Re: really primitive bowhunting
Originally Posted by
Onesock
The hexshafts are hard to get and keep straight. I have tried them and wouldn't recommend them. There are lots of fir logs in your country. Cut some chinks 34 inches long and then rip the pieces into 3/8 inch square shafts. Build yourself a jig, chuck these into a drill and run them through a dowl maker. They make great shfts. If you have to chuck a couple its no big deal because they were free to start with.
I Just finished up a batch of hexshaft arrows (haven't been able to get them out yet), but I also had problems straightening them. The one upside is that they weigh out somewhere between cedar and birch (~600 grains). We'll see what happens when I get out and shoot them, but they fought me in making them for sure.
What's my Ideal date? How bout a campfire lit diner, followed by a long walk with just you, me, and my gun. Oh yeah, and "getting lucky" in November is going to mean dropping that Booner buck.