Suffolk Bushcraft Group

[Big Stu 12]

Nice! Ask for the Green room! We seated 12 in there for a family meal! It's out of the way in the alcove area to the right of the building!

Thats what I was thinking i had a little peek the other month around there .

I just thought it would be nice to get out of the cold for a night , lol, and also saves cooking for a night, lol

 

[Cromm]

Ozzy what poundage arrows are you using and how long are they?

 

[ozzy1977]

Good question Cromm, the bow is 30lb, my arrows are those cheap crimped point jobbies from the bottom of the nock to where the shaft enters the point is 30'', I have not yet measured my actual draw length though.

 

[Cromm]

Ok, I will try and make it over on sunday and bring some arrows with me for you to try out, that way we may be able to work out what is needed. I am off work today so I will look at the collection of arrows and get some out.

 

[ozzy1977]

Many thanks, it would be good to know what spec would be most suitable for me. Come Christmas I should have a fletching jig and taper tool to make my own.

 

[Cromm]

On it as I type.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Ok, I will try and make it over on sunday and bring some arrows with me for you to try out, that way we may be able to work out what is needed. I am off work today so I will look at the collection of arrows and get some out.

Be good to see you Bud ..

I have now got Piles on all my arrows... , so ready for Sundays, shoot

 

[ozzy1977]

Good job, but that arrow of yours last week with out one seemed to work quite well.

 

[Cromm]

If you had an arrow that shot very well without a head on it, you may find that the heads you have are to heavy. What weight are they stu?

 

[Big Stu 12]

If you had an arrow that shot very well without a head on it, you may find that the heads you have are to heavy. What weight are they stu?

They are 125 grain bud... so I a told..lol.. the other ones with out the pile on when every where.. got a feeling that that one was/is teh rouge one..lol.. we will see this weekend..

 

[Big Stu 12]

Found a nice page about Bow tuning...

http://www.acsbows.com/bowtuning.html

 

[ozzy1977]

Good find, We still on for tomorrow?

 

[Big Stu 12]

I thought it did a nice step through for tuning a bow


Yeah thats a def.. 10:30..

looking at that site, I think I'll get three Tophat adaptors and piles, then get some broadheads then start tuning...

 

[ozzy1977]

I know I should not be but I am, I have been looking for the next bow for when I replace my current one , thinking along the lines of a 60'' recurve hunting type bow, don't know which one yet.

 

[ozzy1977]

You getting in some time on them before going over seas to hunt?

 

[Big Stu 12]

Yeah I know the feeling about a new bow.. I def will be sticking with a Flatbow.. keep thinking about a folder.... but it the cost that worries me, but that will have to wait till the divoice is sorted... my get another one early next year, but a heavier weight..

Yeah I'll be looking to go hunting some time next year hopefully once its all sorted and I have joined BBHA, then done the IBEP so another £160 there...

http://www.britishbowhunterassociation.co.uk/page13.php

http://www.britishbowhunterassociation.co.uk/page8.php

 

[Big Stu 12]

EI m thinking about asking Phil what he does with all the wing feathers on his turkeys.........

 

[SJStuart]

Hi guys,

I have the guys from Tensile coming to my permission on Wednesday the 4th or Thursday 5th December (whichever has better weather) to demonstrate their Stingray Air tree tent... and I'm inviting anyone along who wants to come and check it out!

Shoot me a PM if you're interested

 

[Big Stu 12]

An other great day spent out in the wood in Rendelsham, with Chris and Steve, just ploding about playing with bows and arrows, doing some field archery, Saw some nice new arrows that Chris had purchased from China, with self nocks, nice arrows and not expensive may try some myself...

Steve let me have a go with a Great Northen Lil Creep folding Bow... I do like these....

http://www.gnbco.com/great_northern_lil_creep_longbow.php

nice little bow handled well, is strange how a #48lb at 28" needs a 65lb to 70lb spline arrow.. but it shoot fast and very quite... ....

We started to just shoot the arrows we had at the practice butts, then moved onto shooting other targets around the woods.. then started to have a bit of a competition, shooting one arrow from different positions.. just as you would at the pegs.

I lost 1 arrow at the practice butts and could not find it so gave up, as we got to the target that I lost an arrow three weeks a go I lost another... arrgghhhh.. so now three arrows down.. then we returned to do that target again... hey found my long lost one three weeks ago... then guess what.. went back to the practice area and do a few more of the targets over there.. Chris lost one and during that hunt found mine as well.. so all in all still got 11 arrows ..

Great day guys, thank you for the company, Had to shoot at end I had to meet someone at 6... guess what they text me about 10 mins ago... and said they an't coming.. argghh I hate that

 

[Big Stu 12]

Chris , I ve just been looking to find out what that memorial is on the side of the track on the way to the Club... I wonder if this is it, as it is Fire Track one... think I wills top next time

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/father_pays_tribute_to_accident_victim_1_75264