Archery as a Weapon

2015-01-28T06:04:02-05:00

I have done a little bow and arrow target practice over the years (and enjoy it), but have not been serious about it. After watching this video of one who has taken it very seriously, and from friends I have seen hunting and such, I am looking to get more involved.

Any insights from those of you with much more experience?

https://www.nerdist.com/2015/01/badass-danish-youtuber-destroys-every-hollywood-archery-myth/

Badass Danish YouTuber Destroys Every Hollywood Archery Myth | Nerdist

The archer, i.e. the person with the bow and arrow, has been around for many centuries, millennia even, and they've been around in films for about as long as there've been movies. But, it seems, most of what we think of when we see someone pullan arrow from a quiver and fire it from a longbow is actually just a myth perpetuated by Hollywood to makethings to look good. And, nowadays, archers in the real world just shoot at targets; they aren't...

Response by SGT Steven Eugene Kuhn MBA made Jan 28 at 2015 6:28 AM

2015-01-28T06:28:37-05:00

My favorite hunting season in Bow season but never really saw it as an effective weapon, but more of an evening of the odds between hunter and Prey.
The skill of Lars in the video is unbelievable!

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2015 6:45 AM

2015-01-28T06:45:34-05:00

Great video. That guy is awesome.

I went to summer camp when I was younger, and got a start with archery there. When I was a teen, I bought a compound bow and had a blast with it.

I have decided that I want a crossbow, and perhaps a pistol crossbow too. Bows/crossbows are almost silent, so they are something you can do in your backyard (have a good backstop though!) and you can reuse the ammo. Very cost-effective!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2015 10:31 PM

2015-02-04T22:31:22-05:00

I love my cross bow. It shoots 390 FPS and is accurate without kentucky windage out to 80 yards. That is where the compensator for my scope stops....guess its time to get a new scope so i can get to 100.

Response by Maj Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 7:57 AM

2015-05-20T07:57:15-04:00

I have no experience with archery (outside summer camp as a child), but this video makes me want to!

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Jul 27 at 2015 1:29 PM

2015-07-27T13:29:59-04:00

been bow hunting deer since i returned from Vietnam at 21 about 46 years ago --only real advice is be patient know your prey and be sure when you first hunt to pick a spot on the animal---a lot of novice hunters miss the first deer because they get excited and shoot at the whole animal

Response by MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht made Jul 31 at 2015 9:32 PM

2015-07-31T21:32:05-04:00

I am not a bow hunter but the rules apply. Get a GOOD gun and get a GOOD bow. Dr Tolle called it utility. It has to do what you want it to do otherwise y you buy another one that does.

Response by Cpl James Waycasie made Aug 29 at 2015 3:54 AM

2015-08-29T03:54:26-04:00

I used to shoot a lot up until 1994. This is a good trick shooter just like a good Circus knife thrower. He is using a very light pull bow and is an awesome trick shooter. I used to practice up to 60 yards. ( Compound bow, beason bead sights, overdraw, TM hunter arrow rest, shooting 24 inch xx75 arrows with glue in tips, pulling 94 pounds, 298 fps) I would aim at about a three inch round dot close my eyes , count to 3 and squeeze off my winflite quick release, count to three and open my eyes. I got good enough to put the arrow in the dot every shot. I used to shoot the outdoor 3-d tournamnets ( Mostly Mckenzie deer, hog , and turkey targets.) A perfect score was 300. I was real good at judging yardage and would score between 285 to my best of 296. You don't have to have a gun to kill somebody, lol. I just started shooting again today. My daughter who was born in 1996 asked me to teach her so I bought her a simple Thundor 35 lb recurve, no sights, no fancy arrow rest, no stabilizer bar, just a simple recurve and some arrows. She seems to be a natural. If she sticks with it, I may move her up to a compound a little later. I was pretty deadly up to 60 yards with a compound and up to 40 with a recurve.