I built 5 arrows from damaged Spynal Tapps from the 380 I had been hanging on to fer when I got another Micro a couple days ago. So you could say I just cut down some junk arrows and threw them together, mater of fact, the index markings were gone on two of em, but hey,, it's a recurve, anything outa work,,,,
I setup the plumb line up at 30 yards and got the scope dialed into the rings, reticle plumb with the plum line then before adjusting the scope precisely, I went ahead with same scope adjustments I hlready had set, and just shot each arrow at a 1/2" squares I made on the 450K with a red marker. These were shot at 25 yards, and I was pretty happy for what they are,, I don't know if any arrows woulda shot any better with the parallax at that range.
After shooting these arrows 3 or 4 times and getting the same exact results, I went ahead and shot them a couple times each just holding the bow with it restin on the table and the forearm in my hand resting it on the front rest, and holding the bow very loose. I wanted to see if this changed the POI, and as usual with this recurves, I saw no difference in my POI.
So now it was time to see what they would do through the chronograph. They were 15.5 inch Tapps with a 2.5" bushing in the front, 80 grain insert and a 125 tip with blazer vanes about a 1* offset, weighing 398.7 to 401 grains grains. I shot each one through the chrony and this was my results.
1)331.1, 2)330.9, 3)331.4, 4)331.6, 5)331.0, I was very happy with those results, an average of 331.2 fps, w/ an extreme spread of just .65 fps, and 97 ft lbs KE,, plenty for deer with fixed braodheads inside 40 yards.
I had seen enough to go ahead and fine tune the adjustment at 20 yards zero. then set the scope speed ring to about 330 fps and took the Spyder web and the Rhinhart to 40 yards, first shot was just a tad high with two arrows so I turned the speed up to 340 pulled the arrows and shot two again,, maybe 1/2" high and center, so called that good and screwed a 125 grain Viper to one of the other shafts, I shot about the same for height but just a tad over 1/2" left, so I pulled the broadhead arrow and screwed the Viper Trick on one of the other shafts,,, exact same result, it hit within less than 1/4" of the first arrow. So I was happy. Good enough to hunt with out to 40 even 50 yards with the first arrows and broadhead I put threw it, and better speed than I was expecting after hearing what others were doing.
I did have a sixth arrow that I cut from the front to 15.5 inch, removing the bushing, making it a single wall tap and with a heavier insert I cut from a 125 grain, it was 404 grains. But I was shocked how much the POI changed, it was plenty accurate, hitting the exact same hole 2 times in a row, and within 1.5 fps of the other 5 arrows, but shot 1.5" high and 1" to the left at 25 yards,,, this was uncommon for me from a recurve to see that much change in POI. But definitely showing even with this short stiff shaft, that bushing missing changed the spine of the arrow enough to make a huge difference in it's impact.
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After this day 1 session I am very satisfied with the l'il Suppressor, It is a dream to shoot offhand, and very easy to hit anything I aim at out 30 yards, thats as far as I've tried till no. But after cutting these Tapps down I had ruined shooting groups and splitting the back inch or so, and just chopping them off and refletching some old arrows, I am very happy just the way it is. I really don't see any reason to buy or build new arrows for it, I have some other Tapps and Executioners that I have ruined outa the Darton, that I am sure I could put 4 or five of the same lot together and be able to cut em from the 22" they started life as to 15.5 or 16" and make great hunting arrows in this bow.
I will not be using this where I have any shots over 40 yards anyways, and most places will be where 25 or 30 yards is about all I can get out to from all the brush and thick cover. I am a little sore from the 30 to 40 shots I took rope cocking it today, but found it as easy to cock as my 380's. maybe easier since it realy is pretty light till you get to that last 1" but as short as it's draw is you are there before you get straightened up. The only thing I didn't care for was how much the POI changed by simply changing the spine of arrow, I guess the 335 would have done that going from tapps to executioners, just not quite as sever, but I will do some testing with some other tapps that are 16" and still have the bushings in them out of the same batch of arrows.
It is a keeper,, for now anyways. Now it's on to getting the new custom bow finished and assembled,, but I still got a couple parts to round up, and just might order some new Titanium hardware for it,,,, but I'll go to bed happy tonight!
