Welcome to the IHoP v.2

[///M5 2,833]

 

 

 

 

Maybe a better thing is to see if the little men want to learn how to shoot a bow, then you can target practice and set up courses and teach them the skill.

exactly what I am starting with a bow....

 

 

I would hate to try to find a bow with your draw length. Your options will be extremely limited.

 

For Deer and bird a shotgun makes sense, although if you can use rifle,  I prefer a rifle all day over a shotgun for big game. In Southern NY we used to have to use shotgun, although that has finally changed. I had 3 shotgun for hunting. For Deer, I had an Ithaca Model 37 Deerslayer. The Model 37 was THE choice for law enforcement for decades. It's 100% reliable action, with a bottom feed, bottom eject made it perfect for moving through houses side by side. My deer gun was scoped. It was my grandfather's shotgun, he bought it brand new, drilled and tapped, scoped and slung in 1956 for $87. I still have the receipt! My bird guns were a Remmy Model 870, in 12 Ga and a 20Ga later model Ithaca 37. I very rarely used the Remmy, as I love the Ithaca action.

 

If you want a rifle, which I suggest, it will depend on what you want as a budget. I love Savage model 12s for out of the box accuracy. I love my Tikka T3 Hunter in 270WSM. It will easily take any big whitetail up your way. It is no problem to drop sheep from 400 yards, mulies from 5, so no issue with whitetail, no matter how big. It is fairly inexpensive to shoot, it won't blow your shoulder out every time you shoot it, and it will be very fast, very accurate, and very deadly. If you want to spend a little more, Kimber or Sako will provide great rifles for $1-2K. For optics, Nightforce SHV, Vortex PST for glass.

 

 

My Savage Model 12, with Vortex Optics

 

 

My Model 12 and my son's Model 11 in .243

 

I am harvesting more than hunting.  Doing it with a bow just sounds exciting.  If I like that then I'd get a gun.  Bow season is forever long here though and I have relatives that have plenty of perfect land near corn fields.

 

Primarily I want something to dick around and shoot the carp I see near our dock.  I can also setup an archery "range" in my back yard but would have to drive to shoot a gun.

 

 

I shoot bow too.

 

 

Your problem is going to be draw length. I have a long draw (31.5 inches) which limits my choices, but you may be limited to custom or traditional archery. I also have a traditional bow, but I never really enjoyed it. It is a Kassai Mongolian Horse bow. It is really nice, all leather wrapped with traditional wooden arrows with real feather fletches.

 

 

By the Cabela's calculator I pull a 32".    Wingspan / 2.5 which I am sure is a general rule of thumb that doesn't work.  My wingspan is 6'8"

[mikel7829 90]

 

Hilti makes some good shit.

Yep, and one of the only power tool companies that actually spends enough money to buy our stuff for development.  Bosch too, but they have the benefit of sharing across many industries.

 

What I don't understand on the average,people have never used or heard of Hilti.. And even though they can be pricey the life span of their product are worth every penny..And their fire calk is about the best I have seen yet IMO..A very solid company.

[mikel7829 90]

 

 

Aargh.  Windows

 

I have an ISO

I have a Key

Getting the ISO into a format that boots on the laptop is a complete different story.  The laptop has no operating system on it now so it has to be bootable.  I've built a bootable USB, flash, and DVD and none have worked.

What ISO?

 

And back in the XP days I had some trouble time from time when writing the ISO file max speed,some files seemed to corrupt. And what writing software are you using? And what error do you see when you try to boot from your CD/DVD disc? like was stated make sure cd/dvd rom is selected in the bios for booting even if your drive is not bootable the dvd should try when the drive fails to boot and should at least try to give options to format and pre-load drivers required for your OS...The ones that tended to corrupt on me was the rundll32,shell32 ect.ect.but you could just pop in a OS on the same platform when it failed to install the file then swap back to the disc you was loading...To make a long story short If you did not enjoy doing it "pain in the ass" If that is what you enjoyed it could be a fun challenge 

 

Umm, no much more simple.  Stupid handicapped BIOS was REALLY picky.

 

Not booting from CD/DVD drive?

[topgun 262]

Hilti makes some good shit.

Yep, and one of the only power tool companies that actually spends enough money to buy our stuff for development. Bosch too, but they have the benefit of sharing across many industries.

What I don't understand on the average,people have never used or heard of Hilti.. And even though they can be pricey the life span of their product are worth every penny..And their fire calk is about the best I have seen yet IMO..A very solid company.

It is a product designed and marketed to professionals and they don't make it for the average consumer thankfully.

Ridgid use to be a professional use product, now they have a huge consumer line for Joe blow.

[///M5 2,833]

 

 

Hilti makes some good shit.

Yep, and one of the only power tool companies that actually spends enough money to buy our stuff for development.  Bosch too, but they have the benefit of sharing across many industries.

 

What I don't understand on the average,people have never used or heard of Hilti.. And even though they can be pricey the life span of their product are worth every penny..And their fire calk is about the best I have seen yet IMO..A very solid company.

 

They are German.  Average people don't buy boutique German shit in the US.

