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Randolph Cox
Peetey,I shot one of those eastman outfitters cut on impact into an armadillo the other day,and it curled on him.I have a story about my snyper curling,but even though it did,it still stayed on track and got the deer.It didn't deflect.Here's my story.
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..Finally I was watching Chris Ashley on the primos video using the snyper so I tried them.First deer complete pass through,blood everywhere.Second deer spined,it went 6\ through the backbone.I have never seen a broadhead go through a backbone.They usually stop in it,with my set ups anyway.In reference to kick out.I will tell you this.Now I hate to admit it ,but this is a true story.I had a doe come in.She was broadside with the right side of her body towards me.I put it behind her shoulder.I released.She ducked,spinning toward me,and tried to turn around to head back in the direction she came from.The arrow hit her in the left side of the face,cut along the jawbone,then busted through her neck paralizing her instanly.Not what I wanted,but I was amazed.The tip of the broadhead curled.But it did not ricochet off of her jawbone.AMAZING.I will tell you how it is.The snyper entry wounds are larger than the exit holes,because of the way the blades slap out.I have had no rubberband failures or problems.They are sharp.

The time I spined that one doe the tip didn't curl.
user posted image 0 20084 0 0 0 0 158082 0 3958 parkerbowsrock 1 1 69.168.56.39 1123942418 0 I have never seen a deer with spots by the time hunting season gets here. I will shoot the first legal deer past my stand with a bow. It helps knock the edge off.lol. As for does with fawns, I have always heard that when the rut comes in the mother will run off her youngins. I figure if I can save them the anguish and feelings of not being wanted anymore by their mommy, that is a good thing. Im all about cold turkey,lol. 0 20068 0 0 0 0 158083 0 3232 deno_supremo15 1 1 216.165.186.125 1123942717 0 Ohio, Just last weekend I had a shot at a 30 yard standing bear where you had to shoot through what looked like a crab claw of a fallen tree. Weellll...Through my sight it looked like I had plenty of room between my pin and the top of the crab claw, but of course not...shattered my arrow into a million pieces. and the worst was when I stood up astonished someone pointed to a little sign on the tree, KNEEL TO SHOOT IF NEEDED :oops: laugh.gif 0 20013 0 0 0 0 158084 0 3187 Randolph Cox 1 1 216.78.121.23 1123942782 0 doodaa there is no law in Ga that says you can't kill a deer with spots,but generally I would say almost everyone I know will not shoot a deer with spots.(Well,pretty much I don't know anyone who would shoot one that is fully spotted.)They usually have lost their spots by opening day here anyways.I did shoot one a few years back,and you could see in about 3 places where there were a dozen hairs still in the shape of spots,but that deer was 50lbs.I never saw that until I was cleaning her.Which 3 faded out white spots aren't much considering they usually have over 200 spots on them.But I won't intentionally shoot a deer with spots. 0 20068 0 0 0 0 158085 0 57 james ard 1 1 216.79.255.165 1123942824 0 Back in th e 80's I shot the old bear and never had one to do that .I shoot the phantom now from muzzy and I love it .I shot a deer with it last year at about 28 yrds and it sound like a 22 when it hit the ribbcage.Made a big hole going in and going out.He went about 30-40 yards and piled up. smile.gif 0 20084 0 0 0 0 158086 0 3070 B.A.D. OA 2 1 1 68.105.158.231 1123943001 0 Nice Pup...and Future hunter... 0 20083 0 0 0 0 158087 0 844 butterbean7008 0 1 66.167.62.233 1123943480 0 Nice looking pup. If Dalton is like mine you can look at him and say lets go to the woods and all that tired will be gone laugh.gif 0 20083 0 0 0 0 158088 0 3187 Randolph Cox 1 1 216.78.121.23 1123943563 0 KB I would go with the liberty.280 is plenty fast.The faster the bow the harder the cam.My diamond has got a very hard cam,and it took me almost a month to get used to that.If you let the bow creep it will try and go.You have to keep moderate pressure to keep it fully drawn.But it is very quiet.You will notice a difference in the way the Patriot feels when you draw it.You'll probably be happy with either one,but when you say speed vs quietness.I was thinking 250 quiet vs 290 speed.Because honestly 280 is not slow at all.I think that you will have no problems making that 40 yd shot with the liberty,and with it being quieter,there is less of a chance of him hearing the bow go off.. biggrin.gif 0 19935 0 0 0 0 158089 0 3958 parkerbowsrock 1 1 69.168.56.39 1123943747 0 Sounds like a great video. I will check it out. 0 20077 0 0 0 0 158090 0 3958 parkerbowsrock 1 1 69.168.56.39 1123944671 0 parkerbowsrock

