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Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: iowabow on February 26, 2012, 08:51:04 pm

Title: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on February 26, 2012, 08:51:04 pm

I hate seeing arrows die.  Can it be fixed?
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/iowabow2/ColorTouch-2.jpg)

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: HickoryBill on February 26, 2012, 09:00:13 pm

I've only done that once..Hang em on the wall...Good shooting

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bevan R. on February 26, 2012, 09:00:29 pm

Fellow once told me..

"I don't shoot tight groups because it ruins arrows" :laugh:

Good shot. Looks like a wall mount to me.

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: crooketarrow on February 27, 2012, 10:22:08 am

  I only shoot one arrow at a time practiceing. Very seldom shoot across the yard unless I'm shooting in a bow I just made. Besides good arrows are to hard to make. At least for me.

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Dazv on February 27, 2012, 06:37:09 pm

I have fixed arrows like that before. I superglue it shut then i wrap the nock area with thread with superglue over the top of the thread. I wrap from the nock down to the feathers.

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: mikekeswick on February 28, 2012, 09:38:27 am

Yes you can fix it - no problems.
Run superglue along all edges of the cracks/splits. I use a rubberband cut so it's a strip then simply wrap around the shaft to 'clamp' it up. When set remove the band and sand off the bits left on the shaft. I've done this with many arrows and never had one break at the fix.

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on February 28, 2012, 11:47:32 am

cool thanks for the help all!

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Sidewinder on February 29, 2012, 01:09:06 pm

As poor a shot as I am, if I Robin hooded one like that it would most assuradley be an accident. Nice grouping.   Danny

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 29, 2012, 09:57:29 pm

If it was posted by someone else, I would say the person was bragging. 

But iowabow is such a tightwad he sends his wife deer hunting without bullets.  She has had to resort to running them off bridges!  No, he really is trying to figure out if he can save this ruined arrow.  That'll teach him to practice so much!

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on February 29, 2012, 10:12:34 pm

I read this to my wife.  She laughed and said "is he coming here"? I said, " Yeah, it is going to be a fun weekend".

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 29, 2012, 10:22:02 pm

This mini-IowaJam is gonna be funner than the hot-tub party after the Texas Chili Cookoff!

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bowtarist on March 01, 2012, 07:59:28 pm

I have about 6 targets set up and only shoot one or two arrows @ each one @ one time.  Arrows are too valuable to be needlessly busting.  Then I have a small target back in the yard I shoot one or two @ on the way back. 

JW, you are on fire today, I've cracked up more than once reading your posts from today.  Happy March!!  ;D dpg

Title: Re: OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: iowabow on March 01, 2012, 08:43:40 pm

He should be writing for TV!!!! Turn those words into gold man.