Black River Pass Around Bow Info/Review Thread

[DanielB89]

what's going on with this?

[PaulDeadringer29]

Ttt

[bucknut]

I shipped it to screamin and he PM'd me that he had received it on the 8th.

[screamin]

Pastor Steve received it on the 13th.

I liked the recurve set up the best, much better performance than the longbow limbs. Draw was very smooth to my 29" draw. I chrono everything I shoot and the recurve limbs perform right up there with my Olympic carbon foam ilf limbs. I like the added weight of this riser design, it really helps hold on target and if I do my part, I could group arrows in an 8" circle at 40 yards. Very nice easy shooting accurate bow.

[DanielB89]

Please let me or Will know what is going on with this bow. The point of doing a pass around bow is for people to post their reviews, whether it be good or bad.  Haven't had an update in 5 days and don't know who has the bow.

[PaulDeadringer29]

PastorSteve is in the process of sending it to me.

[PastorSteveHill]

Sending it today!

I liked every aspect of this bow/s..

Great Grip/ solidly built/ shoots great/ great workmanship/ Performance is top notch...  A+ on every level!!!

[buckracks7]

#14 buckracks7

With much regret, I must say when my turn comes up, please pass it on to the next lucky person. I would be unable to shoot the bow at this time. Many thanks to Will Cocke for this generous opportunity.

[DanielB89]

awesome, when you get the bow, please remember to post your feeling about the bow.  I'm not one who likes to always hear "it's great".  Give us some detailed critical responses if you will.  What did you like? not like?


Any reply is greatly appreciated.            

[Longtoke]

Dang, Cant wait for my turn,  what kind of arrows did you run through it pastorSteve?

[PaulDeadringer29]

Bow arrived today but too dark to shoot it by the time I got home. Doubt I'll unpack it tonight, just wanted to give you guys a quick update.

[PaulDeadringer29]

Finally got to shoot the bow (both sets of limbs, about 12 arrows each) some this morning before work and if you're excited about your turn with this bow, you should be. I'm gonna shoot the bow some more today and tomorrow to get more familiar with it then I'll send it out Saturday.

[South MS Bowhunter]

Good to hear Paul!  I'm not on the list this time, but do plan on signing up for the St. Jude bows that Will has graciously volunteered to do.

Just by looks alone I can tell that a quality bow!

[PaulDeadringer29]

I am very impressed with how well put together this bow is. It is extremely well crafted and as good as several high end bows I have owned...Will has some serious
talent.

I didn't have much time to shoot both sets of limbs so I went with the recurve limbs since they initially felt better for me. I also used one of my own strings on the bow. Nothing wrong with the ones provided, I just didn't feel like messing with the double nock setup on the string provided....one was brass and the other was a big ball of a tie-on nock. I always go for a brace height on the lower side of what a bowyer recommends and this bow shot good for me at 7 3/4". The limbs were really stable and quick, quiet, smooth...everything you want in a bow really. Grip was very comfortable and filled my hand nicely...as good as Will seems to be with his hands, he should consider learning checkering      The riser has a nice heft to it that makes it stable to shoot and easy to point. I found the bow easy to shoot and would have taken it hunting his weekend with confidence.

All in all, this is a fantastic bow. There is really nothing negative or critical to say. The only thing I would add would be quiver inserts so I could have a side-mount quiver. It would be cool to see different length risers and limbs offered too. By the way, I absolutely love the look of the bow and the glass on the limbs is the clearest I have ever seen. Great job on the bow Will, I seriously may order one from you one day. Thanks for the opportunity.

The bow is being shipped to Hermon today....

[Will Cocke 2]

Thanks for the reviews.  Keep them coming.

Checkering is coming soon, recurves and hybrids come in a 14,16,and 18" riser. Bows 56-66"

Longbows 16 and 18. 58-66"

[Hermon]

I have had the pleasure to shoot the pass around bow the last few days.  As has been stated by previous reviewers, the fit and finish of this bow is top shelf.  I will agree with Paul that the glass on this bow is extremely clear.  

The bow is very shooter friendly.  The grip is very comfortable and torque free.  Coupled with the heft of the laminated riser material made for a very accurate, easy to shoot bow.  

I am a longbow guy at heart so it was no surprise to me that I preferred the longbow limbs.  The recurve limbs didn't disappoint either.  The recurve limbs felt to have a lot early draw weight which no doubt contributes to the speed of the bow.  I had to jump up in spine when shooting the recurve limbs although there is only 2 pounds difference in weight between the two sets of limbs.  

I really was intrigued by the design of both sets of limbs.  Hopefully Will can share some comments on his design.  

The only thing that I would like to change is a slightly longer sight window. I'm sure others get along just fine with this bow, but I think l would prefer his long riser (I measure this riser at 16").

I would like to thank Will for allowing me to have an opportunity to shoot this bow.  I will get it packaged back up and on to the next person this weekend.

[Dry Creek]

Do we have any updates?

[Breathn]

Ttt

[Sacred mt]

I'm the next in line to try out the setup..Black River bows.  I'll let you all know....when I get it:)

[Big Ed]

You'll have it in a couple days. More than likely  on Friday.
Big Ed