Any Marksmen (women) here?

[John]

List your weapons of mass destruction :D

1. Mossberg 410. Ga Bolt
2. Marlin 12. Ga Bolt
3. Winchester 30-30. Lever Action
3. Winchester 22. Semi
4. Winchester 22. Bolt
5. Unmarked 22. Revolver
6. Unmarked 9mm Pistol (I think its a glock)
7. 1917 Enfield 303. Bolt (Classic Never shot once)
8. Springfield 30-06. Bolt
9. C7A1 Civilian Model (Semi, 5 rnd mag)
10. Coming soon Grizzly 50. Cal BMG

 

[stovebolts]

I have a compound bow that I target practice with :smt063

 

[DavidLee]

I have a compound bow that I target practice with :smt063

I used to shoot a bow (Oneida Tomcat). I still have it and a quiver full of arrows but I haven't drawn it back in years.
Do you shoot 3D or regular target?

 

[stovebolts]

Hi DavidLee,

Actually, I just got the bow a couple weeks ago, and I'm currently shooting at a bale of hay, though some seem to make it into the side of my garage... 8-)

My goal is to get good enough to bag my own deer this year. I've seen the 3-D deer targets, and if they don't set me back a mortgage payment, I've been thinking trying one of those. Do you have any suggestions?

 

[John]

Hi DavidLee,

Actually, I just got the bow a couple weeks ago, and I'm currently shooting at a bale of hay, though some seem to make it into the side of my garage... 8-)

My goal is to get good enough to bag my own deer this year. I've seen the 3-D deer targets, and if they don't set me back a mortgage payment, I've been thinking trying one of those. Do you have any suggestions?

One with replaceable vitals.

 

[DavidLee]

Hi DavidLee,

Actually, I just got the bow a couple weeks ago, and I'm currently shooting at a bale of hay, though some seem to make it into the side of my garage... 8-)

My goal is to get good enough to bag my own deer this year. I've seen the 3-D deer targets, and if they don't set me back a mortgage payment, I've been thinking trying one of those. Do you have any suggestions?

I shoot at a foam target (well, I used to), but if you're going to get a 3D target get one with replaceable centers. Even then, it won't last long. You're better off shooting at hay bales with paper targets. I would only get one if I was going to shoot comp 3D.

Start out at ten feet and move back when your form starts to be consistent.

Are you shooting with fingers or a trigger?

 

[stovebolts]

Yeah, I figure I'll use the hay for a bit.. :-D


Remember, I've only had the bow for just under two weeks. I'm still a learnin :wink:

I'm using a trigger. If I can ask, where is the best place to put it? Currently, I'm placing it right above the arrow.

Let me run this by you. Lets say that you drew a horizontal line across the bale of hay. I'm getting pretty good at landing the arrow from about 20 feet on a horizontal line. What I can't seem to figure out is hitting a vertical line.... What in the world am I supposed to use as a gauge? So far, I can keep the arrow within the width of the bale (about 18 - 20 inches), but if I but a + , I can get pretty close to the horizontal, but it's God's grace that gets me even close to the vertical. Tips??

 

[Relic]

Marksmen (women) ....

Since you asked....


if you're looking for someone who's a sharp shooter....

not really, but ....

hhhhhmmmmm, as I recall....

When I was much younger, I...

shot pool,
shot darts,
shot arrows,
shot a 22 rifle,
shot a shot gun at a turkey shoot.
oh, and when I was between the ages of 21 through 30 and was a weekend/social drinker, on occasion, drank some shots of booze.

Don't shoot much of anything anymore, that is, except to shoot off a few words from the mouth. In the summer time... I tell those pesky bugs to "shoot".

:P :-D


.

 

[handy]

:smt042 :smt043

 

[stovebolts]

That was a good one Relic! : : :

Don't shoot much of anything anymore, that is, except to shoot off a few words from the mouth.

:-D :-D

I've got a pretty good aim at my foot :wink:

 

[DavidLee]

Yeah, I figure I'll use the hay for a bit.. :-D


Remember, I've only had the bow for just under two weeks. I'm still a learnin :wink:

I'm using a trigger. If I can ask, where is the best place to put it? Currently, I'm placing it right above the arrow.

It depends on the type of release itself, but if it doesn't straddle the nock, it should go right above the nock point on the string. You can place it below the arrow but if you let off your draw then the arrow will fall off the string. It should not go between the arrow and the nock point.
I don't use a trigger. I'm a fingers and tab kind of guy. I shoot 2219s with a 70# bow. People shooting 2512s laugh until they see me shoot groups and look at the shafts of my arrows.

