any archery people

[Pip]

My only archery i do is at Deer.

My current Bow i use.

Oneida with Pollington Red Dot Scope

Nice scope! What's the poundage on that bow? And the letoff?

[RichsBallPythons]

Bow is set at 75lbs and is 70% let off. Gonna be dropping it to 65 or 70lbs as shoulder is not able to handle it with old injury.

[Pip]

Bow is set at 75lbs and is 70% let off. Gonna be dropping it to 65 or 70lbs as shoulder is not able to handle it with old injury.

Awesome. I bet that's wicked fun with the scope I like my fiber optic sight... But that's just for targets. Not sure a scope would be much use on a 30# recurve

Take care of your shoulder!!

[RichsBallPythons]

The scope takes some time to sight it in but its also weird shooting with it.

The scope requires BOTH eyes stay open at all times when pulling back. One eye looks down scope to center red dot in middle and other picks up the target and anchor point. But good thing is once all is sighted in you will never miss your target.

The scope is still sold today for about $300 on their Site.

http://www.oneidabows.net/jzcart/index.php?cat=83

[M_MULLINS]

I live for archery hunting. I almost never use a gun, it takes all the fun out of hunting. I use a compound & have shot quite a bit with longbows. I used a recurve once to bowfish.

[deminon]

i just tried bow hunting this year and it was a lot of fun. mine is a PSE Brute set at 65#. goes up to 75# tho. i might like it a little more than my rifle.

[smd58]

[QUOTE=wolfy-hound;1488263]Crossbows have almost no relation to true archery as far as technique or practicing. Not to say they are less of a weapon or not as much fun.. but they don't require anything like the technique of a longbow, so it won't relate between the two. If you practice with a crossbow, make certain the backstop is thick enough to stop the bolts, because they typically pack a LOT more power. You also don't need nearly as much practice or strength to shoot a crossbow, so they can be great fun.

I didnt think there was a lot of skill required for the crossbow, but I think it will be fun to try. But like you said Ill have to beef up my back stop. And I forgot about a longbow, Got to try that also.

[wolfy-hound]

You still need some practice to get good with a crossbow, but by its design, you are not holding the pressure on your own arm while trying to aim, taking into account all the other factors. It's much more like shooting a gun, which also needs practice to get good at.

[mechnut450]

man I not shot in agaes I end up trading my bow off cause I didn't use it in 4 years. walmart special compund ( bear one i think ) but i loved to shoot. I was so use to the bow when just shooting for fun I never needed the sights.I was using pies plates and could group them well never got to use it deer hunting.

[floridayank22]

i havent hunted in about 10yrs or so since i moved up here (indiana) from florida but i picked up a bow about 3yrs ago and i love shooting it, still dont have the sights completely figured out but im learning..dont know anyone around here that ueses one so its been alot of trial and error and many nights on google and talkin to the owner of the local archery shoppe, but since im lucky to get maybe 2 days outta the month where i can get out and shoot i dont think im doin to bad...i did make one of my new years resolutions to get it figured out this year so i can make it to the woods but i cant wait to get out and do more with it

justin