The Original Old Farts Club

[Unca Walt]

I gotta brag.

I have a helluva time dragging that heavy doggone target out there, setting up a chair and my homemade shooting stick, and then loading the crossbow. Doesn't sound like much, but it had me wheezing.

But I wanted to sight in my crossbow for 50 yards. My first shot was two and a half inches high, and a half-inch to the right.

I did not adjust the scope for L/R for the second shot becuz I wanted to make sure it wasn't my aim.

Second shot was 1/2" high, and OK (same) for my aim for L/R, so I made one last sight adjustment.

The special part was that I was lucky enuf that the bolt hit absolutely, perfectly centered. I could put it in the iris of your eye at 150' distance.

PS: This beastie will send bolts right through kevlar.

The carbon arrows are expensive. I have lost FOUR of them by giving different folks the opportunity to shoot a crossbow. When they miss the target, the arrow is gone.

When it hits the ground, it travels an ungodly distance just underground. I've never found a buried arrow ever.

 

[WeedHopper]

I seen you walk over and stick that arrow in the target.

 

[joeb631a]

What is it? Never heard of it.

A Brother has it . A long time stoner.When he smokes he gets sick ,his stomach pains him,cant leave the bathroom,cant go to work.He is a working mofo too.

 

[Flower]

I gotta brag.

I have a helluva time dragging that heavy doggone target out there, setting up a chair and my homemade shooting stick, and then loading the crossbow. Doesn't sound like much, but it had me wheezing.

But I wanted to sight in my crossbow for 50 yards. My first shot was two and a half inches high, and a half-inch to the right.

I did not adjust the scope for L/R for the second shot becuz I wanted to make sure it wasn't my aim.

Second shot was 1/2" high, and OK (same) for my aim for L/R, so I made one last sight adjustment.

The special part was that I was lucky enuf that the bolt hit absolutely, perfectly centered. I could put it in the iris of your eye at 150' distance.

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PS: This beastie will send bolts right through kevlar.

The carbon arrows are expensive. I have lost FOUR of them by giving different folks the opportunity to shoot a crossbow. When they miss the target, the arrow is gone.

When it hits the ground, it travels an ungodly distance just underground. I've never found a buried arrow ever.

I have been known to shoot a bow from time to time.
Metal detectors are great for finding lost arrows. Even the carbons have metal components.

 

[joeb631a]

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I have been known to shoot a bow from time to time.
Metal detectors are great for finding lost arrows. Even the carbons have metal components.

you look familiar..

 

[yarddog]

Morning gang, never shot a crossbow. people that have, love them.
went to a club members house yesterday and took a look at his builds and projects. saw his 14 foot span B-17 he is building. its going to be an award winner for sure. bought a few old kits from him. some real classics, out of production for forty years or more. almost hate to open the box and build them. picked up a little bolt action 22 rifle, so used to buying larger caliber ammunition, it felt good spending 50 bucks on 500 rounds of good CCI ammo. you'll spend that much on 40 rounds these days. ammo never goes bad, and whatever i buy today was purchased at todays price. as it continues to go up in price (rather as the dollar continues to fall in value), i am locked in at a cheaper price. funny fact, a silver dollar in 1923 buys the same amount as the silver value if the same coin today. our "dollar" is worth around 20-25 dollars less in a hundred years. almost like the govt is screwing us. noooo, they wouldn't do that. big brother loves us. we NEED Big Brother

 

[Flower]

you look familiar..

I get that a lot. Everyone says I look like this guy.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

What is it? Never heard of it.

It's when a person's system revolts against Phyto cannabinoids and they start to make the person ill. Usually going at both ends with abdominal pain.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21665-cannabis-hyperemesis-syndrome

 

[joeb631a]

I get that a lot. Everyone says I look like this guy.
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you look a lot like Roster....

 

[yarddog]

 

[joeb631a]

Im partial to pork....

 

[Flower]

you look a lot like Roster....

Roster wishes he was this pretty.

 

[joeb631a]

Roster wishes he was this pretty.

so do most of us!

 

[RosterMan]

I gotta brag.

I have a helluva time dragging that heavy doggone target out there, setting up a chair and my homemade shooting stick, and then loading the crossbow. Doesn't sound like much, but it had me wheezing.

But I wanted to sight in my crossbow for 50 yards. My first shot was two and a half inches high, and a half-inch to the right.

I did not adjust the scope for L/R for the second shot becuz I wanted to make sure it wasn't my aim.

Second shot was 1/2" high, and OK (same) for my aim for L/R, so I made one last sight adjustment.

The special part was that I was lucky enuf that the bolt hit absolutely, perfectly centered. I could put it in the iris of your eye at 150' distance.

View attachment 321198
PS: This beastie will send bolts right through kevlar.

The carbon arrows are expensive. I have lost FOUR of them by giving different folks the opportunity to shoot a crossbow. When they miss the target, the arrow is gone.

When it hits the ground, it travels an ungodly distance just underground. I've never found a buried arrow ever.

Any metal in the bolts Walt, if not wonder if the rear end could be uncapped and a small piece of metal could be inserted as to not affect the balance of the bolt. Then get a cheap metal detector ,

 

[RosterMan]

I seen you walk over and stick that arrow in the target.

I was thinking shot from 4 ft away

 

[RosterMan]

you look familiar..

 

[RosterMan]

Roster wishes he was this pretty.

Im much Manlier than that, rugged and debonair.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

you look a lot like Roster....

I had a totally different look for roster…

 

[WeedHopper]

Found a picture of flower.

 

[RosterMan]

Roster wishes he was this pretty.