Thread: Bare shaft tuning

Originally Posted by MarkN

I got something called a Kaimei Qin with arrows &c, I could only afford a cheapy, so I bought what I thought, was a similarly specced to, and what looked like, a good one if it was from the USA.

Axle-to-Axle:30 5/8"
Bow Length:35.4"
Bow Riser Material: High strength aluminum alloy
Limb material: Reinforced composite
IBO speed: 329fps
Draw Length: 16-31.5"
Brace Weight:7.25"
Draw weight: 30-70lbs (adjustable)
Let Off: 80%
Arrows:30" carbon arrow SP500
Camo finish

I think I'll dial it back, to about 45~55 lbs until I get good at it, then make it stronger.

I'm in Auckland, but I get around the North Island a bit and often see turkeys and hares and even goats and pigs on the roadside verges in the dawn.


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Ok I have always wondered about that bow on AliExpress only problem is them Chinese companies like to tell a few porkies in regards to the specs ..

first I doubt it will be a true 70lb ..now I would guess more 60lb and will not be throwing a 350 grain arrow 329 fps downrange ..more 280-290 even that’s generous I feel ..the 500 spined arrow will be good from 35lbs - 50lbs need 400 for the rest of the poundage as a said wont be the full kit (70lbs) and the string will be cheaply made hence the rubber connected from peep to cable but that can be remedied by either purchasing new thread or tweaking the string by getting rid of the rubber and tying the peel properly, depending on how shit the string is ..

I have a soft spot for the second class citizen budget bows including name brands as the don’t have the tech that more expensive bows do but are still capable of shooting solid in accuracy and hitting power ..just need to give em the love they need to excel at a higher level


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Thanks for your comments Kiwininja, once I get my bow, I can measure and we'll see what it actually is

Originally Posted by Kiwininja

Ok I have always wondered about that bow on AliExpress

Re: AliExpress, over the years, I have never had a good experience with AliExpress, I don't use them, other than to round out my research, when I'm buying something. Back in the day I used to use ChinaBuye for tat, then BangGood and others, but I soon found out, that all the suppliers, big enough to have a business proper, were on eBay.com (not any of the regional variants, like .com.au) and that by using eBay, I was accessing the broadest range of prices. Often one item, will be offered by up to fifty different sellers, with varying prices and seller reputations and so on. So I get to play researcher for a while, before I buy, and then there's the google lever, to ascertain further information, before I send money, to a chap in a shed, in rural China, in a singlet, with a cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth... But the seller of this bow, was quick as a greased pig, in my pre-sales conversation, helpful, regarding packaging and tracking and shipping etc, so I'd rate them kindly, in terms of pre-sales professionalism.

only problem is them Chinese companies like to tell a few porkies in regards to the specs .. first I doubt it will be a true 70lb ..now I would guess more 60lb and will not be throwing a 350 grain arrow 329 fps downrange ..more 280-290 even that’s generous I feel ..the 500 spined arrow will be good from 35lbs - 50lbs need 400 for the rest of the poundage as a said wont be the full kit (70lbs)

This was my thought process when I started on the journey to get a bow. I need a $40 recurve to keep in the car, to ping the odd rabbit or turkey, wait minute, there're some nice looking bows in the $200 range and what about these compounds? they look complicated, whooaaa! then I saw the gadgets and the adjustimos, - and I was hooked.

So when I started, I was looking for a compound in the range of 45~55 lbs. Knowing as you do, that some Chinese advertising is just that, advertising, I thought I'd get one that was over-specced. Like getting a V12 Merc as a shopping cart. The 500 spine Arrows will be retired, as my skills and knowledge progress. I've got some 400 SP ones coming, for stage two and then in about a year when I really do know what I'm talking about, I'll get some exacto-spined arrows the range 300~350 that are correct for my bow, draw length, poundage etc.

and the string will be cheaply made hence the rubber connected from peep to cable but that can be remedied by either purchasing new thread or tweaking the string by getting rid of the rubber and tying the peel properly, depending on how shit the string is ...

Yes, I've been in contact with a local who makes strings, for the future, when I need a new one. Peep sight: I'm thinking I'll use the supplied one for now until I find out whether I need a "Clarifier" or "Verifier", both of which seem like expensive add-ons. There is part of me that does wonder if all the "must haves" are really necessary. I'd be interested in your opinion on the speed beads, discussed in a separate thread. https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ct-true-61010/

I have a soft spot for the second class citizen budget bows including name brands as the don’t have the tech that more expensive bows do but are still capable of shooting solid in accuracy and hitting power ..just need to give em the love they need to excel at a higher level

This also figured in my mind, I'm not an Olympian and I'll never be running up and down the Southern Alps, or making expeditions into Fiordland for Moose, so I don't need the biggest and the best, but if it's cheap I could try it. Also I've been through the Chinese vs NZ made thing, with Kayaks and I've had two Chinese made ones, that are tip top in quality vs the NZ ones at $1,000 more for almost the same thing.

I'm likely to be hunting Rabbit, Hare, Turkey, small to medium Goat or Pig. At my age and health, A big Pig or even a moderate Deer would be too much for me to carry any distance and, I would never shoot an animal, for one leg or a trophy.