Huh? I have no idea what Curtis and OL are talking about? I make these trips to seek out what new Extra-Terrestrial technology OL has mined from the Roswell crash site since my last visit. I KNOW this HAS to be where he comes up with all this incredible stuff. Heck, I didn’t even believe in flying saucers before I met OL!
After all that mind-blowing information from my personal Guru of the incomprehensible, I need to stop by Curtis’ place to again get in touch with what’s happening at ground-zero of the North American hunting world. The two just mesh together so well - like returning to earth after a stint into the Twilight Zone. (Okay, what I REALLY stop by Curtis’ for is Debbie’s out-of-this-world cheese cake, but I don’t want him to know that ... and it does make me wonder if Debbie got that recipe from an ET crash site too?)
I was impressed with the results Curtis had with the ‘spray and bake’ Teflon coating on the BH’s. It does appear to be much the same as that on the Eclipse broadheads. I think this one may be a keeper bit of technique/technology. If it test out as well as the coating on the Eclipse, it should mean a 14% increase in soft tissue penetration on an Eclipse-like profiled BH - and possibly a lot more on BH’s with higher mechanical advantage. Any possible change in metal hardness from the baking still needs to be investigated too. I think Curtis will be able to get a good idea about that when he‘s sharpening them, and from the results he gets on heavy bone impacts.
Bjorn, the Teflon paint finish on that first shaft is too soft to be useful, and I’m really glad to hear that you got a harder finish on the next try. Yes, I think Curtis needs a sample of the harder-finish one for testing. The ‘slick’ quality of the first one’s finish when blood coated is very favorable though. It’s looking like you may have found a penetration-enhancing shaft finish that MIGHT be highly useful, especially for those using lower draw-weight bows and those after the larger animals. I wonder if that slick Teflon finish is going to add any arrow speed, by reducing friction between shaft and the arrow-shelf?
All in all, this Teflon finish stuff looks like something well worth pursuing.
OL, I've just bare-shafted the bow to see what shaft I'll need with my normal hunting point setup. At about 64# draw and 778 grains mass, it shoots a BUNCH flatter than my 82# straight-end longbow. Can't chronograph it until I get back to Oz. However, it expands my 'point straight at the target' range by several yards! Might make getting old a tad bit easier!
Ed
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