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For those of you that just want a bare bones hunting bow,and don't care about exotic hardwoods or fancy veneers.Here you go!Our hunter model is available in the S-Hunter (SXT riser) or Z-Hunter (ZSR riser).You can get brown or black dymalux,with brown or black glass.The cores are action wood.This limb is our classic limb,with a slight wedge change to up the performance a bit.This is the limb that was on every Zipper from 1982-2009.
The finish is the flattest finish I can get.It also has a textured finish to knock down the shine even more.The textured finish will also help keep the grip from getting so slick with gloves on.They will sell for $600 and have a 2 year warranty.You still get the Zipper quality,just not the fancy wood.
If you are looking for a no frills hunting bow with the max amount of performance.You can keep the dymalux riser and upgrade to the carbon and foam Evolution limbs.This upgrade adds to the price,but you will be hard pressed to find a better performing bow.Especially at that price.The Hunter riser with Carbon and foam Evolution limbs will be $830.
We will have these two bows at Kalamazoo if anyone wants to come by and shoot them.OH, and by the way we will have several Fancy bows there also.
Bill
Beautiful bows Bill! I like plain and bare bones. :thumbsup: :clapper:
nice Bill very nice i do like plain jane after all its only use is hunting. :archer:
Sometimes the simple things are the best
I love that look Bill. That bow looks like a work horse.
Now that really appeals to me.
plain riser with the evo limbs for me
Nice offering and reasonable price.These should appeal to many archers.
I got some plain Janes and some dressed up bows.You cant tell the differenece when you drop the string.
For sure a no nonsense bow! Well done Bill.
Very Nice Bill
Alot of bow for the money!
Nice looking bows Bill, I like the plain look.
Now thats what i'm talkin about. When I drive nails, i use a hammer, When I trim a horses foot, I use nippers, when I play bluegrass i use a mandolin (most time). They are the right TOOL for the job. Thats what a bow is to me. A tool to kill game or the 12 ring.
Bill, I think you might be on to something here my friend. Very nice. Don
Atta boy Bill, this should appeal to lots of us. I went through a "cycle". Used to shoot fancier and fancier bows, nice but hate to scratch them. Now I've gone quite the other way, save money, shoot a plain Jane, and take the savings on a trip to hunt something cool.
Your bows already speak for themselves, so everybody knows the performance is there.
Dang Bill, real nice.You sure arent falling asleep at the drawing board!Keep me posted on those other ones. :jumper:
I will be there to check these out in K-zoo! Looking forward to it.
Looks like a winner. And, customer service to match!
I'm really liking this one!
nice looking bows.
You're gonna sell alot of those Bill. Nice.
That right there is a very smart option to make! And I think a very sweet price.
Good work Bill & Tracy
Do your plans include Cloverdale this year? Thanks,gary.
I like fancy....but practical makes more sense most times....nice!
Wow, Bill, you and Tracy are doing a fabulous job with the great line of Zipper bows. this is a great idea.
Yes Yes Yes this is GREAT !!!!
Great idea Bill. I hope you're ready to work a double shift. ;) I think a Zipper at that price will generate a lot of orders.
I will be interested to see what type of response the bare-bones concept gets (They don't look bare bones to me - very nice). I know others have tried it and it seems people just really like beautiful exotic woods and veneers when given the choice and are willing to pay for it. Brandon at Rose Oak came out with the plain jane Tom Cat model for the cost conscious working man. It isn't offered any more- and didn't seem to hang around all that long?? Hope your's goes over big Bill.
Zipper quality, design, and performance. Looking forward to giving it a test drive.
I like the flat finish,good looking bows are you gonna offer the ilf in this model.
those are nice!! i love the look of grey diamondwood anyways:)
Oh they'll sell, I'd buy that brown one right now if Bill is selling it.
