Well, the answer is easy: two of course! Two years ago I ordered my first one: 45lbs@29", quilted Bubinga limbs, diamond ebony/Bubinga riser, elk antler tips and riser overlay, black beavertail. It looks and shoots like a dream.
Some time ago my German friend Hubert offered me a like new Peregrine: 48lbs@28", Crema Etimoe limbs, diamond Birdseye maple/Pau Ferro riser, elk antler riser and tips, dark brown beavertail. This bow would offer 6 lbs more in draw weight as my first Cari-bow Peregrine: at my drawlenght of 29 inches it will offer 51 lbs.
I ordered an 8 strands SBD string for it, and made 12 new arrows, calculations based upon my experiences with my first Cari-bow.
Abe assured me that every Peregrine was build the same way, so I could use the same dimensions for the string as for my other Peregrine. The new string fitted like a glove on my new Peregrine and installation was a breeze. I set the brace height at the perfect height of 7 1/4 inch and nocking point at 9/16 above shelf.
So now I had two Peregrines: one of 45 lbs and one of 51 lbs at my draw weight. Both bows look awesome and the craftsmanship on both is impeccable. Hard to tell which is prettier? I was very curious if I could handle the 6 lbs more. I build and calculated some arrows. They have a total weight of 450 grains, so I will shoot 9 GPP with the 51 lbs version.
With my first draw it became obvious: those 51 lbs is easy to draw. To my astonishment I could not notice much difference with the 45 lbs version. My arrows hit the target a little bit higher and flew faster, that will be the difference in GPP’s I guess. After a shot or 50 my bow was getting a little bit louder, indicating I had to check the brace height... And indeed, it lowered to a 6 ¾ inch. I twisted the string until it was on a 7 ¼ again. After another 50 shots I checked again and had to turn it up again for ¼ of an inch. From that moment on he creep was over.
My new arrows seem to be perfect, because they fly like laser beams. At 9 GPP the Peregrine is still dead in the hand, has no Handshock or vibrations and is very silent. String silencers are not needed.
As I hoped and expected, the new Peregrine with an 8 strands SBD string and arrows in the 9 GPP range are a great combination. It shoots like a dream. I consider myself very lucky that Hubert offered my that Peregrine, because they are hard to find in the classifieds! Oh yeah, I almost forgot the pics….
Here you see the riser of my new Peregrine: Birdseye Maple with Pau Ferro and a dark brown beavertail, an awesome combination.
And a close-up from the Crema Etimoe veneer. I did not expect it was that beautiful!
Crema Etimoe next to waterfall Bubinga limbs. What is prettier?
Both Peregrines have beautiful veneer on their limbs….
Both have elk antler tips….
Topic: What is better then a Cari-bow Peregrine? (Read 523 times)
