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pellet bow test - new bow - new pics
son of massey:
I am surprised the rate of fire is a lot higher with one of these...getting the stone in the pouch seems like it would be a deal where a third hand would be helpful if you aren't going to set the bow down, which seems like it would be slower (for me anyway).
Has the belly of the handly taken much damage from getting shot at point blank? That would make things a little scary I would think.
SOM
Marc St Louis:
--- Quote from: GlisGlis on March 02, 2015, 12:18:56 pm ---I see that this thread doesnt get much attention but i'll be relentless in the name of science ;)
Here string version number 2. Longer double line smaller pouch. Definitly easier to shoot.
Things learned:
- From the testing so far it is easier to shoot when the pouch is smaller than the diameter of the pellet
- Length of double string seems ininfluent
- a stone hitting bow handle is likely to rebound and break something or hit you :-\ ----> it's a wise thing to practice your technique with a cork instead of stones (that also allows indoor shooting that is good fun)
- apparently the pellet hitting my helding hand is never an issue. the pouch on strings is about an inch higher that the corrisponding hand on the bow.
- the dropping bow technique is easy to master, twisting wrist is much more complicated (at least for me)
- shooting rate is awesome. It's easy to shoot up to 3 or 4 pellets in a few seconds. far easier than with arrows.
next steps: an even smaller pouch, a shorter bow and a bendy handle bow, then different kinds of pellets.
In the meanwhile let me suggest you to try it! You could be amazed.
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Possibly an armored gauntlet might be useful for the the bow hand?
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GlisGlis:
--- Quote ---Im thinkin short and deflexed(for a higher brace hieght) might make it abit safer/easier for the timing to clear bow and hand from the pellet..my 2 cents.Im thinkin short and deflexed(for a higher brace hieght) might make it abit safer/easier for the timing to clear bow and hand from the pellet..my 2 cents.
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Yes. I think too that could be reasonable.
--- Quote ---getting the stone in the pouch seems like it would be a deal where a third hand would be helpful
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Not really. unlike the slingshot pouch this one, being attached to the strings, is very steady.
You can hold 3 or 4 stones in your drawing hand and still put one in the pouch in no time.
All you need is to lay the pellet on the pouch and pinch the pellet and draw to shoot
--- Quote ---Has the belly of the handly taken much damage from getting shot at point blank?
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only once ;)
then i learned to tie a piece of rubber to the handle when i pellets shoot
--- Quote ---Possibly an armored gauntlet might be useful for the the bow hand?
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I think it could be a little overkill
so far I have never shooted my hand and it seems unlikely I'll do in the future. well... at least I hope so :D
fiddler49:
I took a different approach to shooting stones or lead balls with any bow! I made an arrow with a small funnel at the front and a slide like used on fishing arrows that is attached to a fur rabbit skin or rag. You load ball into funnel and place a bit of wadding over to keep projectile from falling out, like a muzzle loader. When you pull back and release arrow the drag stops arrow in about three yards but the ball keeps on going at arrow speed.
50 cal. lead ball will leave a dent in car door at 20 yards!!! cheers fiddler49
GlisGlis:
yess Fiddler i know your project. Willie also pointed to it.
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