WTF??? Do they go by the length?? I mean the box to ship the bow is heavier than the bow itself! That SUCKS brother! Its time to look for a 2 or 3 piece takedown Longbow aye?
I think so , you got any idea's Fella's . I've been scanning the classifieds on Tradgang , but don't know good from bad . My friend in England has a Miami Valley take down , this is how he described it :- She's 56" & draws 54#@28" (Around 51-52#@27") It's black glass on the belly, clear glass over 'dirty' stained bamboo on the back. Tri-cored Bamboo limbs & a cocobolo actionwood riser. It's fitted with the Bowbolt T/D system (The best there is for a 2-piece in my opinion) & a rubber grip (Easy to remove if you don't like it) It's got a 12 strand D97 flemish string fitted with wool silencers. Throws a 660gn Beeman MFX at about 160fps & hits like a freight train! Its not a longbow though I've also been watching this Bear Grizzly http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280318234391&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123 . Tell me what ya think
I have pictures of the Miami Valley , he also mentioned a look at chek mate take down recurves and there is also Bowtec in the UK who make the Mistral http://www.bowtecbows.com/index.php?p=fb3 . The Miami Valley pictures :-
Not yet! I've been too busy to do much but talk lately! Hopefully after the show season I can jump on board! Congrats Bails, sounds like you will have fun! Steve, you coming to the Minnesota Deer Classic next weekend? I'll be just to the left of the giant bucks display.
Cheers Dan , i'm sure i will have fun . Just gotta get my head around which bow to go for . What do you think of this :- http://www.bowtecbows.com/index.php?p=fb3 . take a look at this guys site , custom made for £200 and they are in England too . They get awesome reviews and hold their money real well . I am left with a dilema , Miami Valley or Bowtec Mistral or the Thunderbolt . Its between these three bows now . I'm more toward the Mistral or Thunderbolt as its custom made Let me know your thought on length of bow , draw poundage . I was thinkin 64" and 50#@28" .
Ok , you twisted my arm . Three words :- Kanga Take-down bow You had best keep your eye out soon for a new post , cause after much debating over which bow to have we now have a winner . My good fellow Russ ( Kanga ) is making me a takedown bow and he's gonna be posting the build-a-long on this forum , before he's even started i know this is gonna be one serious piece of kit that he's going to make . I have to thank Joe for the idea and the hole in my Wallet , because i was having so much trouble getting a bow imported to England . Packages over 60" are $200 to ship over , So who better to sort that problem than Russ . We will speak over the weekend and get the final specs sorted , but you are in for a surprise when you see it finished trust me . Now all i have to do is more overtime . I'm so pumped about this , i've been thinking about it all day .
Glad I could help bro! That arrow thing work out?? Now if we can only get Steve to prrryyyyyyyy open his wallet!!!!!!!!!!!!:evil:
He is??????????????????:d Sorry I dont make kits I make bows:evil: Yep Joe is good at leaving holes in other peoples wallets I can think of a couple people Hmmmmmmmmmm not too sure I would trust some one from the mother country All kidding aside I look forward to chatting with you and getting the final specs and wood choices and of course the usual BS chat
You can wait Joe :d and when i know the spec of the bow , then i can order the arrows . I'll find out off Russ , what spine and length to order first . If we told you the specs now , it would dampen your appetite to know more . Kit :- forgive my English slang . what i meant was , one serious takedown Bow .
Souds sweet Bails cant wait to see some pictures, I am still to young in the trad deal to understand the woods and words so I just rely on the pics.
Me too , but i know Russ will look after me and its a bow i'm gonna keep forever and be really proud of . I've had a look at a couple of websites to see different of woods , so i have some understanding what Russ is talking about at the weekend . I have a good idea of the limbs and riser woods , but thats all i'm sayin . I know what a brace height is I don't know what stacking is I think i will shoot split , as i've heard it suits instictive shooting better . The rest i will learn form these wonderful guys .
Man they have sure helped me so far. A good bunch of guys with a big bunch of knowledge. Just curious what type of game do you guys hunt over there in UK
