Is it normal that the berger holes are not exactly in the middle of the bow?

AAE makes a knob for 5 fletch.

I hope this Save someone’s headaches! Whenever you were discussing peep rotation, one of the variants from the one that you recommended changing strings (rotation of peep during your draw) is due to other ways of tying peeps. Let me explain, there is ways of tying peeps that do not bind the string at the top and at the bottom which leads to changing the way the strings rotate( example of altering how your string rotation happens due to variants in your strings twist/space is the way a bowmar peep tuner works, it creates the same effect), if you change that method to your way of tying a peep it will fix that issue. Again it’s not always, but this was my case! Thank you so much for the amazing knowledge you’re sharing.

I shoot 100 grain in both compound and crossbow , looking for a pack that can be for either bow which do you recommend and do you offer any discount code right now to try your products?

I use a Kydex holster for my Nock2it. Made it myself. Just clips on my belt or to molle straps on my pack. Sometimes I will clip it on my gear hanger once set in the tree.

Been shooting the Velocity SL’s with the IRIS collar system now for 2 months. I’d stack them against any arrow on the market. The collars are damn near bullet proof. Setting up my new sight, I put one through 2 pieces of 2x4. Pulled it out and shot out Elk target, lights out at 82yrds. Highly, highly recommend. Plus they’re Canadian and have awesome service!

Do you think they are better then Easton axis 5mm arrows

If your shooting 3d the catalyst from factor are awesome as well…. He has 5/6 different arrows as well as many different designs of wraps, great shooting product!

I wish you could get them in 250 spine

What would you charge for a set of your strings? I have a mock 34 and I have a mock 30 that I would love to get new strings on.

to bad they dont have .001 all they have is .003

Great idea! Must be some kind of epoxy paint? I like using orange fluorescent wraps.

Love my apex SL arrow shafts!

1 inch is big enough

pretty good advice. One caveat. The string has to be in the center aligned with all that hardware in the middle. Assuming the cams and limbs are all aligned with that,, wammo! I would align the cams if out, then ensure aligned with limbs all to the riser and then you have the two perfectly lined up points and should be shootin center when all done. I dont even mount equipment till I have a tuned bow to riser which is where your limb bolts are. In short you are aliging the end of the limb to the other end and correcting tilt on the cam first. You may be better to line that shaft up to the middle or upper part of the berger hole. When those were originally put on the old metal hanger compounds they used a bolt with an arrow rest on the end of it that put the arrow right on top or half way up the berger hole. I bet that carry over is till expecting that arrow shaft center to be right close to the top of that berger hole. I find it funny that howard hill could hit an aspirin out of the air and won 167 field tournaments in a row all while his arrow was pointing WAY left of center on the string riser and limbs. That arrow wants to go there within the path that the limbs and string are pointing. It may flip around a bit to get there but will make it if the arrow can bend enough to work it out. Usually straightens out before 15 yards.

Excellent episode Leigh. It is refreshing to hear someone talk about keeping it simple. Too many people are into the weeds on all the tiny details which in the end make such little difference.

Can you go over budget home shop recommendations? My main question is the difference between an emergency portable cable bow press vs the cheapest LCA press for routine maintenance. Thanks!

The vortex binocular/range finder is awesome I didn’t know that was a thing I’m definitely buying that awesome video!

Yes, definitely! You have an amazing amount of knowledge for someone your age. Pass it on and keep learning. I love your bow setup btw...AND you're a Doobie Bros fan?! Just great content man!!!

What version broadhead were these?

Love the broadheads. They shoot amazing. Jeremy Aron and Daniel lemmon DIY hunters turned me on to them. Keep up the good work, fellas.

I use a 22 caliber bronze brush to scrub inside of a 6.5 shaft. Then acetone on a Q tip. That said I did lose an insert Sunday in a 3d target but I’m guessing I didn’t get it clean enough. I used black insert CA. I bought a bottle from a shop

Check out AOT release aid holders. Work great

Gorilla hot glue is an excellent choice. I've been bow hunting for 40 years and its hands down the best for inserts. Impact resistant and makes expensive brass inserts reusable when arrow gets trashed.

