Have you found that setup to fly as accurately as your field points or are you seeing effects of drag?I recommend getting a couple of washers stacked together and screw a field point in to hold them in place. Been doing this for years and there hasn't been any problem
Thanks everybody! Went to 3 Rivers and threw some Ace Hexs, Forge Convertas, and Judos in the cart.
Let's talk about stump shooting for a minute. I'm interested in doing this but it's foreign to me. My experience has always been that when my field tip abruptly stops, my carbon shaft shatters/splinters where the tip and insert smashes back up into the shaft.
@GCTerpfan, you said that you shoot an arrow prior to coming down almost every hunt. Have you lost any arrows due to breakage?
Thanks everybody! Went to 3 Rivers and threw some Ace Hexs, Forge Convertas, and Judos in the cart.
Let's talk about stump shooting for a minute. I'm interested in doing this but it's foreign to me. My experience has always been that when my field tip abruptly stops, my carbon shaft shatters/splinters where the tip and insert smashes back up into the shaft.
@GCTerpfan, you said that you shoot an arrow prior to coming down almost every hunt. Have you lost any arrows due to breakage?
What should you look for as viable targets when "stump shooting"? Downed logs? Logs with moss buildup? Patches of tall grass?I've split some aluminum arrows in the past but, I can't remember breaking any carbon arrows. I've misjudged some stumps that I thought were softer than they actually were and had to dig a few out of some pretty hard wood but, haven't broken any carbon arrows yet. I'm shooting a recurve though.
What should you look for as viable targets when "stump shooting"? Downed logs? Logs with moss buildup? Patches of tall grass?
Thank you. Discharging an arrow at anything other than an animal or manufactured target is something new to me. Never thought about it really due to seeing my arrows shatter if I hit anything hard. Thanks for this.Most of the time I just pick out a leaf, clump of grass, etc. but, if I see a stump that looks soft or rotten I will shoot at it. You can usually tell which stumps those are. The ones that look like you could kick them apart. Every once in a while I am wrong though.
Dry cow patties make a nice target, too. Make sure they are aged and DRY! Sometimes they may look dry on the outside but they hide a moist secret on the inside! You don't want to shoot at those...been there, done that. LOLIf you are around any AG field, shooting dirt clods after a field has been plowed is fun. All the targets you could ever want from zero to I dont want to walk that far.
I use 25 grain lighter and it's good to 40 yards for me. But small game im not shooting longer than 30Have you found that setup to fly as accurately as your field points or are you seeing effects of drag?
If you like ACE, you can just grab a few washers to go behind your field tip.You can also find collars that go behind a field point or BH to limit penetration. Cannot remember who makes them. I’ll try to find them and take a pic.
All those guys stump shooting are using trad gear. I would be wary to put a compound arrow in anything. Gonna be a bear to get out...Thank you. Discharging an arrow at anything other than an animal or manufactured target is something new to me. Never thought about it really due to seeing my arrows shatter if I hit anything hard. Thanks for this.
Thats why you avoid shooting at solid stuff like living trees. A clump of sod, a leaf, tennis ball, etc are great targets.All those guys stump shooting are using trad gear. I would be wary to put a compound arrow in anything. Gonna be a bear to get out...
I bury my arrows after passing through deer far enough i gotta dig em out for 30 min. Better be a really rotten stump and then you might be messing up your fletchings from pass throughs
Yeah this has been my experience as well. Although, I have never tried shooting at the ground from an elevated position with a head that is designed NOT to allow penetration.I bury my arrows after passing through deer far enough i gotta dig em out
You'll be fine shooting from the tree unless you hit a rock. So I guess a lot of this depends on your soil composition.Yeah this has been my experience as well. Although, I have never tried shooting at the ground from an elevated position with a head that is designed NOT to allow penetration.