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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles » looking for a hunting rifle Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:02 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2442 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia That ad... Anyway... bow hunting is hard, but it can be done (We're here, aren't we?). Never actually been bow hunting, don't have the proper permits and such. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:08 pm rws_350 Member Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 66 Location: woodstock. georgia i thought those were pics of normal everyday airgun enthusiasts ? you know, the kind of gals you would see plinking at the club !   Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:15 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2442 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Oh, I thought some of the other member's website pleasures might just have something to do about that... So Roger got a sex change? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:20 pm rssmotorx Member Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 22 Location: england havnt got a clue mate to be fair, any way bows, i'm pretty accurate with a rifle but had a go of my neighbours compound bow and its proper hard to aim with it, just shooting at hay bails is no drama but trying to hit a target the size of a can of pop at 15 yards is well hard , i havnt seen any gals like that at the range ha ha ha _________________ "WHEN THE GATE DROPS THE BULLSH1T STOPS"   Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:21 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:41 pm rssmotorx Member Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 22 Location: england well i suppose thats one way to kill a thread _________________ "WHEN THE GATE DROPS THE BULLSH1T STOPS"   Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:45 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho hey i didn't do it. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:21 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2442 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Thread successfully jacked. Soda cans at 15 yards is nothing. That's like a 35 yard target. Ever seen Byron Ferguson? (or however you spell his name?) He shoots asprins with a longbow at about 5 yards. 100% instinctive shooting. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:35 pm dobiman Veteran Member Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 167 Location: Gil's Isle, USA I have a HW77 that's broken in. It shoots at 900ft/sec with .177 H&N pellets. It's unusually quiet compared to the RWS model 52. The accuracy is great too. I know that not all HW77 can hit this velocity, but if you are lucky to get one that does like mine. I wouldn't recommend the RWS 52 to anybody, it is a harsh and loud airgun.   Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:15 am rssmotorx Member Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 22 Location: england fritz wrote: Thread successfully jacked. Soda cans at 15 yards is nothing. That's like a 35 yard target. Ever seen Byron Ferguson? (or however you spell his name?) He shoots asprins with a longbow at about 5 yards. 100% instinctive shooting. i just think its well hard to aim with a compound bow, i would imagine its even harder with a normal bow, cause the strain is always on your arm untill you release the wire. awesome _________________ "WHEN THE GATE DROPS THE BULLSH1T STOPS"   Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:20 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2442 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia With a compound, you can easily attach a set of iron sights. On the riser block goes a housing that holds 1 to 5 pins, which are adjusted for elevation and windage. On the string, is a small plastic hole that you sight through to align with the pin housing. Very easy, and accurate. Also, compound bows have a "letoff", from about 60-90% of the draw weight. IE you may only be holding 20lbs at full draw, with a 60lb peak weight. With a long/recurve/whatever, there are no sights. You must learn to instinctively "be the arrow", and use a 6th sense to guide it on target. It can be learned, and can be very accurate. Those of us who have not yet achieved true archery zen, cannot do it. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:29 am rsterne Moderator Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2998 Location: Coalmont, BC You can fit sights to longbows/recurves.... "Instinctive" shooting is learned the same way as throwing a ball (or a rock) to hit something.... look at the target (only) and shoot.... and shoot.... and shoot.... Bob _________________ Dominion Marksman Silver Shield - 5890 x 6000 in 1976, and downhill ever since! Airsonal: Too many to count!   Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:02 pm sniper Silver Status Member Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 3752 Location: Star, Idaho i can throw knives with lethal accuracy/power at 15 feet. _________________ I believe in gun control, If there's a gun around I want to be controlling it.......   Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:03 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2442 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia I can send .30 168gr boat tail hollowpoints into your head at 1,000 yards. I win. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:05 am rssmotorx Member Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 22 Location: england fritz wrote: With a compound, you can easily attach a set of iron sights. On the riser block goes a housing that holds 1 to 5 pins, which are adjusted for elevation and windage. On the string, is a small plastic hole that you sight through to align with the pin housing. Very easy, and accurate. Also, compound bows have a "letoff", from about 60-90% of the draw weight. IE you may only be holding 20lbs at full draw, with a 60lb peak weight. With a long/recurve/whatever, there are no sights. You must learn to instinctively "be the arrow", and use a 6th sense to guide it on target. It can be learned, and can be very accurate. Those of us who have not yet achieved true archery zen, cannot do it. i've seen some fantastic video's on you tube with some guys that have deadly accuracy with a bow and to be honest i'm gob smacked. like i said i've had a bash on my nieghbours and i find i hard as. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oom4hMMyDwE&NR=1 have a look at that ha ha ha. but seriously http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su3C_l1XZ5U&feature=related is that possible ? _________________ "WHEN THE GATE DROPS THE BULLSH1T STOPS" looking for a hunting rifle     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Rifles You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 2 of 3   Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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