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Title: Thunderstick bows
Post by: prc on January 17, 2011, 10:10:00 PM: How about some info, experience, likes, dislikes. I'm in the market for a longbow, only I don't have a lot of cash to spend. I have an opportunity to buy a thundstick III with 6 arrows. It's priced at 400.00, which is a little over my budget, but I think I can pull off. I have read some on hear and it seems as Jim is well known and liked. Just I'm new to trad stuff and not sure if it's worth that kind of money. Any kind of advise, thanks.
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Post by: prc on January 17, 2011, 10:13:00 PM: Well I guess spell check got me, it is thunderstick bows
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Post by: kadbow on January 17, 2011, 11:50:00 PM: You can edit your title which will help with replies. Just click on the pencil and paper on your first post.
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Post by: Mudd on January 18, 2011, 12:24:00 AM: Jim makes excellent bows.

Be careful you could start another epidemic of "MOAB fever".

God bless, Mudd
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Post by: prc on January 18, 2011, 01:16:00 AM: Thanks with the edit advice, I didn't know.
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Post by: Gundog68 on January 18, 2011, 01:28:00 AM: I own a TS III. This is a great bow. It is 42# (i had to go down cause of a shoulder injury), but it beats a 50# border griffon, same length, crono test.
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Post by: PAPA BEAR on January 18, 2011, 02:33:00 AM: its your lucky day prc,i just bought a cari-bow taiga yesterday,had i seen that deal i would have pounced on it..check this out..he offered me the bow..28 new axxis fmj arrows and extra string for 525.00 thats an extra 22 new full length arrows that run around ten bucks each for 125.00 more.seriously....POUNCE ON IT ...lol..better grab it before somebody else sees it.you'll have arrows for a couple years bro and a hell of a sweet bow.
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Post by: Sean B on January 18, 2011, 03:12:00 AM: My cousin gave me his MAG. although I'm a recurve shooter, I have to say, its pretty darn smooth to shoot. I think that its a good deal.
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Post by: Dave Pagel on January 18, 2011, 06:52:00 AM: I am very happy with the MOAB. It is a great shooting bow and performs well. I took mine for a walk on Sunday.

Dave
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Post by: snow leopard on January 18, 2011, 07:36:00 AM: at the risk of being redundant, (i've mentioned this before on the site) i had to sell my MOAB about 4 years ago for economic reasons, and it made me sick. when things started picking up, i asked jim to make me another. it is the only bow that i will have that has been made for me specifically. hope this helps your decision. :thumbsup:
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Post by: longbowben on January 18, 2011, 08:58:00 AM: Jim builds a top notch bow.You cant go wrong.
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Post by: Rob DiStefano on January 18, 2011, 09:11:00 AM: i have a very special thunderstick moab and it's quality through and through. thundersticks are aggressive r/d longbows and are definitely amongst the fastest of these hybrids that you'll find anywhere. they are far and away closer to recurve performance than longbow. guaranteed.

trad gang 1st anniversary moab
60", 50#@28", 'boo cores and red cedar veneers, cocobolo riser and overlays, elk antler tips.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/moab1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/moab2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/moab3.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/moab4.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/moab5.jpg)
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Post by: snow leopard on January 18, 2011, 09:43:00 AM: :scared: THAT'S a beauty, rob!!
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Post by: Mudd on January 18, 2011, 09:50:00 AM: No no no!!! Rob I don't feel so good.. I'm gonna hate it if I come down with "The Fever"...lol

I felt myself getting a little clammy just looking at the pictures you posted so generously...lol

What is there to say but...."Sweeet!".

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on January 18, 2011, 04:42:00 PM: Is the fever contagious ??

Oh wait i might be feeling it coming on
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Post by: RLA on January 18, 2011, 04:43:00 PM: I don't have any helpful info yet, but I'm expecting my Mag soon! A question for you guys that already have Thundersticks, what bow quiver do you like best on this bow? I have about every quiver out there so I can find out, just getting and idea of what might work best. And yes buy the bow! It sounds like a good deal!
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Post by: BDann on January 18, 2011, 09:51:00 PM: I've got a MOAB, 48@30, 62" long. It is a sweet shooting bow, and quick. The craftsmanship is top notch as well.

As far as quivers go, I've only used a Kanati Pro on mine, and it works very well.
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Post by: Doug in MN on January 18, 2011, 09:57:00 PM: Jim make a great bow, they are outstanding shooters and made to last a lifetime.
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Post by: mudfish on January 19, 2011, 12:07:00 AM: I have a Great Northern on my MOAB, fits perfect
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Post by: Anaconda12 on January 19, 2011, 05:11:00 AM: I have two thunderstick 111 bows they are awesome my little 52 lb. is my go to whitetail bow I love that bow for treestand hunting, fast and hard hitting it shoots a heavy 750 grain laminated birch arrow hard!
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Post by: longbowben on January 19, 2011, 12:27:00 PM: Great northern quiver rocks.This is a MOAB and great northern quiver. (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/265.jpg)
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Post by: Steve Chappell on January 19, 2011, 09:29:00 PM: I have a very nice takedown MOAB I'd be willing to part with. It's a beauty. Just cannot shoot all the bows I have. Jim does make excellent bows.
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Post by: paul11 on January 19, 2011, 09:39:00 PM: MOAB was my first r/d bow and I'm very pleased with it. :thumbsup:
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Post by: TDHunter on January 19, 2011, 11:52:00 PM: Absolutely, I'm a recurve shooter who has been searching for a longbow that will preform as well, I ended up picking up a Thunderstick MOAB while on a recent vacation and I'm hooked!!
Smooth, Fast, Awsome
Title: Re: Thunderstick bows
Post by: bow loving man on January 20, 2011, 03:50:00 AM: I shoot a TS III and if I could find one a little heavier I would buy it in a minute...
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Post by: Mudd on January 20, 2011, 08:51:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by bow loving man:
I shoot a TS III and if I could find one a little heavier I would buy it in a minute...
Call Jim! I know he will gladly accommodate you..lol

God bless,Mudd

PS: uh oh!! I think I can see a MOAB fever building!!
Title: Re: Thunderstick bows
Post by: Austin Brown on January 20, 2011, 09:01:00 AM: He makes great bows, I have a MAG and can't say anything bad about it. Hope to have him make me a Moab one of these days.
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Post by: Jeff Strubberg on January 20, 2011, 10:04:00 AM: My MOAB is still my go to bow. I'm trying hard to convince myself I don't really need another one!