How do i make a simple bow and arrow with a good firing range?
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Hard question to answer, bud.  A simple survival bow is easy enough but I have no idea how much work you want to put into it.\n\nEasiest way to learn?  Find a good sapling approx 3-4" in diam that's scrub.  Lop it off approx a foot above the ground and cut it so it's approx 6' long.  Lots of really good woods out there and most everyone has their fav....me I just say cut a sapling.\n\nUse a semisharp knife and a hammer and split it right down the middle from the thin end.  Do that again so you have a 1/4 trunk.  That's called a bowstave.\n\nRound off the sharpness on that triangle shape in the exact middle, but keep the triangle shape.  Starting about a foot on either side of the center point, start whittling the triangle flatter and flatter as you move out to the ends.  Always whittle the back, not the front!\n\nKeep experimenting with bending it as you whittle....so if one end bends more than the other, simply whittle a bit more on the other end til it bends approx the same.  That's called "tillering".  I won't get into it.\n\nOnce both ends (the limbs) bend in a good solid arc and it feels good to you, carefully notch the ends so they can hold a string.\n\nTie your string on one end and then keep bending the bow and retying the other til the tight string is approx 8" from the back of the bow.\n\nThat's a really basic survival type bow.  You could spend years mastering each step if you wanted to really make bows, but that one will have you shooting within an hour or two and they're fun to teach the kids as a summer project.\n\nArrows....you can use the same old 1/4 trunks that you cut for the bow.  Each one will make approx four arrows.  Simply split each 1/4 stave like before and just start whittling the corners.  Keep whittling the corners until they're round.\n\nAnything I need to cover in more depth?
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst, do not zero with ammo you are uncertain about! My biggest question, why zero at metric distances? Most shooting in the US is in multiples of 100 yards!\n\nThe only windchart I have handy at the moment for .308 Match is for the 168 grain Sierra MatchKing ... loaded to the equivalent of Military Match M852 (the sierra 168 MatchKing loaded to 2550 fps). Since 100m is only 10 yards greater than 100 yds, you can use this to "get on paper". \n\nUsing 168gr HPBT commercial ammo (Remington, Winchester, or Federal), zero you your rifle to shoot 1.3" high at 100 yards, then you should be very close on at both 200 yards and meters.\n\nI may be jumping at conclusions, but I would suspect you purchased a Springfield Armory M1A, either an "issue" style, or maybe a target grade rifle. You may want to limit your ammo selection, if you are shooting "target" to 168 gr Hollow Point Boat Tails (HPBT) for distances to and including 600 yards, and 175 gr HPBT beyond 600 to 1000 yards!\n\nGood luck!
910502
Try Walmart\n\nlol\nI saw a bow and arrow, a real rifle, a ton of ammo, hunting clothing, compound bows, most of it good brands all very cheap at Walmart.
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Barnett makes some pretty good ones.\nI own one and the nice thing is that it is SILENT but DEADLY, just like a good fart...\nAnd you can reuse the ammo without a hassle...
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There are a lot of factors involved in sucessful archery hunting.  Becoming proficient with your bow is important.  This will only happen if your arrow (spine and length) is matched properly to your bow (draw weight, draw length, and broadhead weight).  Range estimation is critical.  I have found that trying to use a rangefinder is difficult under field conditions when the game is nearby due to the movement required.  If you hunt from a stand, mark 10, 20, and 30 yards from it with orange marker ribbon tied to trees or brush.  Use of sights and the type to use is a personal choice.  Some of the best bowhunters I know don't use any type of sights at all.  Knowledge of the habits of your quarry have a great influence on sucess.  Game animal movements are usually governed by access to food sorces and these change with the seasons, several times a year.  Most movement (except during rut) is between a food source and the nearest bedding area.  Try to set up to ambush animals moving from the bedding to the feeding area (evening) and back to the bedding area (morning).  Stalking and still hunting require a good deal of skill (practice) and an enourmous amount of patience, but can provide some of the most exciting oppurtunities.  Most people who try to stalk or still hunt move way too fast and just move the animals ahead rarely seeing them.  In thick cover, about 400-500 yards an hour is good.   Make certain you always use a razor-sharp broadhead.  Archery kills are made by blood loss, not trauma.  Patience is a virtue after the shot also.  Even if you are certain you made a vital hit, wait at least 30 minutes.  An hour is better, provided rain or snow isn't going to destroy the blood trail.  Speaking of which, you need to be able to follow the trail left by the animal.  Mostly this means blood trailing.  If you hunt in the evening and stick one near dark, you have to have a good light source to trail after dark.  A Coleman lantern is the best choice for this, but a 3 or 4 "D" cell maglite works and will fit in a backpack.  Blood less than a couple hours old is still very shiny in bright light.  Direction of blood spatters indicate direction of animal's movement and size and frequency of drops indicate speed of movement.  Large (8" or more) spots and puddles indicate the animal stopped for a period of time and bled in one spot.  Also watch for pieces of your arrow as all or some of it may work out of the wound.  Sorry for the long winded answer, but as I said, a lot goes into it.  Read any books by Chuck Adams, probably the finest bowhunter ever.  Good luck and good hunting.
