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I have several Predators, a Black Widow and a few other bows. I started shooting my Samick Sage that is about 5 lbs less draw weight,switched from a glove to a tab and now all my high dollar bow sit on the rack. Anybody else give up on their uppity bows to shoot a Samick ?
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Just sent a PO for an older Ron Maulding Tamarak. Who? Exactly. Wheelhouse specs might take it to my grave. If you can shoot it, all the script is window dressing.
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I had the wherewithall to buy a custom bow but just didn't feel the need. I looked hard at the Samicks but a warranty problem with a Banshee Birdseye Maple limb, less than a year old if I believe what's written on the riser, caused me to go elsewhere. I bought a new Omega Longbow, even less cost than the Phantom I was looking at. It's a working man's bow, no fancy woods, just oak and maple but it sure is a great shooting stick. I'm just waiting for them to come out with a take-down now to add to my rack.
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I was thinking about a bow lineup that I'd like to have one day. Of course we all want a RACK FULL of these beautiful bows, but we can't all have 'em. I rattled off 5 or 6 that I have been wanting for a while and at the end I thought about it for a minute or more and finished the list with a Samick Stingray. I've wanted a Stingray for a while now, since seeing a couple of them posted and talked about here. Seem like a really nice bow and those that have them all really like them.
A 45 pound Stingray would do me nicely.
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I think nighthawk hit the nail on the head with it being 5 pounds lighter. My favorite bow is sharing my shooting time with a bow a couple pounds lighter. I have one on order for less poundage. And I just traded a heavier bow for a lighter one. I guess there is a moral to this story LOL
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I have a bunch of custom bows, but I love to shoot my son in laws Samick.....and guess what...it is 5 to 7 pounds lighter than all my bows......
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I did not switch to a Samick. However, with a "Rack Full" of Customs, I have found myself shooting a Beautiful, smooth, and great preforming, 60" 1964 Kodiak I picked up recently that is 5-7 lbs lighter [50#] way more often than my customs.. I'm finding a lot of good to be said about those older Factory bows.
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PBS Associate Member Traditional Bowhunters of WA. Posts: 2493 | From: La Center, Wash. | Registered: Feb 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Night Wing: You're shooting the Samick because it is 5# less draw weight than your other bows.
In others words, it's more comfortable to shoot.
I think that is the answer right there. I love and appreciate the craftmanship of a custom bow and just don't care for the mass produced stuff, although much of it shoots very well indeed.
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"Anybody else give up on their uppity bows to shoot a Samick ? "
Yeah right....
Eric
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not tryin to be a wise guy but i put my higher end bows aside to bowfish but if for some reason they were takin away id be shootin my samick sage for huntin too
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My two bows are about 5 pounds apart but the longbow is 2 inches longer. It feels only a little heavier, but over the course of an hour or so of shooting, my bones like the recurve better. They're both pretty. Both are shooters, and that's what counts.
True confession: I bought a sage last spring and never actually strung it. I just put it back in the box and sent it back. I confess and I will not repent. I have no other glaring snobberies that I would admit to, though.
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"If you leave archery for one day, it will leave you for 10 days." --Turkish proverb Posts: 820 | From: Twisp, WA | Registered: Oct 2006
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Shoot what you want! It's all good. I have a custom longbow and have had a Samick.
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IMHO, Something nice about ordering one with your choice of woods, #,and custom features and know that it was made for you. I only have a few bows so I want ones that are special to me. I do think many factory bows can perform just as well as custom bows.
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I bought a sage last spring and never actually strung it. I just put it back in the box and sent it back. I confess and I will not repent. I have no other glaring snobberies that I would admit to, though.
