Experience hits the long range

[demontang]

Lol my target is only 18x18" . If I had a bigger target I think id feel better.

[sven]

really enjoy your post Rad..... ..

[RadSav]

Lol my target is only 18x18" . If I had a bigger target I think id feel better.

Yeah!  With 18" a little wind or a 2nd axis out of adjustment that's a lost arrow.  Was sweet when I was living on the Oregon coast.  Find a sand dune out of the wind and you could miss by 20 yards and not lose an arrow.  We would bat some tennis balls around and then shoot at them.  It was the best and funest broadhead practice ever.

[RadSav]

Crazy that these arrows are the same arrows I use on those out of state legal bows that I would like to take.  But since I am hunting Washington I have to shoot them out of a different bow for them to be legal.  This bow shoots them just as fast, just as accurate and with just as much effectiveness than the other bows.  But in the Bowtech they are legal Washington arrows and out of the two Bear I have hanging on the wall they are illegal because of a few pounds of draw weight.  I will never understand that rule!

[MLBowhunting]

I cannot wait to see the new design of the broadheads.  Guys I used the prototypes on two different hunts and they performed flawlessly.   I am really interested in seeing those smaller heads that you have wanted for 20 years.  My Montana bull should feel the impact lol

[demontang]

Sounds like fun in the sand. I need to figure what heads I want to shoot this year. Ive been looking at the terminal t lock heads. Ive also been looking at montechs, ill have to look at the heads you using.

[RadSav]

Sounds like fun in the sand. I need to figure what heads I want to shoot this year. Ive been looking at the terminal t lock heads. Ive also been looking at montechs, ill have to look at the heads you using.

After spending all the money on those dang pink peep sights we've fallen behind on our set schedule.  I'm not sure we will have any of the new heads ready for sale before the season.  I have a strict dead animal count before release policy.  The new ones will need to survive oak baffle testing and put some blood in the dirt before they are released to the public.  Whack'em, WASP, SlickTrick and Strykers all have good blades.  Personally I would look at them first before going with the Montec or Terminal-T's 

[demontang]

Ive been looking at a few of those too. I like to get my hands on new things and im trying to improveenough in my shooting to get noticed by industry. Im working for a big outdoor company now and have been growing my name in the area. Ill have to say your knowledge has help too. Ill keep an eye for the new head release too.

[RadSav]

H-W members will be the first to know

[earlmarne]

After sending all my Washington legal Bear bows to my buddy Del so he could use them on his gator hunt.  I was left with only the new Bowtech Experience for the bear hunt this week.  I've got a few other Bear hanging on the wall ready to go, but all are set up perfectly for out of state hunting and I didn't want to mess with them.  And of course the Dark Horse beauty that is my blind queen (too pretty to go outside).  So finally out of the garage and off to the long range we go!

After working on Smossy's bow a little at the long range it was time to sight in the new Bowtech Experience with broadheads.  Took about four shots at twenty to get the zero just right and adjust the sight scale.  Arrow flight was perfect so no adjustments needed.  That was very nice!  Now, normally that takes me to 100 yards next.  But I forgot my branch clippers and there was too much new brush in the way for 80 to 100 yards.  So I guess 70 yards would have to do to verify the Archers-Advantage markings. 

The computer had told me 33 on the scale.  Nope!  Just low and to the right.  34 too high and right!  33.5 was just about perfect (looks like 3 fps different from the A-A program).  Then walked the arrows to the left a couple clicks at a time.  Finally a three shot group to verify - shoots pretty darned good!  Back to 20 to see if the extra left clicks had a major impact.  Nope, good to go!

Sure love sighting in using Archers-Advantage!  Less than 15 shots and sighted in to 100 yards in 2.5 yard increments.  If you guys haven't used Archers-Advantage or shot the new Bowtech Experience you are missing out!

thats some amazing shootin.i went n had concrete eat through my knees last week n can walk.i cant wait to get back out to my daily shooting.i hope someday to be printing groups like that.that stuff is inspirational

[demontang]

I have been looking at the truefire t1 head too. They seem really sharp

[RadSav]

I have been looking at the truefire t1 head too. They seem really sharp

I'm not sure who is making their blades.  Haven't made much of an effort to look into them yet as they could be deamed illegal/barbed by Washington state rules.  Next time I have the testing equipment out I'll grab a few of those blades and run them through the scope and rockwell tester.

[RadSav]

i hope someday to be printing groups like that.that stuff is inspirational

We've got some guys around here (like xXx Archery) that make me look like an epileptic having a seizure while I shoot.  Those guys are REALLY good.  And they definitely leave you feeling the impossible is possible.

I had John Heuvel at my range a few years ago to sight in some long range broadheads.  At 90 yards he advised me that my 90 yard target was actually 89.5 yards.  I said, "Oh go F*&$ off.  You can't tell that just by shooting."  Later that evening I went and got myself a 100 yard tape.  Dang it if he wasn't right on the money   Guys like that while inspirational P me off too.  They shouldn't be allowed to be that much better than me

[earlmarne]

i hope someday to be printing groups like that.that stuff is inspirational

We've got some guys around here (like xXx Archery) that make me look like an epileptic having a seizure while I shoot.  Those guys are REALLY good.  And they definitely leave you feeling the impossible is possible.

I had John Heuvel at my range a few years ago to sight in some long range broadheads.  At 90 yards he advised me that my 90 yard target was actually 89.5 yards.  I said, "Oh go F*&$ off.  You can't tell that just by shooting."  Later that evening I went and got myself a 100 yard tape.  Dang it if he wasn't right on the money   Guys like that while inspirational P me off too.  They shouldn't be allowed to be that much better than me

my problem i think more often than not is i am always trying to get my hands on the latest and greatest and test theoretic learning in tuning n what not on my equipment.i  need to heed Greg and Jims advice n get to the shooting.
i need to step out of my back yard and the woods and start hitting some shoots n meeting some of you guys n learn some things hands on

[demontang]

Lol those people inspire me to work that much harder even if ill never get there.