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Offline HH~

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Re: Osage Orange ELB
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2020, 04:23:00 pm »
Steel sleeves?

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Re: Osage Orange ELB
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2020, 12:32:46 am »
Outer steel, inner brass. Total length 10 cm and depth of the handle 38 mm.
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Offline Lehtis

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« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2020, 06:27:36 am »
After test shooting (230 points by 60 arrows from 20 yards on 40 cm IFAA target) the bow measured slightly over 85 lbs @ 28”. Some practice needed until it feels comfortable to shoot compared to ”normally” used 75-pounders. Now some TruOil and then leather handle on.
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Re: Osage Orange ELB
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2020, 07:18:40 am »
Not to aweful bad for a selfbow on score.

Why shoot 80lbs at 18m indoor?

My best indoor selfbow score come from 30-35lb selfbow. My buddy shot his elm 68” other day i built him for a 281 on NFAA blue face. That bow is 44@28”

That 3rd end looks good. I bet at 80lbs the 10-12 ends are extremely tough!!!
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: Osage Orange ELB
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2020, 08:19:32 am »
HedgeHunter: Agreed, it´s goofy but because I can, I use it (to amaze my archery fellows on the shooting line). As said, I´ve been lately using usually ca. 75 lbs bows which work fine outdoors. I don´t want to use lower poundage indoors just to avoid shocking my muscles when going out again in the spring. At this age it takes time to recover, you know... and excercising with stronger bow makes shooting feel easy when going back to those "lighter" bows in competitions. Also, it looks that my arrows for my laminated 75 lbs wooden bows work fine with this slightly slower but stronger bow.
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Offline bassman

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Re: Osage Orange ELB
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2020, 08:38:07 am »
I am 72 years old in a month. 75 and 80 lb. bows would put me under the knife real quick. I also shoot indoor with 35 lb. bows like HH. Lately 25, and 30 lb bows are feeling even better matched with the right arrow. In the end you are blessed to be able to shoot that high of poundage.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: Osage Orange ELB
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2020, 12:03:12 pm »
65 in May and feels good to tease younger ones in competitions... Shot only once in veterans, all others in adult series, mostly historical bows but some modern longbows also.
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« Reply #22 on: January 09, 2020, 12:05:57 am »
HedgeHunter: 281 / 300 is amazing with 60 arrows. Would be nice to meet this kind of guys in international competitions (or anywhere). Even with modern longbows current world record is 266 and in historical bow class 247 according to IFAA. My best excercise with my self bows, ELB, is 253 or so.
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