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Topic: Thread Changed: I need a new bow!
Posted By: DeTrevni
Subject: Thread Changed: I need a new bow!
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:13am
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Well, I just got back from shooting the longbow I got from my sister. It's way too weak. I'm now officially looking for a good recurve/longbow, about 45-50 lbs., to target shoot/small game hunt with. I'm all about tradition, so the less knick-knacks the better, but anything recurve/longbow will do fine. I may just build my own... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:15am
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Need a little more than 32lbs for huntin dude.
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Posted By: bjelder33
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:16am
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pretty neat ------------- 
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:17am
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What? Rabbits and 'coons? Ya think so? Wouldn't mind keeping it recurve, so I should still have some options. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Ghost-Rider wrote:Posted By: sporx
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:18am
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cool. we used those same arrows in gym class. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:19am
It would kill them, but it might not always drop them.And if you end up with a compound bow, never shoot them wooden arrows from it, to much power, i have seen them shatter and the shooter gets a face full of wood. -------------
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:23am
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I'm a recurve/longbow fan. I've always been "oldschool." So what, for small game I should look for a 40 lb. or something? I've never really been bowhunting before. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:24am
lawl. ------------- |
Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:29am
40lbs would be plenty, but if your going for rabbits 32 would be fine, rabbits are very soft critters, some say if you swing em under your legs real hard their guts will fly out their butt,not hard to kill one. I'm sure it would take down any small critter if you got a good shot on them, i have heard of kids deer hunting with 35 lbs bows. I only hunt deer as of now with my bow and the lowest i shoot is 50-55lbs, i got my bow at 55 with now and i wish it could crank it up some more.But also i'm hunting more of big game type stuff. -------------
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:37am
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Yeah, there's little to no deer or any bigger game on my grandma's property. So this should work. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 1:38am
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Should be fine, it it starts running......find a big stick and beat it ...lol
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 2:00am
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I've hunted turkey with 30 before. You have to get them close, but it works.
------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 8:35am
| I stick to guns...bow hunting is darn expensive. |
Posted By: Silent
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 8:52am
| I use guns and a crossbow. My crossbow has a draw weight of 175 lbs which is good for moose and apparantly elephant - take a look at this video of a guy shooting an elephant: http://www.summerfield.ca/excalibur/elephant_high.wmv - http://www.summerfield.ca/excalibur/elephant_high.wmv |
Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 8:52am
32 is like boarder line of hunting somthing like that. You will probally hit it, and it will run and die a slow painful death. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 10:06am
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I just got this mental image of DeTrevni stalking through the thick brush with this during a woodsball game while muttering "Wipe this cheater-boy" to himself.
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Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 10:21am
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Is nobody else wondering why Detrevs sister has a bow and arrow?
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 11:05am
------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 11:09am
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More specifically, a medieval bow. That was my first thought. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 11:17am
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In before "Did it come with n00dz too?" ------------- 
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Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 12:00pm
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Looks like the sort of thing you find at the various Ren Fests... ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 12:07pm
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Pics of sister?
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 12:13pm
Fixed. -------------
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 12:14pm
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No. Not fixed. -------------
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 12:18pm
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But it says fixed right on it.
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 12:23pm
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You can wrap crap up in a newspaper, and its still crap on the inside. Quit ruining stuff. -------------
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 12:27pm
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Why would i wrap crap in a newspaper?
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 2:15pm
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To answer questions: Yes, the medieval bow was obtained at our annual Ren Fest from Bitteroot Bow Company. They make exceptionally nice bows, and my sister wanted one, and this was one of the cheapest they made at $100 for the bow and about another $100 for the accessories and string. It's all authentic, well, except the arrows. They were hand made, but with more "modern" parts. Pics of sister = no. I don't think you'd want them... N00dz of sister = no no no. Obtaining said n00dz would be rather awkward... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 2:20pm
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:13pm
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Yeah, I just got back from shooting this thing. Way too weak. I'm gonna need like 45-50 lbs. I'm gonna get a new bow. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:16pm
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I hated bow hunting-I'm way too lazy for that. One of my uncles bow hunts wild hogs in east Texas, he walks on foot and doesn't even carry a sidearm. I think he's actually had surgery to repair his nads when one of those wounded pigs jumped up his leg and got him in a sensitive area. Crazy people. ------------- 
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:17pm
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Yeah, that actually sounds fun, minus the whole 'nads thing... Well, now I'm now officially looking for a good recurve/longbow, about 45-50 lbs., to target shoot/small game hunt with. I'm all about tradition, so the less knick-knacks the better, but anything recurve/longbow will do fine. Any suggestions? I may just build my own... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Brian Fellows
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:18pm
http://residents.bowhunting.net/sticknstring/brdbows.html - Build a board bow. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:26pm
Wow. Now I need to find a good chunk o' wood. I wish they had a drawing of the final product... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Brian Fellows
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:29pm
 I think that's about how it should look. |
Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:31pm
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Ebay ?
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:32pm
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Brian: That's about what I was imagining. I just found some pics via google right after I said that. Man, I wanna build one. Man. Gotta find some hickory... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:44pm
Your better off buying a piece of wood probably. -------------
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 3:48pm
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Well, I'd still gotta find it. I don't know any local carpenters and such... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: karll
Date Posted: 01 August 2007 at 6:30pm
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That elephant thing was interesting, but boo crossbows. Long/recurve bows are cool. They'd be good for anything other than turkey hunting. Holding your draw for that long on anything but a compound bow would be pretty daunting. Making your own would be very cool. Not sure if that's something you could just go to a local lumber yard for. Might make some calls though. If you do end up making you own, keep us posted. I'd like to see how it comes out. Best of luck. ------------- PlentifulBalls "It's cool, I'll be dead before I'm not pretty." Gatyr "Stupid things exist."
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