Expanded OK?

[jthyttin]

Crossbow is a different beast, it takes away the "non-optimal features" of bow shooting and resembles more a rifle.

Compound bow is a game of counter-acting the flaws in the bow with the flaws in shooter. You're e.g. twisting the bow while shooting, by design. Even the seemingly symmetrical compounds where the arrow is located in a hole in the middle of riser, won't get away with this.

Of course rifle style shooting has the flaws also, since you're shooting it from (either) shoulder etc. But those are maybe magnitude or two smaller than in compound (depending on rifle's weight and recoil).

 

[Smellydog]

Crossbow is a different beast, it takes away the "non-optimal features" of bow shooting and resembles more a rifle.

Compound bow is a game of counter-acting the flaws in the bow with the flaws in shooter. You're e.g. twisting the bow while shooting, by design. Even the seemingly symmetrical compounds where the arrow is located in a hole in the middle of riser, won't get away with this.

Of course rifle style shooting has the flaws also, since you're shooting it from (either) shoulder etc. But those are maybe magnitude or two smaller than in compound (depending on rifle's weight and recoil).

You must be a lousy archer. Not your thing hey? That's cool, I'm only an average shot with them.

 

[jthyttin]

You must be a lousy archer.

Yes. I bet everybody in the internet is better than me. Same thing with firearms, off all makes, models and types.

Don't know what that has to do with bow shooting "dynamics", though.

 

[Smellydog]

Yes. I bet everybody in the internet is better than me. Same thing with firearms, off all makes, models and types.

Don't know what that has to do with bow shooting "dynamics", though.

That's very modest of you.


The "dynamics" aren't as bad as you imply.

A good bow does what it does consistently.
Humans use constants all the time to their advance and usually have positive results.
Unless that is you use the constant that is gravity to assist falling from a cliff!
Have a good day

 

[Tim.243]

Yes. I bet everybody in the internet is better than me. Same thing with firearms, off all makes, models and types.

Don't know what that has to do with bow shooting "dynamics", though.

I don't know what it has to do with the title "Expanded Ok"
but Highjack jthyttin is enjoying his post count.

 

[Smellydog]

This one didn't expand well, wrong bullet for 3030 but it still poleaxed the buck at 140yards.

 

[Scipio]

This one didn't expand well, wrong bullet for 3030 but it still poleaxed the buck at 140yards.
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Were you shooting with the lever action there, @Smellydog ?

What sort of bullet is it, and why didnt it expand, not enough velocity ?

 

[Smellydog]

Were you shooting with the lever action there, @Smellydog ?

What sort of bullet is it, and why didnt it expand, not enough velocity ?

It was a hornady 150gn roundnose but it's designed for 308 and 3006 velocities.
Probably would of worked much closer.
Yes from my leveraction.

 

[weblyish]

It was a hornady 150gn roundnose but it's designed for 308 and 3006 velocities.
Probably would of worked much closer.
Yes from my leveraction.

Can I ask what it hit?

And is that the last time that dirty sunofabch is rustlin' anyone's cattle?

 

[Smellydog]

Can I ask what it hit?

And is that the last time that dirty sunofabch is rustlin' anyone's cattle?

Well there's a bit of confusion, not unusual for me.
Two bucks busted me and trotted off across some maize stubble then stopped.
Shot one dropped one of them, even the one I was aiming at but he was thrashing about with the sternum facing me now so shot two was sent and ended it.
I found one of the bullets just Infront of the rear quarter under the hide. I never really worked out which bullet it was shot wise but think it was the first shot which touched the spine...I think.