Tried Back Tension Release

I tried to shoot a borrowed back tension archery release last night for the first time. First arrow went straight into the wall above the bale. When I could draw it back correctly, it felt pretty good but its going to take a lot of practice.

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I found these guys, very nice quality.

Some Trap

Saturday was nice here, went and shot a little trap for the first time in awhile.  Didn't shoot very well but ended up with 23 at 16 yards.  Pretty rusty.  Nice to see my friends from the gun club.   Sunday, we got up and went to a 3D shoot at Kishwaukee.  Cal had a good time, 30 targets, among them a baboon, frog, alligator, and a mosquito.  Its a whole different game from range estimation to knowing where to shoot the animal.

Cal's First Archery Tourney

We went down to the Presley's Midwest Open in Peoria over the weekend.  Cal shot 60 arrows at the 5 spot target face Saturday and 30 arrows at the 3 spot Vegas face on Sunday.  He shot good on Saturday but even better on Sunday and was right in there with some more experienced kids.  He missed a trophy for third place by 1 point.  Anyway, we had a great time, he learned a lot about competition.  Here is a video I found on YouTube, Cal makes his appearance at about 5 minutes in.

A Christmas Story, Updated

Slinging arrows over Thanksgiving

Finished it

This was the knife I made from a piece of steel back in May.  I figured I would get it done.  I used a piece of exhibition Ironwood, attached it with brass Corby bolts and epoxy.  Its a super hard wood and it took awhile to get it worked down.  Buffed it out with white rouge and am really happy how it turned out.  I etched the blade with a couple of different kinds of mustard (vinegar is an acetic acid) and then used gun blue to darken it up.    Made the sheath too.