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Well life is starting to really settle for me here in the senior years. Things now side on the familiar and routine, I for once am okay with that. A scaling back is going on now with a good many things because excess is what I see around me these days.
I have decided that the time is here to be a one bow man. And the one I have taken the big bucks and turkey through the years is my Silvertip. I do like that longbow but just do not see the point in keeping it when the recurve is going out the door with me in the Spring and Fall.
I have never sold a bow and I am asking for ways to avoid any pitfalls while doing so. Is the Classified here completely safe or is it better to do something face to face at a shoot (GLLI or Cloverdale for me) or some other in person ways? If anyone has any ideas or advice I would greatly appreciate the info.

Thanks, john

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Good luck everyone! 

Off we go then!  I'll have assignments out in the next 24 hours.

Quote from: buckeyebowhunter on February 07, 2026, 10:35:01 PMYou say you don't rely much on bare shaft tuning, but paper tuning is essentially the same practice, it's just another tool to show you what your arrow is actually doing.

If you say the paper tune is good why are you still trying to build out the strike plate? I've used mole skin under bear weatherest in the past and the weather rest would stick just fine to the mole skin. Then I'd cover the entire area with mole skin. I'll try to post a pic.

Once again if your paper tune is decent, then go outside with broadheads on those arrows and shoot about 20 yards and see what's going on. Then report back.

I guess I'm concerned that my brace height is a full inch longer than what the bowyer recommends (to get good paper tune) + my arrows are consistently hitting to the right of my point of aim

Ill still participate

Quote from: Doug S on February 07, 2026, 07:37:10 PMGreat read...  I was there within 2 weeks after that plane hit the side of the mountain and also was flown out by Talon. I think they told me the passenger was a doctor. The pilot pointed out the crash site. It was a great trip, My first of 11 to Alaska. Small world

Indeed! It is a small world!

With the experience of 11 trips to Alaska, I'm sure you have some stories you could tell! Thanks for sharing that you were also there!. Having flown with the pilot (Bob), I really liked him. He was an easy guy to like.

Being flown by the very young pilot of Talon Air after the crash, the fact he looked to me to be no older than his early 20's...was some cause for concern given my last pilot's fate. It turned out the young pilot was a very good.

As good as it gets!  Should be required reading. 

Any stories from week three?

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