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by snuffbox
Thu Dec 24, 2015 2:30 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 27
Views: 9771

Re: Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and seasons greetings to,all you fine folk over the water.
And if your travelling stay safe :D :D :D
by snuffbox
Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:26 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: New to Crossbows Problems already!!
Replies: 20
Views: 6928

Re: New to Crossbows Problems already!!

Welcome to the club.
It's something we all do.
They should come with a warning really :D
by snuffbox
Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:19 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Scopes
Replies: 13
Views: 5254

Re: Scopes

Thanks Paul
Yes it does help.
I would be shooting at a fixed mag of 7-8x not varying it at all so I was thinking that once zeroed at 20yds,on the optimiser all would be good at all distances
by snuffbox
Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Scopes
Replies: 13
Views: 5254

Scopes

There's been a bit of scopey chat on here recently and I have a couple of queries. First off does anybody know what the Leupold parallax is set to. Second ,I'm thinking of changing my crossbones to a scope with a simpler reticle,just cross hairs and posts possibly a Leupold VX1 3-9x40. I'll be using...
by snuffbox
Fri Dec 04, 2015 3:42 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: New member looking for input
Replies: 20
Views: 7980

Re: New member looking for input

Bubble is absolutely invaluable for shooting 3ds across slopes I just had no idea how much I'd canted the bow till I checked the bubble.
by snuffbox
Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:10 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: New member looking for input
Replies: 20
Views: 7980

Re: New member looking for input

Hi there Little Count I'm in UK and we shoot 3ds in our society. Range from 1- 70m with most shots being in the 18-35m distance,unmarked. Our society has a speed limit of 300fps . Rules dictate recurve bows only so we are restricted to very few bows that we can use Favourite is the vixen which gets ...
by snuffbox
Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:24 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Hydro Dipping Limbs
Replies: 1
Views: 1204

Hydro Dipping Limbs

Well I'm embarking on another custom bow build with a matrix . I've got a set of limbs that are real tree and I'm going with the idea of having them dipped black carbon . Has anyone of you good folk done anything like this. I'm wondering how that process lasts . Don't want to do it if it flakes off ...
by snuffbox
Thu Nov 26, 2015 10:13 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving
Replies: 8
Views: 2895

Happy Thanksgiving

Hiya Guys
The wife and myself would like to wish you all Happy Thanksgiving all the way from over the pond.
Hoping your all having pleasant and peaceful days with your friends and family.
Best wishes to you all
:D :D :D :D
by snuffbox
Wed Nov 25, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Cutting arrows w/o arrow saw?
Replies: 5
Views: 2455

Re: Cutting arrows w/o arrow saw?

Dremel does it nicely then use an arrow squaring tool to finish off
by snuffbox
Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:16 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Colton Scores
Replies: 45
Views: 11693

Re: Colton Scores

Well done there Colton.
From the weird guy in a kilt :D :D :D
by snuffbox
Wed Nov 18, 2015 7:05 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Big Thanks
Replies: 4
Views: 1524

Big Thanks

To Flightattendant and Ironhorse. Had great purchases from these guys,a forward riser and limbs from Flightattendant and superb laminated agingcrossbower stock from Ironhorse. Items arrived well packed and safe all the way over the pond. Over the years I've been a member on here I've done a few purc...
by snuffbox
Tue Nov 17, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Arrow smithing lessons
Replies: 268
Views: 83100

Re: Arrow smithing lessons

How about a video Don for those of us that are out of reach ..... You should have married a gal whose birthday is the same as your own like I did :D Mind you that don't count for much if your memory is the same as mine. It counts as a minor victory if I go into the next room for something and I can ...
by snuffbox
Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:26 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: My Strirup screws are very very tight. Is there a problem?
Replies: 44
Views: 14460

Re: My Strirup screws are very very tight. Is there a proble

Gravity doesn't work on the equator.
The water just stays in the bowl...
This is due to being at the point of the planet where centripetal force due to the earths rotation is greatest.
That's similar to centrifugal force but different.
by snuffbox
Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:34 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Remember Makena?
Replies: 25
Views: 7518

Re: Remember Makena?

Lovely pictures.good to see her looking happy
by snuffbox
Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:20 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: New 330 In The Cave,,, Gotta Keep It!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 6834

Re: New 330 In The Cave,,, Gotta Keep It!!!

Thanks for the reply re the reverse riser.
I'm just shortening a 310 down a bit to turn it into a 3d shooter