Aspen Longbow

[Rick Wiltshire]

I just picked up a nice shooting Aspen Vector TD.  I beileve they were made by Byron Shurg, but are no longer being made.

Anyone with any info on the Aspen bows?

[Davt]

they were initially made by Byron and the vector was one of his newer models, the Elite was his primary design. He did work with a guy in, I believe, Wisc. near the end of the company who eventually took over all of Aspen bow making. This new bowyer did a fine job except that orders started to be delayed, some were not filled and eventually quit making bows.

[Rick Wiltshire]

Davt,

Thanks for the updated info.

Do you know if Byron marked his bows heavy?  The one I have is marked 58# @ 28" and seems to pull harder than that, maybe even in the low 60's.

Rick

[Davt]

No, but your's may not have been made by Byron as the company and bow making moved the last few years as stated above. I would also look at it's length, Byron made some short bows that at longer draw lengths may have stacked a bit. The model you are referring to however was generally not made in the shorter lengths.

[Davt]

Another thought, if it was made for B50 and you are using a no stretch string like fast flight you will gain a few pounds due to the string not stretching.

[Shinken]

Greetings Davt!

What is the length of your Vector?

BTW - If it was made for B50 and you're shootin' FF, I would be wearing some protection.

Byron made some excellent bows, but if they are built for B50, I would stick with B50 IMHO....

Shoot straight, Shinken

[Rick Wiltshire]

The bow is 66" with Bighorn Sheep overlays.