Well I waited what seemed a long time but I finally got my Beeler bow. Dave did good again. It's a good shooter and looker. Thought I'd post it for anyone who wants to look at it. If you have a Beeler bow, feel free to show it on here.
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Pretty bow! What are the specs?
It's 48# @ 28" with a 60" AMO. Has a propensity to shoot bullseyes if you don't get in the way. :goldtooth:
Very nice :thumbsup:
Very nice,sweet!
that looks like a pretty sneeky bow my friend. :cool:
I would love to shoot one of these, really interesting and different design.
Nice looking bow! Enjoy!
That's a beautiful Beeler! Just got in from shooting my Osage/Bocote Beeler. Awesome bows. Congrats!!
Nice bow right there Brother Don. :saywhat: :thumbsup: :archer: Looks like a Widder II color wise. :eek: Good luck with her and good hunting! :archer2:
Have a similar bow on order from Dave. I like the phenolic in the riser for the additional weight it provides. With the slight additional weight of the phenolic I don't need a quiver on it for balance. It took me a long time to find Dave's bow and discover that they are exactly what I was looking for.
Man its a sweet looking bow...Wait it looks just like mine except mine has red black red tips.sweet lookers aint they.is that one of Daves quivers on the bow?if it is what do you think of it?
That's a cool bow.
HunterBob, it's a cousin to the Beeler quivers. Do you think that I ought to put his quiver on it? I'll bet that it would look great.
Dannybows, I'd love to see your bow on here.
Dave builds an excellant bow.!!!
It sure looks like a shooter!!
ENJOY!
Bill
Don, I'll get some pics up in a day or two.
Nice bow! I have one that is 44@28.Very smooth with no shock at all. I don't shoot it much anymore and would consider selling.
I am thinking hard about buying one of Daves quivers.I like the looks of them and the smallness and his logo on it.Yes I think you should put one of Daves quivers on it really set it off.
Beautiful bow there, 2fletch. I had a very nice osage Beeler that I wish I could have kept. I didn't even have to put silencers on it. I shot at one whitetail with it(see my avatar) and killed her easily. I talked with Dave several times and he is definitely top-notch in every way.
Here's a pic or two of it:
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That's one of the qualities of his bows, they are very quiet.
Nice bow!!
Now thats nice! Does Mr Beeler have a website?
here is Daves web site. http://www.beelertraditionalbows.com/
Thanks Bob. I'm even more impressed! May have to give Dave a call soon!
That bow is a looker. :cool: If it were mine, I'd name her, "Black Death". :scared:
Good lookin bow you have there Don. Make you a black quiver and lace it up with red stiching!!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
This is a beautiful bow! I love it.
This is a beautiful bow! I love it.
bow is a looker! :saywhat:
Paul11, it's a shooter also.
Dave is a class act. I am going to order one for 2011. I would like to try one at Denton Hill 1st. Hopefully someone will have one their.
Keith I will be at denton hill on friday and saturday.you are more than welcome to shoot mine.
Nice bow,,Dave's great and his bows I imagine are going to be around for a long, long time.
2fletch, in looking at the string I notice two white objects a short distance apart, what are those? It may be just my poor vision but are those the buttons that can be placed on a string so that the shooter doesn't need a glove or tab to shoot with?
RonD, these are for nock point reference. I used white B-50 to wrap a 5/8" serving above and below the nocking point. I would use the no glove only for youth bows or for a bowfishing rig.
What string material was used to make your string, assuming that the string on your bow is the one that came with the bow? I keep coming back to look at your bow in anticipation of getting mine. Probably still a ways down the road before it arrives. This will be my primary hog bow.
Here are a few pics of mine. Bocote Riser, Osage Lams, with Maple core. I made-up the leather grip yesterday. She shoots real nice. She's 56" AMO, and draws 46@26.
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That is definitely a beauty Danny. Dave not only makes a beautiful and quality bow for hunting but it is extremely affordable as well. Are there anymore folks out there with Beeler longbows that could post photos of their particular bow?