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You can get Horse bows at these sites online, \n\nhttp://www.acasports.co.uk/product_info.php?cpath=260_443&products_id=6474\n\nhttp://www.exercise.co.uk/standard_horse_bow_kit.products/use.id.5.item_id.997.dept.5.cat.41/\n\nI hope this is what you are looking for and not a bow rocking horse, or a horse bow for a violin. If you have problems try ask.com or shop genie
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a long time ago men used to make the bow for arrow shooting out of a yew branch. when they were at war with their enemy the y could shoot really well. so the enemy said that they would cut off the finger of all the archers when they caught them. \n     When you shoot a bow and arrow you pluck the string of the bow with your fingers. the archers called it pluking the yew. when ever they saw the enemy they would show them their middle finger and yell "pluck Yew"
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A good answer was to lean it to one side.  Just make sure that you are accurate that way.  That's similiar to shooting a pistol sideways.  Some people can do, others can't.  \n\nAnother trick is to hold your index finger along the arrow as your draw it back.  Just make sure that you put your finger back down before you release.
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You're going to want to get a special throwing axe, which has a double blade and is specially balanced.  Start off slow and not too far away.  Practice practice practice.  Some archery or rifle ranges will have a target set up for throwing, good for practice without killing your favorite tree, and you might meet up with someone who can help you out.
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You haven't stated where you are or intend to go bow hunting, so, hard to help you.\n    My suggestion is to find a quality archery shop and "pick their brains", also contact your local or state fish & wildlife dept, ask for current rules & regulations for bow hunting, seasons are different everywhere and where to hunt etc, varies greatly YOU MUST LEARN about these, or fines will astonish you (jail time too!)  DON'T listen to just anyone, get your info from correct sources.  Bet if you type "bow hunting" in a search engine you're going to be amazed!
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Some craft stores sell inexpensive wood kits to make boxes (for trinkets or whatnot), bird houses, wooden key pegs to hang on the wall, and even clocks. You simply add the creativity, paint, lace, flowers, bows, or whatnot.\n\nThis could also depend on what your skills are creatively. You want something that doesn't take really long. One year I made candle and soap (I made the candles and the soaps by hand) gift boxes for friends and more distant family members. They turned out really cute.
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Shooting skeet and clay pigions is probly the best way to gain accuracy.....also....practice, practice, practice....you can have someone tell you how to shoot all they want, but you will not gain anything until you shoot....its going to take time and lots of shells....you will also find a day and the shooting range a good way to have a good time and also spend time with your family(if they shoot also)\n\n1.  Make sure you are using the same gun everytime....each gun will shoot just a little differant.\n\n2.  Make sure to shoot the same way every time....practice rasing the gun to the same position on your shoulder and holding the gun the same way every time you pull the trigger....this will keep you consistant, which is very important when shooting accurate....\n\n3.  Try to use the same type of shells....different types of shells will have different speeds and loads....affecting the way they shoot.....also remember dove loads will usually be 7 or 8 shot....and they will shoot differant than say a 4-5 shot you would use for pheasant....\n\n4.  Do not get frustrated if you miss....that will only make things worse....enjoy shooting, and practice, you will get better with time..\n\nThey answer before mine also makes a good point....flying birds are a lot different that targets....so once you have the basics at the range you will still need practice at the real thing so do not get discouraged if you hit 9 out of 10 clay targets and then only hit 3 out of 10 birds....you will get better with time...\n\nand don't listen to all those anti-hunters....dove is great on the table and fun to hunt....just eat what you shoot or make sure you know someone who will take the meat if you don't like it.....most of all enjoy the time outdoors and respect the game laws and ethics of hunting....and GOOD LUCK on a great hunting season.
