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Just wondering what most of you shoot as your main bow and backup bow.Are they identical,same style,longbow or recurve,same length,weight?I'm shooting a 58" 46#@26"Lost Creek longbow with my backup being a Thunderstick Mag longbow 58"48#@26".
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I have a Quinn stallion, 60", #50@ 28, deadly. I have a twin to it and 6 extra sets of limbs, #47-50#, 4 strings , D-97, made up, shot in and laying in wait! All shoot the same for me, grab one and go!
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I shoot a HH Wesley Special at 65# and just got another one of the same draw weight, so I guess that will become my main backup. Previously, I considered my Deathwish at 59# and my Kolomi at 53# to be equal backups. All are 68" long except the Kolomi at 66".
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My back up bow is same as my go to bow, it took me 11 years to find that perfect bow,ordered new last spring! I just bought a back up off a fellow tganger a month ago, same specs just different woods! Now I have two kajika stiks!
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My primary bow is a Habu 64" 60# at 29"; back up is my primary this year...Jeffery Royal Hunter 62" 60# @28". (Though I do have a special Robertson on the way soon :) )
I can shoot same arrows in both setups....though Habu shoots a bit flatter past 20yds.
keep em sharp,
ron herman
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My main bow is my 60" 50* @ 27" Zona Custom T/D Recurve.
My back up is a toss up really:
60" 51* @ 27" Hoyt Dorado.
62" 47* @ 27" Sky Sky Hawk "a real Earl Hoyt" which is quickly becoming my second go to bow.
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I've got a lot of backup bows. I need a backup bank account. H
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Bear Kodiak hunter, Elburg Jaguar Special backup.
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i really only hunt with Hill style bows and they are either reflexed and 68" long or with a touch of string follow at 66" ... so i always have two of each , always same specs , on hand when i'm hunting .
well sometimes three...
or four.......
Ben
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PSA V 62" 47@27 and PSA III 58" [email protected] ever I shoot the other is my backup. I'll probably be hunting with the 57# this fall.
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Go to is now my 60" 51#@28 GN Ghost. I have so many backups that I should relieve some weight from the wall. They all shoot good enough to be GOTO bows.
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2 identical 50# 62" ACS CX.
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Yep, got to have a back up even if you never will need it.
This TallTines is going to be #1 for a long, LONG time:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Bows/P4080246.jpg)
It is an exact match to the top one here when the hunt is not too rugged:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/P6290060.jpg)
And I've got this one in a lighter weight for when I am an old man ;)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Bows/P2070083-1.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Bows/P2070086.jpg)
I do NOT want to be without a TallTines!
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Pronghorn and Pronghorn and Pronghorn and....
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My primary 3D bow is the one I just finished. The previous 9 on the pegs and the one I'm building are the backups.... they're all light, 22# to 32"
For hunting I built a primary that's 42# 62" two piece longbow (kind of short but so is my draw) and an almost matching 38#
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currently a 60@28 60" widow psaIII recurve as my go to/huntin/3-d stump whatever bow
and a widow 60@28 PLV 64" TD longbow as back up or just when I feel like shootin a longbow ..bow.. both shoot very much alike.
only 2 bows I own
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I have two 66" Blacktail take down recurves that feel the same and I shoot both equally well so I really don't really have a backup. One is 42# and the other is 37#.
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Main hunting bow:Ferguson Z58 71#@29
Back up:Ferguson Z64 75#@28
Both shoot a 2219 30" W/125 gr magnus stingers.
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Main bow right now is a Morrison Shawnee LB 56" 56@28.
Back up is a Mikuta 3 piece TD recurve 62" 54@28.
This will change as I just ordered a NAT Lost Creek longbow 54" 50@26.
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Main bow is a Border Griffon GL longbow 64", 62#@27. My backup is a Border Black Douglas "Swift" recurve 60", 61#@28. I have an identical Border recurve when the Swift was my primary.
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My main bow is a 60" Lost Creek, back up is a 56" Lost Creek. Both pull 48# at my draw. I have a 58" on the way from Chad, also 48#, for my back ups back up.
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My main bow is a 21st Century, 51# @ 28", 62"long. My backup is a 45# @ 28" Martin Bushmaster, 64". I recently got a 50# @ 28", 66" Hill Cheetah that will probably replace the Bushmaster.
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My main bow is my Tomahawk longbow and my back up is my Bear Montana longbow. Both are 55# @ 28.
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for years my main bow was a 60" 63# @29 Black Widow SA II, and my back up was a 60" 65@28 Bear TD Hunter. My draw is 29". This winter, I bought the new PCH 58" 57@29, and a used PSR '97 56" 58#@29 as my back up.
