Gentlemen,
If anyone has or will buy a Riffe Ice Pick or any Slip Tip which uses the kind of slide ring like the Riffe, here is a tip on how to set it right.
I was hunting yesterday Saturday and a friend with a brand new MT5 ( only two trips old ) was getting belly shots, meaning low shots. He shot three times and all were hitting low. It was unusual for him and it never occured to him with all his 3 other Riffes with Ice Pick Slip Tip.
I was holding a video and managed to capture on tape of one of the low shots.
The shaft was shooting low immediately when it was launched out of the gun. After some careful study, we found the culprit.
Below is the photo of his MT3 ( top ) with 3/8 shaft and Ice Pick. His MT5 is pictured at bottom. Also using 3/8 shaft.
It so happened that his Ice Pick Slip Tip on the MT5 was having the cable a bit longer than normal. Notice how the MT3 (top) Ice Pick's slide ring is at least 1" from the muzzle and creating a good tension. Look at the MT5 ( bottom) Ice Pick'c cable still loose when the slide ring is already all the way hitting the muzzle.
I read complaint about Riffe Ice Pick being in-accurate and wobble. Since I used them a lot begining of Day 1 with a Riffe, I could not figured out what was wrong because I was getting bull's eye most of the time.
I was holding a video camera when my friend shot his MT5 on a Dog Tooth Tuna. The shot landed on the belly. I thought he screwed up but he is a decently good shot. So we watched the video together and found out that the shaft was pointing down the moment it was launched out of the Riffe MT5. What happened was : ...........................
If the cable which attached the Slip Tip to the slide ring is not in tight tension ( too long ) when set up for a shot, the Slip Tip will point down. Thus it created a rudder effect for the entire shaft. The best set up is like the MT3 ( top photo ), it creates good tension, sits the Slip Tip well and will deliver accurate shaft flights. I thought it was the muzzle kick effect but it was not, it was the cable of the Ice Pick Slip Tip being too long.
One more lesson learned....
If anyone has or will buy a Riffe Ice Pick or any Slip Tip which uses the kind of slide ring like the Riffe, here is a tip on how to set it right.
I was hunting yesterday Saturday and a friend with a brand new MT5 ( only two trips old ) was getting belly shots, meaning low shots. He shot three times and all were hitting low. It was unusual for him and it never occured to him with all his 3 other Riffes with Ice Pick Slip Tip.
I was holding a video and managed to capture on tape of one of the low shots.
The shaft was shooting low immediately when it was launched out of the gun. After some careful study, we found the culprit.
Below is the photo of his MT3 ( top ) with 3/8 shaft and Ice Pick. His MT5 is pictured at bottom. Also using 3/8 shaft.
It so happened that his Ice Pick Slip Tip on the MT5 was having the cable a bit longer than normal. Notice how the MT3 (top) Ice Pick's slide ring is at least 1" from the muzzle and creating a good tension. Look at the MT5 ( bottom) Ice Pick'c cable still loose when the slide ring is already all the way hitting the muzzle.
I read complaint about Riffe Ice Pick being in-accurate and wobble. Since I used them a lot begining of Day 1 with a Riffe, I could not figured out what was wrong because I was getting bull's eye most of the time.
I was holding a video camera when my friend shot his MT5 on a Dog Tooth Tuna. The shot landed on the belly. I thought he screwed up but he is a decently good shot. So we watched the video together and found out that the shaft was pointing down the moment it was launched out of the Riffe MT5. What happened was : ...........................
If the cable which attached the Slip Tip to the slide ring is not in tight tension ( too long ) when set up for a shot, the Slip Tip will point down. Thus it created a rudder effect for the entire shaft. The best set up is like the MT3 ( top photo ), it creates good tension, sits the Slip Tip well and will deliver accurate shaft flights. I thought it was the muzzle kick effect but it was not, it was the cable of the Ice Pick Slip Tip being too long.
One more lesson learned....