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Gunsmoke:
Well I couldn't see anyplace special to introduce myself so I figured this was as good a place as any.  I'm Steve a fitter and turner by trade and an armourer in the Australian Defence Force.  I'm currently in the RAAF though I am ex-army.  I've made a full circle where it comes to hunting tools.  I started out with an old Pearson compound when I was 13 it was 55# and I shot it barebow and boy did I shoot that bow.  I could look and shoot anywhere out to 40m with that thing.  When I turned 18 I sold all my archery gear and jumped headlong into firearms.  My joining the army didn't help my firearms addiction as I became an armourer and my entire world revolves around firearms.  Well I bought a Hoyt Buffalo in 2013 just before I deployed to the Middle East and over bowed myself.  Thought that a 55# recurve would be cool as I used to shoot a 70# compound.  NOPE.  Not only was it too heavy at 55# but my draw is basically 30" so I'm actually drawing 63#.  I swapped it for a Compund a year ago and shot that for 6 months or so.  Loved the instant results I got with that.  Got bored though so I swapped the guy back (he's a diehard compound shooter anyway).  I have to say I'm loving the recurves I had one built for me at a lower poundage, 47# at 29".  But it blew up, the replacement blew up as well.  Turns out that my bowyer and some others in his area have had a LOT of issues with their epoxy in the last year.  I have another 3rd bow being made as I type this.  It's such a shmae that they blew up as they shot SWEET before they died.  So he I am looking at self bows and contemplating making a board bow asap.  I've got a passion for DIY and everything primitive so here's to me learning a lot from you guys!

Steve

Trapper Rob:
Welcome to the addiction.

Hawkdancer:
Welcome aboard, Gunsmoke!  Keep us posted on your progress.
Hawkdancer

Marc St Louis:
Welcome Steve.  A 30" draw is not a problem as long as you take it into account

bjrogg:
Welcome to PA Gunsmoke. There's a few others on here from down under. Hopefully you guys can get together.
Bjrogg

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