What bows in your time?
 

Longbows:

40# Handcrafted from Osage wood (hunting/target)
40# Japanese bamboo " Yumi" longbow (assigned for use) (field archery)
45# Hoyt (hunting)

Recurve:

52# Hoyt (hunting)
45# American " Cheetah" (hunting)
48# Bear wood-riser " takedown" w/" B" riser w/#2 limbs (hunting)
45" Bear takedown w/magnesium riser (small game and deer hunting)
40# Sabo w/shoot through riser and " V" launch rest. (field archery)
40# Wing " Red Wing" (hunting)
40# York (small game)

Compound:

70#? Bear " Delta V" (Intended for hunting but used as an anchor for large boat instead) :)
50# PSE 4-wheel " Citation" (hunting)
50# PSE 4-wheel " Presidential Citation" (hunting)
50# PSE 2-wheel " Pacer" (hunting)
50#? Martin wood riser " Warthog" wheel compound (hunting)
55#-70# Martin " Cougar" soft cam compound (hunting)
55#-70# Martin " Firecat" wheel compound (hunting)
55#-70# Martin " Bengal" semi-hard cam compound (hunting)

RE: What bows in your time?
 

70# darton compound 15yrs ago didnt even hunt with it, sold it
70# pse nova compound gave to son.
60# martin jaguar mag, stiil have compound
60# reflex growler compound on order.








GO EARLY STAY LATE[&:]

RE: What bows in your time?
 

1.25# Bear cub - Compound
2. Two - 55# Bear Grizzly Recurves = ruined both as a teenager [:@][8D][:' (]
Compounds :
3. 50-60# Bear something ??? string broke and hit my arm after about 200 shots [:o]
4. 60-80# Jennings Galeforce = replacement for broken Bear ,10 years - hunted very little with it.
5. 60-70# Jennings Buckmaster - sold after 2 weeks when I shot a friend' s MQ-32 (Wow what a difference back then) !

I will admit that I really knew nothing about archery up to this point(except I liked it) :

6. 60-70# Mathews MQ-1 -Replaced the Buckmasters, 3 years & gave to Dad
7. 60-70# Mathews Ultra 2 had a little over a year - for sale ?
8. 60-70# Mathews LX currently = think I like it the best so far !!

RE: What bows in your time?
 

1 longbow

3 recurves

More compounds than I could honestly remember. I`ll try to name some.
2 Bear compounds
3 Jennings
3 Mathews
15-20 High Country`s
3 Dartons
3 Americans
1 Martin
12-15 Hoyt`s


And I have shot just about every bow made, but can`t get them all!:D


I knew I would remember more.
1 Parker
Soon....1 Newberry

RE: What bows in your time?
 

91 Browning Mirage
94 Browning Mirage 6T6
95 Mathews 3D Vapor
99 Mathews Rivalpro
02 Patriot Bowtech

RE: What bows in your time?
 

2 jennings
1 bear
2 mathews
1 bowtech

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Bear-Whitetail and Whitetail 2
Pearson-Spoiler
Martin-Impala and jaguar Darton-Maverick
XI-Flatliner
GoldenEagle-Formula 3-D
PSE-F-4 Maxis
Hoyt-Magnatech
Parker-Force Multiplier
High Country-SSR

I think thats it.

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Looks like I am the newbie of the group

98 Hoyt Striker (Redline limbs and cam)
03 Hoyt Razortec

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Bear recurve
Some old stick bow of my fathers
Wing 4 wheel
Browning
Pro Line
PSE
MQ1

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Had a few:

1) ' 75 Outers Astro - split limb 50Lb. max
2) ' 78 Browning Explorer - split limb 4 wheeler 50 lb. max
3) ' 80 Browning Explorer II - split limb 4 wheeler 60 lb. max
4) ' 83 Browning Explorer II - split limb 4 wheeler 75 lb. max
5) ' 85 Proline ? - split limb 60 lb max
6) ' 92 Xi Flatliner - 70 lb max
7) ' 94 Xi Legacy - 70 lb. max
8) ' 01 Bear trx - bought it for bowfishing only
9) ' 02 Bowtech Patriot 70 lb.


Good luck!

