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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: SOS on October 14, 2007, 08:50:00 PM
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Many of you joined me in my build-along as I made "El Cheapo", my inexpensive TD longbow this summer based loosely off the Bingham's Pronounced longbow plans. You "felt my pain" when a nock slipped off the string and I dry fired it, shattering the original riser and then watched it come back to life as I rebuilt it to look like this:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j87/SOS_321/Newriser2.jpg)
Well, as of yesterday morning, it's a killer! :thumbsup: In our part of Georgia, the pre-rut is beginning to pick up and I rattled in a young 7 point. He came in to about 13 yards but turned and walked away. I hit full draw as he hit an opening and when I bleated at him, he stopped and turned for a nice 17 yard quartering away shot. Like magic, the arrow was gone. Good penetration, entering the back of the ribs and angling down with the head coming out the off-side brisket in front of the shoulder. Started stumbling in less than 20 yards and was down for good in less than 40 in sight of the tree. :thumbsup:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j87/SOS_321/PHTO0001.jpg)
This buck was a lot of firsts; first with a bow I made, first with a long bow, actually first shot of the season, first with wood arrows and first using wild turkey fletching I split and ground. Bet you can't tell I was tickled with this deer!
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j87/SOS_321/PHTO0010.jpg)
What a thrill! I've always been excited at any deer kill, often a little shakey, but when this boy fell within sight, my hands felt numb - that was a first. I sat down until I felt steady enough to climb out of the tree. Only to look behind me as my foot hit the forest floor to see a small 6 point looking at me from about 50 yards away. Nothing like the first chilly weekend of the year and the pre-rut!
Good hunting to all! :archer: Steve
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Gotta Love It. :D Congrats on your trophy.
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Good deal!
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Good shooting Steve. Glade to see you bring that bow back. :thumbsup:
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Nice job on the bow and the deer!
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And to give credit where credit is due, Arrowslinger made the FF string on the bow. I only had Dacron and he made me up a string and mailed it to me so I could do some comparisons. With FF, it picked up about 4 fps with the heavier POC arrow - about 167 at 560 grains.
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OUTSTANDING! LOTS OF US HAVE BEEN WITH YA ON THAT BUILD ALONG. AND WHAT A FITTING WAY TO END A STORY! CONGRATS :thumbsup: :notworthy: ><>
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Good deal Steve!! Hope ya get many more! :thumbsup: :clapper:
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Has to be very rewarding
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Must have felt like magic. Making it, and then making it happen!
WOW!
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Very well done!
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Well Done! Man there's a lot of deer falling to us "primitives" here isn't there?
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Great job Steve! You didn't mention it, but I'll bet that your first helle blade knife was with you as well. Congratulations! Mike
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Well done! Way to keep at it! :thumbsup:
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Very nice indeed!
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Very Cool!
Congrats!
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Super duper deal there!
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Way to go. Thats awesome right there. I too have taken a deer with a Bingham related long-bow I made off their limb plans about 5 years ago. Now I'm hunting with one I designed myself and the first deer I take this season will be it's first also. Hopefully I'll be as fortunate as you...Congrats on all your firsts! :thumbsup:
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Good Job there.
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CONGRATULATIONS My Friend!!!!!!!!!! :clapper:
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I love to see a plan come together. Congrats. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congradulations! Hap
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congrtas well done :0)
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Congrats!
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Congrats Partner!! May you kill many more, and hooray for "El Cheapo". Al
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Very good. :thumbsup:
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Very nice.
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Well I'd say that EL Cheapo bow is PRICELESS about now! Great job!
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SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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SWEET!!
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Bodork, You are right, I did use my Helle knife. The picture didn't turn out great since my decent camera has crapped out and I'm using a lousy backup...but at least I had the back up. I did already bloody this knife, though, on a hog in February. This was its first deer. May have to figure out how to sharpen it soon. Thanks for remembering!
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j87/SOS_321/PHTO0005.jpg)
Cheers, Steve
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Great start to the season!
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Cool, vary Cool, :clapper: