No, this is Southeast Idaho.

I believe other than “Black” in the name, they are in no way similar, the Black Wolf is a carbon riser with Carbon limbs, black ek is an aluminum riser and I can’t say what limbs. Both are ILF fittings but otherwise completely different animals.

Thanks, if I never got on a motocross track, I think I would just pick the XR. However, most certainly when hitting big jumps the XR is not in its element. I wouldn’t even try it. The only other place a YZ outshines it is an ultra Technical Enduro style riding where you’re jumping ledges and rocks. If you were riding forest trails, or open desert trails all the time. You would be just as happy on the XR.

Light years better (for me) than a Bear Grizzly, I have had a couple bear Grizzly recurves. Good reliable bows, a good solid bow, but nothing remarkable, just good. I like the look of, and tool-less design of the bear takedown, but I wouldn’t buy a non vintage bear because of quality issues that are always a problem. So I would rank the Striker a 9/10 a Grizzly a 7/10 (if it’s a vintage one).

Thanks for the response. Do you prefer 4 inch feathers over 5?

I think I’m using 4” right now, I don’t know that I really care one way or another, whatever I can find in a color and profile I want to use works.

Federal Premium ammo using a 160 Nosler Accubond.

I have only heard good things about Tikka accuracy, they look a little plain to me, but the accuracy has been touted well by people I know who have them.

I had the same opinion of the WSM's. The short fat cases are just more problematic I've found.

It is fairy soft recoiling, I have a 22” barrel Xbolt 308, shooting 165 accubonds around 2750, and it feels about the same, the longer action 7mm and 26” barrel seem to tame some of the recoil. But, the loads I’m using are 160 gr at 2950 on average, so really they are middle of the road 7mm loads and the 308 are full loads so they shouldn’t feel much different. I don’t think it kicks any worse than a 270 Win.

I'll tell ya I have a hard time believing a 7Mag will get that velocity with a 160Gr bullet, 3000FPS is about the norm for a 160, and maybe, maybe 3100 if you really loaded it hot. To each their own, but if you're at nearly 3100 with that bullet I would feel uneasy about the pressures its creating. RL26 from their website shows a charge of 67 Gr RL26 produces 3014 FPS from a 24" tube. I'd think again if its a 7MM Rem mag. A 7mm Weatherby would do that much though.

I responded to your comment but it looks like it’s been removed.

@@fit4outside Not sure why.

Basically what I said was that my velocities are legitimate. Look up The Real Ginsmith video “reloading tips with 7mm Rem mag”. That will explain how I get those velocities.

I watched that video. I’ve always enjoyed his videos, here’s where I’m coming from. He talks about needing to throat out the chamber to allow the bullet to be seated longer and have a magazine box that allows that. Those two things right there eliminate uploading the seven mag in many factory rifles. if you’re interested in creating a custom rifle to maximize the cartridge that’s fine, there’s nothing wrong with that and that’s fine. if you’re going to use a factory rifle like I am and you’re gonna load for accuracy, you’re probably gonna end up between 2900-3050 ft./s with a 160 Accubond. Playing with slower burning powders you can push that number upwards but ultimately what’s the point? Anywhere in that range is a very effective hunting projectile. And at 200 300 400 and 500 yards. There’s no practical difference between a load at one end of that spectrum and another. Reliability is a key factor to me. Pushing pressure envelopes to obtain 50 or 100 more feet per second or even 150 ft./s. Ultimately gives me no tangible benefit. I’m gonna post a link to a video of someone whose life was nearly lost along with his sister because they had a hot load in a large magnum rifle. The primer blew out of the case and jammed the action. They were then left nearly defenseless to a large Alaskan brown bear. Thankfully, they found their pistol that they had a one point dropped and were able to stop the bear. I’m happy to sacrifice 100 or 200 ft./s to avoid a scenario like that. The primer in the rifle fell into the action in a way that jammed the Bolt. And they acknowledge that they were very hot loads. Most likely no one will ever encounter that scenario again. Or it’s so unlikely to that it’s not really a statistically significant issue. But not loading to the maximum pressures that are often above book numbers, helps you avoid that type of issue. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VyO5Vs2huhg.html&pp=ygUgQWxtb3N0IGRpZWQgYmVhciBzdHVjayBuIHR0ZSBydXQ%3D

P.s....do not sell it, and buy some modern weapon coz I guarantee you will regret it. I know I did.

It really is, truthfully it doesn’t belong in the air and on a track, it can manage small stuff if the suspension has been set up to handle it, but ANYWHERE else it’s fantastic. I’ve taken it on trail, desert and enduro terrain with all of the modern 300cc two strokes and done better in many situations and only in a few had the liability of all the extra weight. It’s a fantastic machine.

I took it out the other day, and made 3 shots at 570 yards. It was just over a 2" group almost perfect left to right. This gun is crazy accurate.

Its been fantastic.

Thanks, one of the great outcomes from this was to find that those short bear bows aren't as slow as they may have been made out to be. I have owned 3 different super mags at different times and have enjoyed each one. K Mag I haven't had yet but would love to.

I haven’t shot any through it yet as I pretty much exclusively shoot hand loads in all my guns. But during the past two years ammo shortage I did come across some Federal premium nickel plated brass with 160 Accubonds and I grabbed a couple boxes. So I think it would be fun to compare velocity of the load I made with the factory load (should be real similar as I didn’t try and max out my velocity) and compare accuracy of the two. I have a couple rifles I want to shoot and test loads and over this coming Christmas break. I’ll try to remember to take this out and report back with how these factory loads shot versus the reloads.

So I just went out for a few minutes today and shot some Federal Premium 160 Nosler Accubonds in it. 3 shots were .366" center to center! Even better than my best group with handloads has been!

Check out this video to see the Federal premium accubond load vs my hand loads. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z89C-NcpCLU.html

Selway strap on 6 arrow

@@Bowstringdotcom Thank you!! I just dug up my Striker bow to start bowhunting again!!

I love that bike, just wish I had her big sister too, a 650R Baja bike.

I didn’t keep this one very long, I ran black wolf limbs on it, I had 40# and 50# limbs at different times. but my impressions are the carbon riser is silent, completely vibration free and the limbs are better than the carbon trad Velos satori limbs. They felt smoother in comparison and shot a few fps faster than a satori with carbon limbs. I liked the balance of the Black wolf way more than a satori, I was underwhelmed with the satori and would pick a BLack wolf again without hesitation. I went back to wood bows for the soul and style of them, the Black wolf is a serious performer.

@@Bowstringdotcom What are you using now? I waffle back and forth between the ILF and one piece bows. It's just hard to find a one piece with carbon that isn't an arm and a leg

I have a Striker Stinger takedown, R/D longbow limbs, 14” riser makes a 60” bow. I haven’t found anything that I can shoot as comfortably and as consistently, it just works for me. And it’s very confidence inspiring. The black wolf I should have given more time, but I made the decision because I like the look of wood and the feel of it too. Don’t get me wrong that Black wolf is neat looking, and a top shelf performer, but I missed the soul of wood. If I was to buy another ILF it would be the Black wolf. It’s limbs were better than the Satori Carbon Velos and the Uukah I tried, smoother and faster than both, the satori I would rank third of the three.