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Main bow is H'bird Kingfisher 51#@28, backup is same with different wood and 50#@28, both drawn to 29.5"
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Right now my main bow is a Brackenbury Old Timer (like me) longbow 74@27" and my back-up is a Brackenbury Shadow 68# @ 27".
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This week my main hunting bow will be my Fox Breed 58" and 48# @ 28" with POC arrows. My back-up will my my longtime Massie Longhorn 62" and 48# @ 28" also with POC arrows. I say "this week" because my bow selections are always subject to change on a daily basis.
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It is a toss up right now. I built a recurve that I shoot really well. But the 55#@28" Blacktail recurve has always been my "go to" bow! But then the new Fox "Royal Crown" R/D is shooting good too.....decisions, decisions?!!!
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Hunting bow - 55 lb at 28 inch, 68 inch long - Wes Wallace Royal take down. Dark Cocabolo riser, with walnut and cocabolo split veneers.
My back bow is almost completed. I will be picking it up at the Western States Rondevous.
55 lb at 28 inch, 68 inch long - Wes Wallace Royal take down in tiger stripe myrtlewood
Right now the hunting back up is the wifes WW Royal take down - 43 lb at 28 inch - 66 inch long - in fancy bubinga.
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#1 is a 64" 60# Blacktail Elite
#2 is a 64" 62# Brackenbury Drifter
I shoot the same arrows out of both bows, but I shoot the Blacktail much better!
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When I'm shooting recurves it is my 55lb palmer single carbon with my predator recurve as my backup bow. When shooting longbows it is my matlock predator x3 with a matlock predator X as my backup.
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Quinn Stallion 47# Bubinga limbs. 60 inches, not sure why but I shoot it the best. Mike
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Mohawk and Mohawk and Mohawk :thumbsup: :archer: :archer2: .
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Trad Tech Titan 46@ 28", my back up is a Bob Lee 46@ 28" except for the poundage the two are worlds apart.
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Main bow Tomahawk Woodland Hunter
Backup Mohawk longbow
that line up could change any day :bigsmyl:
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Hey Mike I betcha it does! :laughing: :archer2:
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(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo195/m0r3land/DSC00795-1.jpg)
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Main is a PREDATOR recurve 60" 52# @28"
Backup PREDATOR recurve anniversary 60" 53# @28"
Working on the perfect arrow yet.
DEATHMASTER
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Main bow is a 52" ben pearson recurve. 50# at 28.. backup is a PSE Impala recurve, 60" 50# at 28
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Great stuff everybody!I see it's pretty close with some having identical backups and some having different bows.For those of you with different bows can you pick up your backup and shoot it as good as your main bow?
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still trying to decide what will be the primary and what will be the back up. i am shooting a shrew carbon classic 51@28 54", and a pronghorn 57@28 60". also have a self bow my dad made for me osage,bamboo,with snake skin 50@28 58". like them all. to hard to decide
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I've got a lot of #1's...
Three Shawnee Dakotas, all A risers, two with foam core Dakotas in E length (60# and 64# @ 29"), and one Carbon Foam also in E length (63# @ 29". And if I had to pick a true #1 it would be one of these...
But I also have another Shawnee that has D length Arapaho foam core limbs (55# @ 29"), Two 60" Cougars (73# and 74# @ 29"), a 60" Silvertip (62# @ 30"), a Thunderstick MOAB in 60" (68# @ 29"), another 62" Cougar (55# @ 29"), and recently picked up a 62" Black Swan 3-piece Hybrid (68# @ 29"). Any one of them could make a trip to the woods on a whim, and any one of them could be a #1 if push came to shove.
Luckily I don't have to decide on just two bows. They all have their pluses and minuses...
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Main bow is a 61' Brown Recluse, 54@28. Have an extra set of limbs that make a 59" bow but I shoot the 61" a little better.
Back up is a 52@28 Hitman longbow.
I shoot the same arrow out of all the above.
Swan coming in June and I'm not sure where thats going to fit in, but probably the new #1.
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Pronghorn 3pc longbow 62" 54#@28, red elm
Pronghorn 3pc longbow 60" 57#@28, impregnated grey
Yellowstone longbow 62" 59#@28, one piece
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Currently my main bow is my 60" 60# @ 27" Blacktail Elite with my 58" 60# @ 28" Hoty Hunt Master as my backup. When I get my new Blacktail later this year, that'll become the primary and the other two will get pushed back a slot.
-Mack
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Lone Wolf Autumn Storm Ultra Carbon 1 piece longbow, 60" 60#@27". Back up bow would be my Silvertip or Blacktail Elite VL--I am sure it will be different next deer season :)
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I've found over the years that shooting one model of bow helps me maintain better accuracy.
I have a 3 Widow SA models that I switch back and forth from. One is mostly for 3D's as it's a tad lighter than the other two.
