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Hi Mike, I sold you the Defiant. I see you have another Dwyer in the family. Looks awesome! I shot with Dave at Horicon Marsh for a 3-D last summer. Awesome guy, got to know him abit and I really like him. His work is spectacular. I never wanted to sell the Defiant and only did so to help my shooting. Thats the problem with owning too many bows. 2 is not too many. KEEP THEM BOTH!
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Hey Ken. I sure am glad you decided to sell that bow! I've been shooting that bow exclusively since I picked it up from you and I couldn't be happier. I'm sending it back to Dave to refinish it after the season. Don't worry it's not in bad shape, it's just too pretty a bow to not maintain! And no, I won't be selling either of these.
-------------------- Mike
"I belong anywhere but in between" Posts: 761 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Jun 2004
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That quilted maple looks like a shallow stream on a sunny day!! Beautiful!!
God Bless, Nathan
-------------------- But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. Psalms 3:3 Posts: 1917 | From: Crow Mnt., Arkansas | Registered: Nov 2009
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I LOVE quilted maple! That is a sophisticated beauty of a bow.
-------------------- If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle
..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear Posts: 4058 | From: Shelby, Michigan | Registered: Oct 2008
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Just a follow-up to my original post. Got an opportunity to shoot this bow some and thought I'd give a report. I shot it side by side with my Dwyer Defiant 55# so with this Endeavor at 57# it's close enough for a comparison. First impression is that the riser is a little beefier with the Endeavor. A bit more mass weight and the grip is slightly larger in circumference. Also, being a forward handle riser the natural cant of the grip results in a straighter wrist position making for natural pointability. Overall it's still a Dwyer grip, (subtle, comfortable etc.) just canted forward more. Drawing the bows I noticed more pre-load with the Endeavor but was surprised to find it noticeably smoother in the last few inches. I draw 29" and felt no stack. I wouldn't say the Defiant stacks, but the Endeavor is smoother at the end of the draw. For being a 58" bow, it's got alot of bottom. I don't notice much hand shock from either bow, but then again the only bow I've felt was shockey was an Osage selfbow, so maybe I'm not the best judge on that point. Speed wise the Endeavor certainly appears to be faster, but either bow is fast enough. Lastly both bows are quiet using just catwhiskers. I'm sure you could play with the brace and all, but I'm shooting 640gr. arrows and they both are plenty quiet. What I was most pleased about was that I could literally string this bow up for the first time, eyeball a nock position and hit a paper plate at 20yards with the first few arrows. Overall, this is a hunting bow. It's made for a treestand, ground blind, wherever you need manueverability yet prefer the longbow design. I love it, thanks Dave.
-------------------- Mike
"I belong anywhere but in between" Posts: 761 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Jun 2004
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