Author Topic: Who made this bow??? Big East?? (Read 706 times)

Emmons · « **on:** February 10, 2009, 02:12:00 PM »

I purchased this bow around 9 years ago at a sportsman show from J & M Traditions. Now for the life of me I can not remember the bowyer, it is only marked with the poundage and a serial 7 digit number. Can anyone tell me how made it? I do remember the limbs are gray dyed ash and I believe the riser is also. It came with thumb screw and I replaced them with regular limb screws.

Thanks,

James

Kip · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:41:00 PM »

Maybe a brack kinda looks like one.Kip

overbo · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:18:00 PM »

Stalker

TomMcDonald · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:23:00 PM »

Looks like the riser of a samick to me.

Diamondback59 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:38:00 PM »

IM WITH KIP LOOKS LIKE A BRACKENBERRY I GOT MINE OUT LOOKED AT AND COMPARED IT IT LOOKS VERY MUCH THE SAME BUT MINE IS SIGNED BY JIM ONE OF HIS LAST ONES MADE THAT ONE COLD OF BEEN FINISHED OUT BY WES WALLACE AFTER JIMS DEATH ? JUST A THOUGHT BROCK

Lewis Brookshire III · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:51:00 PM »

Brack is the first thing I thought of also

Emmons · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2009, 04:51:00 PM »

I don't think it is a brackenbury. I will post some more pics later. But from looking at pics of the bracks, it is not the same. On the brack the belly of the risers are more radiused and the top limb is sulpted in the sight window. On this one both limbs have square butts. The limb tips on this bow are also small.

Thanks,

James

Diamondback59 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:50:00 PM »

ok james i see what ya mean yes the limb ends at the raiser are defintaly squsare abd brackenberrys have a 3 side hex type cut to them show us some top view s of the limbs brock

Emmons · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:06:00 PM »

Here are some more photos. I looked around the internetsome more and I can not find anything.

Emmons · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2009, 08:48:00 AM »

Does anyone have an idea?

BobW · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2009, 09:06:00 AM »

Real similar to a ChekMate Sabre (check Chad's page at recurves.com). It is a bit more "rounded", but that could be a result of the grip/wrist style.......just a guess

Emmons · « **Reply #11 on:** February 11, 2009, 09:19:00 AM »

The riser of this bow has lines very simular to a Fedora, so I called them. They are looking at the photos for me. But from our conversion, this bow is most likely a Big East. I bought it from J&M Traditions and Jim was a deal for Big East. I also remember Jim saying something about Mike son. Any Big East guys around here?

vermonster13 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2009, 09:24:00 AM »

Gene Charboneau might be able to help you out with that. I've never seen a Big East so plain, usually they're fancy woods.

ron w · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2009, 09:27:00 AM »

Big East had a thumb reat I think, The bow has nice lins ,be neat to find out what it is.

Bill Howland · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:04:00 AM »

Sorry, but that's not a Brackenbury! "[dntthnk]"

Blackhawk · « **Reply #15 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:34:00 AM »

Most, if not all, Big Easts had a thumb rest and the woods were "sexier".

bohuntr · « **Reply #16 on:** February 11, 2009, 02:27:00 PM »

I have to say the limb tips and the riser in general resemble those on my Big East. The only thing missing is the thumb rest. I assume Mike Jr. probably would have made some plain models and who knows maybe he didn't always add the thumb rest? I agree Gene Charbonneau would be the guy who would possibly know the answer.

bayoulongbowman · « **Reply #17 on:** February 11, 2009, 02:36:00 PM »

Looks like a mass produced bow, like you'd buy from Cabellas or bass pro shop...good luck

Emmons · « **Reply #18 on:** February 11, 2009, 03:39:00 PM »

I just looked at some of the pics of Dans bow and the thumb screwyou have are the same as the ones that came with my bow. Also the riser is laminated in a simular fachion to most of the Big East bows. I know for sure this bow is not a production bow. Everything is pointing to Big East, guess I will have to wait and see how Fedora and Jim from J&M responde. But it is all fitting together now. Another fact is J&M is located in PA and I bought the bow at a show in PA.

Thanks,

James

JL · « **Reply #19 on:** February 11, 2009, 04:18:00 PM »

I have a all ash Big East TD that looks like your bow but my bow has the thumb rest. My bow is also marked with only the draw weight(I believe). I thought it was a Fedora TD and I ran into Jason Fedora at the Sawmill shoot and he told me it was one of his brother's bow (Big East). I'll see if I can get a few pic's of my bow on this thread in the next couple days and we can go from there. My bow shoots like a rocket launcher...

JL


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