I have just put the Cari-Bow Wolverine Review on line on my Trad review pages at www.peteward.com . Abe Penner has done a great job designing this 2 pc 58" longbow.

Pete

Several years ago I was attending an indoor 3D tournament in Fargo, ND, just across the MN border. There was a vendor there offering people to shoot his recurve/longbows at a target there.

Man o' man! Did the longbow feel awesome. It virtually had no hand shock and the recurve was equally as impressive. While I wasn't into traditional as much then, I did have a Great Plains at the time.

It was a pleasure shooting those 2 two demo bows that day. They were the Cari-bows and have remembered them since that time... about 13 years ago, maybe longer.

Next year I'm getting one of their recurves. I'll be sure to order early too!

iSnipe

Normally I prefer a small grip on bows, and this one because of the 2-piece take down is quite large. Abe had several Wolverines with him at the Jamboree in every size grip you could ask for. To be honest I was a bit disappointed to see the large grip when I received the bow.The grip circumference at the throat is 5", compared to the Peregrine grip that has a circumference of 4 1/2". That quickly changed when I first handled it and drew it back. Within minutes I was at the target butt waiting for Pat ,my wife to take the first shots from it so I could have my turn. I was able to luck out and pick some arrows that flew great the first time and it became instant love for the bow.

The large grip is not an issue at all, and I attribute this to the way it aligns your hand to the bows shelf / side plate. Often a large grip on a bow seems to be out of alignment, off center, causing us to struggle and search to find the right hand position in order to shoot it well. This is definitely not the case here. Shooting the Wolverine is as natural as shooting the Peregrine with it's much smaller grip. The layout is right, as it should be, but often is not. Now I have to re-think my preference to grip sizes, and I guess it is not the size that matters as much as the position the grip puts your hand in.



The method Abe uses to make the 2 pieces is a bit different than most 2-piece bows I have seen. There are no metal sleeves, hinges etc. The joint is at the bottom of the grip, neatly hidden under the Beaver tail wrap. {I looked for the splice joint for a while before I saw Abe take it apart to show a customer the take- down system.}

It is a diagonal cut that is Fiber Glass molded with a Key on each side for a perfect alignment every time. I seldom take it apart other than to show the type of joint to someone that is looking at the bow. If you did not know the Wolverine was a take-down you could not tell it was by looking at it. The joint is invisible.

A caution on lubricating the joint is needed here. I used some {lots} string wax thinking it was a good idea. It was great in summer, but when it got cold out the bow was stuck together until I took it inside to warm up. String wax is not a great way to protect the joint. A spray of furniture polish is much better.
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