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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2012, 05:11:13 pm »
The best time to make the mistake is in the beginning!  They are harder to work with later, so just get them out of your system immediately and go back to making a bow. 

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Offline arthur_the_great

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2012, 06:34:32 pm »
beautiful bow!
i can only hope my first bow will turn out half as good!

when you say first do you mean try or first one you got right?
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Offline Dazv

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2012, 07:24:07 pm »
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats all i have to say.
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Offline maitus

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2012, 11:34:39 pm »
Thank you !
This is realy my very first bow and my first try. I don't find that these sticks cuted from bushes i made when i was 10 years old, where bows :).
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Offline DRon knife

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2012, 11:42:25 pm »
OMG...Thats GORGEOUS!!  Cudos Maitus!!
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Offline maitus

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2012, 10:43:34 am »
Hi guys!
Today i shot my bow first time outdoors and i got result 240 meters-262.4 yd. I don't know what to think abaut this. I have never shot any bow before.  Is this distance ok ?
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Offline maitus

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2012, 03:00:09 pm »
Can anybody comment self bows shooting range ???
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2012, 03:11:27 pm »
First! C'mon, you must've made some when you was a kid? ;)
Great bow
Del
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Offline maitus

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2012, 05:18:03 pm »
 Of course Del, i have made some but i wouldn't  call them bows  :)
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2012, 05:47:44 pm »
Sorry, you are about 200 meters over what I can shoot. ;)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #25 on: January 22, 2012, 05:50:58 pm »
Anything over 200 yards is good in my book. Do you know the physical weight of the arrow you shot?
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Offline maitus

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #26 on: January 22, 2012, 07:33:31 pm »
Arrow weight is 29 grams
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Offline dbb

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #27 on: January 22, 2012, 08:40:49 pm »
A first bow to be proud of,beautiful!
29 grams is 447grains by the way.

/Mikael
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Offline maitus

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #28 on: January 22, 2012, 08:45:05 pm »
Thanks, mebe i should try hevier arrow?
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Offline thomas h

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Re: My first bow
« Reply #29 on: January 22, 2012, 08:48:27 pm »
man , i would  love that bow it is a wonderful piece.
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