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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: Lone archer on December 17, 2007, 10:21:00 PM
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I'm trying to tune a 1998 Bighorn ramhunter 64" 56#@28". I draw 28" and my arrows are cut to 29".I've been shooting cedars that spine from 50 to 60 with 125gr and 145gr heads.I shoot lefty and keep on getting a right tear thru paper about an inch or so with 145gr points and 125gr points at 6ft. (weak)! Even tried some lam birch 60-65 same results. Is it me?
I really want to shoot 145 or 160gr heads so what spine arrows do I need?
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I think you need more spine on that shaft if you want to keep using those heads.
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It could be you. Are you used to shooting a longbow grip? What is your brace hgt set at?
Those 60/65's should work out of that bow at that length.
Mine is 63# at my 27" draw. I shoot 65/70's cut 28 1/4 with 160 heads.
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Tim,
Are you shooting a Ramhunter? BH is 7 1/4. I use to shoot this bow more but lately been shooting a morrison dakota and want to shoot wood arrows again so I'm tuning it again thru paper. I think I'm going to put it on a scale to see what it weights at my draw lenght.
The tear is consistant. And I do have a piece of leather under the side plate and shelf maybe I'll remove the piece under the side plate.
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At 6ft. from the paper there's a good chance that the arrow is still oscillating as it recovers from paradox. Some trad shooters can successfully paper tune but most prefer the bareshaft method and it is what I use. A good way to see if it paradox causing that particular tear would be to move back another 6ft. or so and see if the tear changes in any way.
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Yes it's a Ramhunter. 7 1/4 should be fine. Mine is set a twist above 7 3/8. Sometimes if you've been shooting something with a deep locator you'll tend to torque a straighter grip at the release until you get used to it.
I'm not one for paper tuning as I prefer O.L.'s method. Six feet does seem pretty close. I wouldn't think it'd take much to see a slight tear like that at that distance.
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Well it weights in at 56# @ 28". Amazing after 8years. Took the side plate leather off and replaced it with seal skin with nothing behind it and still have the same tear even when I move back to 20 ft. Thats with fletched and bareshaft (bareshaft being worse). Even tried 100gr point on 57# cedar,same tear.
I think I'll shoot it for awhile and give up on paper testing till I bareshaft test more outside. And pickup some 65/70 in the mean time.
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How tight are the nocks, if they are really tight on the string you would get a nock right problem for a lefty.