Primitive Archer

Oh, that's interesting!  I'll have to be more careful with how I scale them, I guess.  We have plenty of them around!
T

We will all be there some day. It is just a fact of life. I feel for you. I shot 55 bows most all of my life. Now I am down to 25 to 35 lb bows. Not from muscle strength, but from bone joints. What Pat said.

Yeah, I had a lot of elbow trouble. A while back I found I couldn't even do one push up 
Gradually got back to doing 12 but with my knees on the floor. A good thick neoprene elbow support helps while shooting.
I really wanted to use my flight bow to push out my PB.
Its hard work keeping even passably fit. 
Keep on keepin' on guys.
Del

Im sorry, I phrased that wrong. I need you to copy the link of the thread your bow is on, and paste the link to this thread.  I look forward to seeing what you enter

I killed my first deer with a smashed banana in my pocket because my climbing stand ratcheted down the tree from under me so I had to shinny down. Thirty minutes later an 8 point walked past at 50 yards and my last year Christmas present .50 cal TC Hawkins did the job. In that case the banana worked. I never tried a banana while fishing.

Banana is a strong odor. The cover scent may have contributed! 
 

If anyone is actually going to carry a muzzleloader in the woods for any length of time, going with a swamped barrel is a life-changing experience.  That 38" swamped barrel is going to be a sweetheart in the hands! The shooter is going to find the center of gravity on the gun pushed waaay back compared to a straight wall 42" where you have all that weight out there beyond the hand under the forearm.

And I love cherry stocks. Most folks ooh and aaahh over the curly maple, and yes, it is beautiful. But nothing beats the warm glow of oil rubbed cherry as it seasons out over time!