Buglmin,I have a friend that shot a wild pig down on the border about 2 years ago but I think the gov. trappers wiped them out since then. My recurve doesn't have static tips. Mike G I have one of your armguards and really like it. I really enjoy shooting my own bows but honestly I think my Rose Oak bow "wildcat" I just got a month ago from Brandon Stahl is top of the class as far as recurves go. He made me such a pretty bow I didn't dare hunt with it, so I used my limb design and copied his riser for this bow so they both feel the same. That way I can hunt and beat up on mine and use his for 3d. If any of you want a comfortable, smooth shooting bow check him out. He has an ad going in the sponsor classifieds right now. Mike