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arrow tightening
« on: July 03, 2009, 10:19:46 PM »
Went out and bought a bow today!  Got a Bear Lights Out. Now my question is, how tight should I tighten my field points/Broadheads?

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2009, 11:30:03 PM »
Just hand tight. You can get a broadhead wrench for putting on broadheads if you want to tighten them down a little more.

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2009, 12:05:51 AM »
Thanks, a friend told me the same thing but I wanted to make sure.  He can be kind of a moron sometimes!

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2009, 05:24:19 AM »
Thanks, a friend told me the same thing but I wanted to make sure.  He can be kind of a moron sometimes!

Hopefully he can't read...  :chuckle:
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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 06:15:01 PM »
He just looks at the pictures. :chuckle:  Besides, he would say the same about me.

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2009, 09:03:23 PM »
A simple tip about keeping them tight is to put string wax on the threads before you tighten either the broadhead or field point on.  It takes the slack out, gives you something to tighten evenly against, and allows you to get them off after being soaked and left on for a few months.  Hand tight is plenty tight unless you need to try to get a broadhead to spin true; sometimes an extra little bit of tightening will bring them into alignment, and that's when I use the broadhead wrench.
Bring a GPS!  It's awkward to have to eat your buddies!

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2009, 10:34:02 PM »
Thanks guys.  Does anyone know if there is a maximum let off percentage for hunting here in wa?  Didn't see anything in the regs about it and wanted to know for sure.

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2009, 10:37:17 PM »
Thanks guys.  Does anyone know if there is a maximum let off percentage for hunting here in wa?  Didn't see anything in the regs about it and wanted to know for sure.

I don't think there is a letoff requirement anymore. Last I remember it was at 80% or so. Not positive though. If it says nothing in the regs though don't worry about it. What ever is being sold at the proshops should be legal.

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2009, 01:00:59 AM »
That's kind of what I was thinking.  My friend said that he thought it was 70% but that he wasn't sure either.  And once again, he's kind of a moron sometimes! :chuckle:
Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I had to check and find out from someone besides him. 

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Re: arrow tightening
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2009, 07:16:48 AM »
Nope, no let-off restrictions in WA.
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