Ever wish you had another 4"

Kurt505 · #1 03-08-2016, 07:59 PM

I did.

I bought a new bow and after shooting it for a while with a 6" stabilizer it felt like it needed the weight further out. I had a length of solid aluminum rod kicking around so I cut a 4" piece off and started working on it. I drilled a 1/4" hole down the center of it, then another five 1/2" holes through it to shave a bit more weight off of it. It weighed in at exactly 5oz on the nose. I tapped the hole to accept the same threads that were on my trophy ridge stabilizer and used the weights from the same stabilizer to screw on the end. The balance feels perfect now, I can't wait to try it out.

I can stabilizers from 2" to 8' long out of this stuff if I want!

kujoseto · #2 03-09-2016, 12:14 AM

That looks awesome. Nice project
The bow and all looks pretty amazing too. Would love to try an obsession one day, when I'm prepared to part with the cash with reckless abandon

jlgsgw · #3 03-09-2016, 01:00 AM

Good job , looks like something I'd do, I'm always afro engineering my stuff too so it works for me. I bet you'll get a few double looks when people see your stabilizer lol

Jack&7 · #4 03-09-2016, 07:34 AM

Damn...wish I had the capabilities to do work like that! Great job...looks totally professional!

L.O.S.T.Arrow · #5 03-09-2016, 07:57 AM

Looks mean like a tac gun silencer/flash hider...good job

Neil

Scruffie · #6 03-09-2016, 08:28 AM

When I saw the title of this thread, the LAST thing that came to mind was a stabilizer.

Good job though . Looks really good and nicely done.

Kurt505 · #7 03-09-2016, 11:46 AM

Thanks guys. I don't have a hard time spending my money, but if it's something as basic as an extension for my stabilizer, I'd just as soon make something myself. I have a hard time spending money on a stabilizer let alone an extension. I might make my entire stabilizer out of this aluminum, I think it looks better than the trophy ridge I paid $50 for!

Matt L. · #8 03-09-2016, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jlgsgw

Good job , looks like something I'd do, I'm always afro engineering my stuff too so it works for me. I bet you'll get a few double looks when people see your stabilizer lol

Never heard it put that way before

To the op, that is a nice stabiliser!

Mike_W · #9 03-16-2016, 11:09 AM

How you like the Obsession?

Kurt505 · #10 03-16-2016, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike_W

How you like the Obsession?

It's a real nice bow. Fast, quiet, dead at the shot, very smooth draw with a valley similar to the elite, you almost have to push start the dam thing to set it off. The worst part about the obsession is trying to pick a color or camo pattern, it seems like they offer everything imaginable. Honestly the nicest bow I've shot to date. I've been playing around with my stabilizer to find the perfect balance, so far it likes none! I've found my groups are as good or even better with no stabilizer at all on there. Having a sight that weighs just under a pound might have something to do with it too though.

If you want we can meet up and you can try it out, it's set at 29" draw.

Mike_W · #11 03-17-2016, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Kurt505

It's a real nice bow. Fast, quiet, dead at the shot, very smooth draw with a valley similar to the elite, you almost have to push start the dam thing to set it off. The worst part about the obsession is trying to pick a color or camo pattern, it seems like they offer everything imaginable. Honestly the nicest bow I've shot to date. I've been playing around with my stabilizer to find the perfect balance, so far it likes none! I've found my groups are as good or even better with no stabilizer at all on there. Having a sight that weighs just under a pound might have something to do with it too though.

If you want we can meet up and you can try it out, it's set at 29" draw.

Nice!
I might have too!!
The grip looks very much like the elite too.

We might just have too meet up. I regretfully haven't even shot my bow since I killed a deer on Nov 29th. and have a new sight I want to set up on my "blind bow"

Kurt505 · #12 03-17-2016, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike_W

Nice!
I might have too!!
The grip looks very much like the elite too.

We might just have too meet up. I regretfully haven't even shot my bow since I killed a deer on Nov 29th. and have a new sight I want to set up on my "blind bow"

I'm the same way. Usually right after hunting season I get the itch for a new rifle or load tuning so I'm all about guns and bullets until around this time of year when the snow starts melting I get the itch for a new bow, so I buy a bow and shoot it until the ice comes off the lakes, then I fish until the nights start getting longer and cooler near the end of August, then I pick up my bow and start shooting again. October 31 rolls around, the bow goes in the closet, I grab my rifle and the cycle continues.

Mike_W · #13 03-17-2016, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Kurt505

I'm the same way. Usually right after hunting season I get the itch for a new rifle or load tuning so I'm all about guns and bullets until around this time of year when the snow starts melting I get the itch for a new bow, so I buy a bow and shoot it until the ice comes off the lakes, then I fish until the nights start getting longer and cooler near the end of August, then I pick up my bow and start shooting again. October 31 rolls around, the bow goes in the closet, I grab my rifle and the cycle continues.

Sounds about right to me I will start shooting here soon as my winters are all about ice fishing ....might get in a couple fun 3d shoots through the late spring and summer.

Kurt505 · #14 03-27-2016, 09:18 AM

I took all the weight off and had great results with this bow.

40yds

80yds

jlgsgw · #15 03-27-2016, 02:56 PM

Nice, I think when I'm due for an upgrade I'm gonna have to take a hard look at obsession. Everyone seems to love them.