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Title: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: madness522 on June 06, 2007, 04:55:00 PM
After shooting both sides and was totally worn out from shooting all day and enduring the heat I went by Mike Treadways (great guy by the way!) and was talking to him about his bows.  I picked up this little number and walked to the range to fling a few arrows.  Even after shooting all day and being tired I shot it better than the bow I brought with me. So I had to adopt it, bring it home and show it some love.

Specs 64" 51@ 28" Bacote riser, Sycamore belly lam, boo core, and black glass on the back

Here are a few pics: (after all what good is a post without pics!!)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/madness522/bows/tn_DSC00362.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/madness522/bows/tn_DSC00363.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/madness522/bows/tn_DSC00364.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/madness522/bows/tn_DSC00365.jpg)
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: DannyBows on June 06, 2007, 05:02:00 PM
Nice looking bow! Good shootin" and I like that target too.  :clapper:
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Frenchymanny on June 06, 2007, 05:40:00 PM
Congrats!

  :clapper:  

F-Manny
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Steve G on June 06, 2007, 06:03:00 PM
Congrats!! Don't ya love coming home with a new bow after an event?!!!
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: bentpole on June 06, 2007, 06:39:00 PM
Your not the first person I heard was pleased with their Treadway.Congrats! She shoots pretty good too doesn't she. Nice looking bow.Good luck with it.
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: BigRonHuntAlot on June 06, 2007, 07:53:00 PM
GOOD Shooting and A SWEET lookin longbow. Congrats  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: JEFF B on June 06, 2007, 08:09:00 PM
good shooting nice looking bow
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: madness522 on June 06, 2007, 08:18:00 PM
Thanks guys! I have just been out shooting it.  Man I can't put it down.  Any deer that walks within 20 yards of me is dead it just don't know it yet.  We have a 3D this saturday at our club and I know I'm gonna do better than I ever have with it.  

Wonder if it needs a name??
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: houseman on June 06, 2007, 10:25:00 PM
Mike does make a nice bow.  Heck of a nice guy nice guy also.  That was a nasty hot day.
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: vermonster13 on June 06, 2007, 10:26:00 PM
Looks like you got a keeper there! Congrats!
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Holm-Made on June 06, 2007, 10:42:00 PM
Sycamore belly looks nice.  Chad
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: suttoman on June 07, 2007, 05:46:00 AM
Sorry guys but I havn't heard about him in Aussie.  Is he the guy who does the trick archery (coins out of the air, tv shows), and his bows are sponsored by Martin??

Are they expensive??

sutto
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: madness522 on June 07, 2007, 06:36:00 AM
Hey sutto, the guy who shoot things out of the air would be Byron Ferguson.  Treadway just makes really good looking and shooting bows for a reasonable cost, somewhere around $450-500.  But there is about a years wait for one unless you get one of his stock bows at a show.  You could probably get one by calling him
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Benha on June 07, 2007, 10:27:00 AM
Where can you find those targets?
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Interseptor on June 07, 2007, 03:45:00 PM
Barry,
You were one of many who bought bows from Mike at the shoot.  I was at the state shoot and it was a blast. Made me nervous to see all of those new bows.  My treadway will not be ready till late summer.  I like that target you are shooting. Are they made in North Carolina?  Where can I get one?
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: madness522 on June 07, 2007, 04:32:00 PM
A friend made the target but I don't know if is still making them.

Doug, did Mike show you the recurve he built?  Man that was a sweet one!  Don't remember what the woods were but it was a looker.  He said something about maybe just possible making a few to sell.  I might have to get my name on that list if he does!  I'm sure your Treadway will be worth the wait.  I just wish 2fletch hadn't already packed up for the evening after I bought it or it would have an Eagle's Flight Carp skin quiver on it.
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Big Dave on June 07, 2007, 06:34:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Interseptor on June 07, 2007, 08:54:00 PM
Barry,
I say that recurve! However, that was not the first time that I had seen his recurve.  When I went up to his place, he had one in the shop that he was building for a guy in Florida.  Mike makes a great bow!  When I get mine, I'm going to
contact Bill Stroupe about wood arrows.  You should go to up to Mike's place and let him show his elk and tell you the story of how he killed it.  The bow he shot the elk with was a little less 45lbs. at 28 inches.
Doug
Title: Re: Picked up a new long bow at the NC State shoot
Post by: Nala on June 08, 2007, 03:37:00 AM
Thats a great looking bow.  Does Treadway have a web site where we can check out his wares?  I know I would like to see more pics of his bows.  If not a website, is there contact info you all can post for him?

Thanks for the pics and congrats on your new bow.

Nala