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Title: Foley recurve
Post by: indianalongbowshooter on February 13, 2008, 07:44:00 AM
If youve never tried a Foley recurve you dont know what your missing, traded for one awhile back and have just here recently been shooting it alot, got a chance to chronograph it the other day w/arrows from 8gr.#-10gr# at alittle over 28 in. draw and its smoking fast...averaged 203 fps. w/8gr.#, 192 fps.w/9.2gr.# and 185 fps. w/10gr.#. Was shooting it last night at our 3-d dart league and buy the time it was over 2 guys were wanting to buy it, its quite, stable and has one of the best grips on a bow Ive had. If you havent shot one you owe it to yourself to, these bows will hang with the best of them out there in every department.
Title: Re: Foley recurve
Post by: The Whittler on February 13, 2008, 08:48:00 AM
Congrats, it sounds like a winner.
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Post by: BCD on February 13, 2008, 12:02:00 PM
Website?
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Post by: WildmanSC on February 13, 2008, 12:14:00 PM
http://www.foleycustombows.com/index.html

Bill
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Post by: BCD on February 13, 2008, 03:22:00 PM
They look a little like a Palmer-I want one, but my new RER isn't even here yet, but it is being shipped this week!
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Post by: KY..Rob on February 13, 2008, 05:53:00 PM
Dean I hear ya loud and clear. I regret the moment I ever traded my Foley off, the fastest 51# bow I have ever shot. the grip was like the Asbell grip on a widow Those sleek dirty bamboo limbs and a Rosewood wave in it, Awesome bows no doubt.
Title: Re: Foley recurve
Post by: indianalongbowshooter on February 13, 2008, 06:07:00 PM
Hey Rob, I think Ive got your old bow, its got the dirty bamboo limbs and is 51@28, sent Ron a pic. of it and he said it might be a bloodwood  wave with bocote riser, what woods were the one you had, I bet this is the same bow, Ill post a pic later....Dean
Title: Re: Foley recurve
Post by: indianalongbowshooter on February 13, 2008, 06:37:00 PM
Heres a few pics of Foley riser/limbs.... (//%5Burl=http://imageshack.us%5D%20%5Bimg%5Dhttp://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8884/foley001wy8.jpg)[/url] [/IMG]  (//%5Burl=http://imageshack.us%5D%20%5Bimg%5Dhttp://img520.imageshack.us/img520/378/foley002mq1.jpg)[/url] [/IMG]  (//%5Burl=http://imageshack.us%5D%20%5Bimg%5Dhttp://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1696/foley003zm1.jpg)[/url] [/IMG]  (//%5Burl=http://imageshack.us%5D%20%5Bimg%5Dhttp://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2871/foley005ug3.jpg)[/url] [/IMG]
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Post by: Tree man on February 13, 2008, 06:53:00 PM
Ron is a giant among bowyers-or just about any other group. His bows are also mighty sweet.
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on February 13, 2008, 06:59:00 PM
Is ron out of texas????????
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Post by: indianalongbowshooter on February 13, 2008, 07:11:00 PM
bayou, yes hes in Texas...
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Post by: KY..Rob on February 13, 2008, 08:37:00 PM
yep that's my old bow, man that bow will fling an arrow she is a sweet shooter.

62" 51# @ 28" Macassar Ebony and Rosewood Red and white micarta tips with matching Rosewood caps dirty Bamboo limbs.

Congrats Dean I'm glad you like her I sure did
Title: Re: Foley recurve
Post by: dakota tim on February 23, 2008, 06:34:00 PM
Hey Rob that looks familiar to me too!   :bigsmyl:

It's actually Rosewood & Cocobolo
Title: Re: Foley recurve
Post by: indianalongbowshooter on February 23, 2008, 07:35:00 PM
Tim, were you the original owner by chance?
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Post by: Aeronut on February 23, 2008, 10:40:00 PM
I was set up next to Ron's booth at the McAlester shoot last August.  I spent some time admiring his work and it was a pleasure to sit and talk with him and his wife.  I never shot one of his bows because I knew if I did I'd be handing him some money.

Dennis