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Recent content by GraySquirrel

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    Arrow building/fletching tool suggestions

    Seriously, make your own wraps. You can make a whole dozen for $2.00
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    Arrow building/fletching tool suggestions

    Make your own wraps from Oracal vinyl from Hobby Lobby, and use any of the "toughened" super glues. It sticks instantly, and the feather will rip before the bond breaks. All you need for prep work is wipe with a dry paper towel. Heat with a hairdryer and pull the whole thing off when it's time...
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    Too Picky?

    I get meat in the freezer and then worry about getting picky. Most years in the spots I have available to hunt, and the time I have to hunt, that's a feat in itself with a longbow.
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    Bow strings. Do we have the wrong mindset by using target bow strings for our hunting bows?

    20 strands?? That will be like a rope. B50/55 holds zero benefit over a low stretch string other than they are cheap. D97 is at the bottom of the spectrum and just a slight step up from B50. An ASL bow isn't the highest performing or most well balanced bow in the first place, but a decent...
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    Stand

    I went from a saddle to a .5 and likely won't be going back. Only reason for me is bow clearance. I shoot 66" longbows with a cant, and the tree is just all in the way on more shots than I like. Plus, the string angle is so wide that the bridge is also in the way. Just seems like I was...
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    Make it make sense

    I think 400s with 175-200gr up front would be about right. 600s at 30" sounds crazy weak for 47# on a bow that's cut close to center. I don't even shoot 600s out of my 45# longbows that are cut way before center. The easiest and first thing to do if you think you're weak: build the strike...
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    Saddle vs stand

    I love everything about hunting in a saddle except shooting out of it with my longbows and recurves. The bridge gets in the way for me most times.
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    Rope mod for platforms

    I use a regular ole Amsteel rope on my EDP. 1/4" cheap stuff with a loop spliced into one end. I just toss it around the tree and then wrap it around the button twice, going behind the rope. Works fine for me.
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    Eagle's Flight quiver question

    The rough velcro is a perfect place to keep wind check stuff. I live in cotton farming country, and cotton is about ready to pick by bow season, so I pick a bud on the way in and rub it into the velcro to peel out strands to check the wind. I reckon the suburban hunters and northern or western...
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    Simmons Safari Shark

    A quality sharpening steel was the biggest breakthrough I had with sharpening those heads. Often times, it's all you need. I shoot the older glue on version of those and they fly very well. Haven't put one through a deer yet, but I expect them to work very well. Good luck in the woods!
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    LWCG Arrowhead broadhead

    The ad says "razor sharp" Any of y'all ever shaved with an aluminum razor? Just asking....
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    LWCG Arrowhead broadhead

    Better you've never tried to sharpen it either. You need steel shot for that
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    LWCG Arrowhead broadhead

    Throw your tractor away when it needs an oil change. Shoot the ox when it needs a drink. We're making progress now.
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    LWCG Arrowhead broadhead

    Personally, I think it's ignorant to have a broadhead that you can't sharpen.
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    The INGWE 4.8lb Hang-On Stand...Anyone?

    It was a very well done belt hook, though. :grinning:
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