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Arrow rests for recurve bows

quin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:31:26 -0800

Archery question: what arrow rest should I use for a recurve bow? After a decade and a half hiatus, I've decided to get back into target-archery. My previous bow was a 40 year old recurve with no attachment points, so I just shot right off the riser. I've been doing that with my newer bow, but it does have a brass mounting points for different accessories, and I'm wondering if I should be using something more sophisticated.

The problem is that I most accessories seem to focus on either compound bows, hunting, or both. I've heard that some people who use finger release (I prefer this to the mechanical kind) have a device called a "compression plunger" but I have no idea exactly how one of these works in actual practice.

Should I keep shooting right off the riser, get one of those flipper style rests, or would a plunger be a good idea? Or is there something else that would be even more ideal?

Are there any archery instructors in the Toledo/Detroit area?

biochemist — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:18:20 -0800

Are there any archery instructors in the Toledo/Detroit area? All I've been able to find is the YMCA, and I'm too old for their classes.

"I see only the eye.""Then shoot, Arjuna, shoot!"

shoebox — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:45:18 -0800

I want to take up archery. Does anybody know any places in Southern Ontario, specifically in or near Toronto or Hamilton? I don't have a car, but I live in the former city and attend university in the latter, so any places would have to be accessible by transit from either one.

Also, I am a complete beginner without any experience or equipment, so any advice would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I wanna shoot!

ilikecookies — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:19:24 -0800

I'd like to take archery lessons. Anyone recommend places in the D.C. Metro area? I would be particularly interested in places that are Metro accessible or, if not, are in Maryland.

Is a somewhat practical rebar crossbow possible?

cellphone — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:10:37 -0800

A crossbow that fires rebar. AND: Superheating the rebar. First:

In Half-Life 2, my favorite weapon happens to be what looks like a homemade crossbow that fires rebars heated by a lantern battery. Obviously this is pretty farfetched, but would a crossbow that fires the smallest rebar (Imperial #3 at .376) be all that farfetched?
Bolts weighing 10.5 grains per inch are mentioned on this page. This comes out to .0015 pounds per inch, with the rebar being .031333... pounds per inch.

The rebars in the game are longer than six inches by far, but for the purposes of this question assume that the crossbow would be firing six inch rebar.

Secondly:

I'm guessing a lantern battery isn't enough power to heat up rebar enough that it glows (as it does in the game). My knowledge of electricity is somewhat limited, so I must ask: How much Wattage/Amperage/Voltage would it take to heat up some rebar to that point? Assume six inches again.

Finding a Decathlon Initech Geologic bow

symbebekos — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:59:02 -0800

Does anyone know where to buy Decathlon's Initech Geologic bow? It's an archery bow designed for beginners by a French company. It won an ID Magazine design award (scroll to the middle of the page), and yet I can't find it anywhere and especially not on the web.