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I shoot a compound bow. I have found that a longer arrow and or a heavier arrow shoots more accurate.I believe a cross bow would be the same. Be careful not to shoot to light of bolt, or at least don't shoot a bolt that is to weak spine wise or you may get hurt.
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Firing at a target that is immediately in front of the weapon.  Ranges are usually measured in yards, for example 3.5yd = "three point five yards".  When you fire so close that it is immeasurable, it is 0.0yd.  People dropped the first "zero", and slang made the second zero read as "blank", so 0.0yd became "point blank" range.
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Projectile range would be the equivalent of horizontal distance.\nThe forces involved are gravity (acting on the projectile's mass in the vertical direction), and the "push" from the initial thrust.\n\nAs the angle of the firing position increases above the horizontal, more of the initial push is used to combat gravity.\n\nIf the angle is too low, the projectile will meet the ground before it's maximum range (not enough action against gravity).\n\nFor most projectiles, the optimum angle is between 42 and 45 degrees (depending on the strength of the initial impetus). This is because the trajectory approximates a parabola.\n\nWith the given choices, the answer will have to be 45 degrees (answer B)...
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I used to make rockets when I was young. A lot of them exploded, but I used many different oxidiser/fuel combinations - fuels including aluminium,red phosphorous, carbon, icing sugar, etc and oxidisers like ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, potassium chlorate, potassium perchlorate, nitrocellulose (home made and lots of fun) but these are not readily availible. The easiest way of making a rocket from readily availible items (not really household items but easy to obtain) would be to use gunpowder (made from flowers of sulphur, sulpheter (potassium nitrate) and charcoal powder). Do an internet search for gunpowder. Tips - be very careful (I take no responsiblity if you hurt yourself), grind the powders as fine as possible - the finer the better - use a pestle and motar, use some sort of binder if possible - even if it's sugar). The rocket shell must be strong and light - learn from the rockets in fireworks - it is easiest to use a cardboard shell with a plaster of paris plug at the top and a plaster of paris nozzle on the other end. I tried metal shells - they heat up quickly, weaken and burst open. Ignite electronically from a distance (use a battery, a long cable and fuse wire in the fuel at the exit nozzle of the rocket). \n\nThere are some general guide lines - you will have to experiment with nozzle design, length/diameter ratios of rocket, fuel composition (burn speed) and ways of packing the fuel. One can make a hollow along the center of the rocket from top to bottom to facilitate gas flow and uniform  burning - check out basic solid fuel rocket designs on the google and the net. There are also various types of launch pads you can use to make sure your rocket is going in a straight line with enough velocity to keep on a straight path. You should also put stabilising fins on the base of your rocket. \n\nWhen you get more advanced, you can include some kind of parachute to deploy when the fuel is spent (using a secondary charge to pop open the cone and release it)\n\nBe sure to launch the rockets in an open field of green grass (to avoid possible fires) and away from any houses or people. There are lots of amature rocket clubs. I suggest you join one and get some advice there. They generally buy their rocket engines off the shelf with fixed burn rates, burn times and total thrust. These are more reliable, more consistent and safer than home made engines. You will have to do lots of research to get all the information you need - and the internet is great for that.\n\nGood luck and remember - safety first!
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Well you could use the foot of a rocking chair and then take the  elastic out of your tighty whiteys, tie them at both ends and finally use sharpened pencils as arrows.......and there you go homemade bow n arrow