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oct 1 - jan 7 0 19692 0 0 0 0 158091 0 3829 Elkcrayz 1 1 207.200.116.13 1123945161 0 i cant wait!! pronghorn season starts mondays 8) two days tell i'll be a field biggrin.gif YAY!!! 0 20040 0 0 0 0 158092 0 2027 Bdubedub 1 1 67.173.22.234 1123945356 0 I wouldnt go w/ 4 blade, you get less penetration. 0 20072 0 0 0 0 158093 0 3958 parkerbowsrock 1 1 69.168.56.39 1123945509 0 Give me some opinions on the best arrow. I currently shoot beman ICS 400's. I may switch this year. It seems like if I buy 6 arrows there are 1 or 2 that will not fly with broadheads. I think a lot of it is how they cut them for me, but I am beginning to wonder about the quality of the beman arrows. 0 20085 which arrow? 1 0 0 0 158094 0 2501 tomsd5 1 1 68.112.89.123 1123946875 0 i have no idea how fast my bow is ...prob not so fast as i can only draw like 40 lbs.... but it's quite and smooth... and it gets the job done ... laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif 0 19935 0 0 0 0 158095 0 3900 Zbullman 1 1 67.174.120.10 1123948258 0 OBH:
With a lung shot, I suppose you could say the animal sufficates in its own blood, but I believe, more often than not, it bleeds-out.

MoElk:
I will take a second look at the video and if I missed the blood, I will recant. (I thought I made a mistake once, but I wrong!!) Does not change the fact, however, that it is an irresponsible shot.

With regard to my capbilities as a hunter, I have released 20 arrows at whitetail and elk and cleanly harvested 18 animals, not-so-cleanly harvested one, and cleanly missed another (got cocky and tried to clip the heart).

I am sure you have taken 762 bulls with just 55 arrows and your right, I just couldn't measure up to that.

WW:
Very well said.

From this point, I will not entertain another response from el-MoElk-less, (oops, I just stooped), as the maturity level does not warrant it!! 0 19367 0 0 0 0 158096 0 3964 Coyote 0 1 72.47.12.2 1123948940 0 First of, love your calls, love your shows. I'm looking for a grunt snort wheeze call for whitetail and am suprised that u dont offer one. Maybe I missed it. Do u offer one and if not i wonder why...... :?: 0 20086 grunt/snort/wheeze 1 0 0 0 158097 0 3900 Zbullman 1 1 67.174.120.10 1123949130 0 True, it is also a spLine (arrow stiffness) test, but it is a great way to eliminate arrow fish-tailing, which can be due to improper bow set up or bad shooting form..

If you can shoot a bullet in the paper without feathers, then, on the actual hunting arrow, the feathers have virtually no correction to perform, so speed and accuracy are maximized.. 0 19792 0 0 0 0 158098 0 1314 manbugle 0 1 67.42.53.134 1123949196 0 One of the guys in our camp has started making our meals ahead of time at home and then vacuum sealing them. It works great, as you can freeze them solid which helps keep your cooler colder then just take them out one at a time and heat them in a pan over your stove. 0 19570 0 0 0 0 158099 0 3179 BBbuckhunter 0 1 152.163.100.65 1123949694 0 I want to go hunting for a coyote at night and i keep thinking to myself what happens if a coyote spots me at night or even smells me.. will he bite or even attack me. please help. 0 20087 Will a coyote attack me if i go hunting for it at night? 1 0 0 0 158100 0 29 need2hunt 1 1 207.43.73.218 1123952340 0 dooda, there are lots of states that do not have laws protecting fawns with spots Illinois being one - but you also have to realize that in our fawns drop earlier than yours down south so come deer season you don't see many with spots - in fact I've only seen one in all of my years deer hunting. 0 20068 0 0 0 0 158101 0 3965 rhodeislandhunter 0 1 68.224.196.99 1123953139 0 im not sure of what you shoot as far as draw lenght or poundage but i shoot a hoyt ultramag,65lbs with a 271/2 in draw and im putting carbon express maxima 350 arrows 14 into a block target at 30yds,out of the 6 arrows i shoot for practice whether its a broadhead or field point they always hit there mark.hope this helps.
BBbuckhunter
hey man, the BEST VER ARROW would have to be carbon expresses's terminator6075.. they are durable, strong and just fast.. try em out
JMS157
I prefer Vapor Blackhawks .. I think they are by far the best flying arrow I have ever shot.