Where are your broadheads made I tried to look on the website couldn’t figure it out

Good tips but I would say practice with your gloves instead of not wearing them when it’s cold. I shot with and without gloves and with two different thicknesses of gloves for temperature and it’s not hard if you have the right gloves. KUIU makes nice thin ones that are still warm

Usually paper tuning for compound with a release and bare shaft with a recurve with fingers. I never had any luck at all with bare shaft tuning a compound . I used paper tuning with both trackless and tracked field crossbows. I'm not saying I'm correct just my experience.

Black Eagle specifically says not to clean their arrows. Also, using kimshaw Hot Melt works amazing, and you can get the inserts out if you need to.

Removing the nock to avoid airlock while the insert is being glued in is an important step also.

I got a dorsal aorta kill on my bull elk. Lucky miss is right. Died 60 yards or so

Cheers from the saddle hills. Just found your channel. Looking forward to going through your existing videos and more to come

Wicked idea

Great video. Ive had to junk 1 arrow per dozen because of an Easton aluminum hit insert because of impacting the structure of a 3D target out of a entry level bow. (Easton axis 340 @70lbs for 240fps) I upgraded to a faster pse and just immediately switched to rip tkos with 25 grain stainless hit inserts with 25 grain collars (iron will)

The black color is usually the result of small carbon and rubber particles for viscosity and impact resistance. Permabond 735 is the original stuff, and everyone else just rebrands it.

Also didnt know you were canadian leigh, cheers! 🇨🇦

I think the #1 thing is make sure theres no lip on the point or insert, thatll pull inserts out even with meticulous cleaning like you did Also the black stuff is rubber

I scrub the inside with a copper .22 caliber bore brush for a few strokes. I also scratch the insert shaft with 100 grit sandpaper a few strokes. Clean with alcohol. Ihave used the Bohning low temperature hot melt for several years. I’m sure it’s not as good as a quality epoxy but I only loose one or two points a year. Thinking I will try epoxy on this new arrow builds for the 24’ hunts.

Shoot what u like and works with your set up. Practice with your hunting setup plenty before season. Sharpen the heads up and shoot straight. Good luck all

The deer around here has never complained about the 1" solids. I have never heard a peep from them...

Ive never had a fletched arrow not shoot better than a bareshaft

Great Podcast! Keep up the good work!

I just got that press , love it , I have found that take that knob off the handle and I can quick spin with my middle finger and press with just my fingers

Thank you

Will your mach 30 fit in this case ??

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Awesome video. Learned a lot , thx

the algorithm just recommended your videos and you've got some great stuff here. thanks

I’ll share my experience since I shot my last buck with the TOTA solide 4 blade 1”. So I shoot a Mathews Phase 4, 55lbs draw weight and 30.5” draw length. This was a whitetail on October 4th at 20 yards broadside. I was set up on the ground so perfect shot angle! I tucked my pin right behind his right shoulder and the shot hit perfect. Buck took off and heard him crash out of sight in the thick bush. Still decided to give it an hour and came back. Zero blood at point of impact, which had me panicking at first. Didn’t find my arrow. Luckily found the buck dead about 40 yards away, where I had heard him crash. Arrow was found broken, so I assume it went through and was hanging on the exit side and broke off as the buck ran away. It was a very deadly shot, but the only negative thing was the lack of blood trail…assuming the hole was plugged ? This was not a small whitetail, 216lbs field dressed… Overall I’m satisfied and I’ll be using the same heads for 2024!

So short story, knew a guy that was on a mule deer hunt. Said dude had 1 arrow in his quiver that had a field point on it and in the heat of the shot (which materialized rather quickly in front of him) he grabbed the arrow with the field point. Arrow flew and double lunged a very nice 3x4 buck at 40 yards. With his standard size field point he had effectively put a 30 caliber hole through that bucks lungs and he died about 60 yards later. Shot placement is paramount folks. Oh and use a very sharp TOTA broadhead 👍🏻👍🏻 We still joke with him about that

20-25 years ago I used muzzy 4 blade 1” cut in contact broadhead. I never had any trouble killing deer but I don’t remember having good blood trails. Could have been shot placement, lack of a exit or other things. Hard to remember em all that far back.