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Offline Zuma

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Lion Killer Spear
« on: April 10, 2014, 11:08:30 am »
I will actually use this spear on large carp this spring.
I think it would work on lions but I can't get 15 other members to
join me on a hunt. What's with that???
Zuma
« Last Edit: April 10, 2014, 11:15:54 am by Zuma »
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Offline bowtarist

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2014, 01:31:35 pm »
 8) nice spear

I was reading in a George Herter book the other day about the English ambassador to Namibia, I think, back in the '60 who would hunt lions with a spear in only a jock strap and sandals.  :o He said the guy would just stand there and let the lion run at him and the lion would impale himself on the spear. again :o :o Now that takes a stout fellow there.  And that's my George Herter story for the day.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2014, 01:45:42 pm »
I'll bet his jock strap was extra large!  ::)
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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2014, 03:43:27 pm »
He probably had to wear a jock strap so he didn't soil the back of his pants.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2014, 03:55:59 pm »
Pretty cool man, good luck with the carp!
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Offline stickbender

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2014, 04:41:59 pm »
     I bet the jock strap was a bit wet afterward. ;) :o  Does the Depends company make a jock strap?   Nice  spear Zuma.  It should get a big ol carp in the boat, or on shore. ;)


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Offline Zuma

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2014, 07:03:17 pm »
Thanks guys!
Neat story bow. Great responses  Pat and stick. lol
I have seen film of Masi warriors killing a full grown  male lion.
There was also a article back in the Day about a guy in Central America
who put a cross bar on his spear and killed jaguars when they leaped at him.
I want a gang of guys with me. I don't want to die alone. 
Zuma
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2014, 10:35:42 pm »
Back in the day of the great elephant hunters, the story goes where the ivory hunter and his gun bearers were stalking a particularly large bull thru heavy cover when they come upon the elephant dead....and a very small Pygmy hunter sitting on his head. 

Thru the interpreter, he asked how the small hunter was able to kill such a large elephant.  The diminutive hunter answered, "My club".  Well, to say the least this great white hunter with his large bore double barrel express rifle was dumbfounded.  He spluttered out, "Great googley-woogley, how large is your club?"

The Pygmy quietly thought for a moment and said, "I think there about 40 members now."

Post pics of your carp or a lion, Zuma!
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2014, 11:00:55 pm »
Nice spear.
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Offline Mohawk13

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2014, 12:25:24 am »
Nice spear.....and JW....Still chuckling..
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Offline 4dog

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2014, 07:25:23 am »
bet he wore the jockstrap backwards...you know...to catch the mess.
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Offline Dalton Knapper

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2014, 12:28:24 pm »
Nice Spear! I don't know if I would trust cane/bamboo to the weight of a charging lion, but I think it would be great for most game. Nice workmanship.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2014, 07:21:04 pm »
Thank you all for your comments. Members here really do Rock. lol

Besides cork guns and sling shots my understanding of ballistics
was minimal as a kid.
My dad and grandad would drink whiskey and reload cartridges
they had shot.
I was impressed that they measured the shot and power with a scale
 and used molds for rifle bullets they melted on  the stove, trimming
 them to a tee. Muzzle velocity, psi , trajectory, clad, ball and hollow
point were words and meanings I learned. For some reason I gravitated
 to the bow as a youth.
I guess just because it was something I could afford.
I read and joined clubs to feed my addiction. I had not yet understood the totality of physics. Which is simply put, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT and Hot Cold.
When I thought I understood, I tried to follow the trail of ballistics backwards.
How exciting! How respectful I became when considering the plight of my ancestors. Not just mine but you-alls as well.
Reverence is the only word.
Zuma
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2014, 09:44:13 am »
I believe it would do the job.
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Offline Zuma

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Re: Lion Killer Spear
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2014, 10:53:05 am »
I am really not unhappy with the choice of bamboo for the shaft.
First thing I like is that it is light weight allowing better control.
I plugged the section where the point is hafted with a solid wood dowel.
The base of the point is buttressed against it.
The stem is concave like a Perkiomen. I tapered the shaft to fit it.
The sinew actually squeezes tight the bamboo and captures the stem from the shoulders to the expanding base. Testing the bamboo with heavy powerful carp
will not be the same as a big cat but it's a start.  Perhaps a large wild boar
would be a better test of the shaft's durability.
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