Names on Bows??

[cashhere]

I am curious to know if I am the only person who cares about buying a bow with another persons name on it. I have bought bows through the years used and some have had names on them and I just never could get used to it. Am I just a butt or does this affect anyone besides me? I notice many people selling a bow will not mention this info (about name) until you ask. Just curious to see if I have a mutated gene or something....

[j.j.johnston]

I won't pay as much for a bow if it has someone else's name on it.  I have only ordered a couple new bows, but specify no person's name on it. I have had the bows name on it, but no person.  I also discount for any religious sayings.  Nothing against those who want psalm references, just not on a bow I would buy.

[Blackhawk]

I believe you are normal in the fact that you dislike another person's name on the bow.  However, I am not superstitious in believing that removal of a name from a bow ruins the "mojo".

[Barney]

I've got 5 Bighorns that don't have my name on them. Some of them I shoot better at times than the one with my name.  

[cashhere]

I tried to remove a name from a Widow I had and it really messed the clear glass up, thats when I said never again, I guess that surely affected the Mojo LOL!! If I am looking for a particular bow and I see there is a name on it I just pass..

[Killdeer]

There are some names I wouldn't mind having on a bow I bought. I have never put mine on one, though. If I had a bow, and we had been through a lot together, I might put an inscription on it, but wouldn't do it to an untested weapon. Haven't done that yet either, though I have pet names for certain guns. Named some arrows. Does that count?

I was so sad when Squiggy died. He is now my brace height checker.
Killdeer  

[Shawn Leonard]

If it bothers ya buy a little deerhead sticker or another small sticker and put it over it. Why try and remove it and possibly wreck the finish. I have put "Mountain Dew" on a few and my name on only one that I know of, maybe two. Shawn

[JEFF B]

i got names on my bows little wolf, gray wolf, wolf spirit. as you may guess i have a thing about wolves.  :D

[Orion]

I sometimes have my name put on a custom bow built for me, always with the intent of keeping it forever, of course.  Doesn't always turn out that way.  I don't mind if someone else's name is on a bow I'm considering purchasing.  I've never found a name that was difficult to remove.  A little very fine sandpaper and/or rottenstone and a quick spray or two of finish, and it's good to go, sans name.

[JL]

Not a issue to me. I buy a LOT of used bows and some stay and some go. Most bows I'm gettin em 50 cent on the dollar as to new, so I ain't complaining too much. If I think it is going to stay, gives me a reason to get to know the bowyer a bit more...


JL

[Jedimaster]

I had my name on one bow.  My first and I'd buy it back if I knew where it was.  I quit after that because I realized this ain't a marriage.  I have bought some with names but prefer that they don't.  It won't kill a deal though.  I'm with Killdeer though, there are some names I'd like on a bow.

[myshootinstinks]

I have regularly removed names from bows and changed the weight/draw markings as in when a bow is marked at a different draw length than my 28" draw.  Any bow with the satin finish are easy to do. Glossy finishes are a little more difficult to match but do-able. I start w/ 400 grit black oxide paper,(wet), and sand through the top coat. As you start to remove the lettering back off to 600 grit and feather the edges of the area you're sanding. You can re-mark the bow if you choose to with a gel-pen or rapidograph( technical pen) in .02 size available at art supply stores.  Satin finishes can be matched with common spray satin poly. The more glossy finishes with wipe-on poly.
  It turns out very "factory". If I didn't tell you the name was removed, you wouldn't notice.

[WidowEater]

I dont worry too much about it.  All my widows have names on them and none of them are my name.

[Jim Picarelli]

Having someone else's name on a bow doesn't matter to me in the least.As long as it doesn't affect the way it shoots--no big deal

[SteveMcD]

Well, if you're buying a bow with someone else's name on it  :rolleyes:  , you could try and negotiate the price down  :D  , due to someone else's mojo   :eek:  on the bow.  

[mcgroundstalker]

My Black Widow TFV Ironwood has the name "Honey Bunny" on it! I kinda think it's cool. Was a gift from my wife. So There!  :p

... mike ...

[BobW]

I did an inscription on one (the one in my signature), and had my initials put on another.  The one with my initials was "the first of its kind", and I felt it had to go on it to keep it identifiable as such ('cause its all about ego!).

Seeing that I usually can't buy one "off the shelf", inscriptions/names aren't usually a problem.  Though if I was given a choice between two identical ones except one had a name on it, I wouldn't go for the name, unless it was a "collectible".

Then again, having some other name on it could be fun at a shoot.... could get that person in a lot of trouble......  

[Tim Fishell]

I have one bow that I bought used that has somebody elses name on it.  It doesn't affect how the bow shoots so I am not to worried about it.  I have no problems with people knowing I bought the bow used.

[donw]

not a big deal...

[TexMex]

The way I look at is that whatever name is on a bow it is part of its history.