100 yards possible?

[BiG Boar]

A friend and I took our bows out yesterday, with a round bale as a back stop we made my way out to 100 yards, 10 yards at a time. I was amazed and shocked at what is possible with our newer compound HUNTING bows. 20 inch groups were consistantly hit at 90 yards!

I have to say we were both very excited as our arrows pierced the air for over 1 second flight time. At 100 yards the target was missed as the hold over was in the sky!

One of the most fun things I have done with my bow. We both did not think it was possible as we had never shot past 60 yards.

Obviously this is NOT a hunting related post, so don't get your g-string in a twist.

Will post up video next time I go out and try it again.

Wind was minimal but still there.

[tankster]

get a sight extension and a longer stabilizer you would be 10 inches at 100 yards for sure.

[BiG Boar]

Stabilizer is 11 inches. How long are you thinking? What is a sight extension? Will is it just like adding more pins to the sight?

[tankster]

thats a decent stabalizer my target bow has a 22 inch . the sight extension i like to use extends the sight stright out farther away from you making it more accurate i shoot out to 200 yards

[Jetboater]

I try to shoot a lot to 100 yds... makes the 60yds shots feel like chip shots....

[BiG Boar]

200 yards! Wow! That is incredible. I would never have dreamed that would be possible!

Can anyone beat his 200 yards?

[tankster]

no wind warm day i can group arrows around the 20 to 24 inch range at 200 yards i have the odd flyer

[Bow Walker]

When I was living in Vanc. I used to go to the flat field archery range in Burnaby to shoot. That field extends for almost 120 yards. I used to shoot out to 100 yards each time I was there - if there weren't too many other shooters, that is.

It's a riot and you're right, its great fun to watch your arrows fly through the air for what seems like minutes, before impacting the target. Out in Walnut Grove or Langey there should be some fields where you can shoot out to greater distances. That type of shooting is called Casting, if I recall correctly. Great fun.

[BiG Boar]

Out in Langey there should be some fields where you can shoot out to greater distances.

One of the only municipalities where its not okay to discharge a bow. :cry:

[Ruger4]

Detlef sight , sight tape , adjust to 100 yards , hold scoped pin on lungs :mrgreen:

we practice long range here (on the farm ) all the time , and again this

sunday :wink:

[oldschoolguy]

A friend of mine has a pse bow, supposedly goes just over 300 fps on a 70 lb draw weight. his pins are set at 35, 60, 95

[Ddog]

hey BB,,just look up the old english long bows made from yew, its a long story but that is where the word F U comes from,,pluck you was the original saying,, anyways,,
the english long bows were accurate passed the 200 yard mark, thats why the english archery army was so feared.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I try to shoot a lot to 100 yds... makes the 60yds shots feel like chip shots....

Come one JB..post up your 100 yd archery yote!! (or was it only a meer 90 yds?:mrgreen:)

SSS

[Bowzone_Mikey]

90 meters is a FITA disapline ... 100 yards is nothing
... If you can shoot 90 meters then 100 yards should be easy Right ;)

[Awishanew]

While I was running a novelty shoot for the TBBC I put a $20.00 bill with the Queens head on it out at 90 yds.The closest to the Queens hair wins. One guy got within 1/8 in. on his first shot.

[Awishanew]

I should have added that shot was with a longbow and no sights. Strictly instinctive and a little luck thrown in.

[bugler]

Quality tournament shooters hit the yellow (24cm) circle at 90 meters (98.4 yds) pretty much every time.

[triggr31]

I flew an arrow at a targeted tree we picked at 350 yards stuck it in the center of the tree 1 foot lower than spot picked . Alot of luck nonetheless calculations worked for me . Lol

[Gateholio]

Here is a thread I started when PG66 got his new bow and started walking back further and further form the archery range

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=51252

Dunno if he would take a 100 yard shot on an animal, but well over "normal" ranges seems doable.:wink:

[Bow Walker]

Spammin' Tenacious, just spammin'. Got rid of it, and references to it.