Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Mclineman on October 14, 2019, 05:23:29 PM
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Hey guys, I’m a new at traditional. I’m shooting a longbow I had custom made. 45# 28” draw. Right now I’m shooting a three finger glove by Neet. I would like some advice on a shooting tab.
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Neet calf hair
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Bateman Cordovan
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Bateman is also good.
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Tabs are like most everything else in this game. There’s a million of them, and it’s just personal preference as to which is best. I am a hunter, and I like the old style Saunders Pak-Tab. Bateman, Black Widow, Jenkins, Yost, they all make great tabs. You just need to try a few different ones and see which you prefer.
Bisch
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Tabs are like most everything else in this game. There’s a million of them, and it’s just personal preference as to which is best. I am a hunter, and I like the old style Saunders Pak-Tab. Bateman, Black Widow, Jenkins, Yost, they all make great tabs. You just need to try a few different ones and see which you prefer.
Bisch
What Bisch said. Except, I LOVE my Eagle's Flight Archery tab.
homebru
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I agree with Bisch. Try a bunch and see what you like. My preference is calf hair.
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Yep. My preference is a super beat up, thin as can be, calf hair tab with the spacer removed. I like to feel the string
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I've tried a bunch and keep coming back to the Bateman cordovan tabs. They hold up super well and the more you shoot them the slicker they get. They're also priced right at about 15 a piece. I've easily got 5 thousand shots on the one I'm currently shooting and it's still going strong.
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2 cents.... Kant-Pinch hair
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Another in agreement with Bisch. I prefer the Saunders Pak-Tab to any other, and I've tried a bunch.
Murray
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Don't beat around the bush trying every tab out there, get the best straight away and save yourself the time and money..Look up Rick Barbee Death Adder tabs...
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Don't beat around the bush trying every tab out there, get the best straight away and save yourself the time and money..Look up Rick Barbee Death Adder tabs...
Like Bisch said, try out some and go from there. Just like bows, you need several back ups in your arsenal.
However, Rick makes a nice tab, very nice. I should point out it's not a cordovan face, it's ballistic nylon and needs to be "treated" periodically with coconut oil.
That said, it's what my son and I both use....... My Safari Tuff is a great back up....
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Toelke tab for me. I found the calf hair to wear off very soon - the toelke sheep wool tab is comfortable and hard wearing
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Been trying to get a Rick Barbee Death adder tab. His site says he's not taking orders. Still.
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Been trying to get a Rick Barbee Death adder tab. His site says he's not taking orders. Still.
Hunting season!
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Barbee tab is worth the wait.
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Barbee is definitely worth the wait. I tried almost every tab out there. First time, wow!
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Definitely! Not a better tab out there...
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I cut two forms from buffalo leather and sew them together with a horizontal line of stitches across the back (forward of the circle my middle finger fits through, along with a single stitch at the back of this ring).
I wouldn't mind a recommendation for a new tab myself though. I keep shooting my nocks off with this one. :dunno:
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I haven’t tried a lot as I’m also a trad newbie, but I really like my Safari Tuff tab. Been s hooting it since May and it just keeps feeling better!
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Tabs are like most everything else in this game. There’s a million of them, and it’s just personal preference as to which is best. I am a hunter, and I like the old style of Saunders Pak-Tab. Bateman, Black Widow, Jenkins, Yost, they all make great tabs. You just need to try a few different ones and see which you prefer.
Bisch
ditto on what Bisch said. I like the Yost Predator tab.
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For 45 years I’ve used nothing but Saunders Fab tabs, with my heavy bows I’ll add an extra piece of leather. I find there great and last along time,not affected at all by moisture.
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One more for Barbee and even bought a backup. Never treated it with coconut oil probably should.
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If you’re interested I will send you a tab sized piece of tanned Kudu hide from
one I shot. The best is low off the front leg, and is where this will come from. I made a tab out of one YEARS ago and it’s still going strong today. The hair just doesn’t break down like cow hide will, the hide is reasonably thick, and very slick. You’ll have to cut in the finger hole and cut off the extra material... about 2 minutes work with some kitchen shears.
I’ve shot loads of other tabs as well: widow, pac tab, various gloves. For a commercial solution I like Bateman cordovan.
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Bateman cordovan tab is the best for the money in my opinion
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