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New Bow Project

tyson12590

tyson12590

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Hello Trad hunters. I just did a little bow project and thought I'd share. I have been really impressed with the Black Hunter longbow/ recurve that is sold on eBay, amazon and Twig Archery. (Same as the Galaxy Ember sold by Lancaster archery). It is a bullet proof cheap 60 inch bow. I have a short 27 inch draw and I decided to use the black hunter's longbow limbs and make my own shorter custom riser. I ended up with a 13" riser and a 57" AMO longbow. The 40lb limbs are pulling 46lbs@28 due to the shorter riser and more aggressive limb pad angle that I chose. The bow just barely starts to stack at my full draw and shoots great. Anyways it was a fun project and I only have about $110 bucks into it. The riser is made of Black Walnut, Oak and black fiberglass accents. I plan on making a few more risers down the road and experimenting with different limb angles. 20200727_s.jpg20200727_14461s.jpg20200727_14455s.jpg20200727_14460s.jpg20200724_22270s.jpg
 
splatek said:
nice
very nice
hows it shoot after losiung a few inches
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Thanks! I love how it shoots. I can definitely feel a little bit of stacking but it doesn't feel bad at all. I'm grouping well with it and it is really quick. I've been impressed with how fast and flat it is shooting a 545 grain arrow. I think a 57" longbow will be great for saddle hunting.
 
You did a great job. Sharp looking bow. I hope you put something down with it. Then you’ll really be stoked on it.
 
Update on the project. Got this nice South Carolina doe with it tonight. She was 13 yards. I hit her high through the shoulder blade and caught the bottom of the spine. Second shot through the heart. I am tickled to death. The bow is pulling 46lbs at my 27 inch draw and I am shooting a 540 grain total arrow weight with a 125 grain Magnus Stinger 4 blade. Hoping this wont be my last deer with the bow this year but I am happy to have got one!
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