you going on a t-rex hunt right   :p
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Ia Hawkeye on June 24, 2011, 04:33:00 PM
Just another macho thread trying to impress the rest of us. Of course your set up is enough!!!-For anything!!
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on June 24, 2011, 05:25:00 PM
I think someone needs a hug.    :biglaugh:
Title: Re: But is it enough???
Post by: robtattoo on June 24, 2011, 05:31:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Ia Hawkeye:
Just another macho thread trying to impress the rest of us. Of course your set up is enough!!!-For anything!!
I don't do impressions.