Taipan or Morningstar ?

[Brianlocal3]

Originally posted by pavan:
 you would also be surprized how funny a standard grip feels after you have taken a few hundred shots with the Morningstar.

This is so true right here.

[Dan bree]

Ok guys . Morning star. Vs. North Star ?

That is not a fair question.

[Ric O'Shay]

Dan - Which limb do you prefer, back set or string follow?

[Moots]

This is a very close call.  I own the North Star, and have shot the Morning Star.  I prefer back set slightly over string follow.

By the way, I have a Taipan on order.  What has happened to many of us, is we realize what an artist James is, how well his bows shoot, and what a relative bargain they are when compared to almost any other bow on the market.  With  JD Berry bows, buying one usually leads to a second purchase, or third, or fourth.  Ask Brianlocal3 and Mudd.  LOL.

[Dan bree]

Ric I'm likeing. String follow these days. Just seems to feel good to me . And I don't care about the speed thing  . Smooth well behaved. A little bit slower. Like us !

[foxbo]

I own two different Elburgs with the reverse handle. One is a 66"er and the other a 68"er. They both shoot very well and I understand the shooting qualities of the reverse handle. Neither of the elburgs have the hill style grip. They're straight on the belly side, but more rounded on the back.

The Morningstar seems to have a "dished" grip on the back and straight on the belly. Maybe if the back wasn't dished, or more rounded, it wouldn't look so weird to my untrained eyes. I'm sure it shoots very well but it gets my mind off balance and that ain't too hard to do.

[Brianlocal3]

Personally I prefer the morningstar, but I prefer backseat to stringfollow.

[foxbo]

Here's a pic of one of my reverse handle Elburgs. This is the 68" Jaguar, 56#@ 28". Very sweet shooting bow.

[Bill Turner]

If "Ric O'Shay" wouldn't tease his friends with the new additions to his bow family he would have more bows. Course he might then have fewer friends. Oh well. You win some and lose some. As for J.D. Berry bows, you can't go wrong with either one. I'd recommend paying your deposit and getting on James' list and then making up your mind. The list ain't getting any shorter, that's for sure.      

[Moots]

Foxbo,

Love your Elburgs.  Thanks for sharing!

Moots

[Tajue17]

I didn't have time to read all these posts but I say get what your used to based on how you hunt for now. if you tight in the trees and use a blind and already shoot a R/D bow get the Taipan,  if your on the ground or you do have experience with longer bows in trees and in blinds get the Morning star.  

I personally like his traditional bows but I will get a Taipan too at some point.  

2 totally different bows though,