Let me run this by you. Lets say that you drew a horizontal line across the bale of hay. I'm getting pretty good at landing the arrow from about 20 feet on a horizontal line. What I can't seem to figure out is hitting a vertical line.... What in the world am I supposed to use as a gauge? So far, I can keep the arrow within the width of the bale (about 18 - 20 inches), but if I but a + , I can get pretty close to the horizontal, but it's God's grace that gets me even close to the vertical. Tips??

Are you using a sight or instinct? If you're using a trigger you should be using sights. A ten dollar pin is fine. If you're instinct shooting you kind of imagine the arc of the arrow as it will fly. This ability will come with practice.

Put a bottle cap on the center of your bale and shoot at that. It will help you to aim at the same spot every time. That will help refine your form.

 

[stovebolts]

Thanks for the advice David.

I don't have all the terminology down. I have what looks like two fish weights (noch?) where I put the arrow in between and I'm putting the trigger just above the top one. Is that right? It looks like this, except it's vertical.

_______ . ___ . __________

As far as the trigger, I'll get you a name and model # tomorrow.

The bow was given to me by an avid hunter at work as the bow is about 10 years old and he's since upgraded to the latest greatest. I've got a friend at Church that will come over and help me out, but to be honest, I'm so busy the next three weekends we won't be able to hook up.

The bow does have sights, and I'm not sure what a 10 dollar pin is. When I shoot, I look through the little hole in the upper sight, and that gets me pretty consistent on a horizontal plane, but I'm not sure what the other two pins at the bottom are for or how to use them.

I know that one of my problems is the arrow isn't consistently parallel with the bow due to the variation of where the string is being held once it's pulled back. I'm sure it's just going to be more practice huh?

Bet you didn't realize I was that green eh?

 

[DavidLee]

Thanks for the advice David.

I don't have all the terminology down. I have what looks like two fish weights (noch?) where I put the arrow in between and I'm putting the trigger just above the top one. Is that right? It looks like this, except it's vertical.

_______ . ___ . __________

That's fine. You just don't want any part of the trigger's claw to touch the arrow.

As far as the trigger, I'll get you a name and model # tomorrow.

The bow was given to me by an avid hunter at work as the bow is about 10 years old and he's since upgraded to the latest greatest. I've got a friend at Church that will come over and help me out, but to be honest, I'm so busy the next three weekends we won't be able to hook up.

This tells me that the bow is probably set up pretty well already. If your friend was shooting the bow as is, then it's okay. There's no substitute for a second pair of eyes.
Once your form is correct practice will mean faster improvements.

The bow does have sights, and I'm not sure what a 10 dollar pin is. When I shoot, I look through the little hole in the upper sight, and that gets me pretty consistent on a horizontal plane, but I'm not sure what the other two pins at the bottom are for or how to use them.

A ten dollar pin is just a cheap bowsight. The alternatives are rings, scopes, etc. All you really need is a colored pin.
If the string has a small plastic ring to look through, that's called a peep sight. You look through it to the front site. The top pin is for the closest distance, the lowest pin is for the farthest distance.
Most people set a pin for 5, 10, 20, and 40 yards.

I know that one of my problems is the arrow isn't consistently parallel with the bow due to the variation of where the string is being held once it's pulled back. I'm sure it's just going to be more practice huh?

Hard to say. I'm not sure I follow. Having an experienced person stand there while you draw the bow would be a good thing. There should not be any variation in the arrow position from shot to shot. If the arrow is falling off the rest (somewhat common with trigger shooters and certain rests) put it back on once you reach full draw.
Your anchor point should be the same every time.

Bet you didn't realize I was that green eh?

Everyone has to start somewhere.
Usually things that take days to work out with messages can be sorted in a minute or two in person.

 

[Biblereader]

I have a squirt gun, and a frying pan.

 

[stovebolts]

I have a squirt gun, and a frying pan.

:smt081

Ohh goodness! I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my seat! :

David,
Sorry, I got tied up after church last night till almost 11pm putting my car on a trailer and I didn't pull out the bow to find out what kind of trigger I have.

 

[sheshisown]

Only a descendant of one.

Sheesh! This turned out to be the funniest thread here tonite! Who woulda thought that weapons of mass destruction could get me ROFLing?

