AdamK
16-07-07, 06:30 PM
In being given a leave pass by the wife, I grabbed the new Commander and the rest of my gear threw it all in the Lux and headed west to my hunting property.
On arrival at 9pm, I set up the broadhead target in the garage (20m range) and started shooting to ensure broadheads were shooting same as field tips. To my dismay, not only were the broadheads not at the same point of impact as the field tips, but they also refused to group. This was a surprise considering I have never had this issue before with Outback Supremes.
I put down many groups of 3 arrows on target, and no matter how well I thought I was shooting, no grouping could be achieved. I removed the broadheads and put on the field tips, and was relieved to see 25mm groups dead on target immediately. Back on went the broadheads, more shooting, no grouping....
By 11:30PM, I gave up. I had resigned to the fact that my 3.5hr drive to blood my new bow was not going to happen as I will not hunt with a bow that can't group with broadheads. Sitting at the kitchen bench with my broadheads and arrows in front of me I noticed a size difference between the broadheads! I then pulled out all my broadheads to realise I had 3 different weight broadheads across the dozen I had recieved from Archery Supplies....
I then seperated the heads according to size. I had 5 at the weight I had actually ordered. I went down to the range and shot a 3 shot group with arrows dead on target with a group of 30mm. To say I was releived is an understatement.
Moral is take nothing at face value. When you order a dozen broadheads, check you get what you order, as this may save you some time and frustration when preparing for a hunt.
(I got into 5m of a decent boar, no shot presented itself as he had his vitals behind a tree. In waiting for him to move, he winded me and bolted. That's hunting!)
On arrival at 9pm, I set up the broadhead target in the garage (20m range) and started shooting to ensure broadheads were shooting same as field tips. To my dismay, not only were the broadheads not at the same point of impact as the field tips, but they also refused to group. This was a surprise considering I have never had this issue before with Outback Supremes.
I put down many groups of 3 arrows on target, and no matter how well I thought I was shooting, no grouping could be achieved. I removed the broadheads and put on the field tips, and was relieved to see 25mm groups dead on target immediately. Back on went the broadheads, more shooting, no grouping....
By 11:30PM, I gave up. I had resigned to the fact that my 3.5hr drive to blood my new bow was not going to happen as I will not hunt with a bow that can't group with broadheads. Sitting at the kitchen bench with my broadheads and arrows in front of me I noticed a size difference between the broadheads! I then pulled out all my broadheads to realise I had 3 different weight broadheads across the dozen I had recieved from Archery Supplies....
I then seperated the heads according to size. I had 5 at the weight I had actually ordered. I went down to the range and shot a 3 shot group with arrows dead on target with a group of 30mm. To say I was releived is an understatement.
Moral is take nothing at face value. When you order a dozen broadheads, check you get what you order, as this may save you some time and frustration when preparing for a hunt.
(I got into 5m of a decent boar, no shot presented itself as he had his vitals behind a tree. In waiting for him to move, he winded me and bolted. That's hunting!)