Well, i got my first lowish tech peice of hunting equipment, a bow!! I purchased a Older martin archery Proseries elite fury. (m-82 i think). Its a nice bow, as is my first personaly owned bow. I shot bows a lil back in boy scouts 15+ years ago but never since then.
Now, this bow is in unfired condition, the owner bought it, then never shot it. I bought it for $100. I took it to gander mountain, and its current draw weight is set at 50lbs(which is good, i can draw it comfortably, but i want to shoot it and get my strengthy up before i try to get it higher) and the bow tech there waxed the strings for me. The issue im having is that it is according to him .5-1" inch to long in the length of pull. He saw no way to adjust the LOP on the cams and said he didnt know how to adjust it. Now when i pull it, its not very uncomfortable and the peep on the string lines up with my eyes and the sights great. There is another shop about 15mins from my home that is a dedicated bow shop, should i take it there and see what they say? Or should i just shoot it as is, seeing as its not that far out for me?
Lastly what about arrows? He told me to go with 340 arrows either aluminum or carbon fiber. He said any heavier and it would be to stiff. Now, what about the materials? Is carbon fiber superior to aluminum? At that gander mountain i can get a pack of 12 aluminum arrows for $44-$49 or a pack of 6 carbon fiber for $44-$50.
I was tempted to get the aluminum ones for there affordability and the fact i get 12 of them.
Edit to add, it has a 3 prong Truglow fiber optic sight on it, with a optional light.
Do many of you here bow hunt small game with your bows? Is it as productive as when you use a shot gun, or just for fun with low numbers of game brought home?
Now, this bow is in unfired condition, the owner bought it, then never shot it. I bought it for $100. I took it to gander mountain, and its current draw weight is set at 50lbs(which is good, i can draw it comfortably, but i want to shoot it and get my strengthy up before i try to get it higher) and the bow tech there waxed the strings for me. The issue im having is that it is according to him .5-1" inch to long in the length of pull. He saw no way to adjust the LOP on the cams and said he didnt know how to adjust it. Now when i pull it, its not very uncomfortable and the peep on the string lines up with my eyes and the sights great. There is another shop about 15mins from my home that is a dedicated bow shop, should i take it there and see what they say? Or should i just shoot it as is, seeing as its not that far out for me?
Lastly what about arrows? He told me to go with 340 arrows either aluminum or carbon fiber. He said any heavier and it would be to stiff. Now, what about the materials? Is carbon fiber superior to aluminum? At that gander mountain i can get a pack of 12 aluminum arrows for $44-$49 or a pack of 6 carbon fiber for $44-$50.
I was tempted to get the aluminum ones for there affordability and the fact i get 12 of them.
Edit to add, it has a 3 prong Truglow fiber optic sight on it, with a optional light.
Do many of you here bow hunt small game with your bows? Is it as productive as when you use a shot gun, or just for fun with low numbers of game brought home?