Today I received my new Firefly FX from Jim Jones and I'm really happy about this new bow. This is the first real custom bow I've had made for me and if it shoots anything close to how it looks, it won't be my last! I contacted Jim on 1/22/09 and told him that I wanted a nice looking "custom" bow without looking too "busy". I'm primarily a hunter so I wanted darker wood and no glare. We settled on a macassar ebony riser with maple accents, and Jim's waterfall bubinga veneers. Ebony wedge and limb caps and tips to finish her off. She's 64" long 50#@28" pull. My first impression taking her out of the box was that the riser was much slimmer than I'd anticipated from looking at pictures posted here earlier, and I was quite happy about that. The best way to describe the grip is it's very "organic"; if that makes sense to anyone other than myself. It just seems to fit your hand in a very natural way. The balance of the bow is excellent and the fit and finish appear to be also. The bad news is that an MRI last wednesday showed a partial thickness tear of my left bicep and I'm under doctors orders to not use my left arm in any manner for an indefinite amount of time. I'll probably sneak a couple of arrows through her tomorrow anyway! Here are few pics that like all others don't do it justice.
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yip thats very nice great woods!
Sweet looking bow! Sorry to hear about your injury.... that really bites.
Good luck with it.
Bisch
Sure is a looker...congrats :clapper: :clapper:
Congrat buddy she is a beaut!!
Nice!
Sweet one there.
Wow, that's a real beauty!
Quickly snuck downstairs and shot a few groups. The arrows I used are surely too stiff for this bow, but I was still able to get a feel for how she shoots. Very smooth draw, (28" vs. 64" bow)which was to be expected, no hand shock, and most noticeable, very quiet. Can't say anything about speed shooting inside at 10 yards they all seem fast! And typical: right after the above pic of the bow near the fireplace she slid off and dinged the riser on the hearth putting about a 4mm wide dent into the wood. Oh well, she's not for show anyways! Thanks for the comments fellas.
Mike
Great great bows and a better guy to deal with one could not find.
They are very fast bows - I chrono'd mine a couple of weeks ago and shooting just over 10 grain per # @ 29" was getting 183 fps. For a r/d longbow they just don't come much better than that.
In fact my new Predator recurve which are the fastest recurves that Blacky S. has tested - only seems to be marginly faster than my F/F.
This is one bow I will never sell and will always be my go-to-bow for longbows.
Sutto
:eek: :eek: :eek: :thumbsup: MOST BEAUTIMUS!!
Sweet !!! That is one fine looking bow !!!! Man I'm jealous !!
Beautiful limbs. The riser could be more "organic" for me.
Bowmania
I really want one of those, and you are not making it any easier!!!
Like you said his bows are simple, not too busy, but beautiful in every way!!!
Congrats!!!
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Very nice. . . they shoot even better.
You said you put a dent in the riser ? You can probably get it out with a damp wash cloth and a steam iron.
Thats a beautiful bow! Congrats!
Very nice looking bow...love waterfall bubinga!
Josh
It's beautiful!
What's it weigh? Macasre Ebony is beautiful wood, but heavy. Just curious.
beautiful bow, nice work Mr. Jones!
I have the same veneer on my 62" Firefly beautiful pattern to it.
Nice bow for sure! I have one thats amonth or so old and am loving it. Very quick and will drive nails. Jim makes great bows.
That's a beauty!
Sent you a PM.
Mine am I missin mine. Startin a savings account for another. Jim makes a super fine bow. I am a bonehead for selling the 2 I owned.
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Nice looking bow there. I was at Jims place a few weeks ago. I have one on order, they sure are nice bows.
Fido, it is relatively light for a 3-peice, way lighter than say a widow. The riser is deceptively slim and the weight is just about right, no way heavy but enough mass to feel stable. A quick question for other firefly owners: When strung, do your limbs follow a smooth, continuous arc or is there a very slight "ripple" when viewed from the side? I could care less because she shoots like a dream, but I'm just curious if your bows are the same. My brother whose a "widow or bust" guy shot it this afternoon with untuned arrows and was stacking them at 20 yards by his third group. All he said was "How long was the wait?"
NBK, you can see a few of the unique featurs of Jim's limb design when you look at it just right, they are all like that. It's a big part of what makes them so smoooooooth.
Jim contacted me and explained that it's a normal part of his design.
Great looking bow! ;)
Awsome bows,,,Very stable bows,,JB
As mentioned in this thread earlier I like my firefly so much. Even though my latest toy - my new Predator recurve - is being shot at the moment, if I had to pick only one keeper it would have to be my firefly.
Jim is the best bowyer I have ever dealt with and nobody even comes close to his personal service. The bloke is a Christian too and one of the few I know who walks the talk.
Sutto