Well I guess we can wrap up this thread for the year, I picked up the bow from the post office yesterday evening, had a quick look at it, everything was in good shape after its long journey.
Got back to it this afternoon, to put a rug rest on it and sling a few arrows through it and get a feel for its potential. It’s a 64” longbow, shallow deflex/reflex, very clean, simple and smooth lines. The included B50 string had it braced at 8 3/8”, so I picked through my string drawer and found a slightly longer Dyneema 14 strand that brought it down to 7 1/2” brace. My scale put it at 49.5# at 28”, so its just at the top of my comfort range at 29” draw. The draw is smooth and fairly even, as I would expect with this length. There is a small amount of hand shock on release, but nothing uncomfortable. After I tried a variety of shafts, the ones that matched it the best were some heavier carbons that weighed in at 540 grains. It’s not a speed demon, but quite respectable nonetheless. I’m looking forward to fine tuning it a little, it will make a nice addition to the growing collection.
Many thanks to Nick for your perseverance and dedication. Much appreciated!
The attractive and able-bodied assistant/photographer was away with the grandson, so the full draw shot had to happen within the 10 seconds available on the IPhone .
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