Bowhunting Equipment

Bowhunting 1995 - equipment and supplies | Shooting Industry ...


A dull black Spider Web finish is available. After a study, the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission found the crossbow to be an "...effective hunting tool."Great compounds, fabulous stickbows and modern crossbows mark 1995 as an exciting year for bowhunting and bowhunting equipment. Also available is a special under 3-pound Osprey bow for the smaller archer. Axle-to axle-length is only 33 1/2-inches and the overall length is 35 3/4-inches. Axle-to-axle length is 37-inches and overall weight is 3.3 pounds.Also new are the Cimarron and Cascade Hunter models with Quiet Wheel and 80-percent let-off. Black Widow has a complete line of leather accessories, and the original longer sight window Black Widow is still available.Bohning Co.The new Bond-Tite fletching adhesive for carbon arrow shafts will be cheered by bowhunters. Both bows are offered with Alpine's Quiet Cam, the new high performance Tomahawk Cam, or the new Quiet Wheel that offers 80-percent let-off. But both demand 21st Century performance. It comes in Mossy Oak Treestand for the bowhunter. It is available in Mossy Oak Treestand camo with draw weights up to 50 pounds and draw lengths of 20 to 24 inches. It opens up and outward, creating a 2-inch wide entrance hole. Knowing these facts will help you sell bows.The crossbow is also beginning to make inroads in the marketplace after a long history of bad press. Sales are hopping.Abel Manufacturing Inc. Tested to a 100-pound pull, the hunting models include positive snap-on jaws. The blades are .030 inches thick and are made of non-reflective stainless steel with a cutting diameter of 1 1/8-inches.Also new is an expandable broadhead, the Gator. The high-performance Black Widow recurve is joined by a one-piece longbow. The Jennings Micro Carbon Extreme serves archers with a short draw. The kit comes with finger tab, arm guard, target and three arrows.Black Widow Custom BowsBlack Widow's Next Generation recurve bows have a shorter riser for the vast majority of stick bow archers who shoot "off the shelf" without elevated arrow rest or sights. The Micro-Light Reflex Magnesium Handle is the heart of this bow.Ben Pearson ArcheryThe Pearson FPS 2000, with an aircraft aluminum riser, is only 39 inches axle to axle, with draw weights ranging from 50 to 80 pounds, in draw lengths of 27 to 32 inches. The new "glue" bonds vanes, feathers and nocks to carbon shafts. The stick bow maker incorporates a sense of art in his product. The two most popular New Generation Black Widows have Graybark or Autumn Oak finishes, both providing a camouflage effect. The younger bow shooter can choose from several starter models, including the Big Ben Kit with a youth compound featuring a 25-pound draw weight and a 25- to 27-inch draw length. These are important details for the dealer. This year the 100-grain Grizzly is offered with an insert for aluminum and carbon arrows.