Broz
WKR
Please Help Bring a LR rifle guy back up to speed
Hey friends, looking for some help. As some of you may know, I am an avid long range rifle guy. What you may not know is I use to bow hunt every year. So yesterday, I dug out my old bow. Its been 13 yrs since I took a great white tail buck at 18 feet. I have two MT. elk tags this year, and might give the old bow a try again for one. My bow is a BowTech Patriot set at 58 lbs but will go to 70. I shot it yesterday and I shot well at 20 and 30 yards. I am 57 yrs old but can still pull it back smoothly and hold it as long as needed. I shoot carbon arrows with 100gr 1 1/16" solid Montec's. Total arrow weight is 385 gr. If I remember correctly it shot about 275 fps. But I should recheck this, just going off memory.
Now here is where I would like some help from the guys that take elk with a bow. I always used a single pin sight (no slider) and never shot past 30 yards. I feel the need to upgrade my sight. Thinking MT. Black Gold sliding sight? What you say? I like only one pin because that's what I am use to. But would I be better off with 3 or 5 pins and no slide? Being a LR rifle guy I totally understand dialing for the shot if that's the way to go. But don't plan on going outside my effective range. (to be determined)
Misc questions on my mind. I am all about clean kills. I wont take a poke and hope. But is 58 lbs ok for elk? I am comfortable there but could set it up if need be.
Advice from those walking the walk would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Jeff
Hey friends, looking for some help. As some of you may know, I am an avid long range rifle guy. What you may not know is I use to bow hunt every year. So yesterday, I dug out my old bow. Its been 13 yrs since I took a great white tail buck at 18 feet. I have two MT. elk tags this year, and might give the old bow a try again for one. My bow is a BowTech Patriot set at 58 lbs but will go to 70. I shot it yesterday and I shot well at 20 and 30 yards. I am 57 yrs old but can still pull it back smoothly and hold it as long as needed. I shoot carbon arrows with 100gr 1 1/16" solid Montec's. Total arrow weight is 385 gr. If I remember correctly it shot about 275 fps. But I should recheck this, just going off memory.
Now here is where I would like some help from the guys that take elk with a bow. I always used a single pin sight (no slider) and never shot past 30 yards. I feel the need to upgrade my sight. Thinking MT. Black Gold sliding sight? What you say? I like only one pin because that's what I am use to. But would I be better off with 3 or 5 pins and no slide? Being a LR rifle guy I totally understand dialing for the shot if that's the way to go. But don't plan on going outside my effective range. (to be determined)
Misc questions on my mind. I am all about clean kills. I wont take a poke and hope. But is 58 lbs ok for elk? I am comfortable there but could set it up if need be.
Advice from those walking the walk would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Jeff
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