Similar to the bow that Ron posted on and Allan DeVore (amar911) reviewed, but was owned by Doug Burns. Here is my new shrew safari. I can't say enough about the quality of Gregg Coffey's work. The specs are 60", takedown with bowbolt, 77# @ 29", phenolic riser with stained curly ash limbs, and buffalo horn tips and overays. Gregg said that there was some crazy figuring in the veneers, and I would say that he was spot on. I quickly cannabilized the string from my 60 inch centaur and started shooting. The first shot was a few inches off, but my next 8 arrows were one of the best groups that I have shot. Now, bear in mind I was only 14-15 yards away at the time.
I put the bow away and waited for my friend, Cam, to show up later for some shooting. I settled back into my normal shooting, which isn't too bad, but not nearly as good as my first group. The bow is really stable and smooth. The weight of the phenolic riser helps with the stability, but the bow isn't very heavy overall. Amazing how small of a riser is used considering the bowbolt. I also didn't have trouble drawing the bow back to my draw of around 29 1/4", even when cold. I would assume this was in large part due to the amount of deflex built into the bows design. As Allan has said previously; perhaps a few feet per second slower than some bows (and faster than some) but the other characteristics of the bow more than make up for it.
Topic: Another Safari in Oklahoma (Read 935 times)
