Martin Longbow

[zinndl]

does anyone know when Martin quit making the ML10 longbow? Their site has the L100 but no ML10. Also any opinions on the ML10 would be great, im thinking of buying a used one.
thanks.

[donw]

approximately 5 years ago...i was 'eyeing' one, too. never did get one, though. i sometimes wish i would have.

[Jake Fr]

I haven't looked at their site but wich style are they making for the barta bow I thought I was told it was a ml something can't really remember right off

[SteveMcD]

I had one years ago. Pretty bow and well made. It was skinny and light with a narrow handle. Meaning very sensitive to hand shock, but adjusting the brace height and a heavy arrow minimized that. l was stringing it one day (with a stringer) and the stringer slipped, the upper limb whipped up and slapped me across the chest and shoulder. I was black and blue for days! Luckily, if it were any higher I would have lost some teeth or an eye. Anyway, that mishap caused a crack in the glass at the riser. I felt the bow was unsafe at that point and threw it away.  
 
Martin gets a rap about being "production" bows. But all their traditional bows are still individually made. I like Martins.

[Bruce Martin]

I like them too. I have a Hunter and a Vision. First trad deer killed with the Hunter; 60 lb @ 28 and very smooth draw. The Vision is also very smooth and forgiving. They no longer make the Vision but it was a great bow.

[Smithhammer]

Originally posted by SteveMcD:

 
Martin gets a rap about being "production" bows. But all their traditional bows are still individually made. I like Martins.

Agreed. I'll put the higher end Martin/Howatt offerings up against anything else out there, and the fit and finish on mine is as nice as anything else I've seen. Sometimes the 'production' bias seems a bit silly to me.

[cbCrow]

I bought a ML 10 in 1985,I think, that was one of the shootingest bows I owned. Matter of fact still a good shooter today, my son now has it and while not the fastest that bow has accounted for at least 6 deer between him and I. Also looks good.

[JamesKerr]

Originally posted by SteveMcD:
 
 
Martin gets a rap about being "production" bows. But all their traditional bows are still individually made. I like Martins.

I agree 100%.

[Tajue17]

the ML10 was my first bow i got after drooling over the looks of that longbow when I still shot bare-bow compounds.  

I bought one in 86' it was my very first longbow a 50 pounder from a cabelas catalog before all this computer stuff.  I called Paul Brunner at screaming eagle which was my first archery catalog I got and he recommended 1916 autumn oranges,, I then went to my first 3D and lost 9 of the 12 arrows and 3 times I held the bow like a compound and when i shot the bow it bounced out of my open hand onto the ground,,,, it was a total embarrassment!!!       the bow shocked like hell it was like hitting a oak tree with a frozen axe handle when you shot it.  BUT I knew nothing about shooting trad and ended up buying 3 others before I realized I was the problem..  

the bow looked nice, tight glue joints, perfect tiller, perfect finish and tough as hell and I wish I could shoot it again and give it a fair chance now that I know what I'm doing.

thanks for bringing up the ML10 It was a cool flashback for me 8^)