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Post by Rick Barbee on Apr 28, 2023 11:23:00 GMT -6
Using this bow for squirrel hunting could get expensive. Missed the squirrel just a tad low, and buried the arrow half way down the outsert into that 2.5" diameter tree limb. It has a VPA SGT on it. I have no idea how to retrieve it.
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Post by Rick Barbee on Apr 28, 2023 15:05:43 GMT -6
Gotter down. Piece of chain tied on the end of a 1/4" rope. Once I got the arrow lassoed, I started yanking at different angles to the arrow. Took some doing, but it finally worked it loose. It was buried in the limb to about where you see the red line behind the VPA SGT. Thankfully, the hole didn't close up much behind it.  |
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Post by Rick Barbee on Apr 29, 2023 11:24:07 GMT -6
175 grain VPA SGT, sunk into a hard rubber equipment footing. JB-Weld backed, and stuck in place Finished weight - 240 grains. This should still give the tree rats a good thump, and still a little chewage, but bounce the points back enough to keep them from sticking in the tree.    |
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Post by Rick Barbee on Apr 29, 2023 18:31:01 GMT -6
JB-Weld wouldn't stick to the rubber, so I rebuilt them a different way. 175 grain VPA SGT, sunk into a hard rubber equipment footing. Backed with hard rubber cups filled with JB-Water-Weld, and stuck in place. Finished weight - 287 grains. Yes, I painted the seam orange.  These stuck together real good, and are damn tough. I shot both of them against a big oak tree 3 or 4 times, and nary a wrinkle.
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Post by Ramjet on Apr 29, 2023 20:53:57 GMT -6
You just keep coming up with great ideas
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Post by Rick Barbee on Apr 29, 2023 21:04:56 GMT -6
You just keep coming up with great ideas Thanks !  Win some. Lose some, but it sure is good tinkering fun along the way. |
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Post by Ramjet on Apr 30, 2023 11:14:34 GMT -6
I like to do some tinkering myself. Like to play around with different archery stuff. This forum gives a lot of inspiration.
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