how about a HEAVY bow thread

[BowHunterGA]

I have been shooting heavier bows effectively for several years. In fact as you know the bow you posted at the start was supposed to be mine but the USPS lost it so a replacement was built and later the original found its way to you. I have a few photos handy so I will share them.

Recently (as in last week) I had a successful pronghorn hunt in Wyoming and both my buck and doe were harvested with "Charisma" my 73@28 Pacific Yew longbow.
 
 

Last season I got a couple hogs and a whitetail doe, I was shooting my Northern Mist Classic "Bona Fide" which pulls 73@28. Here is one of the hogs.
 

The year before that I took a hog while hunting Cumberland Island with Bona Fide.
 

And I have taken a few animals with "Cherry Bomb" which is the bow that Steve built to replace the one you have. It pulls 83@28.
 
 

This fall I will be shooting "Charisma" mostly but I have picked up a couple of mid 70s recurves that I am itching to hit the woods with so maybe this will be the year I take an animal with a recurve. Time will tell.

[Blueridge]

Nice Steve!! congrats, I have been out of the country for a little while. That had to be fun.

[BowHunterGA]

Originally posted by Blueridge:
Nice Steve!! congrats, I have been out of the country for a little while. That had to be fun.

It was indeed Stan. I just finished an article about the hunt for the TBG newsletter so you can read all about it soon. Also Thom, my hunting partner for this trip, will be doing a post here as soon as he gets caught up.

[pinky]

TG Classifieds' 160 gr field points and 160 gr Ribtek BHs grouping together.
 
Aspen "Classic" LB 64# @ 28" DL 28.75" with some TG 2016 Saint Jude Spruce Arrows donated by Al Dean

 

I just might take this set up to the woods in a couple of weeks in search of Elk. I will be shooting 60# to 64# + with what ever set up I choose. I need to decide, the season is a few days away.  

[pdk25]

Still learning this YouTube stuff.  Think In have a link to me shooting my Morrison ILF with MAX 1imbs.  Around 70-71# at my draw, a little over 29".

 

[pdk25]

And here is some of me shooting the Morrison, and the shrew Safari, a little over 77# at my draw.  Sorry.  This is my first attempt at this stuff, and I was rushing around.

 

[pdk25]

Some pics of the Safari.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pdk25]

Here are pics of the Morrison, but I was using Morrison carbon foam lbs that were 82# at my draw at the time.  Just recently put the recurve limbs on to play around.

 


   

   

[pdk25]

Some pics of me drawing my HH ROGUE.  One at my normal draw, and the other drawn to 30".  Somewhere between 96 and 100#.

 

 

[pdk25]

I will have to see about making some other videos.  I also have aorrison Dakota that is 75#@28", so probably 79# or so at my draw.

[M60gunner]

At almost 71 (the 29th) I still shoot a 60# bow. It is a recurve. I did shoot a Black Widow, 79# at 30" when I was younger. I can still shoot my friends 75# Wes Wallace LB. But those heavier weights are getting hard on my shoulder. I have so many 2117 arrows I have to keep shooting that 60# recurve for a few more years.

[pdk25]

You are doing awesome, Mr. Mosher.  I hope to be doing half as well as you.  Honestly, I mostly shoot my lighter bows that are 58-64# at my draw weight, because they are my main hunting bows.  I just like to play with the heavier ones I'm case I get to chase Buffalo again on short notice.

[Terry Green]

Originally posted by M60gunner:
At almost 71 (the 29th) I still shoot a 60# bow. It is a recurve. I did shoot a Black Widow, 79# at 30" when I was younger. I can still shoot my friends 75# Wes Wallace LB. But those heavier weights are getting hard on my shoulder. I have so many 2117 arrows I have to keep shooting that 60# recurve for a few more years.

Yeah Boy!!!!!

[Terry Green]

Originally posted by M60gunner:
At almost 71 (the 29th) I still shoot a 60# bow. It is a recurve. I did shoot a Black Widow, 79# at 30" when I was younger. I can still shoot my friends 75# Wes Wallace LB. But those heavier weights are getting hard on my shoulder. I have so many 2117 arrows I have to keep shooting that 60# recurve for a few more years.

Yeah Boy!!!!!

[adkmountainken]

pdk25,
      what is your arrow and broadhead set up on you #80 bows? and what was your set up on the shrew Safari which is what I am pulling?

[pdk25]

My draw length is a little over 29", so I may be using arrows that are longer than you want, but I am shooting AD Nitro gold shafts, with around 100 grains of aquarium tuning in shaft, 100 grain brass inserts, and 200 grain tips.  The other arrow was a GT 100+ shaft with 100 grain brass insert and either a 250 or 300 grain tip, bit I think 300.  I also shoot AD Big Game arrows with setup the same as the Nitros, but with 250 grain tips. I am pretty sure you would need lighter spine with your bow, because it won't be cut as deep on the riser.  I bet you could get AD shafts to working you played around with them, and probably 340 spined carbon, depending on the length and tip weight.

[BowHunterGA]

Originally posted by pdk25:
.... with around 100 grains of aquarium tuning in shaft, .....

Never thought of using aquarium tubing. Will have to try that. I have used nylon rope with great success in the past. Weight a bit more than 100 grains, is VERY quiet and in fact I think it dampens the arrow completely. My arrows last year used this and resulted in a 900 grain arrow when all said and done. This year I am not using a weight tube at all and my 350 spine arrows are still coming in at 765 grains and I was VERY pleased with their performance on Antelope.

[pdk25]

When I shot the 82# limbs on the ILF, I used GT kinetic 200 shafts, cut to 30", with 100 grain brass hit inserts, 125 grain tip inseers, and 300 grain tips.  Those would be way stiff for you.  That ILF is cut way past center.

For the HH Rogue, I usually shoot custom woodies made by a friend of mine.  I don't remember the spine.

[Terry Green]

Yeah the aquarium tubing has been around for a long time. I remember making some probably 15 years ago and some with weed eater line inside the aquarium tubing.

 Just make sure you cut the tubing a little long so your inserts crutches as a bit so that it's rattle free

[Terry Green]

Oh and if you're shooting small-diameter shafts you can use the mini aquarium tubing