JMS157
Randolph Cox
I had the same exact problem with beman 400 ICS last year,and I came back to Carbon Express.I'm currently shooting Maxima 350's,and love them.My bow is a Diamond Victory,70lb...30 draw.27.5 arrows are going 290-295 with 100gr tips.You will be happy with Carbon Express.
Maryland Bowhunter
It's funny when some thing new comes out for the hunting bussiness . People buy it and swear by the product . All it is is this year new top seller .

carbon express cxl350 select . Went to these this year because i got a new bow and the draw is longer and my old arrows did not fly right when I shot them with broadheads . So I won these off of e-bay . Cut and fletched them myself . Now I have nomore probs with flight .

If it were me i would buy and older arrow so you are not paying a crazy price just because they are the new thing on the market . :wink:
Randolph Cox
Well,you're right in a way MB,but the maxima's have the best of everything.If you are $ conscious the red head arrows are made by Carbon express.And are fairly cheap.I would suggest any carbon express,but the maxima's are the best that Carbon express has in a hunting shaft.The cxl350's that MB are shooting are more expensive than maxima's (they cost more bare than maxima's do finished),and are intended for tournament shooting,but will work fine in a hunting situation.
Maryland Bowhunter
100.00 for 2 dz off of ebay biggrin.gif
Randolph Cox
Yeah,but you got lucky. laugh.gif They are usually $113 a dozen bare or atleast at keystone they are.
http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/prodin...number=ARSC2205
Now stop rubbin that good deal in my face. laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
Stickflinger
biggrin.gif this is a no brainer for me........ AXIS ARROWS. More durable than any other and better penatration.


Mark
Team Bow Rack
buckslayer_005
Beman ICS 400's are ok but i too also have that problem, like just yesterday i bout 6 of them and one always seemed to veer to the left more than the others, but overall i like them they hit the spot
Randolph Cox
Welcome to the cabin buckslayer_005.That made me think of something else.The inserts didn't seal to the shaft in half the ones I bought last year.
WyoWapati
I like the Gold Tip line and I would be hard pressed to use anything else for a hunting arrow. The pro hunter has a straightness rating of +/- .001 and a weight tolerance of 1 grain per dozen. It doesnt get much better than that. I use the XT Hunters and they have a straightness rating of +/- .003 and a weight tolerance 2 grains per dozen. They are tough as nails and fly great.
RoadDawg
I've always used aluminum arrows, mainly because I hunt elk and very little deer. I can't think of any of my fellow elk hunters in the area that use other than aluminum either.

Anyone use anything else? If so, why?
NJDeerHunter
I have Beeman ICS 400 Hunter arrows. They are great. My penetration is unbeliveable. I am putting pass thrus on my target. They also Fly very nicely. My grouping are very tight.
Bowhunter1590
I also shoot Beman ICS400's and have never had any of the flight problems mentioned above. I also love the durability of the Beman's. Our place is covered in rocks and I've only managed to break 3 arrows in 5 seasons. The archery shop where I buy my stuff has a 20 yard indoor range and I always immediately shoot my new arrows after they cut them. If I got one of those weird-flyers, Nix would just replace it, I'm sure. My buddy tried some Carbon Express and some Gold Tips at the ranch and both arrows broke much more often on the rocks than the Bemans did...he's a Beman fan now, too.
41 days to wait...
nyturkeyduster
Gotta love them Easton Axis ST 400's biggrin.gif
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