JimPic

I wear a St. Hubert medal during hunting season,I carry the upper tusk off a wild boar I shot in my quiver(1st recurve kill),and I shoot 3 arrows before every hunt

The traditional's are nice shafts...they actually spine out a little heavier and are more consistant than the XT or Expeditions of the same designation...they're also a little heavier gpi so that help out alot. With traditional bows,you DON'T want to go by the 5 gpp thing...you'll snap that bow real quick. 8-10 gpp makes a great hunting shaft and with the weight you're pulling,you'll blow thru anything

I remember reading a study that said a trocar tip or bullet-type tip takes about 20lbs of pressure to punch thru a deer hide whereas a COC head only takes 2lbs....big differance

That should be a pretty good setup. If you're having a shop make up your arrows,have them leave them full-length and tell them to hot melt the inserts..no epoxy. You'll most likely have to cut them down to tune. If you do have to cut,start at 1/4". Carbons react very quick so you may not need to take alot off

Definitely feathers. Nothing wrong with wood if they're spined right for the bow.If you want to shoot aluminum,a 29" 2018 with a 125gr point would work

Also,if you don't want that much weight up front, a 31" CX Heritage 250 or a 30" Beman 400 w/125gr point would be shootable

If you draw 28" and the bow is cut to center, a 29" Carbon Express Heritage 250 w/200gr up front will tune really nice. This is with a B50 string. A Beman MFX Classic 400 w/175gr up front will work well too...B50 string also. If you use a wrap,it'll affect the tuning but you can leave the shafts full-length and cut them depending on how they bareshaft. Same thing if you use a FF string

The best way to measure the AMO is to lay the bow on its side. Take a length of string and starting at the nock groove,follow along the limb,straight thru the middle of the riser,to the opposite nock groove. Because differant bows have differant riser and limb configurations, one may seem shorter than the other. Also,I'm betting the strings are endless loop strings. Alot of people make the endless strings to fit where they want the brace height at because they don't stretch like a dacron Flemish twist string will. So if the previous owner liked it at a higher brace,he made a shorter string(or lower brace-longer string)

The 60" length is the AMO. When you buy strings,just tell them the AMO length for a recurve...the string should be around 4" shorter. Also,they're older bows so you have to use Dacron string(B50 or B500),no fast-flite strings.

Any one of my recurves or longbows(I have 18 of them)

As for advice...practice,practice,and practice some more. Keep your shots close and pick that spot. Most of my kills have been 12yds or under. Sharp COC broadheads on a properly spined arrow from a 40# bow will kill deer all day long if you put it where it needs to be. Treestand hunting is really no differant than hunting with a compound

I remember them well and just saw some for sale at a swap meet a few weeks ago. Cool heads but a royal pain to sharpen and penetration was horrible. The idea was that that would keep spinning into the animal but it never worked out that way

Both are nice bows but I'd go with the Martin if you can handle the weight comfortably. The 400's could work depending on the length and head weight. You might have to use a heavier point...145gr or more...to get them to tune. Feathers are a must unless you plan on using an elevated rest. The plastic stick-on rests work fine if you decide to go that route. If you decide to use aluminums,a 2016 or 2018 with a 125gr head will tune nicely. You'll probably draw a little less than your compound,also...maybe an inch or so.

Love those Autumn Orange Easton's,Doc! One of my favorite shafts and I'll buy up all I can find in the sizes I use. These are some AO 2114's that I plan on using with the longbow this year. I hunt and shoot aluminums...1916,2014,2114,2016,and 2018's..depending on what bow I decide to shoot. Spine and weight are consistant arrow to arrow. Too many variances with carbons for my liking

My time in the stand is pretty much limited anymore so I'll take the 1st legal deer that gives me the shot. I'm lucky to get out to my cabin 3-4 times a season. I'm a treestand hunter and use recurves and longbows

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I don't really get excited until mid-September. Actually,I don't even get to my hunting property until the day before the season opens. I might go to the cabin to check on things but I won't walk thru the woods

Magnus Stingers....great BH's

Here's a few of my bows And my girlfriend and her 4yr old grandson with their bows. This was their 1st traditional 3D shoot. We all had alot of fun

A few things to consider and I don't really believe that they're con's. A recurve will take time to become proficient with it...alot longer learning curve than with a compound but I think that's the fun thing...just a part of the journey. Weight is something to think about also. I know fellows that can shoot 80# compounds all day but get worn out after 30 or so shots with a 55# recurve...there's no let-off on these bows so don't go too heavy. And a 45# recurve will kill deer all day long As for the pro's... As a hunting weapon,I think it's the best thing in the woods in the hands of a skilled archer. They're very easy to tune...usually no tools are needed(a takedown you might need an allen wrench to take the limbs off). Adjusting the brace height is usually all it takes They're lightweight. My heaviest bow might be 3 lbs tops And...they're just a blast to shoot and you don't have to pay outrageous prices for one. I have a couple of Black Widows that'll cost ya $1200 but I also have a 35 yr old Shakespeare recurve that I paid $60 for it that'll stack the arrows just as well

I shoot at least one of my bows every day year-round...gotta keep sharp;)

Both are fantastic rounds that'll cleanly kill deer and black bear. I prefer the 25-06 but for a youngster,I'd choose the short-action .243. Another great round is the 7mm-08(my favorite deer cartridge). Recoil is mild,short-action,and they really put a smacking on deer

I look forward to it every spring.

Pa. is 35lbs