What's that smell - something burning?
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What's that smell - something burning?
I shoot an exocet and notice the smell of something burning in the air after the shot. I know the bolts are fast but not "smokin'". Don't notice it all the time. I keep the string well waxed. Any ideas?
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We were discussing just the same thing today at the shoot. Smells a bit like Kordite? Was wondering if it was some reaction from of the string or bolt moving through the air at high speed. I'm no chem. major though. Maybe some reaction in the air, something being created, like ozone? I hadn't waxed my string or deck in ages and I did again recently, and I noticed the same intensity of the smell both with and without wax, so I'm doubting that it's just the wax. Anyone have a defininte answer or explanation?
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I always thought it was the smell of heated aluminum. Seems I get a whiff of the same smell when I break loose a tight screw out of an aluminum piece like a bow riser.
I don't think it's the wax - I seem to recall that you get the same smell when you shoot an Excalibur straight out of the box without waxing.
I don't think it's the wax - I seem to recall that you get the same smell when you shoot an Excalibur straight out of the box without waxing.
That's one of the fine pleasures of trap shooting... Everytime you break open the fine action of a BT-99 a nice curl of smoke comes up and greets you nasal pasages. One night while I was severely trouncing my shooting buddy I told him it smelled just like victory!
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