GTA
General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Back Room => : douglas george November 25, 2009, 03:16:45 PM
-
I have shot bows since I have been in grade school, and I shot a recurve bow on the archery team at Ohio State University. I traded several air-rifles for a couple longbows, arrows, and $200 cash to Lanny Tayorr a Wichita Kansas bow maker. I got a 48 lb handmade laminated longbow, and a 78 lb handmade laminated longbow. Lanny also made me several sets of arrows spined to the bows. I traded him a RWS 350 177 magnum air rifle, a Sheridan Blue Streak, and a RWS 5G air pistol. Lanny is very happy with his new air guns, and I have been shooting the bows alot, and I am happy with them. His company is "Taylormade Bows". I also traded some RWS air rifles for a Beman RX2 gas ram 177 air rifle and cash. The RX2 is wonderful! It came with a Centerpoint variable objective focus scope. It will shoot one hole groups at 25 yards with Beman Kodiak pellets. i am now working in Idaho, and I might do some bow hunting. I have always had a love for the longbow.
Douglas George
-
its a good thing to get into different hobbys and something that will be challenging and those longbows could surly bring some big game down ,i have a friend that hunts bears with them and those bows will penetrate right through game animals ,i tried when i was younger and after a week i gave up cause it was hard for me to aim but at my age i would try ....glad to hear from u its been a while since u post ...jorge lopez
-
The first bow I ever shot was a longbow....back about 25 years in college. Only one session in an extra curriculum non-credit course.....liked it and was the 2nd best archer in the course. Then I didn't touch a bow for over 8 years and bought a compound bow on impulse from Walmart. Shot that and another bow consistantly for about 6 years....never hunted with it though....and have stopped due to time constrains.
-
I make my own self bows and hunt with them. Have not killed anything with them yet.
-
THAT IS A HOBBY VERY INTERESTING BUT IN PUERTO RICO JUST LIKE FEW PEOPLE LESS THAN 50 PEOPLE PRACTICE THAT HOBBY.
-
Selfbows are very nice! Do you use an arrow shelf, or just shoot off your hand? My old boss in Wichita Kansas had a 40 lb selfbow, and you just rested the arrow on your hand. Do you make your own arrows? Lanny made me several sets of cedar arrows.
Douglas George