Beeler bow owners, show your bows. Nice bow there Dannybows. If you get tired of it keep me in mine. It would fit well with the two I have. :archer2:
Nice!!! :thumbsup:
Very nice!
Don, if I ever suffer a "Fit of Madness" and decide to sell her, you have first dibs. The bow in my Avatar was the first bow Dave sold to the public, got it off the auction site from Dave. Sold her last year due to financial needs, and I regret it every day. It was Ipe.
I'm heading to the Whittingham Shoot in a couple days and I can only take one bow. I chose this Beeler over my Pronghorn and two Zippers because she shoots right-up there with them, and she's also a weight I can shoot all day. The other's are heavier in draw weight. She's feather-light, and soooo smooth drawing.
I would post pictures of mine....however ishoot4thrills posted 'em for me LOL. He was kind enough to sell me that bow. I do love it!
Never even heard of these!!! great to see something new!! Thank you
Interesting design.
Well, I finally quit shooting and made a quiver for the bow. How does it look? It's a new style for us called an Apache X. I believe that it makes the bow shoot even better. :archer2:
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I like the quiver. It looks great on the bow. Are these quivers similar to the ones Dave sells with his bows? Do you know who makes Daves quivers?
Thanks Ron. Dave's quiver is a Navajo I (icon) with his logo on it. We make them for him. They look good on his bows also. They are a good match. The Beeler bow are lightweight and it would be a shame to weigh it down with a heavy quiver or one that looks like it belongs on an x-bow.
The guys are coming over in a few minutes. Guess what we'll be doing? :archer2:
Man that quiver looks good on that bow, perfect compliment to each other. :thumbsup:
nice bow!
Well, all I can say is that you make one fine looking quiver and it certainly dresses up your Beeler bow. I ordered my Beeler Tracker with the gray actionwood and the red and black phenolic in the riser. I am hoping the phenolic materials will give the bow weight so that I won't need a quiver. I hope to see it sometime soon, but for the time being I am enjoying looking at your bow until the day of arrival. Should I decide to put a quiver on it I will certainly be contacting you.
Ron, I shoot with or without the quiver.The quiver is lightweight (5.3 oz) so that it doesn't change where the bow shoots. It does possibly add a little stability to the bow. Either way the bow shoots great.
I can't see enough of the Beeler bows. Anyone else have photos to share, or comments on how they shoot?
Danny guess you haven't changed your mind yet? Lol :archer2:
ishoot4thrills,,I recognize that bow,,Only bow I've ever come to regret selling,,can't wait for Dave to get up and running again.
nice looking quiver.I would post pics of my Beeler on here but it looks just like yours.
Here's a couple of the Ipe one I sold. Dave's first bow sold to the public. These pics were taken the first time I shot it. Random arrows, no tuning, my first Longbow, coming from recurves. Shots were at 18 yards. She was 56" and 55@28. Wish I still had her.
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OK Don, here are some pics I've collected over time. Hope these hold you over for awhile. Lol!
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Last ones.
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QuoteOriginally posted by LPN:
ishoot4thrills,,I recognize that bow,,Only bow I've ever come to regret selling,,can't wait for Dave to get up and running again.
Yes, I know what you mean there. I really liked that bow. It seemed to shoot hard and it was very easy to shoot well. Only thing is, I'm a "one bow man" and I saw a Custom Predator recurve that I just had to have(and I do love it!). So, as hard as it was, I had to sell the Beeler to buy it. It was a very, very tough decision. Believe me, I really wish I could have afforded to keep them both. The osage Beeler was awesome looking too. :(
Outstanding bows,Outstanding man,,customer service should have his pic beside it in the dictionary. He's starting up again after this year and adding a couple of longer bows to his line. I'll be puttin' and order in then.
WOW!!
I really like those Beeler Bows. One day I am gonna get one. I check 'em out every time someone posts a pic of theirs.
Nalajr
You wouldn't go wrong Nala.
