i put that bow on a scale the guy was lieing it actually scales 130# it maxed my 100# scale at a tad under 23" so i put it on a bigger scale and got 130-135#@28 but yes this will be a work in process
If he said 140# at 28", and it read 135# or so at 28", it could easily of lost 5 pounds during shooting in, or just read 5# off or something, I wouldn't go and throw his name under the bus over 5#? Heck, bracing the bow a bit low or a bit high can effect a couple pounds on the scale when weighing a bow, I have noticed that at least. Or, maybe he did lie, I don't know why someone would do that though, or what their intention would be? Did you specifically say you wanted a 140# bow? Anyway, that is a crazy bow! I have never heard of fir being used either, cool. How much set did it have? Isn't fir what 2 x 4s are made of half of the time? Was the wood self harvested, or lumber, do you know? What is that conifer that was used as a belly wood, by harvesting the compression wood, where the tree bent and mashed it all together? Was it pine?