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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Shawn Rackley on May 12, 2008, 07:23:00 PM
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i was considering tradeing a bow for a G&L mantis
anyone know anything about these?
bowyer?
website?
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G&L Archery Mantis bows were built by Gene Sanders and Larry Holden of Dallas ,Ga. . They are no longer building. There 3pc. longbow was great.
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I had one and really liked it. It was well built and a sweet shooter.
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I also had a 3 piece a great shooting bow . But wanted to try something else :banghead:
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Yep, Gene and Larry built some incredible bows. My family has owned 7 different G&L's over the years, we are proud to call both Gene and Larry both friends and family. Gene was a mentor to me when I fell back in love with trad in 99/2000. I made the mistake of selling my last 3pc to Vance right before they retired. Vance has graciously agreed that should I survive him, I gets it back...but that's what it would take to get it back from him! Great bows, beautiful work, great guys who did a lot for traditional archery in Georgia. Here's some pics of that longbow as well as the recurve that my wife still shoots.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Mantis/IMG_1724.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Mantis/IMG_1723.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Mantis/133568641etmfgt_ph.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Mantis/133569222CleQAJ_ph.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Mantis/133571858NAhJie_ph.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/recurvhuntr/Mantis/133570401XBwxIg_ph.jpg)
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wow those are nice looking bows .
and thanks for the info guys.
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Here's my Mantis...It's a fine bow...... (http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k209/rickybob_2006/DSCN1143.jpg)
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they are some of the best and their bows are nice too!!