Post by BT on Jun 26, 2007 10:05:07 GMT -5
[white]We have a pretty diverse group here and I occasionally will remember some product that is either gone or at least not common in the market place anymore.
Some are better lost to time
others were really great products that just didn't have the ability to market themselves 
what two products fit these category's (best/worst) for you?[/white]
For myself , two jump right to mind.
Best : Well....maybe not the best but something that definitely could have helped many organ cavity hits.
The add a cut had only one draw back and that was that it was an awful product on a flesh hit.
The add a cut was 10' of spring steel razor wire that was wound tight to a diameter of 1/4"
The end had a tong that stuck up a 1/8" and acted as an actuator to release the spool on impact.
The end result was total destruction of everything within a 10" area within a fraction of seconds.
It was a messing gutting job and you definitely needed leather gloves while performing that job but any hot in the cavity was a successful hit.
Sounds a bit morbid but in fact , if you had a gut shot deer , it was generally the same tracking job as a lung hit deer.
The weight was 50gr. so you needed a 75 or 100 gr. head but back in the mid 70's the average head weight was 125/150 so there was no issue there.
I like the idea because it eliminated the long tracking jobs and losses for people who were less than skilled with a bow and tracking.
Back then there were few states that required hunter courses so it really helped.
Down side was a flesh hit
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Worst was the hunters snorkel ;D
What a rip that thing was!
I am sure alot remember seeing that thing ;D
Some are better lost to time
others were really great products that just didn't have the ability to market themselves 
what two products fit these category's (best/worst) for you?[/white]
For myself , two jump right to mind.
Best : Well....maybe not the best but something that definitely could have helped many organ cavity hits.
The add a cut had only one draw back and that was that it was an awful product on a flesh hit.
The add a cut was 10' of spring steel razor wire that was wound tight to a diameter of 1/4"
The end had a tong that stuck up a 1/8" and acted as an actuator to release the spool on impact.
The end result was total destruction of everything within a 10" area within a fraction of seconds.
It was a messing gutting job and you definitely needed leather gloves while performing that job but any hot in the cavity was a successful hit.
Sounds a bit morbid but in fact , if you had a gut shot deer , it was generally the same tracking job as a lung hit deer.
The weight was 50gr. so you needed a 75 or 100 gr. head but back in the mid 70's the average head weight was 125/150 so there was no issue there.
I like the idea because it eliminated the long tracking jobs and losses for people who were less than skilled with a bow and tracking.
Back then there were few states that required hunter courses so it really helped.
Down side was a flesh hit
____________
Worst was the hunters snorkel
;DWhat a rip that thing was!
I am sure alot remember seeing that thing ;D
