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Title: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Antlerking on January 23, 2011, 04:29:14 PM
This thing looks dangerous, anyone out there ever shoot 1 or own 1, I am intrigued.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Lowedog on January 23, 2011, 04:31:05 PM
Many good reviews over on Archery Talk.  Supposed to be a sweet shooting bow and very fast.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Antlerking on January 23, 2011, 04:37:29 PM
Man I am wanting to shoot this thing. I might give HOYT a farewell and give this beast a try
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 23, 2011, 05:30:33 PM
Go see ROger at WIlderness Archery,  he has a nice one hanging on the wall for sale up there.  Go try it out.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 23, 2011, 07:15:15 PM
I was told they aren't making bows anymore and you can't get parts.  Just something to think about.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Button Nubbs on January 23, 2011, 07:27:59 PM
Really?! Strother folded? I looked forward to trying their bows out.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: PacificNWhunter on January 23, 2011, 08:07:24 PM
I wanted to shoot one when I was shopping for a bow. No one around here carries them that I know of. Someone on here bought one last year.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Lowedog on January 23, 2011, 08:52:55 PM
I was told they aren't making bows anymore and you can't get parts.  Just something to think about.

Their site has new bows for 2011 and they were at the ATA. 
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 23, 2011, 09:46:34 PM
Strothers didn't fold,  just a change in leadership. 

If you are in West Seattle,  Wilderness is in Bow,  just north of Mt Vernon by a couple of miles.  www.wildernessarchery.us (http://www.wildernessarchery.us)
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: 10heiau on January 23, 2011, 10:26:17 PM
I have been planning on investing in a SR-71 before next season. Those things are awesome!
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: MIKEXRAY on January 25, 2011, 07:35:24 AM
I don't know anything about their bow line but reading that they changed hands & some thought they had gone out of business would make me a little nervous to buy their products. We live in a time where you have to be much more careful which companies you buy from. It would suck to have a bow with no support. Mike
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Lowedog on January 25, 2011, 07:44:06 AM
From what I understand it is still the original owners.  Kevin Strother designed the bows and put his name on the company but was never an owner of the company I don't think.  He left and started K&K Archery with his wife. 
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 25, 2011, 08:11:23 AM
From what I understand it is still the original owners.  Kevin Strother designed the bows and put his name on the company but was never an owner of the company I don't think.  He left and started K&K Archery with his wife. 

Exactly... Kind of what I meant but didn't state it correctly. 
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 25, 2011, 08:33:56 AM
Is he going to be making new bows at k&k?  :dunno:
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Lowedog on January 25, 2011, 08:35:36 AM
Yes, something like 1500 a year. 
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: let.it.fly on January 25, 2011, 11:54:48 AM
scary bow to shoot. loud. just so much speed its scary
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: 10heiau on January 25, 2011, 12:38:45 PM
scary bow to shoot. loud. just so much speed its scary

Everything I've read and heard about them says the opposite of that ^. I've hear they are quiet and smooth?? Do you have one let.it.fly?
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 25, 2011, 01:53:32 PM
WOW... I have been right next to people trying them out and I thought they were smooth, quiet and fast.  I don't think there is a bow in the strothers line that is loud...
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: Button Nubbs on January 25, 2011, 02:12:38 PM
Since when is speed scary? I think its fun...
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: let.it.fly on January 27, 2011, 11:38:02 AM
i dont own one. i was up at a shoot in bow, wa. forget the name of the shop, sorry  :dunno: . they had one i could shoot so they gave me three arrows. it only took 2 for me to decide i hated it. look everyone has diferent taste so dont jump on me. it was loud, tons of hand shock, dont remember how the draw felt. i was to worried that the thing was gona vaporize in my hand. could have been some super light arrows but i definetly didnt trust the situation.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: firecrotch on February 14, 2011, 02:22:55 AM
Yes, something like 1500 a year. 

I shoot a SR-71 and love it! Best bow in my opinion. And yes Kevin started his own company with his wife, right out of Coeur d'Alene.
Title: Re: Strother SR-71 bow
Post by: sakoshooter on February 15, 2011, 12:44:09 AM
I wanted to shoot one when I was shopping for a bow. No one around here carries them that I know of. Someone on here bought one last year.

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