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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: high country on December 12, 2008, 05:30:12 PM

Title: school me up on the longbow
Post by: high country on December 12, 2008, 05:30:12 PM: well today I pulled the trigger on a martin ml 10 70 @28" I have never dropped the string on a long bow but used to fancy myself pretty handy on a recurve. please longbow guys school me up. bow, string and stringer is all I have so far. thinking carbons and a slip on quiver.

ok fellas tell me what I nee to know.
Title: Re: school me up on the longbow
Post by: MIKEXRAY on December 14, 2008, 06:06:06 AM: Sorry I don't know anything about longbows. They are intriguing to me, the simplicity. Good luck and I'm sure a fellow long bower will get on here with advice. Must not be many of you guys. I did see a link some where for a longbow club / site. Might be better. Congrats and enjoy. Mike
Title: Re: school me up on the longbow
Post by: high country on December 14, 2008, 06:28:11 AM: the funny thing about me getting a longbow, I was wanting to trade my mathews for one, but instead I found one on craigs list for a c-note and it has not even a scratch on it. :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: school me up on the longbow
Post by: 1bowhunter1 on December 14, 2008, 06:34:23 AM: I think Bone is your guy on the longbow action...I am going to get one just to have it. CL pretty cheap, like he said
Title: Re: school me up on the longbow
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on December 14, 2008, 12:20:08 PM: Pacific Yew Longbows is a site sponsor, and the St. Charles name is prominent in WA archery history. I suggest giving them a call, I doubt that your having a bow already will affect the help you receive.
Title: Re: school me up on the longbow
Post by: 1bowhunter1 on December 14, 2008, 12:42:02 PM: High Country PM sent