 

Sort of like asking why more American homes don't have Gaggenau ovens.  They are the fucking bomb, but almost no one knows who/what they are.

[///M5 2,833]

 

 

 

Aargh.  Windows

 

I have an ISO

I have a Key

Getting the ISO into a format that boots on the laptop is a complete different story.  The laptop has no operating system on it now so it has to be bootable.  I've built a bootable USB, flash, and DVD and none have worked.

What ISO?

 

And back in the XP days I had some trouble time from time when writing the ISO file max speed,some files seemed to corrupt. And what writing software are you using? And what error do you see when you try to boot from your CD/DVD disc? like was stated make sure cd/dvd rom is selected in the bios for booting even if your drive is not bootable the dvd should try when the drive fails to boot and should at least try to give options to format and pre-load drivers required for your OS...The ones that tended to corrupt on me was the rundll32,shell32 ect.ect.but you could just pop in a OS on the same platform when it failed to install the file then swap back to the disc you was loading...To make a long story short If you did not enjoy doing it "pain in the ass" If that is what you enjoyed it could be a fun challenge 

 

Umm, no much more simple.  Stupid handicapped BIOS was REALLY picky.

 

Not booting from CD/DVD drive?

 

From any non internal drive.  Can't change it in the bios.  If the uefi ain't happy it won't work and when it is finicky and particular fuck all y'all.   

 

Anyways, I am posting from that PC.  All installed and moving.  About to dual boot it with Elementary for the time being.

[sandt38 448]

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe a better thing is to see if the little men want to learn how to shoot a bow, then you can target practice and set up courses and teach them the skill.

exactly what I am starting with a bow....

 

 

I would hate to try to find a bow with your draw length. Your options will be extremely limited.

 

For Deer and bird a shotgun makes sense, although if you can use rifle,  I prefer a rifle all day over a shotgun for big game. In Southern NY we used to have to use shotgun, although that has finally changed. I had 3 shotgun for hunting. For Deer, I had an Ithaca Model 37 Deerslayer. The Model 37 was THE choice for law enforcement for decades. It's 100% reliable action, with a bottom feed, bottom eject made it perfect for moving through houses side by side. My deer gun was scoped. It was my grandfather's shotgun, he bought it brand new, drilled and tapped, scoped and slung in 1956 for $87. I still have the receipt! My bird guns were a Remmy Model 870, in 12 Ga and a 20Ga later model Ithaca 37. I very rarely used the Remmy, as I love the Ithaca action.

 

If you want a rifle, which I suggest, it will depend on what you want as a budget. I love Savage model 12s for out of the box accuracy. I love my Tikka T3 Hunter in 270WSM. It will easily take any big whitetail up your way. It is no problem to drop sheep from 400 yards, mulies from 5, so no issue with whitetail, no matter how big. It is fairly inexpensive to shoot, it won't blow your shoulder out every time you shoot it, and it will be very fast, very accurate, and very deadly. If you want to spend a little more, Kimber or Sako will provide great rifles for $1-2K. For optics, Nightforce SHV, Vortex PST for glass.

 

 

My Savage Model 12, with Vortex Optics

 

 

My Model 12 and my son's Model 11 in .243

 

I am harvesting more than hunting.  Doing it with a bow just sounds exciting.  If I like that then I'd get a gun.  Bow season is forever long here though and I have relatives that have plenty of perfect land near corn fields.

 

Primarily I want something to dick around and shoot the carp I see near our dock.  I can also setup an archery "range" in my back yard but would have to drive to shoot a gun.

 

 

I shoot bow too.

 

 

Your problem is going to be draw length. I have a long draw (31.5 inches) which limits my choices, but you may be limited to custom or traditional archery. I also have a traditional bow, but I never really enjoyed it. It is a Kassai Mongolian Horse bow. It is really nice, all leather wrapped with traditional wooden arrows with real feather fletches.

 

 

By the Cabela's calculator I pull a 32".    Wingspan / 2.5 which I am sure is a general rule of thumb that doesn't work.  My wingspan is 6'8"

 

 

Not as bad as I thought, actually. I think Bowtech has a 32" draw bow.

[sandt38 448]

http://compoundbowchoice.com/brands/bowtech/insanity-cpxl/review/

[Tirefryr 1,742]

A FUCKIN MEN!

[///M5 2,833]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe a better thing is to see if the little men want to learn how to shoot a bow, then you can target practice and set up courses and teach them the skill.

exactly what I am starting with a bow....

 

 

I would hate to try to find a bow with your draw length. Your options will be extremely limited.

 

For Deer and bird a shotgun makes sense, although if you can use rifle,  I prefer a rifle all day over a shotgun for big game. In Southern NY we used to have to use shotgun, although that has finally changed. I had 3 shotgun for hunting. For Deer, I had an Ithaca Model 37 Deerslayer. The Model 37 was THE choice for law enforcement for decades. It's 100% reliable action, with a bottom feed, bottom eject made it perfect for moving through houses side by side. My deer gun was scoped. It was my grandfather's shotgun, he bought it brand new, drilled and tapped, scoped and slung in 1956 for $87. I still have the receipt! My bird guns were a Remmy Model 870, in 12 Ga and a 20Ga later model Ithaca 37. I very rarely used the Remmy, as I love the Ithaca action.

