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Offline Kavogt

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Beginning all over again
« on: September 04, 2011, 05:55:00 PM »
After a lay-off of 20 years, I've finally gotten back to archery.

If possible, it seems more fun now than when I was a kid. While I migrated to firearms during those 20 years, there's something much more relaxing about a bow. No recoil from a 7.5x55 Swiss round and steel buttplate, no searching the couch cushions for any and all change to scrape together for a box of ammo and range fees. No ear protection and no smell of cordite. Well, ok, the cordite I miss...

I'm thinking me and my dad's old Temujin are going to be spending a lot of time together...

Thanks to everyone here and all your posts and comments. I've  learned a lot and it's made my transition back to bows much easier!
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Offline Mudd

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2011, 06:37:00 PM »
Enjoy your new love!

God bless,Mudd
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Offline Cyclic-Rivers

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2011, 06:39:00 PM »
welcome back. You will find this stuff a whole lot of fun and addictive.

Enjoy and ask a lot of questions.
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Offline Roadkill

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2011, 06:44:00 PM »
Shoot in your backyard one without neighbors complaining
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Offline DannyBows

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2011, 07:14:00 PM »
Welcome! The quietness of archery makes me feel more a part of the woods/outdoors. Firearms are so noisy it separates us from it by making us so intrusive.
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Offline Huntschool

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2011, 07:52:00 PM »
Welcome back Ken.  Where ya at in IL?
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Offline Friend

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2011, 08:54:00 PM »
The traditional experience encompasses many facets which individually may be held sacred.

Welcome back!!!!!!!
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Offline Buckwheaties

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2011, 09:24:00 PM »
Welcome back.. I'm one who came back too, and I'm loving it!! and will go no further in my quest. Trad bows and people are the ultimate IMHO..Never ending challenge..
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Offline BrownA5

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2011, 10:34:00 PM »
Welcome back..... I too came back after many years hunting with a compound bow.  It's good to be home again!
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Offline Slasher

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2011, 10:49:00 PM »
Thats a big part of it... To me it is like hunting back when i was a kid... It is like being 15 again!!! An animal in range is huge again...

WELCOME BACK!!!
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Offline Killdeer

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2011, 11:53:00 PM »
I have two Schmidt-Rubins, and that recoil  is rather mild. That being said, I haven't shot them in a few years. Something nice about not needing hearing protection!

Killdeer   :wavey:
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Offline Kavogt

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Re: Beginning all over again
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2011, 03:00:00 PM »
Actually, shooting in the backyard is what I did when I was a kid. Lived on a cul-de-sac with only a hill behind us as a neighbor. No such luck nowadays!

Bruce- I'm up in northern Illinois near Joliet.

While I'm not likely to get rid of my firearms, the peace and quiet of the archery range is a welcome change of place. Now I just have to make it out to an outdoor range around these parts.

 Gander Mountain's indoor range and my basement are nice stop-gap measures for a quick shooting fix, but something about archery just screams for open air.
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