Shoot Through Blinds

[Wiszard]

Can you really shoot through this material and still be accurate? How is that possible? It sounds really iffy!

 

[Lien2]

I don't know as I've never tried it, but I bet a lot of people said that about the Whisker Bisquit too, and it's a great rest.

Lien2

 

[wannabechuck]

I know of two antelope and one white-tail last year that sure wished I couldn't shoot through the blind.

 

[Wiszard]

The way I look at it is is that if anything goes wrong just as you shoot, such as a gust of wind that my "ripple" that material, your shot will not be true. Is that a safe assumption? Any stories of a bad experience with shoot through blinds?

 

[BOHNTR]

I shot through many of the "shoot through mesh" blinds trying to determine which was the best one for an upcoming turkey hunt. I even had a bunch of replacement mesh windows sent to me for testing from each manufacturer. What I found out was arrow flight was affected, just not severely at close ranges.

From 5-25 yards, arrow flight seemd okay and point of aim vs. impact was fairly consistent. As I shot farther distances (tested out to 60 yards) there was a significant difference in arrow flight and point of aim/impact.

One side note is make sure the mesh is secured as tight and even as possible. I seemed to get better arrow flight this way. I no longer shoot through any type of mesh, rather I black-out the interior portion of the blind and use Double Bull.

BOHNTR )))---------->

 

[Wiszard]

Its better to play it safe and not shoot through anything. Bowhunting is tough enough and to add another potential problem doesnt seem feasible. Thanks

 

[outtabreath]

Another thing about that mesh. It is really hard to glass thru. I have always ended up stciking my face right up against the mesh so I can poke my binocs underneath. Kinda defeats the point if you head is right out front.