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Compounds:(in late 80' s/early 90' s)
Jennings Sonic Extreme(don' t have anymore)
Longbows:
Robertson Buffalo Bow
Selway Li' l Shooter(don' t have anymore)
Leon Stewart(don' t have anymore)
Great Plains PLainsman T/D
Robertson Purist(don' t have anymore)
Recurves:
Zipper Exreme T/D
Wes Wallace Stealth T/D
Stotler Medalist
Great PLains WolfCreek
BigEast Custom(don' t have anymore)
Bear Super 48
Bear Hunter T/D
Selfbows:
Sinew-backed Osage
Ash

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Recurves: Bear kodiak hunter
Kota kill em recurve

Compounds: Bear magnum hunter
Golden eagle pro revolution
Bowtech BK II

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Bear whitetail II 60#
Pse thunderbolt 70#
Parker UL35 70#

Seriously looking at getting a used long bow or recurve to make sure I like it before spending to much $$$ at first.

RE: What bows in your time?
 

(Not including the fiberglass recurve I had as a child or the 65 lb recurve I was given at age 15 and could not draw..;))

Bear Whitetail
Martin Bobcat
XI Paragon
Browning Backdraft
Browning Nitro
' 99 Hoyt Raider
Browning Combustion
Hoyt Magnatec Redline
Hoyt Havoc Redline
Hoyt Havoc Intruder
Hoyt Havoc PFX
' 00 Hoyt Raider
2 Hoyt Havoc Versas
Hoyt Havoc Saber
Browning Eclipse SL
Browning Ignitor
Browning Afterburner
Martin Prowler
Martin Rage
PSE Carrera LC
PSE XLR 500
Martin Cheetah
Hoyt Havoctec
Hoyt Cybertec
Bowtech Pro 38
Browning Mirage 33.
Browning Arro Star
Parker Ultralite 31
Parker Ultralite 35
Buckmaster G2
Jennings Rackmaster solid
' 01 Fred Bear Epic Extreme
' 02 Fred Bear Epic Extreme
Fred Bear TRX 32
2 Hoyt Razortecs
Hoyt Dynatec
Bowtech Patriot DC
Sterner Duttera Rhino 31
Bowtech Patriot SC

...and if anyone forwards this list to my wife then they better have running shoes on....[:@];)

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Damn Frank! Whats your wifes email addy?[:o]

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Mid 80' s youth Bear Compound
1990 Hoyt Compound, maybe Legacy or something like that?? Great bow.
1993 PSE 2000zx or somehting like that
1995 Jennings Apex
April 2002 Bowtech Generation 3
June 2002 Mathews Legacy
February 2003 Hoyt ProTec

2004 Hoyt Protec
2005 Hoyt Protec
2006 Hoyt Protec

RE: What bows in your time?
 

bear polar ltd
browning explorer
browning xcelerator
golden eagle turbo cam hunter
golden eagle evolution
xi nemisis
xi velocity w/v max cams
xi velocity extreme
hoyt mt sport cam &1/2
:D:D:D:D

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Browning recurve
COMPOUNDS:
PSE Profientiecy
Browning Compound Hunter
PSE Citation Hunter
Jennings T-Star
Martin Warthog Magnum
Martin Cougar
Martin Cougar Magnum(s)
Martin Pro Magnum
Golden Eagle Hunter
Golden Eagle Orion
Oneida Screaming Eagle
Oneida Strike Eagle
Martin Panzer
High Country Top Flite
High Country Royal Hunter
PSE Fire Flight Express
Jennings Buckmaster
Oneida Lite Force Magnum
Martin Cougar Magnum 2000, current hunting bow (4th season)

RE: What bows in your time?
 

You guys have way too many bows:D
some no name 25# fiberglass longbow(shot before I was able to hunt)
some no name 55# recurve(I think it might have been a shakespeare?)
PSE Pulsar express
PSE Nova
Covers 15 years of hunting.

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Compounds (5):

1984 PSE Phaser II

1991 PSE Fireflight

1992 High Country Majestic Hunter

1992 Darton Lightning

Browning compound (unknown model or year)


Recurves (14):

Two 25# recurves

Bear " Red Bear" fiberglass bow.