 

If you want a rifle, which I suggest, it will depend on what you want as a budget. I love Savage model 12s for out of the box accuracy. I love my Tikka T3 Hunter in 270WSM. It will easily take any big whitetail up your way. It is no problem to drop sheep from 400 yards, mulies from 5, so no issue with whitetail, no matter how big. It is fairly inexpensive to shoot, it won't blow your shoulder out every time you shoot it, and it will be very fast, very accurate, and very deadly. If you want to spend a little more, Kimber or Sako will provide great rifles for $1-2K. For optics, Nightforce SHV, Vortex PST for glass.

 

 

My Savage Model 12, with Vortex Optics

 

 

My Model 12 and my son's Model 11 in .243

 

I am harvesting more than hunting.  Doing it with a bow just sounds exciting.  If I like that then I'd get a gun.  Bow season is forever long here though and I have relatives that have plenty of perfect land near corn fields.

 

Primarily I want something to dick around and shoot the carp I see near our dock.  I can also setup an archery "range" in my back yard but would have to drive to shoot a gun.

 

 

I shoot bow too.

 

 

Your problem is going to be draw length. I have a long draw (31.5 inches) which limits my choices, but you may be limited to custom or traditional archery. I also have a traditional bow, but I never really enjoyed it. It is a Kassai Mongolian Horse bow. It is really nice, all leather wrapped with traditional wooden arrows with real feather fletches.

 

 

By the Cabela's calculator I pull a 32".    Wingspan / 2.5 which I am sure is a general rule of thumb that doesn't work.  My wingspan is 6'8"

 

 

Not as bad as I thought, actually. I think Bowtech has a 32" draw bow.

 

The rule of thumb may fuck me once I start shopping.  How do you tell if the draw is right, lol?

[///M5 2,833]

Hey, that bowtech is CHEAP.  Lol.  Starter bow, doh!  Figures.

[dem beats 1,223]

Sean did you look into stihl for backpack blowers?

Was my second choice. They only do 4 strokes and IF maintenance needs to happen I didn't want that. They also weighed almost 10lbs more 7 years ago than they do now which is a lot. Bought the only blower that blows harder than a Stihl on the market

I grabbed the best from stihl.

#blowhard

[dem beats 1,223]

Buy Matthews for bows.

[nem 2,019]

Hoyt makes nice bows also.

[nem 2,019]

My first real compound bow was a Promise point blank. 70% let off cams back in the early 90's kicked ass!

[nem 2,019]

Then I traded to a Nugent bush wacker with collapsing limbs in zebra camo.

[sandt38 448]

Sean, you are going to have to pull a few to find out. Pay attention to your wall. The wall is the point where the cams stop you from drawing any further. A good shop should be able to get you fitted really well.

 

Matt, I'm just not all balls to the wall Matthews. One of my really good friends has Matthews Creed. It's OK, but meh... I think it's ugly. FWIW, I can outshoot him with my old bow, mine is just as quiet, and my draw cycle is better with better let off.

 

I have shot a bunch of bows. I have enjoyed something from many manufacturers. I suggest going in with an open mind and not pigeon holding yourself with any one manufacturer.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[///M5 2,833]

 

 

Sean did you look into stihl for backpack blowers?

Was my second choice. They only do 4 strokes and IF maintenance needs to happen I didn't want that. They also weighed almost 10lbs more 7 years ago than they do now which is a lot. Bought the only blower that blows harder than a Stihl on the market

I grabbed the best from stihl.

#blowhard

 

From looking things have changed in the past 10 years.

[dem beats 1,223]

Sean, you are going to have to pull a few to find out. Pay attention to your wall. The wall is the point where the cams stop you from drawing any further. A good shop should be able to get you fitted really well.

Matt, I'm just not all balls to the wall Matthews. One of my really good friends has Matthews Creed. It's OK, but meh... I think it's ugly. FWIW, I can outshoot him with my old bow, mine is just as quiet, and my draw cycle is better with better let off.

I have shot a bunch of bows. I have enjoyed something from many manufacturers. I suggest going in with an open mind and not pigeon holding yourself with any one manufacturer.

It's definitely true that fit would matter more than brand. My experiences with other modern bows is so much less favourable.

[///M5 2,833]

Awful.  Guys can't sing or play the guitar/bass.  Amount of chops of someone who has played for a year or so.

[Adrian_D 520]

Aargh.  Windows

 

I have an ISO

I have a Key

Getting the ISO into a format that boots on the laptop is a complete different story.  The laptop has no operating system on it now so it has to be bootable.  I've built a bootable USB, flash, and DVD and none have worked.

 

Did you use the Rufus tool for creating the bootable USB? When I made a bootable USB for the Windows 7 install it went really smooth. 

[mikel7829 90]

Fixing to leave work sissy's AC is down..To hot not to have air ATM another heat warning today

[Adrian_D 520]

Nevermind, I saw that you fixed it

[Adrian_D 520]

 

A FUCKIN MEN!

 

 

Yup, a darn good message