Man-law Bow pics

[Mike Orton]

Recently got a new bow to play with.

The bow is an A & H Archery, ACS-CX, 66# @ 28 draw.  I pull 29 inches and get about 69#.  I can get 188 FPS out of a 750 grain arrow from this bow, according to my Chrony.  
 
Beaver Tail adorns the grip, the shelf, and as accents upon the Thunderhorne Small Frye Quiver.   Beavertail has a unique feel to it, almost moist and sticky in your hand.
 
When hunting I'll carry 4 arrows tipped with Broadheads and one tipped w/ a Judo.
 
The bow has been liquid dipped in Predator Brown Deception Camo.
 
I shoot the Easton Axis arrow and build them a certain way.  I start with an intentionally over spined Axis 300 shaft, leaving it full length.  I add a 3inch section of Easton Aluminum shaft 2117 for strength in footing to the front of the shaft, (about 35 grains).  I add a 100 grain brass Hidden Insert, reflective arrow wraps and 4 fletch 5 1/2" Banana cut high back feathers.  All adhesive is JB Weld Epoxy.  I shoot the Grizzly Grande 190 with a 125 broadhead adapter insert.  When I hunt deer sized game I convert the Grizzly Grandes to a four blade head by cutting a slot into the Grande head with a Dremel Tool and inserting a Magnus Bleeder blade that has been intentionally ground to snap off upon impact w/ heavy bone.  When I hunt Elk or larger game I leave the Grizzly Grande as a two blade.  This arrow weighs roughly 750 grains and is extremely forward of center in weight distribution.  I'm pretty happy with the whole system.  I like the way the arrow flies and the great momentum....

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

[Hot Hap]

Looks nice with the film dipping. Hap

[Mike Burch]

Very nice bow and sounds like an awesome setup!!        

Mike

[OzarkRamblr]

Nice camo dip. I've been seeing the beaver tail wrap more & more, I'm intrigued.

[Anvil]

Wow. Talk about a pure hunting weapon. That looks very, very cool. Can you explain the film dipping process and where you can have that done?
Thanks for sharing the pics.
Curt

[Over&Under]

Looks like a hunting machine to me!!!  Congrats!!!

[sticshooter]

WOWZERS that camo is awesome. that is one very nice hunting bow.<><

[Izzy]

Deadly looking for sure.That beaver tail is so cool but man, what a chore to flesh them without putting holes in em.

[Mike Orton]

Camo Film dip was done by  VC Finishes LLC,  7603 Saddlebag Lake Rd.
Lake Odessa, MI 48849
[email protected]

 http://vcfinishes.com/index.html

Nice folks who accomodated a quick turn around time for me.

[vermonster13]

Very nice Mike. When you get a chance, shoot me your phone number.

[Peckerwood]

Mike, who did the beavertail work ?

[Quill Flinger]

Abe Penner (bowyer) sells tanned beaver tails & they work great on all sorts of handles. Even put some on a knife handle. Easy to work with.

[Mike Orton]

Peckerwood,
The grip was a collaboration of many benevolent folks.  First off Abe Penner at Cari-bow stepped up to the plate and offered to sell me a Beavertail at a fair price.  He delivered a tail even before receiving payment to John Havard at the Compton's event.  The payment for the tail, while immediately sent to Abe, got lost in the mail between California and Canada.  We straightened it all out and Abe got paid another way but I'm sure it tried his patience for a bit.  He was a real gentleman throughout and I am indebted to him for the manner he dealt with it.

Once A & H Archery had that tail they did a very nice job in cutting it out and sewing it onto the riser loosely.  You see the riser was sent directly to the Camo dipping company before reaching my house.  The camo dip company removed the Beavertail Grip, dipped the bow and sent it back to me without the grip in place.  

When the bow finally reached me I used Duco adhesive to fasten the grip to the riser and stitched it all back into place using needle and thread.  I then used the scraps to create a side plate.

I wish I had another small piece of that Beavertail, as I'd like to fashion a lower limb tip protector.  A piece 4 inches by 1 1/2" would be perfect but... in time I'll find one.

Beavertail is thus far the nicest leather I've found for a bow.

[mmgrode]

That's one sweet setup!  You could put down just about anything with that. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[Donavan Daniel]

TTT for Abel.

That is really nice looking bow!

Mr. Penner is a class act. Just got a Peregrine from him this spring.

Cheers,
Donavan

[Mr.Chuck]

Mike,  interesting looking bow and set-up!  Can't miss with that one!          mrchuck

[Osagetree]

The perfect contrasts of primitive, traditional and technological!

I like it!