Root Game-Master

Root Brush-Master

Root Pendulus Supreme

Shakespear Necedah

Browning Spartan

Two Check-Mate Hunter II' s

Check-Mate Hunter

Wing Falcon

Palmer Classic

Hoyt Avalon Plus


Longbows/selfbows (10):

Ash selfbow

Four Bamboo-backed osage

Two Rawhide-backed hickory

Rawhide-backed yew

Rawhide-backed red oak

Bamboo-backed hickory

RE: What bows in your time?
 

Over 48 years of shooting, I' ve had way too many to list by name. I' ll give numbers of each type and my all-time favorites.

@30 selfbows.

15 longbows (Saxon Mongoose).

25 recurves (Brackenbury Legend).

23 compounds. Hoyt' s ProVantage/ProForce series are still my favorite compounds (I never broke one of those risers even though they have a bad rep for that), with the Martin Firecat a close second.

Current stash - 3 selfbows, 1 longbow, 4 recurves, 6 compounds and various kiddie bows for teaching youngsters to shoot.

After reading Phil' s list, I remembered 2 Browning compounds. I' m sure I' ve forgotten a bunch more. :D

RE: What bows in your time?
 

My first bow, Browning Cobra. Still hanging in the garage.
Got lost for awhile.
Bear Vapor 300
Bear TRX
BowTech:
1 Patriot
2 Mighty Mite
3 P38 DC
4 P40
5 Patriot Dually
6 P40 Dually
All 60#ers. Still have 2,3,5,6.
My son' s Rascal

Guess I like the BowTechs now.;)

RE: What bows in your time?
 

My first bow was a hand me down from my father. An old bear....the one with 2 wheels up by the riser that you adjusted for your draw weight.

Next I bought some kind of PSE. Can' t think of the name right off hand.

Then somebody gave me an old 2 wheel compound to play with. Couldn' t even begin to remember the name of that bow.

Then I upgraded to another used bow. Golden Eagle Carbine Extreme.

Last but not least, the best of the group....... Mathews SQ2

RE: What bows in your time?
 

PSE Polarios
Jennings buckmaster

golden eagle splitfire 36- currently my turkey bow
darton maverick xt- currently my deer bow

RE: What bows in your time?
 

OOPS!!;)

RE: What bows in your time?
 

started with a no-name 30# recurve - gave away
then to a bear 60# recurve (can' t recall the name) - sold it
pse nova compound - blew up on me
pse polaris compound - sold it
Hoyt Magnatec - loving it![:-]

RE: What bows in your time?
 

PSE Pacer
Proline- cant remember which model
Forge Lighting Strike SC
Parker Ultra Lite 31

Pulled the old Pse Pacer out the other day and what a giant when compared to the Parker UL31,its amazing how the Archery industry has evolved from the Pacer to the Parker, was kinda neat to play with the pacer again.;)

RE: What bows in your time?
 

unknown make kids recurve

unknown make hardware store all-fiberglass recurve, supposed to be 50#(probably closer to 35)

Bear Kodiak, 48#

another 48# Kodiak

Root Brushmaster recurve, 55#

Jennings 4 wheeler

Hoyt target recurve, 68" , 35#

one of the first two Jennings Model " T" s to hit the area, 65#

Pearson 2200 ( I think ) compound, 65#. Didn' t keep it long

PSE early cam bow. Think they calleed it " Nova" , but it was long ago, not the current one. Shot it at 70#

PSE Citation. Could only get 57# out of it cranked down. Used it mostly for targets.

Oneida Aero-force. Bought this one new in ' 92. Usually shot it at 70#

Damon Howatt TD recurve, 62" , 58#

Martin Jaguar, 72#

Browning Apparition, 70#

Browning Nitro, 68#. Currently shooting this one, and have an identical one for a backup.

Martin TD target recurve, 45#, for when I feel like playing with a stick occasionally.

Owned a few others that I either tradedoff quickly or something, but these have been all the shooters I can remember, going back 40+ years (50 or so years, counting that kids' recurve)

RE: What bows in your time?
 

I saw that bigbulls...that explains why the wife has not been talking to me since yesterday!

..so, which is it...addidas, fila, nike, reebok?

;):D