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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2009, 02:40:47 PM »
You and me both........Once my financial situation improves we will be there!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2009, 04:24:39 PM »
"Rifle hunter mentality" ?



If I can hit a pie plate at 60 yards better that 50% of the time then I can hit an elk.  :EAT:
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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2009, 04:42:26 PM »
You and me both........Once my financial situation improves we will be there!!!!!!!!!

I didnt even look at the price :(

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2009, 06:09:11 PM »
"Rifle hunter mentality" ?



If I can hit a pie plate at 60 yards better that 50% of the time then I can hit an elk.  :EAT:

If you are shooting at a pie plate your are screwing yourself out of an elk IMO!!!!!!!!!!

At 60 yards you should be shooting at a target the size of a DIME :dunno: Pie plates destroy archers abilities!!!!

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2009, 06:12:24 PM »
aim small miss small  :dunno:

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2009, 06:28:03 PM »
I just got back from the archery range shooting broadheads.  I got back last night from my vacation to Long Beach.  I even brought my bow and block with me on vacation!  :chuckle: I think this year I am well ahead of the curve for driving my with nuts.   :IBCOOL:

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2009, 08:12:28 PM »
Ive been shooting a lot. I started shooting 50yds with my broad heads just to keep an edge.

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2009, 10:24:01 PM »
i shoot every day 2-3 times  20-60 yds... I shoot until I cant because im shaking so bad, hence why my kids are massaging icy hott into my right shoulderas im typing this.....

but I am dead on and cant wait.... gonna start tuning broadheads this week.. mmmmm tomorrow morning... ya that sounds better

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #23 on: August 23, 2009, 10:27:02 PM »
PERFECT practice makes perfect.  :twocents: Good luck.

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2009, 07:45:03 AM »
"Rifle hunter mentality" ?



If I can hit a pie plate at 60 yards better that 50% of the time then I can hit an elk.  :EAT:

If you are shooting at a pie plate your are screwing yourself out of an elk IMO!!!!!!!!!!

At 60 yards you should be shooting at a target the size of a DIME :dunno: Pie plates destroy archers abilities!!!!

Can't see a dime at sixty yards.  Besides an elk is huge, you can't miss them even further out.
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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #25 on: August 24, 2009, 07:46:24 AM »
Too busy fishing right now.  I'l just take a target to camp on the 7th and sight in then.  Plenty of time.
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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #26 on: August 24, 2009, 09:21:23 AM »
 :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Yep that's the rifle hunter mentality all right. You nailed it!

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #27 on: August 24, 2009, 09:26:42 AM »
I've been shooting as often as I can all summer, 3 or 4 times a week.  After work, sometimes on lunch, and weekends.  Been shooting the broadheads for about a month now and got some issues worked out.  Now I'm hitting the dot on my target out to 40 yds consistently.  Yesterday I even tried shooting at odd yardages and still shot well.  I'm ready!




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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #28 on: August 24, 2009, 09:30:55 AM »
dang i still need to get my bow set up! anyone know where i can order a new string so i will be ready for next week?

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Re: Shouldn't you be out practicing?
« Reply #29 on: August 24, 2009, 12:44:05 PM »
I shot 3 or 4 days a week until early June, then left for my summer job in Alaska and left the bow at home. Yesterday was my 1st chance to shoot all summer, took 20 shots out to 45 yards and every shot fit into an area about the size of a paper plate, I'll have it dialed in by the 1st ;)

 


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