3Rivers Archery



The Trad Gang Digital Market












Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!

Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!

Traditional Archery for Bowhunters






LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS


« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: My new ebony Firefly/ pics  (Read 829 times)

Online NBK

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1374
My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« on: March 10, 2009, 11:29:00 PM »
Today I received my new Firefly FX from Jim Jones and I'm really happy about this new bow.  This is the first real custom bow I've had made for me and if it shoots anything close to how it looks, it won't be my last!  I contacted Jim on 1/22/09 and told him that I wanted a nice looking "custom" bow without looking too "busy".  I'm primarily a hunter so I wanted darker wood and no glare.  We settled on a macassar ebony riser with maple accents, and Jim's waterfall bubinga veneers.  Ebony wedge and limb caps and tips to finish her off.  She's 64" long 50#@28" pull.  My first impression taking her out of the box was that the riser was much slimmer than I'd anticipated from looking at pictures posted here earlier, and I was quite happy about that.  The best way to describe the grip is it's very "organic"; if that makes sense to anyone other than myself.  It just seems to fit your hand in a very natural way.  The balance of the bow is excellent and the fit and finish appear to be also.  The bad news is that an MRI last wednesday showed a partial thickness tear of my left bicep and I'm under doctors orders to not use my left arm in any manner for an indefinite amount of time.  I'll probably sneak a couple of arrows through her tomorrow anyway!  Here are few pics that like all others don't do it justice.

 
 
 
Logged
Mike


"I belong anywhere but in between"

Offline tradtusker

  • TGMM Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ***
  • Posts: 3820
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2009, 11:51:00 PM »
yip thats very nice great woods!
Logged
There is more to the Hunt.. then the Horns

**TGMM Family of the Bow**


Andy Ivy

  • Guest
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2009, 11:52:00 PM »
Sweet looking bow! Sorry to hear about your injury.... that really bites.
Good luck with it.

Bisch
Logged

Offline Chris Surtees

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 5697
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 01:52:00 AM »
Sure is a looker...congrats   :clapper:    :clapper:
Logged

Offline Tim Fishell

  • Moderator
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ***
  • Posts: 3772
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 07:39:00 AM »
Congrat buddy she is a beaut!!
Logged
Dreams can not be bought; they are free to those who have lived. -Mike Mitten

We must go beyond the textbooks, go out into the untrodden depths of the wilderness & travel & explore & tell the world the glories of our journey

TGMM Family of the Bow

Offline vermonster13

  • TGMM Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ***
  • Posts: 14572
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2009, 07:47:00 AM »
Nice!
Logged
TGMM Family of the Bow
For hunting to have a future, we must invest ourselves in future hunters.

Offline KentuckyTJ

  • SPONSOR
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 8651
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 09:43:00 AM »
Sweet one there.
Logged
www.zipperbows.com
The fulfillment of your hunt is determined by the amount of effort you put into it  >>>---->

Offline BobCo 1965

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1364
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2009, 09:58:00 AM »
Wow, that's a real beauty!
Logged

Online NBK

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1374
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2009, 04:40:00 PM »
Quickly snuck downstairs and shot a few groups.  The arrows I used are surely too stiff for this bow, but I was still able to get a feel for how she shoots.  Very smooth draw, (28" vs. 64" bow)which was to be expected, no hand shock, and most noticeable, very quiet.  Can't say anything about speed shooting inside at 10 yards they all seem fast!  And typical: right after the above pic of the bow near the fireplace she slid off and dinged the riser on the hearth putting about a 4mm wide dent into the wood.  Oh well, she's not for show anyways!  Thanks for the comments fellas.
Mike
Logged
Mike


"I belong anywhere but in between"

Offline suttoman

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 493
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2009, 05:11:00 PM »
Great great bows and a better guy to deal with one could not find.

They are very fast bows - I chrono'd mine a couple of weeks ago and shooting just over 10 grain per # @ 29" was getting 183 fps.  For a r/d longbow they just don't come much better than that.  

In fact my new Predator recurve which are the fastest recurves that Blacky S. has tested - only seems to be marginly faster than my F/F.

This is one bow I will never sell and will always be my go-to-bow for longbows.

Sutto
Logged
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action .... is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation

Offline Shakes.602

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 3643
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2009, 05:13:00 PM »
:eek:    :eek:    :eek:    :thumbsup:   MOST BEAUTIMUS!!
Logged
"Carpe Cedar" Seize the Arrow!
"Life doesn't get Simpler; it gets Shorter and Turns in Smaller Circles." Dean Torges
"Faith is to Prayer what the Feather is to the Arrow" Thomas Morrow
"Ah Think They Should Outlaw Them Thar Crossbows" A Hunting Pal

Offline Harmless

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 508
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2009, 05:13:00 PM »
Sweet !!! That is one fine looking bow !!!! Man I'm jealous !!
Logged
Hoots custom, lil Hoot
Blackwidow PSA111
Dwyer Dauntless
and a whole bunch of Bears

>>-Shoot Straight-->

Offline Bowmania

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 775
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2009, 05:23:00 PM »
Beautiful limbs.  The riser could be more "organic" for me.

Bowmania
Logged
I'm not putting up with this guys shit and dogging me.

Offline Over&Under

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 5108
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2009, 06:03:00 PM »
I really want one of those, and you are not making it any easier!!!

Like you said his bows are simple, not too busy, but beautiful in every way!!!

Congrats!!!
Logged
“Elk (add hogs to the list) are not hard to hit....they're just easy to miss"          :)
TGMM

Offline Wannabe1

  • TGMM Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ***
  • Posts: 6807
  • TGMM Family of the Bow
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2009, 08:25:00 PM »
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
Logged
Desert Shield/Storm, Somalia and IOF Veteran
"The Mountains are calling and, I must go!" John Muir

Offline wollybear

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 336
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2009, 08:35:00 PM »
:thumbsup:
Logged

Offline KSdan

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2463
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2009, 09:06:00 PM »
Very nice. . . they shoot even better.
Logged
If we're not supposed to eat animals ... how come they're made out of meat? ~anon

Bears can attack people- although fewer people have been killed by bears than in all WWI and WWII combined.

Offline ratgunner

  • TGMM Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ***
  • Posts: 416
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2009, 10:07:00 PM »
You said you put a dent in the riser ? You can probably get it out with a damp wash cloth and a steam iron.
Logged
TGMM "Brotherhood of the Bow"   "Family of the Bow"

Offline Dan Bonner

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 463
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2009, 11:11:00 PM »
Thats a beautiful bow! Congrats!
Logged

Offline Oliverstacy

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1915
Re: My new ebony Firefly/ pics
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2009, 11:16:00 PM »
Very nice looking bow...love waterfall bubinga!

Josh
Logged
Custom Flemish Strings by Oliverstacy!  
Kanati 60" 57@29"
AP Cumberland 66" 58@29"
WhisperStik KajikaStik 56" Recurve with Canebrakes...57@28"
WhisperStik KajikaStik aka "Wormy" RC & LB,both 55@29"
Martin Savannah 50@28"
Kota Kill-um 55@28"
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©