Well, I got another Beeler bow in today. It was a trade with someone who wanted a heavier bow. Didn't get to shoot it today (back problem) but I'm really looking forward to it. That's three of them now. Dannyboy, how many do you have? You know, some things you just can't get enough of. :archer2:
Need pics of that one too Don!
How you gonna sleep at night hoarding all those Beelers? :help:
Braveheart, I sleep good at nights. I made the mistake of selling my original Beeler to a friend who begged for it. (This is the bow that won the "Eagle Eye" competition at Denton Hill in 2008.) My wife was mad at me for 6 months or so for that. Only when I bought it back did she get over it.
I'll get some photos in a day or so. This back problem has sure slowed me up.
Don Ward
Wow Don you were right, they are some real beauties. I love that black one you just got, I'd just call her Black Beauty. Like they say, "nuff said". :thumbsup:
Oh BTW that quiver worked out real nice, and it does seem to make the bow more stable, and even a little quieter. Thanks guy.......except now I think I "NEED" a Beeler. :archer:
A fine looking bow! :thumbsup:
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Don,
I've just got the one Osage/Bocote now. I may be letting it go soon though. I am so crowded living in my sailboat that I can't finish the restoration on her. I need to get down to two bows, Take-Downs only. I'll keep my Pronghorn, and I am expecting my 2pc Big Jim Buffalo bow any day now. My storage unit costs are going up all the time too, and I don't see the point in having bows sitting in a storage unit. Better for someone to use and enjoy them. I'm rounding-up shipping boxes for them and will be listing my last few one-piece bows shortly. You have first dibs on the Beeler, shoot me a PM if you still want it.
:bigsmyl: Very Nice!
Anyone own more than 3 Beeler bows? Braveheart, I remember for several months after I sold mine that I didn't have a Beeler bow, and how my shooting suffered. Now I have a back up and even a back up for it. Shooting is starting to come back , and I'm sleeping good again. What else could a person ask for?
I think 3 Beelers is currently about half a years production worth. Having 1 is an accomplishment, 3 probably makes you the undisputed king of Beelers. :jumper:
Very nice looking bow you have there!
I just received a (new to me) Beeler R/D longbow. it's a 58" AMO 49#@29". not sure on wood type and it's my first longbow of any kind. The string I got with it is definetely not set up for the bow. The brace is around 7.5" nock height was over 5/8" high and there were 4 silencers on it. It shoots very tail high and loud
(using arrows I have dialed in for my 50# recurves). I'm thinking the previous owner couldn't get it dialed in. I was hoping to get some info on starting brace height and what you guys recommend? also is nock height more or less the same for recurves as it is for R/D longbows? Normally mine are around 3/8" high...
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Still have my Beeler Tracker longbow and it iS my go to bow for hunting. My brace height is six inches. My bow is 56 inches, 44 lbs at my draw length, and shoot 2114 Easton Camo aluminum shafts at 26 1/2". The Beeler bow is a very versatile bow. If you will experiment with every aspect of your bow you will eventually have a well tuned bow.
RonD, is that a 56" string bow or 56" AMO (so more like a 53" string? I ask because if it's the same as mine (around 58" AMO (measuring around 56" long when strung) then the brace height on mine is way off. right now it's around 7.25" which is at at the limit of the string it came with. to get down into the 6's on brace I'd need to make a new string for it. I was hoping ot get a hold of Dave Beeler to see if he could suggest a brace height range for my particular bow but no luck yet.
Ricardo, make a string long enough to raise or lower the brace height so as to experiment with the brace height. My bow is 56". One thing is for sure, and that is unlike the compound we do not receive them ready made and tuned. I make my strings at 54" on my string board. This is based only on my experience.
Ron, thanks for the info. So if you're making a 54" string it's probably gonna be closer to 55" when stretched. That'd mean the bow is probably the same as mine (approx 58" AMO). I'm definetely going to have to make a similar string to see what a 6" BH will do. I'm really curious now.
I kinda forgot about Beelers...always wanted one. Very nice bows.