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  1. wildernessmaster

    Saddle Hunting Lightweight... Huh?

    I ditched the sticks!! Offseason I did my research and picked up one-sticking and SRT. Both kits come in under 10 lbs total and that is with some backups, secondary's etc. I could probably push them to 8 lbs if I wanted to go uber lean, and replace a lot of "rope" with amsteel (tethers, gear...
  2. wildernessmaster

    5 "Dont's" I learned becoming an Elk hunter...by Luke Stephens

    man you must have put your panties on backwards today... but again thank you for reading!
  3. wildernessmaster

    Recovering Arrows... If this keeps up bullets are cheaper! :)

    Some people must be insecure... Rare as in I have shot a freaking lot... so if I have shot let's say a million times and I missed 100, that's rare.... Plenty as in for my shooting I have missed and to me missing anytime is plenty. As far as hunting goes, I have missed 4 deer (3 this year, and I...
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    Recovering Arrows... If this keeps up bullets are cheaper! :)

    Run my mouth? Guess you thought I was bragging... Funny. Just stating facts for the Buttwipes who wanna start crap like you are doing. SF guys do finish it when it is started. Yes I missed some deer. Didn't miss a one with a bow... And took one standing, unsupported with the same gun at nearly...
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    Elk Rifle Advice... again....

    Yeah I agree... But you won't be getting any more posts from me on this. So I apologize for the drama. I hope I helped the original poster if I didn't then to the whole group I apologize. The non readers and know it alls sometimes tick me off :(
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    Elk Rifle Advice... again....

    Oh and I promise you I have shot more in my life than you... probably more in a single day than you... Since we use to regularly put 5000+ rounds down range a day when I was training up. You could only kill one out to 700 yards? I would watch on this forum talking about taking long shots at...
  7. wildernessmaster

    Elk Rifle Advice... again....

    BTW... With a 6.5C at 100 yards you should have all those bullets almost in a single hole. You might want to check your setup; do some load development, or work on the shooting. Again, you clearly know more than all the PhDs who do this for a living and ALL my SF/Delta sniper buddies who die if...
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    Elk Rifle Advice... again....

    Its a lot of factors in the changing temp (and can be humidity, etc) factors. Your example of a heavy barrel staying hotter is somewhat true, but it is also misleading. A heavy barrel actually dissipates heat quicker due to a greater overall surface area. Yeah a bit counter intuitive. More so...
  9. wildernessmaster

    Elk Rifle Advice... again....

    Well I guess all the books and barrel engineering, written by PhD scientist is hog wash... Damn I am an idiot for listening to them. Oh wait I have actually experienced all three of those things too. Was I dropping acid? Dude did YOU FREAKING READ what I wrote. Your example is a short action...
  10. wildernessmaster

    Elk Rifle Advice... again....

    Assumption: You plan on shooting more than 300 yards. If that is not the case, then I would encourage you to go buy a pencil thin barrel gun like a Browning Hells Canyon, Tikka, or the like but in caliber 308 and kill away. That said, you may still run into some of this. My experience with...
  11. wildernessmaster

    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    Additional lesson learned... Don't use vapor trail strings! and beware of a bow shop that pimps them
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    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    BTW Lesson(s) learned... - Peep sight hell is probably an indicator of other problems - Know your bow specs and use them as a guide - Buy quality strings for a bow - Bows are high maintenance chicks :)
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    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    Update... Put new strings on... During the process the first thing I noticed was that I had to press the bow considerably further to just get them on - in other words the other strings (and cables) were way LONG (and that was already with cable twists!)! The stated ATA for the bow is 31.5. I...
  14. wildernessmaster

    Elk Rifle Advice... again....

    Dan Great line up of calibers and rifles... Let me first say, before you make a decision go over to Nathan Fosters (ballisticstudies.com) website and read some of his articles on the calibers and guns you are considering. This guy IMHO is probably the expert on real world ballistics and...
  15. wildernessmaster

    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    Its shot at 70# before. And its marked 70#
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    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    Called diamond and confirmed the ATA was over 1/4" off the long end of their spectrum. The brace appears to be about a 1/4" over its length as well. The draw weight (right now) is off by 8#. Limb bolts all the way tightened on a 70# bow are sitting around 61 - 64 (the latter with the 6 cable...
  17. wildernessmaster

    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    Thank you very much! I think I will just put them on and check the bow. I don't really have time to keep futzing with this bow. Strings are either going to fix it or not. If not I will call Diamond and see what they will do. I have 2 other bows I am setting up and had picked this one up just...
  18. wildernessmaster

    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    So if I lay them out and measure them they may not measure to spec, correct?
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    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    When you say "nothing" would that mean the bow is just a bust... trash it, if a new set of strings doesn't work? As always thank you for the technical details!!
  20. wildernessmaster

    Peep Sight Hell (Redux many times over... Just pleading for a solution)...

    My thoughts exactly... I have already gotten them. My question is this, though... These strings don't look worn or stretch. They actually look in good shape and are only a year and half-ish old with maybe 2000 arrows shot on them. Maybe that many. If I put the string on and the axle 2 axle is...

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