Actually financial problems, I can't afford to forget to pull any more arrows before shooting another one!
I had the Exocet out yesterday evening and shot 2 arrows at the same target, luckily I only took the edge off the nock of the first one, and was able to replace the damaged insert. Then I decided to put on a new string and get things ready for deer hunting.
I put on one of bj’s deluxe strings and let it "settle-in" some overnight. Today I tried it off the bench using sandbags to see how it would shoot. I also switched to a slightly heavier arrow, so I expected the point of impact to change slightly. I set up a homemade foam target at 20 lasered yards and put a ½” diameter aiming point on it. My first shot was about 2” low and ½” right. I shot another arrow and put it in the same hole. (I try to remember to pull the arrow before shooting another, and luckily did this time
) I gave the scope 3 clicks up and one left then shot 3 arrows into a group I could easily cover with a dime, just outside the ½” circle at 10 o’clock. I would have had a robin hood if I hadn’t pulled the arrows, and any of the three would have hit the nock of the previous shot! I then moved to 40 yards and used a softball size plastic ball for a target. Only gave it a couple of shots, but hit it with no problem.I played around with some offhand and kneeling shots to check my accuracy, and the only bad shot was at 44.5 yards where I hit 3” high. (Guessed wrong on where to hold.)
In total I probably shot 20 or 30 times, had to twist the new string a couple of times to correct brace height, but it’s serving still looks like new. I also had the impression the bow was slightly quieter than with an Excalibur ff Flemish string, but I also put on a new set of DB pads to prepare for the upcoming deer season, so that could have been the difference.
I’d say this combination of string/arrow/point weight will be what I use to hunt with this fall. It’s a 19” GoldTip shaft with brass point insert and 4” feather fletching at an 8 degree helical. I’m using 100 grain points for a total weight of 380 grains and the varizone agrees with my estimated velocity of 300 fps.
Now if deer season ever gets here……………
then again feathers are forgiving 