Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bowtarist on August 01, 2013, 09:39:02 pm
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SO...I'm at work and my wife texts me and says that she heard from the sister-in-law that there were two "inlaid" bows at the goodwill in blmgtn. I thinks, ???. Drive the extra miles to town and find out they are laminated, not "inlaid", whatever that means anyway. I really like the Bear and stroll around a bit thinking about it and I do some texting and whatnot and decide to buy the Bear. Not so cheap, but well worth it. I get it home and clean it up, make a sting and put on a new hair rest and strike plate right after I PM a PA guy and ask him what he thinks. He gives me the low down on both bows. Long story...I was out of beer and my kid was on the other side of town at a friends house. I went back to goodwill. And Dang happy I did cuz that Damon/Howatt is a FUN bow to shoot. It was January 2011 that I shot my last FG bow. I figured I'd be able to trade the D/H, but the wife and Silas, that's Cooper in the pic, both love to shoot it, I do as well. Easy bow to shoot all day, accurate and fast out past 30 yards on targets. Anywho, thought I'd share.
Please don't judge me, I got the selfbow out today, ;) dpgratz
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Nice find Derik. :)
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nice find
2 very nice classic shooters right there
I myself like fg bows as well as self bows
heck I don't even mind the wheely bows as long as the person shootin it isn't pricklish about the kind of bows I choose to shoot
Kevin
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Heck of a score Derik! No guilt here, those are some classics!
Tracy
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The DH is begging to be a bow fishing rig
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OO, it's been drilled out once. If I were to use it now I'd want a front loader style, old school ya know. I did some bowfishin this summer w/ a 50# 3pc. PSI recurve and thought that was about as light as I wanted to go. I got a nice real I inherited on a 40# Martin/D/H amd liked the 50# better, but I know what your sayin, that baby is a bit used, but shoots like a winner.
Thanks for the replys friends, dp
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The Bear Grizzly is a 1976 model. Shoots real good too, but the D/H, light as it may be, is a dang accurate bow with several different spine weight arrows.
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Great find. Nice of your wife to let you know.
Cipriano
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I'd like to find those at our Goodwill Store. I bet that DH shoots like it's 50#.
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I'd like to find those at our Goodwill Store. I bet that DH shoots like it's 50#.
YA know, it pulls like it's 35 and shoots like its 50. That's what I like about it.
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I won't judge you - I am jealous! That is a great find.
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I also like lammed fiberglass ;)
nice bows ;0
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love that green one................ :)
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Derik,if ya need a front loader fishing reel let me know.i just picked up an Asbell bighorn from a guy at work.he also gave me an old martin fishing reel.if you need it,i'll send it to ya.
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Thanks seabass!! dp
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cool! Hey there is wood in there too ya know. ;) Great find! You are starting to sound like Eddie, and his Flea Market finds. ::) Great bows.
Wayne
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Nice find. Those Damon Howatts were known to be bit heavier than marked. Maybe that is why that one shoots well out to 30 for a 40# bow. Sweet score.
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very nice bows regardless....
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I like um,don't shoot them much but still like um and have several myself. :)
Pappy