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Author Topic: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow  (Read 506 times)

Offline George D. Stout

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Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« on: January 18, 2010, 03:56:00 PM »
Just received this a few days ago and just now had a chance to walk it through my back yard woods.  It's 64",  52# at my draw, and of def/ref design.  The riser is walnut with bubinga/maple stripe, and overlay of olivewood and maple; limbs are olivewood under clear glass, with a core of red elm.  Tip overlays are cocobola.

The bow has an ample riser...hand-filling and is very comfortable.  It's very quiet on the shot and stable with little noticeable vibration.  The string is dacron, flemish twist.

I really can't give you a speed check, but Blacky did tests on this bow's brother, in the Dec/Jan issue of TBM, so you can check that for specifics.

It's a very comfortable bow to carry and shoot, and points well canted or vertical.  I shot some stumps, clods and limbs and could see myself using this bow in October for whitetails.  It's also nice to look at.  Kustom King is a sponsor here and you can see the bows there.  Here is a little slide show on my outing;  the hole of muddy water is where I did a one-legger into the mess.  'Twas a little chilly....up to my knee through the ice 8^).  

It was a beautiful day here...partly sunny and in the mid forties.  Click on photo for slides.

 

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 04:00:00 PM »
looks great, too cold to be wet.
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Offline Curveman

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 04:07:00 PM »
Very nice!!
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Offline DannyBows

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2010, 04:11:00 PM »
Nice looking bow, great looking country.
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Offline AdamH

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 04:39:00 PM »
Finally, George with a L/B .... Well, sort of ... Nice !!

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 04:57:00 PM »
Sweet bow George.  Looked like a fine day to take it for a walk in the woods (well, except for the hole).

Fine little stream flowing in some of those photos!  What stream is that?  Yellow Creek?  One of the tribs to the Juni?  Looks like it might hold a trout or three!
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Offline George D. Stout

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 05:26:00 PM »
It is a tributary of the Raystown Branch, Juniata River.  It's not stocked but trout work up from the Raystown; mostly it is smallmouth (black bass), rock bass, suckers and fall fish.
It's running pretty full right now due to heavy snows that are melting on Wills and Buffalo mountains.

Offline heydeerman

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2010, 05:51:00 PM »
George,

Those bows look like a good bow for the money. I wouldn't mind having one myself.

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2010, 06:00:00 PM »
George, nice looking bow,hows it compare to your old Mahaska that I got from LeeNY. It looks similar!That Mahaska is one of my favorites.
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Offline Benny Nganabbarru

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2010, 06:05:00 PM »
Cold, eh! A good way to spend time, George!
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Offline straitera

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2010, 06:06:00 PM »
Glad for you G. Nice bow. Thanks for the pixtrip through the woods.
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Offline bentpole

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2010, 06:11:00 PM »
Congrats on the new bow George.Thanks for another great trip threw the woods and fields again. I enjoyed that.

Offline George D. Stout

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2010, 08:17:00 PM »
Ben...it was good until I went knee deep in the frozen hole 8^).  

Ron, it has different pull characteristics than the Mahaska....seems to peak later in the draw.
That Mahaska was a sweetie....I'm sure you know that 8^).

Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2010, 08:48:00 PM »
George - Tim Cosgrove brought one of those up to ShrewHaven this year. I was very impressed with how it shot. Good choice!

Offline frank bullitt

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2010, 08:49:00 PM »
That's nice George. Love the creek also! Looks to be the size of the one behind my house!

Bowfishing for Suckers, now that's good for the soul!

Offline Larry Surtees

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Re: Kustom King, Black Forest Longbow
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2010, 09:04:00 PM »
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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