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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: CMR on January 29, 2007, 10:45:00 AM
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Went to K-Zoo yesterday to try out some bows. Ended up bring home a ChekMate Hunter II.
Riser is Shedula/Babinga. Limbs are Black Locust. Its 62" overall and 54#@28".
Shoots like a dream!!!
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t187/cmrphebee/IM008474.jpg?t=1170033150)
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t187/cmrphebee/IM008475.jpg?t=1170033180)
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very nice looking bow!!
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They are definitely shooters! Smooth on the draw as well. I have a Walnut/Shedua 60" 53@28". I have a custom 60" 53#@28" Cocobolo/bocote with birdseye bocote veneers and walnut limb cores should be here anytime. Best of luck to ya with yours!
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Excellent choice!
My current favorite bow is a LH 58" Hunter II with Maple/Bubinga riser and Elm limbs. It's 55lbs at my 29" draw length...
I also have a LH 60" Hunter I with Shed/Buginga riser and Black Locust limbs. That one is 54lbs at my 29" draw...
I have a LH 56" Hunter, Zebra/Walnut with Walnut limbs on order...
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I've got one just like it ! ;) You'll find it very handy for a long time to come I'm sure.
I've got 51 and 71 pound limbs. Would really like to find some 60+ limbs for it too.
If you ever re-finish that riser, try a wipe of golden oak stain to make the grain pop and give a nice glow to the colors. :thumbsup:
Have fun with the new bow !
Here's a before and after (refinish with snakeskin)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/TimDougherty/Bows/True_PositionH2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/TimDougherty/Bows/TP_CM_TD_H2_3.jpg)
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I went Friday night to pick up a few things, (feathers, string, etc.) nothing major. Spotted the Check-Mates and gave a couple a try. I was really impressed overall with them. Drove home with a new 62" 56# @ 28" Hunter II takedown. :bigsmyl:
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True is that bullsnake?
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Great looking bows
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LeRoy - That is indeed a Mike Yancy Bullsnake. 1 skin did both limbs. My first attempt.
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I love my Chek-Mate Hunter I, best recurve I have ever shot.
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beautiful! the limbs seem to just flow from the riser like a one piece. love my falcon.
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Now, I got the itch to get another one.......
My wife thinks I'm crazy!
:knothead:
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DO these bows stack?How short a bow could I get away with at a 29in drwa?i HAVE HAD A HORRIBLE TIME FINDING A SMOOTH BOW OUT TO 29IN.
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Robert,
Both my TD Hunters are smooth as can be at my 29" draw length. Greg up at G&M Archery (through whom I ordered my 56" Hunter) advises me he shoots the shorter CM's all the time with no problems. If I remember, he has a 29 or 29.5 inch draw. He said I'll have no problem with my 56" Hunter.
Thankfully I don't have to choose just one ideal bow from the CM line but if I did, it would be a 60" TD Hunter II, 52-55lbs at my 29" draw.
IMO, try a 60 or 62 inch TD Hunter II. You'll be hard pressed to find a better combination of smooth shooting, sweet handling, and beauty...
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I second the above on the length. I pull to 29.5 and have a 58" Hunter II that is right-on at 54# at 28. I also have a 60" Hunter II that is 10# heavier that I use for elk hunting. No stack on my end with either bow. I actually shoot the shorter bow a little better with no pinch or stack. Good luck!
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Thanks for the info.Very pretty bows guys.How long does it take to get one?I'm gettin that queezy feeling like I'm about to spend some money.
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I bought mine at K-Zoo right on the spot.
Contact Greg at G&M Archery and see what he has in stock.
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Robert - I live in MN and Greg shipped me my bow and I got it the next day :)
I draw 29.5 with my 62" and love the smooth feel of longer limbs. I'm sure you'd be fine at 58 or 60. I also have the 52" Raven and shoot that without a problem.
Let us know what you get !
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I'd like to have the same riser,shedua/bubinga,but with a little darker limb.Something to match the shedua.
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Does anyone have G&M's phone #,his website is down.
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www.gmarchery.com (http://www.gmarchery.com) But they are redoing their web site.Try this wwwarcherybymail.com also LBR Chad I forgot your web site!He is also a check-mate dealer.
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gand m's # is 218-224-3263 their site is like I said being redone but you can still e-mail them.Their adress is G+M ARCHERY PO BOX 43 Benedict,MN 56436
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Call Greg ....I know he had some in stock before kalamazoo. He should be home right now. ;) CHad (LBR) may also have some in stock. Both great guys. I've bought a CM from archerybymail too and can't complain.
Elm limb goes good with shedua...so does black locust, but seems to have more of yellow to it.
Walnut is also a popular CM limb wood which will look like a dark tobacco brown color.
They can do a custom combo for you too....but then you wait ;)
PS - I hope you feel better soon Robert. that queasy feelign should go away just as soon as you get off the phone with one of those guys :thumbsup:
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.....oh, archerybymail has a 60" cocobolo/yew H2 ! (51#)
Better hop on that one ! If it was 61# I would !
Also a 62" Bubinga/Walnut with walnut limbs....I have a picture of one of those somewhere. Nice combo.
FYI - Takes a few extra days to get a bow through customs from Canada.
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I got both mine stock from Height Archery.
Height Archery (www.archerybymail.com) and Greg Sovde (G&M Archery) both have quite a number in stock. Chad Weaver (www.recurves.com) often has bows in stock but you need to call or email him to see what's on hand.
On G&M's website, click on the contact button to get his email and phone number.
If you decide to order one, delivery is estimated at 4-8 months...
BTW, if you go Shed/Bubinga, either the Black Locust or Elm limbs look really good on it! I like the Elm a bit better...
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Here's a shedua/bubinga riser with black walnut limbs. That's a darker limb that works well.
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j87/SOS_321/107_1173.jpg)