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Author Topic: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?  (Read 1793 times)

Offline Lakeshooter

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Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« on: December 17, 2012, 11:42:00 PM »
What bow has been the toughest you have owned. The one you have hunted, kept in the weather, bumped and scratched that kept straight limbs and still shot like it was supposed to?
"Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me"- Genesis 27:3

Offline Knawbone

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2012, 11:54:00 PM »
Martin/howatt Bushmaster, tough built bow, not my smoothest shooter but if I had to pick just one for survival, the Martin is the one.
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HHA W Special 66" 52@26
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Offline cahaba

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2012, 11:58:00 PM »
Howard Hill Big5
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Offline PrarrieDog

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 12:01:00 AM »
Pronghorn. dry fired dropped, stored incorrectly  left strung  keeps on shooting

Offline DesertDude

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 12:12:00 AM »
Hoyt GameMaster/Dorado
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Offline Sean B

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2012, 12:14:00 AM »
My Black  Widow SA II . Dropped it from a tree stand, turned it inside out while stringing it, hunted with it for 15 years.
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Offline Bjorn

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2012, 12:32:00 AM »
I had a Fedora like that-used it as a walking stick crossing streams. You could not hurt that bow.

Offline dtarbell

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2012, 12:41:00 AM »
A HH big five,when it came time to get out of the stand Id just toss the bow into a bush.

Offline MikeM

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2012, 12:51:00 AM »
Black Widow PMA and Howard Hill Redman

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2012, 12:55:00 AM »
I have no idea. I take really good care of my bows,to the point that I have hurt taking the fall with the bow on top.; LOl. I was taught as a child that if I did not take care of my guns and bows that it could cost me my life. True or not it took.

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Offline Lakeshooter

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2012, 01:03:00 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by Sixby:
I have no idea. I take really good care of my bows,to the point that I have hurt taking the fall with the bow on top.; LOl. I was taught as a child that if I did not take care of my guns and bows that it could cost me my life. True or not it took.

God bless and Merry Christmas, Steve
I know what you mean. I'm the same way, except its hard to get away from some of the inevitable when hiking through the sticks and the unreliable weather. Through the years it can add up. Its just interesting for future purchases to know who's bows have fought the good fight.  :)
"Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me"- Genesis 27:3

Offline Thumper Dunker

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2012, 01:16:00 AM »
My wing 30+ years and still kills.Been used as a club a few times.
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Offline OBXarcher

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2012, 04:23:00 AM »
My Black Widow PSA.. Pretty sure it's indestructible

Offline Arwin

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2012, 07:06:00 AM »
My St. Joe's. They are built to hunt!!

 I had one fall off a van door mirror at 40 mph while going down a dirt road. I watched it skip over the gravel in horror out the rear view mirror.
 Turned around to get the remains and it only had a couple surface scratches, nothing else.

 I also dropped the same bow from my treestand 20ft up. It landed on the limb tip and nothing happened. I'm clumsy and need a well built bow, LOL!
Just one more step please!

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Offline Randy Koleno

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2012, 07:21:00 AM »
I'm with knawbone. Martin/Howatt Bushmaster ML-18. At one time I had three of them (45,55,65lbs). The 65lber was dryfired twice, I've dropped, pushed snakes, closed one in a truck door, fell off a truck, and various other mis-haps, and they just looked at me like "that's all you got? I never concerned myself with babying those bows.

Offline YORNOC

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2012, 07:31:00 AM »
Chastain Wapiti. Its a plain Jane, 60# @ 28. I dropped it 30 feet to the ground, landed on the lower limb. The bow unstrung and bounced about 15 feet away.
The damn thing had nothing wrong with it after that. I still have it today. Shoots perfect.
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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2012, 07:37:00 AM »
Black Widow MAV ... it's like a timex....  :D
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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2012, 07:44:00 AM »
Pronghorn or Great Northern...simple, sturdy, no fluff working man's bow.
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Offline ti-guy

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2012, 07:49:00 AM »
Green Mountain longbow!
An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward.So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it's going to launch you into something great.

Offline 3arrows

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Re: Toughest Bow You Have Owned?
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2012, 08:15:00 AM »
Bob Lee TD,used to be 61# Bob sr.made her 52# 15yrs ago.She was non FF but have used FF on her for 15 years.Tryed to replace her with every top end bow made,but she will out shoot them all.Killed a truck load of game and shes not for sale.
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