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Title: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Iron Man2 on December 10, 2012, 06:28:00 PM

Aye Guys! I am the new proud owner (early Xmas present from a friend) NOS Dan Quillian Bambou Long Hunter. I will list additional info and pic soon. However, what I will greatly appreciate is any info, data, historical, personal input and or comments, etc. I did search the site, however, did find little info on this bow.

Bow data: Archery Traditions/Bambou Long Hunter (QL7A227) 68" - 57#

Yes, the bow name is spelled as noted "...Bambou" vs Bamboo as I found on the site. If that means anything?
Thanks in advance.  JL    :archer2:

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Don Batten on December 10, 2012, 06:56:00 PM

Good bows. Dan was one of a kind. I think maybe Owen Jeffery made them for Dan. I got one 80 lbs.

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: khardrunner on December 10, 2012, 07:01:00 PM

I think there is a Dan quillian section in the history part of the forum if you scroll down

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Iron Man2 on December 10, 2012, 07:16:00 PM

Kyle. Thanks, I have checked that section. Not much on specific bows though.

Jl

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: macbow on December 10, 2012, 07:19:00 PM

Bamboo long hunter was my first Long bow.
One of my friends still hunts with it.

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: macbow on December 10, 2012, 07:20:00 PM

Didn't remember the spelling difference.

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Iron Man2 on December 10, 2012, 07:22:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Iron Man2:
Kyle. Thanks, I have checked that section. Not much on specific bows though.

Jl

Footnote to the rest: if you add additional info such as preferences with a similar or same bow, such as BH choice, arrow weight (spine) etc. I have found sofar comments on brace height preferred on another post.

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Iron Man2 on December 10, 2012, 07:28:00 PM

Yes Macbow, I found that interesting. Maybe the bowyer had a one of that day?

JL

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: RC on December 10, 2012, 08:10:00 PM

Fine bows and one of my first longbows. I had a bamboo longhunter that was 64" long. I have not seen may that short. A friend had a red elm longhunter that was a sweet bow as well.RC

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Sam McMichael on December 10, 2012, 09:58:00 PM

My first longbow was a Bamboo Longhunter. It was 68" long and drew 58# at 28".  My second longbow was also a Bamboo Longhunter. It is 68" long and draws 78# at 28". I have reached the age now that I can't readily handle that heavy a bow any longer.  Both were really good shooting bows with no hand shock. I wish I could find another 58# Longhunter.

On the 58# bow, I shot 29" 2117 aluminum arrows with 125 grain heads. They shot well. I experimented with several BH types, including the mecahanical stuff but came to prefer the cut on contact 2 blade BH types the best.

On the heavier bow I have always shot 29" 23/64 POC parallel woodies with Wolverine 145 grain points and shield cut fletching. It shot 80-85 and 85-90 spine weights pretty much equally well.I also made some 11/32 hickory arrows for this bow that really thumped a target but never shot a deer with them.

I don't recall the brace heights I used, but I do remember that both bows liked a different height when using dacron as opposed to FF strings.

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Froggy on December 10, 2012, 10:02:00 PM

I have a 60" & 64" bamboo longhunter. Great mild r/d longbows that are bombproof. Spent a ton of time at Dan's shop. A one of a kind that was born 100 years too late, would have been a twin to jeremiah Johnson...

Froggy

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Iron Man2 on December 11, 2012, 07:29:00 AM

Thanks for the info.
JL

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: ddauler on December 12, 2012, 09:45:00 AM

I also had a 64" Bamboo Longhunter it was my first longbow. By far one of the most durable bows ever made.

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Iron Man2 on December 12, 2012, 11:42:00 PM

Help on year made? How does the serial number work?  Is this bow the 227th made? Year? 7A? (QL7A227)

BTW, I starting shooting it at different distances. 10-20-25 yards. Working on my form and different grip/hold than what I am use to. (Only recurves). I am all over the target and no nice groups yet. Now to my defense, I have been shooting all kinds of different arrow lengths and wood vs aluminum.  What I have not done yet is shoot really heavy wood arrows as I have read in a few posts. DQ bow like heavy arrows. It does like my 2216 Easton Classics cut to 30" with a BH/inserts, 5" feathers, etc., I'm getting a 615gr arrow. Which if I can wing it, is what I shoot on my BW recurve. But, that would be too easy. I really want to try it in wood.  Any suggestions. I have already shot my woodies and I don't think they are stiff enough (50-55).

JL   :archer2:

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: MikeNova on December 13, 2012, 11:14:00 AM

Most were made at Jeffery archery. Jeffery has in fact started making and selling them again. Tom jeffery slimmed down the limb a bit and builds them at 64".

Title: Re: Dan Quillian Long Bow ¿Questions?
Post by: Iron Man2 on December 14, 2012, 08:17:00 PM

Here is a PIC...

    (http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh605/IronMan207/Public%20Pics/DQBambouLongHunter_zpsb339c0a2.jpg)    
JL   :archer2: