I have a 31" DL too. Archers Advantage says I should shoot a 250, so I do, even though it is "marginal stiff" per AA. I am getting good results though, especially shooting fixed blade broad heads which tend to behave better with a somewhat overspend arrow.
I have decided I would give up some...
Like Scorpion above, I use AAE Maxbond. Been maybe three years since I had a vane come off.
Key thing: Wipe down your shaft or your wrap with alcohol before gluing on vanes. AND, use the vane prep stuff before applying glue. Ya gotta do BOTH.
All my bows are second hand bows. I have bought a new one and sold one almost every year. I mostly buy on the AT site, and only from guys with lots of good reviews and posts (so, a reputation to uphold). Like 5MilesBack above, I work on my own equipment so I have high confidence I can make most...
Been tuning my VTM 34. Shooting 525 grain Airstrike 250s with 67lbs and 31"DL. Right-handed shooter with bow in my left hand.
After a good bit of work I got a pretty good tune (bare shafts and fletched in repeatable roughly 2-3" groups at 30 yards), but did so with both cams shimmed far right...
Just seconding the “lever .30 or .35 with low power scope” mentioned above. I have a Marlin 336 in .35 Rem that I use for exactly the hunting you are doing, and have killed a lot of deer with it. Short, manueverable, lightweight. The receiver is thin, so you can wrap your hand around and carry...
More objective discussion about brands and performance is a good thing.
As for Spandex, your analysis may be correct, but I have a Kuiu fleece hoody and a Sitka fleece hoody, more or less identical save for the camo and the spandex, and I keep reaching for the Sitka every time (over the Kuiu)...
The most knowledgable backcountry hunters I know keep themselves out of conflicts with either man or animal requiring a firearm. So they dont feel the need to carry.
Practically speaking, you can accomplish the same thing with bear spray weighing substantially less and assure you'll not spend...
Blade Sled: Thanks for this lead, Bump79. I just ordered one.
I have tried the Stay Sharp and find the plastic just too flimsy to hold the blade securely. If they had it in aluminum or something more rigid, like the Blade Sled, I would be happy.
Looking for someone who will sharpen some replaceable SEVR broadhead blades for me. Looking to sharpen a dozen or so, and willing to pay for it including shipping cost back to me. By the way, the SEVR is more or less like a Rage replaceable blade, but a little heavier/thicker.
Let me know if...
One more response to you....My go-to suppliers for most of my outdoor gear -- and I hate paying extra for fashionable brands or paying full price for anything-- are REI, LLBean and Outdoor Research. I am pretty tall, and find that Bean and Outdoor Research have lots of Tall sizes available. All...
Helpful.
If I can get comfortable with sizing, I intend to buy a couple of pieces. But I sure dont want to get into a send-it-back-and-reorder cycle that goes on and on.
Other views?
Update a few weeks later: Have had back to back flat tires on both front and rear tire in the last two weeks. Cannot identify cause. Big pain in the backside to deal with, of course.
Then, ran out of power a few days later because there is no power meter on the bike and I thought I had another...
I bought some Kuiu shirts, jackets and pants a few years ago and had trouble with their sizing: for instance I am a large in all other US clothing sizes but XXL in some of my Kuiu stuff!
Just wondering if Kuiu has lately "normalized" their size designations to better correspond with standard...