Archery

[muttley9050]

In France you can get a license to hunt with a bow.
When I was young a mate used to go bow hunting. Tiny Breton about 5’1”. His compound bow had a 45kg draw…
****ing mental bit of kit.
Absolutely vein popping to get it to pull back.
He wouldn’t let me fire an arrow though as he said we’d never see it again…
🤣[emoji106]

Good thing about a compound bow is once its drawn there is no weight to hold. Sounds like a legal bow though.

[Mark Bolam]

Merlin seem excellent.

I’ll talk to them and put together a basic set up.

 

Although I’m a short arse I have a span of 6’1”, so draw length 29”?

 

Hopefully they can sort a recurve out with 25lb draw that I can upgrade the limbs on as necessary.

 

Thanks for the input fellas, much appreciated.

[Doug Tait]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

In France you can get a license to hunt with a bow.
When I was young a mate used to go bow hunting. Tiny Breton about 5’1”. His compound bow had a 45kg draw…
****ing mental bit of kit.
Absolutely vein popping to get it to pull back.
He wouldn’t let me fire an arrow though as he said we’d never see it again…
🤣

What do the Bretons hunt with the bow?

[Rough Hewn]

What do the Bretons hunt with the bow?

Anything that moves!!!
Mainly wild boar and deer round our part.
[emoji106]

[Doug Tait]

20 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Anything that moves!!!
Mainly wild boar and deer round our part.

Thanks, I was imagining smaller stuff, had no idea these bows could take something like that.

[muttley9050]

Thanks, I was imagining smaller stuff, had no idea these bows could take something like that.

A good bow and decent hunting arrow will take down most things. In the right hands of course and those hands aren't mine.

[doobin]

12 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

33 minutes ago, Doug Tait said:

Thanks, I was imagining smaller stuff, had no idea these bows could take something like that.

A good bow and decent hunting arrow will take down most things. In the right hands of course and those hands aren't mine.

Yup, if I had to rely upon my bow for food I’d be pretty hungry a lot of the time!

[Doug Tait]

21 minutes ago, muttley9050 said:

42 minutes ago, Doug Tait said:

Thanks, I was imagining smaller stuff, had no idea these bows could take something like that.

A good bow and decent hunting arrow will take down most things. In the right hands of course and those hands aren't mine.

 

8 minutes ago, doobin said:

Yup, if I had to rely upon my bow for food I’d be pretty hungry a lot of the time!

Be good to see a photo of your bows to get an idea what they're like...

[muttley9050]

Will post some up later in the week

 

I only have cheap recurve bows though. Nothing flash as I only shot targets at home

[doobin]

10 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

 

Be good to see a photo of your bows to get an idea what they're like...

One is a handmade one peice laminate jobby I bought from a new age traveller at age 15. Signed by the maker- "the crested flamingo' is the model I think. 35lbs

 

The other is a standard modern take down recurve, I think the limbs are 60lbs. I'll have to get them down from the rafters at the yard!