AB Bow Hunter

I purchased the 02 BK II about a week ago. The only bow shooting I have done was while I attended college in KS. I hunted two years & that was in 1996. I haven’t touched a bow since.

I shot about 30 arrows through my bow last week while waiting for the 30” mods. to come in. They came in & I had the proshop set it up.

02 BK II 5.5 BH
71lbs, 30” draw
ACC 3-60’s, 29.5”, 75 grain tip, 4” vanes
Bodoodle Pro-Lite
Peep sight, one brass nock point & an eliminator button
Limb savers
Carbon impact stabilizer
Matrix sight (soon to be Sure Loc)

I shot it 125 times today. I started @ 15 yds & worked back to 30 yds. I zeroed it in @ 20 yds, All I can tell you is, I had to call the proshop back & find how much they charge to re-fletch arrows. I shot holes in the vanes of 3 out of 6 arrows that I was using @ 20 yds. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. I was very concerned about the BH. I wanted the longer, but the short BH bow came in 1st. These BK II’s were flying off the racks @ my proshop. This bow is unreal; I can’t believe it’s accuracy for such a green archer. I want to shoot tomorrow so bad, but I can hardly lift my arm above my head.

Hint: buy some kind of arrow puller, this thing drills them into the target deeeeep!

Looking for a new stab. Any input.


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CargoF16

Try stealth archery for the stab. Good to hear a &quot;green&quot; archer can shoot a 5.5BH. I'm not exactly in that category but I do have my doubts as to whether I could shoot a BH that low.

Anyone have any idea how fast a BKII at 70lbs would throw an arrow with my little 28 inch draw?


Cargo

Matt / PA

Glad to hear you like that bow so much.....it's a good one. You'll be hard pressed to find that level of performance and shootability anywhere. I know what you mean about pulling arrows......I got my Pro38 dual Cam (which is very similar to your bow) in January and made the mistake of shooting a cold 3D target! <img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> Do you have any idea what it's like trying to pull carbons from a cold 3D target when shot at 88ft lbs of KE!(I guess you do) After the 3rd one I was ready to call 911.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

If you are looking for a perfect stabilizer for that bow, look no further than an 8&quot; Stealth &quot;Hunter&quot;,that's the one I ended up with on my Pro38......There are plenty of good stabilizers out there, but none that I have tried has compared to the Stealth , and that includes the SIMS line(which I think is good stuff).
The 8&quot; Stealth did more for reducing noise, recoil and vibration than anything I tried, which amounts to pretty much all the current production models, and Jerry at Stealth has said that they are even improved for 2003. Hurry and get one before he raises prices! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> www.stealtharchery.com

Edited by - Matt / PA on 10/26/2002 00:02:49

Matt / PA

Cargo,
With your &quot;Little&quot; draw <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> with a normal string load of say leeches, a small peep, and a string loop realistically expect about 316fps +/- with the short brace version , and probably about 306fps or so for the high brace.
Remember these bows will do advertised speeds or they don't ship......BUT they measure these speeds with a bare string except for a small tie in nock set.
Everything you add to your string starts sucking up the speed......keep it light and simple and even you &quot;Draw length Impaired&quot; guys can see speeds well over 300fps with this bow.
Bare string a 28&quot; BKII should do 325+ for the short brace and 315ish for the high brace model.
Fastest bow on the planet!

CargoF16

Thanks Matt. The only thing on my string is leeches and a loop. I shoot a No-peep so no need for anything else.


Cargo

AB Bow Hunter

Thanks for the stab info.

Cargo, what no peep do you use?

ijimmy

cargo i shoot a 28&quot; bk2 at 60 lbs tall brace and a brass nock and a peep and string leaches 290 with a 350 grain arrow 275 to 280 with a 410 grain arrow

If information provided by the members of this board have helped you please let us know .

CargoF16

AB I shoot the Timberline No-Peep http://www.timberline-archery.com/np.asp Now that I've shot it for a while I dont think it's any more or less accurate than a string peep. It's just a different way to find a consistent anchor.



Cargo

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AB Bow Hunter

KrisKen is the bow noticeably louder than others @ 5 grain/pound?
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Edited by - AB Bow Hunter on 10/28/2002 01:29:56