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Old 07-15-2009, 03:24 PM
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Help ? Shoot-through membrane concealment

Primos ground blind have (one set of shoot through mesh windows)

Has anyone use/actually shoot through the mesh? Did it affect the flight of the arrow, drag the arrow down?

I use a Ben Pearson Cougar (recurve) it’s already touchy make me a little nervous about shooting through the window.

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Old 07-15-2009, 04:07 PM
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I know lots of folks do it but I just can't make myself leave that shoot through mesh up. Way too many variables that can make an arrow fly untrue and every one I can eliminate makes me feel more confident. I've only been flinging arrows for a couple years so I'm still a rookie, but I don't see the point unless absolutely necessary.
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Old 07-15-2009, 05:18 PM
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I would never do it. Great article in the latest American Hunter mag(NRA) on this very thing. It affected arrow flight accuracy on every shot.
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Old 07-15-2009, 09:52 PM
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Hummmm,

When I saw my first shoot through windows, I could not believe it would not effect arrow flight. The guys said, go ahead and try it, so I did. I could not tell the difference at all.

I went and bought my own blind and made lots of mesh windows. I have killed probably more than a hundred animals shooting through the mesh, maybe twice that many.

I shoot recurves and longbows with cut on contact heads. Arrows and heads are heavy and this may help.

I saw a guy get bad flight and miss a pronghorn, but he tried to shoot through at a steep angle and cut a whole bunch of material...as opposed to going striaght through. I don't think I would shoot mechanicals through mesh, fearing they may deploy.

The mesh is easy to buy and replace, I would say, set up your blind and practice shooting and see how you do. I have always felt that looking out the window, messes up your instinctive shooting far more that mesh.

If you still feel uncomfortable, try what Buff does. He cuts a small hole about baseball size and leave the rest of the mesh up as camo. He can see out, but when it comes time to shoot, he shoots out the cut hole.
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I have used shoot through mesh for the last 3 years. I love it! One thing to consider though, make sure the mesh is tight.. this is very important.. most arrow flight problems come because of the mesh being loose and the other is shooting at steep angles... Another thing to consider is the material the mesh is made of... some shoot through mesh is thick and would be hard to shoot through unless you are shooting a straight through shot... I have used a pop up and used diaper pins to keep it tight... What the screen does is that it allows you to move inside your blind and not be detected... I have had Deer with in ten yards from my blind and have moved around right at the window and never be detected... you just have to watch the noise when doing so.... ha ha...
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I have used shoot through mesh for 5 years now and I have no idea how many animals. I have had no problems out to 20 yards. I have not tried it out more then that.
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I shot a turkey last year from 25 yards and shot through the mesh screen! It worked fine! Bird didn't go 10 yards!
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seems like a stupid question but I shoot mechanicals. I've assumed it would open the heads when they went through the window. Anyone know if that's true or not?

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I shot through it once with less than ideal results. Been meaning to practice with some. Just haven't dome it.

Chunky, do you shoot through it loose or tight?
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Pale,

It does not have to be super tight....but it can not be loose. What I do is get either cloths pins or alligator clips. I use some small elastic strips that I get from the fabric dept at Walmart. So, around my windows I have either 6 or 8 of these......a safety pin about 5 or 6 inches from the window, then a 3 or 4 inches of elastic, and attached to the pin or clip. The elastic holds it tight enough there are no wrinkles, but it is loose enough you can pinch the material with your fingers.

I hope that is clear, probably would have been easier to go take a pic and just upload it.
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