Choosing 2nd bow

[AlbertaBow]

Hey guys new guy here.

I have a 55# at 28 54" jack kempf little grizzly that I like.

I am looking to get a second one made by jack. Wondering which direction I should go? I can shoot the 55# comfortably. Do I get a heavier bow for hunting? Or a lighter one for practing?

Guys with multiple bows do you end up hunting end practicing with the same one?

I only have one kind of bow - hunting bow!!!

I do all my practice and all other shooting with my hunting bow.

Other guys have lighter setups for 3D and such, but I only want to shoot what I hunt with.

Oh, yeah, and Welcome to the Gang!

Bisch

[Sirius Black]

Welcome!     I have 2 longbows that I can shoot the same arrows from. Doesn't need to be that way, but I like it that it is.

[ron w]

If you have no issues with 55#'s I would stay in that range........you'll use the same arrows and it will not be a big change in any way. Plus it be a good back up for your hunting bow. Have fun!

[fnshtr]

My backup bow is nearly identical to my primary bow. Both are Kwyk Styks. Love Jack's creations!

Welcome to the "gang"!

[Stump73]

Welcome!

[Msturm]

Welcome AlbertaBow!!

I practice with what I hunt with.

[Bigjackfish]

I shoot 4 different bows all around the same weight,the one I hunt with is a few pounds heavier than the others.I can use the same arrows and they all feel about the same to shoot.

[AlbertaBow]

Good point with similar draw weight can shoot same arrows

[Tajue17]

go with length on your second,,, get a longer bow this time!

[damascusdave]

He does not post much here any more but Terry Brew from the Red Deer area would have a very interesting answer for that question...I asked Terry once a couple of years back if he would sell me one of his Kempf bows...his reply was "sorry I only have 16"...I am pretty sure Terry could kill game with any one of those bows...last count I only need one more bow to hit the 40 mark and I try to keep at least a half dozen of those bows tuned well enough to trust them on game

DDave

[Gun]

I find it easier to "learn" one bow so thats all i shoot for everything. Doesn't mean I don't have a spare. Set up the same tho or very close.

[YORNOC]

You are from Canada, so you are used to cold.
That is one thing that keeps a lighter weight and longer bow (actually several)in my arsenal.
If I know I'm going to sit in super cold for long periods of time, I shoot a somewhat lighter weight, longer bow. Pulling back my normal hunting weight after remaining motionless for hours in freezing cold does not work as well. Getting to full draw, and getting all my normal good form is very difficult when all stiff.
So if I shoot 58# normally, I shoot 48-52#  the cold season. A longer bow is easier to draw and easy on cold fingers too. It dramatically improves my ability to make the first shot count when cold and stiff.
This also works well for shooting 3D. Long competitions are easier with a lighter, longer bow for me. A totally different game than hunting.
As hunting season closes in, I stop competing for score, change my bow( or limbs) and practice hunting. No score cards. Hunting and 3D are not the same at all for me.

[AlbertaBow]

Originally posted by Tajue17:
go with length on your second,,, get a longer bow this time!

Thinking about a longer one. This 54" sure is short and handy.

Why do you say get a longer one. Thinking of getting a kwyk stick reurve with same draw weight.

[Biathlonman]

I like #50.  It'll work fine for most any hunting one would do, and if you need more weight you have the 55.  I once had two identical bows of the same weight tuned the same.  I ended up never shooting the second because it was just like the first, I guess I like variety.

[Friend]

Shooting nearly 600 rounds a week except during hard hunting, I prefer a much lighter bow for the vast majority of arrows flung.  Our shoulder and other extremities due have their own longevity limits. My bows are all setup to maintain the same hunting range windows.  I even shoot two fingers under on the lighter poundage bows and switch to three under when jumping 12#s, which makes the transition significantly less challenging and much more fluid.

Wasn't too far in the past, that shooting much lower poundage in the off season was the standard. In 1969, as an adolescent, when first attending an affluent indoor range on a regular basis, I longed to see an adult hunting bow on the indoor range. Never once during that winter and spring season, did I witness a hunting setup being utilized. I did, however, vividly remember seeing one resting on a table.

The transition is personally minimal. Shot a larger traditional venue 3D with 40 targets the first of October where only tens, eights and fives were scored. Had shot my hunting setup with a 10.7 gpp arrow. Scored a 9.5 average. My confidence level was solid.

Note: And 'Yes', I do occasionally get out in the woods. Tomorrow should be my 52nd hunt this deer season.

[indianalongbowshooter]

Im with Bisch only shoot what I hunt with, practice, 3D etc..bows are from 47-55@28..prefer around 53@28

[Friend]

Originally posted by Friend:
Shooting nearly 600 rounds a week except during hard hunting, I prefer a much lighter bow for the vast majority of arrows flung.  Our shoulder and other extremities due have their own longevity limits. My bows are all setup to maintain the same hunting range windows.  I even shoot two fingers under on the lighter poundage bows and switch to three under when jumping 12#s, which makes the transition significantly less challenging and much more fluid.

Wasn't too far in the past, that shooting much lower poundage in the off season was the standard. In 1969, as an adolescent, when first attending an affluent indoor range on a regular basis, I longed to see an adult hunting bow on the indoor range. Never once during that winter and spring season, did I witness a hunting setup being utilized. I did, however, vividly remember seeing one resting on a table.

The transition is personally minimal. Shot a larger traditional venue 3D with 40 targets the first of October where only tens, eights and fives were scored. Had shot my hunting setup with a 10.7 gpp arrow. Scored a 9.5 average. My confidence level was solid.

Shooting a lower poundage bow to develop and improve shot execution remains an often repeated theme at shooting schools

Note: And 'Yes', I do occasionally get out in the woods. Tomorrow should be my 52nd hunt this deer season.

[Medicare Bhtr]

I am an old timer. Years ago most NFAA/hunters shot light weight target bows indoors/outdoors. Would change to hunting weights a couple months before season.
My observation at 3D shoots seem to suggest a return to that regiment.
Personally I shoot 28-32# indoors, 37-41 outdoors and 45-50 for hunting.
Bottom line.......shoot what you like!