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Author Topic: If you could only own two bows....  (Read 1593 times)

Online ron w

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #20 on: June 23, 2013, 02:39:00 PM »
Only 2 bows....are you kidding!!OK, most likely something by Chad Holm, and a take-down of some sort. Both would be 43-46# @ 29" and 62-64" long......Just 2 bows..??...LOL!
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 KHALVERSON

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #21 on: June 23, 2013, 02:40:00 PM »
if i had to only have 2 bows
id keep my predator custom classic recurve  60 in 46#s @28 drawn to 30 in
and id keep my two tracks longwalker longbow 62 in 52#s @ 30
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Offline will_hunt

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #22 on: June 23, 2013, 02:45:00 PM »
Dale Dye Good Medicine one piece recurve 60" and 58#@28".
Neil Jacobsen Bear's Paw Carbon Hunter T/D longbow 62" and 60#@28.

Not only are these two men just plain "good" individuals, they have forgotten more about their craft than most will ever know.

Still say Neil Jacobsen is one of the top three or four bowhunters living. And his 3D prowess speaks for itself as well.

These are top shelf products made by men who first built the shelf.

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #23 on: June 23, 2013, 02:57:00 PM »
  Easy recurves   :thumbsup:    my Dale Dye 60 55@28 and Blacktail 62  51@261/2( I draw 27)  :archer2:  

   
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Offline BassBow

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #24 on: June 23, 2013, 03:24:00 PM »
Ha! You guys are great!
Toelke Classic Whip 48# @ 28"
Big Jim Buffalo 51# @ 29".

Offline Rick Richard

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #25 on: June 23, 2013, 03:31:00 PM »
Sorry, can't make it to just two, but the one I would keep would be my two piece Whip HS.

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #26 on: June 23, 2013, 03:51:00 PM »
A pronghorn and a Kota has to be in the mix.
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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #27 on: June 23, 2013, 04:19:00 PM »
Mike, I have only two bows.  My first custom longbow was a Thunderstick Mag I bought years ago and still have.  I just picked up a Whip HS and it is the closest I have found in accuracy, quietness, and smoothness compared to the Tstick.  I love longbows, so staying with a longbow would be my thing, maybe a take-down model in the whip in case you needed it!  But I do love the look of the superD as well, so that would be a tough choice.  Fit/finish, I have owned a few and Toelke is at the top of the game!

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #28 on: June 23, 2013, 04:23:00 PM »
I think I would stick with my Black Widow recurve and longbow.  Sure am happy with the both of them!
Life is a whole lot easier when you just plow around the stump.

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #29 on: June 23, 2013, 04:29:00 PM »
Be a good idea if you have any interest in out of state hunts to check for a minimum draw weight.

But a lighter weight bow and something a bit heavier that would cover any out of state requirments for larger game you plan to hunt would be a good choice.

But since you asked.....

Great Northern jacknifed bushbow for both of them, one in the 40# range and the other in the mid 50# range   :)

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #30 on: June 23, 2013, 04:32:00 PM »
I would keep my black widow ptf  and  my  Foley  .  for  me  they are graet  shooters  .

Offline Jim Picarelli

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #31 on: June 23, 2013, 04:45:00 PM »
I'd keep my 17" Titan riser w/Dryad Epic recurve limbs & my Zebra longbow
67" Hill Tembo, 50@27
67" Hill Half Breed, 53@27
66" Hill Redman, 48@27
66" Hill Cheetah, 55@27
66" Hill Big Five, 50@27

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #32 on: June 23, 2013, 04:52:00 PM »
Two?  I can barely stick to only shooting two in a weekend!!!

Right now really liking:
Habu vyperkahn
Eagle wing talon
Bigfoot Sasquatch

But also playing with:
Silvertip
Centaur
Hill country bobcat

Two - right??????
HABU Vyperkahn
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Hill Country Bobcat

Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #33 on: June 23, 2013, 04:53:00 PM »
Tough to only have 2...

Today would be my BW recurve and my Wild Horse Creek 2 pc longbow.  Tomorrow would be my Morrison ILF and my Caribow.  The day after would be my Allegheny Mtn Recurve and my Roy Hall 2 pc longbow...

Offline Brock

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #34 on: June 23, 2013, 05:37:00 PM »
from bows I have owned or still own...as they are the ones I know intimately...


Habu, 60@29 Bushmaster...64" (currently own)

Mohawk Sparrow Hawk, [email protected]"  (currently own but if I did not have it would have the Robertson Stykbow Purist longbow in 66/68" length....53-55#@28 inch weight based on the mohawk)
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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #35 on: June 23, 2013, 05:44:00 PM »
If I could only own two traditional bows (which I do), they would be identical Robertson longbows. Everything else has hit the road, or the trash.

Offline LoneWolf73

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #36 on: June 23, 2013, 05:46:00 PM »
Cari-bow Silver Fox and Voodoo Elk Riser Longbow. Both 3 piece take downs.

I have 5 other backups for "Moody" days.
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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #37 on: June 23, 2013, 10:45:00 PM »
A Toelke Whip and a.....?

So far I have landed with a 62" HS and a 64".     I plan on keeping both.    I have a new Super D coming that I plan on becoming very familiar with.

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #38 on: June 23, 2013, 10:51:00 PM »
If I could only own two bow............I'd have a lot more money!

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Re: If you could only own two bows....
« Reply #39 on: June 23, 2013, 10:52:00 PM »
No brainer for me...my right handed RER LXR with a set of static recurve and a set of longbow limbs at about 60 pounds at my draw...and my left handed Robertson Fatal Styk with the set of recurve limbs I bought it with and a set of longbow limbs that I have yet to purchase again at about 60 pounds...and I know that is technically 4 different bows, but since I am never only gonna have as few as 4 bows the point is moot anyway

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