Posted: 7/24/2012 10:40:24 AM EDT
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My mother sent this to me and told me I should make these for the kids to play with:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2012/07/24/diy-pvc-bow-and-arrow/ Wasn't there a prepper show with a guy sneaking around in the bushes with one of these? Are they remotely useful? |
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Real PVC bow
plenty useful, I've taken several deer with recurves in the 40 to 60 pound range. 
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Well, I guess it was a little ambitious for my 4.5 year old, but we had fun.
His dexterity isn't quite there. He can get sight alignment on a bb gun vs. soda can, but the mechanics of the bow will take time. BTW, there is no such thing as a straight dowel rod. Still trying to figure out flights that little people won't destroy. In any event, I simply used the pipe sleeve as a tip. At the prototype tension, we went with a 32" arrow, but flights would make a world a difference. With arrows from my 80's PSE with an overdraw, the thing is actually impressive. Not 300+ fps, but I think we're in Roger Clemens country. 
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Wasn't there a prepper show with a guy sneaking around in the bushes with one of these?
iirc, the bow made on doomsday preppers had three fiberglass driveway markers forced down the length of the pvc pipe. reckon that gave it a heavier draw than these here kids toys. |