the foc is 12.9% which is lower than what I wanted but you cant play around with them like carbon/aluminium so will have to see how they perform before making judgement as they fly great into the target
BEAR
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Top End Tamers!
well after a few months of gathering info and then sifting through it, I think it has all finally come together in the form of what will possibly be my all-round top end taming arrows for use on buff, pigs, goats, brumby’s, camels etc. I first started off with a test pack of Sitka spruce shafts from surewood shafts with 2 shafts in each spine rating from 90#-115#. I then purchased a dip tube, various weight field points and taper block from 3 rivers archery and away I went on finding the best combination for my 74# huntsman recurve. Well it was quite trying to get it all right but I eventually had it all come together with arrows that flew very well from the curve! The arrows are 115# spine, dipped in feast Watson floor varnish, black capped, 5 ½ inch feather glue on with locktite 406, 190grain ribteks glue on with clear 24 hr epoxy over a red painted taper! I have 3 dozen made up ready for when it dry’s out a bit so I can start slamming some ferals with them! They all weigh within 10grains of each other with each arrow weighing an average of 840 grains!
the foc is 12.9% which is lower than what I wanted but you cant play around with them like carbon/aluminium so will have to see how they perform before making judgement as they fly great into the target
BEAR
the foc is 12.9% which is lower than what I wanted but you cant play around with them like carbon/aluminium so will have to see how they perform before making judgement as they fly great into the target
BEAR
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Gday Bear, sounds to me those arrows will do you just fine. Tuning your arrows and finding your correct spine is all part of the fun hey
Best of luck with them mate, the ribby's will work a treat. Love the colors by the way.
Gladstone Bowhunter... Geneo.
Best of luck with them mate, the ribby's will work a treat. Love the colors by the way.
Gladstone Bowhunter... Geneo.
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They'll work a treat on those boars!
Well-done!
Well-done!
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your not wrong there mate! these are my first atempt at making wood arrows and geez they require a lot of work 
but it was great fun and what I've learnt should see the next batch being much better
but it was great fun and what I've learnt should see the next batch being much better IF IT'S FERAL, IT'S IN PERIL!
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They look good Bear,that combo would drop a stray elephant 
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That is some good weight for your arras and I'm sure they will do their job just fine. I look forward to seeing them in a photo or two with game taken with them. That Sitka Spruce must be nice and weighty. Congrats on your first set of wood arras.
Jeff
That Sitka Spruce must be nice and weighty. Congrats on your first set of wood arras.Jeff
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thanks fella's, they will be tested out very soon when the river drops so I can get into arhnemland
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Great stuff there Bear mate if you like to try and get more weight up front try some woody weights from 3 rivers they start @ 75gns - 200gns and they have test packs too
Cheers
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