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Jack Harrison 62" El Lobo 60# @ 28" and a Jack Harrison 62" HSS 60# @ 28".
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main: cari-bow wolverine 50# @ 28 backup: cari-bow peregrine 48# @ 28.
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Main: Black Widow PSA II 50#@30"
Backup: Quinn Stallion 50#@30"
Of course on any given day it could be the other way around.
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Great Northern Super Ghost 52# @28"
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self made,68in 67lb @ 28 back up is self made 70 in.72lb@28 both are Hill Style LB's.......
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#1 Tradtech Recon
#2 Weatherby Mark V in 338
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Between myself, my son, and my son-in-law, we have 5 Wes Wallace 2 pc take down longbows. (Have 2 more in the works too!) All are 55# @ 27"...we can all shoot each other's bow as well as each other's arrows (and if necessary swap strings). Something to consider if you are on a remote hunt for 2 weeks.
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Chekmate Hunter 56, 49 lbs as my main hunting bow. Quinn Stingray ar 52 lbs as a back up. ( Lefties ).
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Yellowstone longbow, 64" 57# @ 28". Backup bow is Yellowstone longbow 64" 55# @ 28"
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Good to know that everyone feels the need for a backup bow even if you never actually need one
Good to know everyone else feels the need for a back up bow! My primary is my Lost Creek. My back up will also be a LC, different woods, same length, same DW.
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It keeps changing I have no idea what those bows are or will be.....I really gotta just pick one and get good with it!
Right now though my main bow is a Toelke Chinook...I have a few backups on the way, and who knows they may end up being my primary... :knothead: :banghead:
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Pronghorn 3-piece TD, 59#@28, main
Pronghorn 1-piece, 55#@28, backup
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2 60" Morrison ilf's 50 @ 28
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/Zanesvillesfinest/Morrison%20Dakota/May%202010%20Bowss/DSC01622.jpg)
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Skins
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Primary 60" 58# Kwyk Styk
Back-up 58" 53# Cheyenne R/C
.....at least for the up-coming bear hunt in AK 2 weeks from now.
Often rely on my 60" 56# Shawnee/Dakota... "A" riser and "D" limbs, with a spare set of 59# Dakota "D" limbs as a back-up'
Gene :wavey:
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Primary- Dryad Orion 62" 63@28in.
Backup- Fox Arctic Fox 64" 58@28in. But a new to me Fox Tripple Crown on the way that could turn this all on it's head depending on how it shoots.
Travis
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Main is a Trad Tech Black Onyx ILF with long limbs that are #45 @ 30"
Back up is a Samick Stingray 1 piece that is #49 @ 30".
Both bows shoot a little different but the handle is shaped exactly the same so in that way they're very similar.
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Mine is my Black Swamp Treadway which is 45@25 and My Chek Mate Crusader [email protected] will be the first year for the Black Swamp to be in the woods.Should be interesting :pray:
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I switch on and off from a Toelke Whip and Bob Lee Elite.
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My main bow is definitely my TD RER vortex with the bow-bolt. My backup is my RER TD recurve. If I ever get to go elk or moose hunting, I would reverse that order.
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Widow PSA X 62in 50@30
Morrison ILF recurve 50@30
Just ordered a Morrison ILF longbow 50@30 and i cant wait to see how it shoots.
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This season it will be either my:
60" LaClair Grayling Spirit 59@28
or
My New McCullough 60" Griffin 53@28
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My main go to bow is a Habu VyperKahn with 2 sets of limbs. 47# @ 28, 62" and 49# @ 27, 60" triple carbon. My backups are a Cascade Golden Hawk Mag, 48 @ 28, 52" and a Check Mate Firebird, 51 @ 28, 56".
I just bought a Super Shrew Samuri from a tradganger, 48# @ 26", 58" long that is a great shooting bow. It may end up being my go to bow or a backup. I need to shoot it some more.
I shoot the same 2016's from all of these.
Jim
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My main bow is a TD McCullough 59er. My backup is a TD McCullough Griffin. Both great shooting bows.
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#1 is an osage selfbow that I got from a friend it's 68" and 68@28
#2 is a Wes Wallace Royal longbow that is 60@28.
I prefer the selfbow of the two and that's what I shoot 99% of the time.
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Hoyt Dorado with and extra set of limbs. These little bows are shooters......
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Dryad Orion 64" 60@28 Have extra set of limbs if need a backup.
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My husband, Pavan, shoots Robertson longbows and John Schulz bows mostly. My main bow has been a sweet Darton, 43 at 28" and my backup a 41 pound Red Wing. That will change if the auction goes my way.
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No.1&2 are listed below,but I'm not sure of the order? The Dye has blood and mojo on her side but the Border is a great shooter 2?