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Old 05-20-2006, 05:04 PM
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I came up with a game for myself to practice for hunting. I set up a 9" round piece of cardboard on the target with a dot in the middle to aim at and shoot from 30 yds, then 15, then 25, then 20. Then I shoot those four shots again 2 more times. 12 shots total per round, all offhand. I usually just shoot 1 or 2 rounds per day. I figure that all shots hitting the 9" target are kill shots on a deer. I record the date I shot each round andmisses (off the 9" cardboard) for that round. So far I've shot 12 rounds (120 shots)with 1 miss. I'd like to see how few misses I can have for 1000 shots with my crossbow. Does anyoneelse want to take the challenge? 1000 shots at varying distances from 15-30 yds. all offhand. I don't care what order the shots are taken as long as you mix it up (ie. don't shoot all 3 shots from 30 yds at once). That will keep it better practice for hunting. Who wants totry?
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Old 05-20-2006, 08:44 PM
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ya can count me in on this here shootem up an i don't cotton to miss nary a target[8D]if'n i do i just be square[:-]
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Old 05-20-2006, 09:27 PM
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pshhhhh i poop 1000 bolts[8D]
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Old 05-21-2006, 12:57 PM
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What does that mean????
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Old 05-21-2006, 02:03 PM
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lol, i see you havent been here long, i'm the kid who shoots almost 5000 bolts a week. but that's a good week when there's nothing much goin on. i'm out there till dark and then some practicing. usually it's about 2000. i've spent some money's on bots tho[&o]
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Old 05-21-2006, 03:00 PM
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Squirrel how many strings have you worn out already?? serious question.. how many have yoy replaced already? and how long has one been lasting you??
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Old 05-21-2006, 03:09 PM
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Old 05-21-2006, 03:55 PM
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i really do need to replace again,i took my last strings to the pro shop and they replaced for me. that was pricy.on this string my servings are gone and i've been loosing my groups. i'm going to get some 175 toughboy limbs on my bow soon. the first one lasted me for 4 months.[&o]this one needs to be goin soon too
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Old 05-21-2006, 04:33 PM
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2-5,000 shots a week...MAN! Squirrel, you addicted or sumthin? I thought I was bad shooting 100 or so a week. So, do you ever keep track of your shooting like this? Misses, hits? I just missed my second shot (not concentrating) in 144 shots so far.
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Old 05-21-2006, 08:43 PM
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those are good weeks. i'm probbaly going to go down to 3-400 a week untill i get my new limbs. hope it doesnt blow up on me[]
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