Best weapon I got is a load of books I could hurl about five feet each, nobody better get too close some of 'em are trilogies!

My Mom was an excellent markswoman though, she had trophies, but she most loved to hunt with her bow~ wild hares, she used smaller arrows I think, at like 3 am on fridgid mornings, in a canyon. I would hold the warm soft "baby bunnies" as they grew stiff in the back seat, nobody guessed till I got their blood on me, I was four. But I ate the hot rabbit stew at home too. :fadein:

sheshisown

 

[stovebolts]

Wow! If yer ma is ever in Mi Bonnie, we've got wild hare's all over the place! While, I'll bet she could sit at the top of some church steeple and cherry pick all day long 8-)

 

[sheshisown]

Marked well . . . ')

Wow! If yer ma is ever in Mi Bonnie, we've got wild hare's all over the place! While, I'll bet she could sit at the top of some church steeple and cherry pick all day long 8-)

Hey~ Scott is it?

Well, I guess we'll both haf ta wait till we get ta heaven~ Maybe the Lord will let her hunt in the millenium of Christ . . . For now it looks like you marksMEN will hafta do the cherry-pickin for us.

But really, she was somethin to watch, at only 4'11" and 104lbs. she could whup some tuf archers in her time. My sissies and I loved to watch her tournaments. We could never pick her out among the BIG guys she shot against thou until she stepped up to take a turn at a target. It was thrilling!

Gosh~ its funny how good it is to talk about her with a stranger, first time for me since she went to be with Jesus four years ago. You know it seems so important to remember her, like forgetting would somehow erase the persons existance, how silly that feeling is, yet how real.

No morbity, I hope you get the ease in which our Father is ministering this into my heart. Thanks for the ear brother, it has given our Jesus a little deeper place to reside in His kid here. ;-)
May He deeply and sweetly minister in His boy kid too~ you that is. bonnie

 

[stovebolts]

Hey Bonnie :D

Sorry about the long delay. I hadn't noticed you replied : (and I aint even 45 yet : )

Name is Jeff. I have a 1968 hot-rod camaro that's been on jack stands more than it's seen highway... so my Dad called it a pile of stovebolts :-D I suppose it kinda stuck

I know what you mean about the talk. My wife lost her mother last year. Well, just yesterday she came home from seeing her Dad (He's 85 and we worry about him) and she brought back her Mom's flight book from the 50's. (she flew small aircraft in her younger years).

It did my heart good to see my wife smile while talking about her Mom last night as she pondered wonderful memories. I've got a daughter I lost over 20 years ago as well... I couldn't imagine forgetting all the good times and all the joy she brought to my life. The memories are all so precious.

I was at a flea market last Sunday and found a bow that my 9 year old son could shoot, so now we can practice together :D I'm sure one day, he'll sit back and tell stories about how he and his Dad missed the bale of hay... and sent an arrow into the side of the barn (or the one that missed the barn : )

Have a great weekend!

 

[sheshisown]

Heya Jeff ya' kid ya', :-D

I will be double-fives on Monday! Getting always a little nearer to heaven. YEAH! No worries about any delays, you shoulda been in the loooong waits I have on other boards. Well, maybe you have.

Hey, there's a Maisto International 1968 Chevrolet Camaro available for you and your wifey at Targea` (Target) ONLY 24.49, red with white flames! And here are a few of its features . . .
• Detailed engine and interior
• Rotating brake discs
• Officially licensed wheels
• For ages 8 yrs. and up-

Fraid you two could not take a drive out on your date nite thou, 8-) cause I think it's only 2 pounds in weight. Maybe your son would like it?

By the by~ there is something odd about being in a world where you have no mom. It really is not the way our Father intended it. I will pray for your wife and for her Dad, and for your loss as well Jeff, may our Lord grant strength to endure for each of you and His peace, the kind not requiring any understanding of your own- just trust.

GOSH, all these wonder-women of the era gone by. I’m thinking women’s lib is a huge scam! It is very precious to our Lord to hear your joy in your sweet wifey’s stroll down memory lane. Those are memories laced together with your own now~ and the two shall become one. YEAH! Now THAT is a beautiful mystery that is hidden in Christ Jesus. :infinity:

Miss a couple shots at that barn fer this ol’ gal~ who will be thinkin’ ‘bout you and your son lining up targets, and maybe shinin’ that 68 up someday together.
May our Lord ever bless you and your family. bonnie