So what kinda longbows do you guys like?

03-04-2008, 12:37 PM

It was getting rather crowded in the trad forum with all the X-bowers in there, so I figured I would post here.

awshucks · 03-04-2008, 12:49 PM

Ilike em all!! I like the mechanics of the compounds along w/ the engineering that never seems to reach it's limits [if there are any] and especially am fascinated by the stick bows. Had a guy here w/ a two piece osage orange he made himself along w/ his own arrows and the neatest long arrow quiver I ever saw; on a bear hunt. Somehow or other, his quiver rode vertically on his back and the arrows came out a small slot on the bottom. I saw a "Black Widow" at a trad 3-D shoot I got invited to [w/ xbow] here in Ar and like to cried cause I couldn't have one, lol. What's your favorite? And, welcome to our forum!!

03-04-2008, 12:52 PM

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ORIGINAL: awshucks

Ilike em all!! I like the mechanics of the compounds along w/ the engineering that never seems to reach it's limits [if there are any] and especially am fascinated by the stick bows. Had a guy here w/ a two piece osage orange he made himself along w/ his own arrows and the neatest long arrow quiver I ever saw; on a bear hunt. Somehow or other, his quiver rode vertically on his back and the arrows came out a small slot on the bottom. I saw a "Black Widow" at a trad 3-D shoot I got invited to [w/ xbow] here in Ar and like to cried cause I couldn't have one, lol. What's your favorite? And, welcome to our forum!!

So you are more of a reflex/deflex longbow person? What kinda string do you like on your longbows.

My fav. is longbow of course. Smoother draw. Just got a awesome osage longbow with snakeskins and elk sinew backing with elk hoof tips. But I also have a few recurves.

wabi · 03-04-2008, 01:04 PM

CheckMate Thunderbird (62") with a dacron string.

Wyvern Crossbow · 03-04-2008, 01:21 PM

Besides the ones I make myself...Millenium Apache...
And welcome

Wyvern

Wyvern Crossbow · 03-04-2008, 01:23 PM

OH...and I am not as much of a raving lunatic as I appear to be on the other thread

Wyvern

ranger56528 · 03-04-2008, 01:34 PM

High BC...Welcome to this Board.....

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I like my Martin Stick Longbow.......

03-04-2008, 02:05 PM

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ORIGINAL: ranger56528

High BC...Welcome to this Board.....

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I like my Martin Stick Longbow.......

Thanks, we just need to draw in the other trad archers to this page. That way, all the X-bowers can use the trad page to debate.

ranger56528 · 03-04-2008, 02:13 PM

ya its gottin off coarse but everyone here is pretty much laid back,most of the folks here use all types of bows...

awshucks · 03-04-2008, 02:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: bigcountry

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ORIGINAL: awshucks

Ilike em all!! I like the mechanics of the compounds along w/ the engineering that never seems to reach it's limits [if there are any] and especially am fascinated by the stick bows. Had a guy here w/ a two piece osage orange he made himself along w/ his own arrows and the neatest long arrow quiver I ever saw; on a bear hunt. Somehow or other, his quiver rode vertically on his back and the arrows came out a small slot on the bottom. I saw a "Black Widow" at a trad 3-D shoot I got invited to [w/ xbow] here in Ar and like to cried cause I couldn't have one, lol. What's your favorite? And, welcome to our forum!!

So you are more of a reflex/deflex longbow person? What kinda string do you like on your longbows.

My fav. is longbow of course. Smoother draw. Just got a awesome osage longbow with snakeskins and elk sinew backing with elk hoof tips. But I also have a few recurves.

I only shoot xbows now. I used to shoot a long bow as a kid and a recurve hunting before compounds came out, don't even remember the name of it. I'm still paying for the two shots I took this w/e, lol, but damm, it was nice!