"i'll never sell this bow" - Famous last words..

[The Night Stalker]

Daniel, I used to own the bow your talking about. I have taken several animals with it including deer, turkey and hogs. I sold it because of the length. I still fell jammed up with a 62 inch longbow. 64 inch is the shortest I can go and feel comfortable. I went with a DAS riser and centaur 2x long limbs to make a 66 inch bow.  I have two of these set ups but I miss the feel of wood.

[Crittergetter]

I'm still waiting to see some pics!!!      

[indianalongbowshooter]

I said it for the 1st 100 or so bows I owned but now I just say I really like this bow as Ive figured out I eventually get rid of all of them to get another.

[BelegStrongbow]

Originally posted by shoes:
Yep, learned that lesson. I once told my wife that if I could just get this one bow I'd be done buying bows forever. That was about 12 bows ago.....

[Sam McMichael]

So far, I have kept my word on this one. I once traded a bow away and soon regretted it. I did manage to get a replacement with almost the exact same specs. Since then, I don't get rid of bows, period! I have 10 or more that I probably should consider selling, but it is not going to happen. Remember the saying from the 70's (or thereabouts), "Who dies with the most toys wins!". I am a contender.

[DanielB89]

I am not a contender. haha.  I don't like having more toys than I can play with.  I just like having the "best toy" for me.  Which seems to be changing as my taste changes. lol.  


I am supposed to be getting a new bow in the next couple weeks and I am thinking it may make me sell a couple other bows..

[PastorSteveHill]

Glad you like it Dan'o...

[Matt Green]

good post.  I have a 'special bow' that I really am not that crazy about but b/c I killed my first buck (traditional) with it, I've decided that, even though it is all wrong for me (grip, length)sentimental reasons keep me from letting it go.  Understand though how the new can wear off something
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[CRS]

I have been just as guilty as other for buying and selling bows.

But I have YET to sell a bow that I said I would never sell.

On every bow I have made that statement on, it is still true.  I have not sold any of them.

The reason for not selling them has nothing to do with handles, woods, length, or shootability.

It is all about memories:
-a Robertson recurve that is forever linked to a non typical whitetail
-longbow and a Shiras moose in western Wyoming in the middle of a September thunderstorm.
-another longbow and a Saskatchewan black bear
-Sarrel's Blueridge and a beautiful Black Hills bull elk

Those don't even come close to the boy's bows and their first animals.

[Babbling Bob]

I only have five that I will never sell.

They will probably put one of those in that 6-foot hole with me.

[kennym]

Just about every bow I build myself, I tell the wife  " this is the one, won't need to build any more"

She says  :rolleyes:  

   

[Red Beastmaster]

I have owned "the one" many times.

Still have two left.

[Sam McMichael]

I would NEVER make such a statement to my wife. I just don't like to lie to her. I am not a bow builder, but I am a skilled bow buyer. I do probably own the "one", but I won't admit it.

[Roger Norris]

I have let one bow go that I should have kept. Pro-Tip....never sell a bow when you NEED money...  

[elkhunter45]

I've only sold one that I said that about. It was my one and only custom bow and took me ten years to track it down and buy it back. I now have possession of it again, but I have given it to my son who is young and strong. The reason I sold it was I let the bowyer talk me into getting one 5 lbs more than I wanted, which was pushing my limits. And when it came in it was 7 lbs heavier. I just couldn't shoot it more than a dozen times without form and accuracy going to pot. I do have a bow in mind that would be my forever bow if not for an unexpected surgery last week. I was just about to pull the trigger on the 49# 66" Mohawk Sparrowhawk RMS has listed on their link here.