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Recent content by Allegheny Tom

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    Stick bow - where to start?

    You can make several different spines work. Length and point weight are as important towards a tuned arrow as much as spine. I'd recommend a split finger tab. You can shoot a split tab 3 under but you can't shoot a 3 under tab split finger. I'm not a fan of shooting gloves but lots of shooters...
  2. Allegheny Tom

    Stick bow - where to start?

    So now we need to discuss 3-under tillering. I guess bt will nedd a custom bow for that, or an ILF. And let the spending begin!
  3. Allegheny Tom

    Stick bow - where to start?

    One lesser point to consider is how you intend to draw and what kind of finger protection you want. 3 under or split finger.
  4. Allegheny Tom

    Stick bow - where to start?

    You won't be drawing 30.5" with a recurve. Even if you draw 29" (recurve draw) you won't hurt the bow but you will be drawing roughly 3# more than the 28" poundage. Trad bows increase roughly 3# per inch of draw length. A 40# @ 28" bow will draw about 37# @ 27" and it will draw 43# @ 29. But...
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    Stick bow - where to start?

    EDIT: Some of my points were already being addressed as I typed this post. Those questions have been addressed many times on this forum and the answer is overwhelmingly favored towards a Samik Sage bow. Very affordable. It's a take down so you can change limbs depending on your current needs...
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    Limb weight reduction question

    It's a shame Jim died so tragically. He made great bows and was a credit to the trad community. I recently had Wes Wallace build a new set of 60" limbs for my Brackenbury. 48#@27". Fast flight compatible. My old limbs can only shoot b50.
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    Limb weight reduction question

    That was back in the days when I didn't understand the Ashby priciples and I mistakenly believed that I needed a heavy weight recurve to kill whitetails. Heck, with the proper arrow set up, 45# is plenty.
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    Limb weight reduction question

    My 1st custom bow was a Brackenbury, and me, like an idiot ordered 61# because I figured I could handle it since my compound was 68#. That was a typical rookie mistake. I should have ordered 41# for my 1st recurve. I developed some bad habits with that bow. I'd love to have 8 or 10 pounds shaved...
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    Limb weight reduction question

    FIFTY, as in 5-0?? That's insane! These days, it's hard to get someone out of bed for $50, let alone to do something like this. It's an art. I'd definitely throw him an extra 40 or 50.
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    Limb weight reduction question

    I had a set of spare limbs for my Allegheny Mountain (take-down) and Bill must of mis read the order and he made them about 8# too heavy. He said he could rework them to reduce the poundage a bit. He did get them pretty close to the desired weight but he made the limbs more narrow to achieve...
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    For you Ashby fans

    May newsletter from ABF. Looks like they will be testing a mechanical head. Some other good info in the letter...
  12. Allegheny Tom

    Cameras and wind direction

    Yeah, make it as minimal as possible. And bags come in all different colors. Not sure if a certain color may be less triggering than other colors. I have a few other ideas for minimizing false triggers.
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    Cameras and wind direction

    Not really. I'd compare this to trying to pick the right tree to set a stand. Too far, too close, too much cover and brush in the way, etc. And with cameras it's important to take account of sun position. It's great when all the stars align and you get that perfect set-up but I don't worry about...
  14. Allegheny Tom

    More alpaca socks

    Seems like a bunch of you guys were interested ($$) in the Hollow brand alpaca socks. I have a pair and I love them. But today, I heard of Public Square, a shopping site to try to compete with Amazon and I saw alpaca and yak socks from Schwirian Farm (which just happens to be located right here...
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    Northern lights

    You guys are killing me. Seeing the lights has been on my wife's and my bucket list for a looong time. I'm wondering if our SW PA skies were clear enough to see them last night....while I was sound asleep. Looks like cloudy skies are predicted for here tonight. Tomorrow looks clearer but maybe...
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