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Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Bowhunting + Bows, Spears & Knives

peter
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Reged: 11/04/07
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Re: selfbows
27/12/07 01:08 AM

hi ann

yes i hunt with them every now and then. i like to do it this way, because i rely on instinctive shooting both with my guns and the bows.

the time each bow takes to make, differ a lot depending on configuration and the end user.
from 14 hours to 14 days is the normal time range per bow , but then i have to do my other jobs as well, so from start to completion usually 6 months.

a selfbow draws a lot different than a compound bow. the weight gets harder as you draw back as oppose to a compound bow where the hard part is in the first 4 inches.
so sighting has to be swift because you dont have a lot of time before your fingers fail.
(hence the little crack about training wheels as the selfbow is a lot harder to shoot good)

i have a jennings compound bow for the fun of it, but most days it lays in the barn simply because the others are just more fun to shoot.

i highly recomend the expirence, also building them is great fun and not as hard as it may seem.

if there is any idea in this i could do a quick photo run down next time i make one.

regards

peter

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selfbows	peter	25/12/07 04:12 AM
Re: selfbows	AspenHill	26/12/07 10:10 PM
Re: selfbows	peter	27/12/07 01:08 AM
Re: selfbows	DarylS	27/12/07 03:16 AM
Re: selfbows	Rustyzipper	01/01/08 03:47 AM
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Re: selfbows	Judson	16/02/08 12:05 PM

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