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I've had this Howatt Hunter for some time now and never really synced up to it. I tried shooting everything out of it, built at least three different strings, tuned, tuned and tuned... Never had it shooting to satisfaction... Until today. Honestly, I think God must have interviened... I was shooting woodies the other day built by a good friend. One stuck into the shed after blowing through the old target.mwhen I removed it, the tip snapped off. I then decided to check my spine again. Everything seemed stiff, so now that it was shorter, I upped the tip weight. I put a 190 Woodsman Elite up front. Bam. Better flight. Then I noticed the bow was too loud... So I once again built another string, reduced the strands and added limbsavers to the limbs... Mainly because they always vibrate too easily. Well, new string, spider silencers, brace of 8.25" and the shorter arrow with 190 up front did it. This bow is finally, finally getting the job done. That took about two years. It's true, some bows just fit on the first shot, others you have to lern to live with... Good news is this baby is ready to hunt in a few months!
God bless!
-------------------- God Bless, Erik _ _ _ _ _ Crow Creek Black Feather Recurve 49@28 Browning Wasp 50@28
"And we know for those who love God all things work together for good"-Romans 8:28
"It's so hard to stop being a man and start being a wolf" - G. Fred Asbell Posts: 847 | From: Connecticut | Registered: Jul 2008
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Nothing more satisfying than not giving up and finally finding the magic combination. Good job mrpenguin.
-------------------- "I am not perfect, but I am forgiven" OMP Ozark Hunter 68" 40#@20 Pearson Javelina 1969 66" 35#@28 Indian Seneca 1968 62" 40#@28 Samick Sage 62" 45#@28 Red Oak Long Bow 63" 40@28 Posts: 104 | From: Mississippi | Registered: Jan 2012
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Sometimes it takes much effort and perseverance. Great story with a great ending. Thank you.
-------------------- "The old man used to say that the best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back." Robert Ruark Posts: 465 | From: northern virginia | Registered: Dec 2004
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