Thread: Target Shooting

Originally Posted by EMC45

Nice Garand! That is Greek ammo too? Gotta love the CMP!

Thanks EMC45, and yes, I also picked up a can of Greek M2 ball. They would only sell me one en bloc as they didn't have a large supply, but I too love the CMP.

Nice to see fellow shooting enthusiasts.

I've been shooting indoor and 3D archery; the former only recently and the latter for about 15 years. My current setup is a 2009 Hoyt Ultra Elite 29.5"/70# draw shooting Easton Flatlines just above the IBO minimum. I use a 6x scope for indoor and a 4x scope for 3D. My stab is a 36" Doinker carbon. For a release, I use a Carter Hammer. I had a 2006 Hoyt Pro Elite for indoor, but sold that off a few years back to fund a trip.

As 32t said, I also use "Super Peeps" that have the interchangeable aperture -- different power lenses usually need a small "clarifier" in the peep to get the sight picture clear, and shooting outdoors usually requires a larger peep sight than shooting indoors. That said, peeps are usually something compound shooters use -- traditional recurve shooters consider it sacrilege, and peeps aren't allowed in competition. It's all about building a consistent anchor point; your hand should be at the same spot every time you release.

As far as the arm guard, for recurve, especially a traditional bow where you're using a full grip on the handle, hitting your arm is fairly likely. Even Olympic recurve shooters use arm guards. I don't tend to hit my forearm shooting compound -- just a matter of appropriate grip (which is really no grip at all, but just sitting the riser against the ball of your thumb) and rotating your elbow out.

I also just got into black powder. I shoot a Traditions Tracker 209 inline, .50 cal with 250 grain sabot rounds, with a cheap 3-9x Tasco scope.

Been shooting my new hoyt gmx for a while now and I must admit I love it.

Thinking about picking up a sight and stabiliser for it within the next few months.

So far it's been target shooting from 20 yards. Working on form and grooping. Groups are a lot tighter now. I'll post some pics Thursday after my next lesson.

Great to hear. Archery is ridiculously addictive.

Do you plan on hunting with your bow or just target shooting? That will dictate your path toward accessories more than anything. I've also saved a ton buying used accessories -- my sight, scope, and stabilizer were all purchased second-hand.

I plan to just target shoot with this bow.

I've been thinking about picking up a longbow for hunting and was about to buy one but after taking lessons I decided on the Olympic recurve.

I figured why not post a pic. So here's a pic of me shooting at my coaches house. We don't normally shoot at his house. This was just a few test shots after setting up the bow and making sure the nock and plunger set up were perfect.

In case anyone is wondering my set up is hoyt gmx riser 25 inch
Medium length sf premium fibre limbs @ 26 pounds for my draw.
Shibuya magnetic rest
Beiter plunger button

Nothing special but like I said I love it.

Ps if anyone has any pointers on my form feel free to let me know!

Cool setup. My bow's riser is the same color -- love that blue. I've always wanted to learn recurve, but the last thing I need is another hobby to sink money into!

The riser colour is tricky. In sunlight or bright light it shine very bright blue. But in darker light it's got a dull black gloss to it.
It's a very complex colour. My coach can't get enough of the colour every time we shoot he wishes he had one lol.


Expensive is an understatement. Lol the wife and I both bought archery equipment together. Lets just say it was an early Christmas present for us lol

Here's a quick cell phone pic of mine. And I know what you mean. I have a guitar like that, too -- it's actually translucent purple, but looks solid black in some light.

Looks like a great shooter. I've never shot a compound before actually. How do they feel compared to recurves?

What arrows/stabiliser are you using?

The primary difference is that while a recurve constantly builds weight while you draw, a compound builds weight early in the draw, but once the cams roll over, you're only holding back 1/2 or less of the actual draw weight. For example, that bow is set at 70#, but at full draw, I'm holding the same weight as your bow, around 30#. Different cam shapes have different draw characteristics as far as smoothness.

The stabilizer is a 36" Doinker carbon, and the arrows are Easton Flatline 340s. I'm thinking of trying a different arrow, though, as I tend to crack the nock ends of the Flatlines. The first time you get a Robin Hood, it's awesome. Every time after that is "damn, there goes $10."