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Author Topic: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".  (Read 357 times)

Offline kbaknife

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Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« on: September 30, 2012, 12:59:00 PM »
This has been a bit of a dream for me.
I know it's been 2-3 years now since Chad and I first started talking about a knife-bow swap.
Two years ago I got to meet him and his lovely wife Amy at Compton's where I was able to shoot a few of his bows.
Then they stopped by my house in Illinois on their way home from Denton Hill.
Then, another year later I visited Chad at his house in Brainerd, Minnesota while visiting my sister and shot his bows some more!
First thing to notice about shooting Chad's bows is that you don't have to think.
Just draw and shoot - the bow does the rest.
If you're looking at the target - that's where the arrow goes!
And that, my friends, is what a bow that is built like a bow SHOULD be built, will shoot.
And that's the way Chad's bows shoot.
I am so proud to have this bow.
Can't even feel it when I draw.
I can hold it easily - if I have to.
It is DEAD!! quiet on release.
Just a dream to shoot.

(Not to mention that my buddies Dave Stinson (Hunt It) and Mel Riley (Irish) have been trying to get me to switch from recurve to long bow for about 4 years!)

So, now I live in Warba, Minnesota, and Chad was up this way yesterday to do some duck hunting with his Dad and stopped by for a visit. He had a little something in his truck with him!

She's basically an Osprey with Kingwood materials and grey limbs - which I love!! I love those limbs.
I like the retro look.
Enjoy the pictures:

 

 

 

 

 
When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Offline Bernie B.

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2012, 01:07:00 PM »
That's a cool looking bow!  I don't think I've seen one with grey limbs before.  Nice touch!

Bernie Bjorklund

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Offline GRINCH

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2012, 01:37:00 PM »
Beauty.  :thumbsup:
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Offline Dmaxshawn

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2012, 01:43:00 PM »
thats a looker.

Offline ron w

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2012, 03:20:00 PM »
Chad's one of the best....that's why I have 3 of his bows, A River Runner, an Osprey and a dual shelf Goshawk with black and gray glass. You are going to have fun with that bow!!
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2012, 03:53:00 PM »
That's a beauty Karl. I know you'll do it proud.
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Offline Jason Kendall

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2012, 04:02:00 PM »
Chad does real nice work and he is a great guy. That gray looks really nice on that one!

Offline joe ashton

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2012, 04:05:00 PM »
it's a beautiful bow.....
Joe Ashton,D.C.
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Offline DannyBows

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2012, 04:43:00 PM »
Sweet bow!    :thumbsup:
"Always feel the wind, and walk just like the leaves".  ("LongBow Country"--Chad Slagle, "High, Wild, and Free").

Offline Lamey

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2012, 09:02:00 PM »
nice!!!

Offline jlowrey75

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2012, 09:36:00 PM »
Great lookin' bow   :archer:
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Offline Holm-Made

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2012, 11:29:00 PM »
That Kingwood is really stunning in the sunlight isn't it?  Thanks for the nice words, Karl.  Shoot something now.  Chad

Offline kbaknife

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2012, 07:38:00 PM »
I'm loving this bow more every day.
Just thought I'd say that since I'm in Pow Wow.
When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Offline Sixby

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2012, 07:40:00 PM »
Very nice, Great work!!!

God bless you , Steve

Offline pete p

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2012, 08:22:00 PM »
awesome, love the glass! Chad made a beauty there!

Offline Big Ed

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2012, 08:55:00 PM »
Very nice looking bow!!
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Offline Hooper

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #16 on: October 08, 2012, 01:22:00 AM »
Those grey limbs really makes that Kingwood stand out. Beautiful bow you got there Karl!

I know what your talking about of the looks and shooting ability of Chad's Osprey's. Chad built me a Osprey two years ago of exotic woods and a custom grip. Sometimes I just pick it up and look at it. He did such a great job on it and let me tell you it's a freezer filler.

I know your really going enjoy your Osprey. Good luck to you this season.
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Offline Night Wing

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2012, 08:24:00 AM »
Nice looking bow.
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Offline Moots

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2012, 06:29:00 PM »
Your bow is a beauty!

Offline Benjamin199

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Re: Finally got my Holm Made "Osprey".
« Reply #19 on: October 08, 2012, 06:36:00 PM »
Welcome to Minnesota! Your new bow look great, I know what you mean about how it goes where you look. I picked up one of chads bows (Goshawk) durning the rapids archery shoot in June, it is now my primary bow.  Hopefully now that you are in MN I will see you at the rapids archery shoot next year.
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