How many custom bows you've had & what's your keeper?

[deadpool]

i have owned a few bows but the one that will sick with me for good is my kanati

[Longbowz]

Owned a few but the Bill Stewart multi cam takedown stays no matter what.  The others may look nicer but their performance just doesn't match one that Mr. Stewart built.

[kota-man]

I've owned 21...Several Kotas and Morrisons as they are my favorites.

[bmgarto]

2 Kanatis
Tomahawk
Martin Savannah
Samick Predator
Kota Prarie Nomad
Navajo Apache
Northern Mist Baraga

The Baraga is my favorite.

[Steve Clandinin]

Man I can hardly remember what happened yesterday.From the mid to late 60's to now its probably close to 200 thats conservative.I think of the ones I've had and sold,brings tears to my eyes!LOL. I only have 24 now.

[Ulysseys]

I honestly dont know how many I've had - let me see..bear montana, widow MAV, widow MAIII, widow SAX, widow KB, widow PLX, widow PLX, widow PLX, morrison cheyenne, shrew, bob lee, bob lee, bob lee, wallace mentor, morrison dakota, liberty chief, pronghorn, pronghorn, bear grizzly, bear kodiak mag...give or take a few.  My keeper is one of the T/D PLXs.

[awbowman]

Well I started a couple of years ago.  I've had

Acadian Woods
Check-Mate
Black Widow
Bighorn
Thunder Stick
Toelke
and a few I don't remember

I still have the Bighorn for a recurve (2 sets of limbs) and one of the Toelke's for the longbow.  It's been hard to weed them out, but I was just shooting these anyway, so I figure let some one else enjoy them.

[Plumber]

rose oak
assinheimer
blacktail
massielonghorn
silvertip
northernmist(3)
I will probally never part with me silver tip

[centaur]

I had two Heritage customs by Rocky Miller; this was in the 80's when I thought I was man enough to shoot 70 pounds. One was a t/d recurve, the other was a Hill style longbow.
I have several other bows, but the only one that I ordered to my specs is my Big Jim TC. I like it so much that I have a Big Jim Buffalo bow on order right now. Can't beat Big Jim's workmanship and artistic eye.

[overbo]

I started this thread 6 years agos and at least that many more bows and I'm still shooting the Habu's and Zippers.Only thing that has changed,is that I'm shooting a Habu longbow.

[Goshawkin]

Bows I've had made for me,
Black Widow MAII- sold
JD Berry,Serpentine- Still have it
Sentman,carbon deluxe- Still have it
LaClair,origional Shrew- Still have it
Elburg,Can't remember the model-Sold
Howard Hill,Wesley special-Just got it
   used custom bows I've bought
Howard Hill,Black bear- still have it
Pete George,Timberline-Not going anywhere!!!!
Black Widow,SAIII-sold
   Custom bows given to me by a friend
Heritage archery,Bridger Mt-still have it
Meland,NightHawk-still have it
I like "D" longbows the best,so I love the Timberline and the Hills,so they'd be my keepers.
Don't think I'd let the JD Berry go either,shoots great and his workmanship is 2nd to none.All the others shoot great(that's why I still have them) but I'd let them go for the right $$$.
Here's a pic of the Elburg I sold,wish I had this one back. Anyone know the model name?
 

[187BOWHUNTER]

I really like my Tracker by Stalker Custom Recurves

[Keith Langford]

Black widow PSA
 Big Jims Buffalo Long Bow
Treadway x 3
Keep it simple longbow
Black Creek Banshee Longbow
Robertson Mystical Longbow
Zipper ILF
Blacktail Elite VL
The blacktail is the best bow I have ever shot, I have a new one on order, have sold everything else except the Zipper, and thats for sale

[Widow's Son]

I guess my keeper custom would be my Black Widow MAII. Although I have a love/hate relationship with this bow it is the one I shoot the most. I bought this bow in 2000 when I landed my first decent job and It will be my son's some day. However, my Roy Hall bow is really growing on me.

Ross

[Bowwild]

I've had only one bow built specifically for me and it is a Schafer Silvertip.

A BigFoot Sasquatch is due in about 30 days.

I've found several from Trad Gangers that are as good as "custom" because they fit me like Jim Carey's glove.

[Bowwild]

I agree with the "inventory" post--I've wondered the same thing. I would never think to post the gear that I keep to protect my bow stash.

Of course since I'm a lefty only 1 in 10 evil-doers would be interested.

I doubt many of the scumsuckers can even spell Trad Gang.

[USN_Sam1385]

Originally posted by gregg dudley:
I am sure it is just my cynical nature but this thread looks to me like nine pages of an inventory that would make the right crook happy as can be.  With just a few key strokes an unscrupulous individual could add the physical address of most of us to this information database and know exactly where to cache in on homes that have as many as $10,000 or more worth of custom bows in them. It is kind of a voluntary public bow registry if you will.

I debated posting this because I didn't want anyone to feel like I was admonishing them.  If you think I am overly cautious you may well be right.  I would like to think that the traditional archery community is devoid of individuals that would take advantage of information like this, but we know it is not.  Be careful about what you post on the internet.

I agree. However, custom bows I wouldn't think would be a great thing to steal and try to sell massive amounts of. This community of traditional archery fanatics is fairly small in comparison to the gun world. I imagine that it would be fairly difficult to resell that many bows without someone recognizing the original owner somewhere down the line. Not to mention they aren't the smallest inventory items to transport. You would need a large van for some of you guy's collections, and the perp would have to make many trips in and out of the house.

I also imagine that most Tradgangers have firearms.    

[Gufunk]

I see now why the classifieds are always full   :D
Here is my list i told my self i will only have one bow at a time not counting my first bow:
kodiak hunter
3 Centaurs
Shrew
3 Tall tines rc
Tall tines lb
BJ Buff
Samick
Heartstopper 3pc
Banshee 3pc
2 ACS 3pc
PCH
Blackfeather
Fred Herman 3pc
and Thunderchild on the way

[Flying Dutchman]

Cari-bow Peregrine without any doubt. I own two now...

[sawtoothscream]

Omega arhcery 66"
Beeler tracker 56"
Hunter bow 58"
Omega archery 62"
two tracks ambush for a little

my 66" omega broke on me last summer and the bowyer replaced it with the 62", I love these bows, just really fast, accurate and priced great

beeler I sold, wasnt a bad bow though, just to light weight for my likings

Hunter bow 3 piece by Idaho curt, will stay. Love the grip, smooth draw and accuracy. plus its beautiful!!!!!!  His bows are works of art

two tracks I did a trade on and we both decided to do a trade back. the two tracks grip just didnt work with my hand at all, arrow was riding on my hand. besides that it was a great shooting bow and I wouldnt mind buying one in the future.