Very nice Bill,I believe more Bowyers need to follow your lead. I'll check them out at Baltimore his year, Big Ed
This just mite be the ticket...my other Zippers
are just to nice to take into the woods. :thumbsup:
Sweet!
Good job Mr. Dunn.
I like them Bill. No nonsense shooting machines.
Can they be made in the full size riser?
What is the difference between SXT & ZSR
Bill,
I like the looks of these.
Always said it would be cool to camo dip a zipper but seems like a shame to cover up the typical zipper eye candy. This would be the perfect bow to get dipped in predator camo or something like that.
I like the finish. I take it this was the finish you were talking about? Looks like you got it sorted out. Great job!
Chris .
Don't you love it when "plain Jane" looks that good. Goes to show ya, its not the decoration, its the curves...
Bill, are you going to offer longbow limbs as well?
Those are very nice looking.
Oooo...I am liking that...great idea :thumbsup:
nice bows
Now that's what I'm talkin' about.
The quality and performance of a high-end custom bow with the rock solid toughness and PRICE of a working man's bow.
Good job! And that ZSR riser is right up my alley.
Very cool! Thats a great idea.
Benjy
Just found this thread tonight, and was at kzoo earlier today. I think he had these risers there (which these look nice to me)but what caught my eye was the ilf model. Bill does great work and his riser with the sky longbowlimbs was a smooth, quiet shooter for sure. Nice to meet you today Bill.
Ken
Great idea for a hunter line. Not everyone needs all the fancy woods in a hunting bow. definitely something deadly in their look. Great on the pocket book also!
I shot some of these bows on Friday and was pretty impressed. Quick and really nice wood. Great folks as well.
QuoteOriginally posted by batman:
Now thats what i'm talkin about. When I drive nails, i use a hammer, When I trim a horses foot, I use nippers, when I play bluegrass i use a mandolin (most time). They are the right TOOL for the job. Thats what a bow is to me. A tool to kill game or the 12 ring.
Bill, I think you might be on to something here my friend. Very nice. Don
When I drive nails I use an airgun, when I trim horses feet, I use a furrier. When I play bluegrass I use a radio.
I do agree with the right tool for the right job philosophy. I like plain bows. I don't feel so bad when I drop it in the bed of the truck or whack a briar out of the way with it 8-)
O.K.folks,We made it back from Kalamazoo.The truck is unloaded,phone calls returned,and emails answered.I thought this would be a good time to answer some of your questions on this thread.
You can get longbow limbs on a Hunter model riser.However it will effect the price.They are not offered at the $600 Hunter bow price.I only have the one longbow limb design.It is designed with carbon and foam in mind (at a minimum bamboo).Not actionwood.
You can get an Extreme riser or Standard riser in the Dymalux for the same price.They will be special order only.
We will be at Cloverdale and we are planning to have some of these bows along.
The S-Hunter(SXT)sets your hand back about an inch over the Z-Hunter(ZSR).It is esentially like gaining an inch of drawlength.Because you are pulling the limbs an inch farther then you would with the ZSR riser.This helps out with performance.However with the typical 28" drawlength it is not enough to become unstable to shoot.
The ILF risers were a big hit at Kalamazoo.Lots of guys shooting them.It was great to meet you Ken.Hopefully we will run into you again somewhere.
Thanks for all the intrest in these Hunter bows.I was a little unsure about doing this.To tell you the truth.Its not realy my thing.It was kinda hard for me to build these bows and not do something more to them.Not laminate anything in the risers to improve the looks,and not build our best perfroming limbs for these bows.On the other hand these bows are exactly where I got my start.A bare bones nothing fancy,solid performing bow that was built for the hunt.I realy think they are going to take off.
Bill
Another great bow at a very reasonable price from the folks at Zipper !!! :thumbsup: Keep up the great work Bill and Tracy !!! :clapper:
Bill
Got my vote Bill!! :thumbsup: Don't stop making those pretty Zippers now!! LOL
What is the longest recurve you make in that model?
No fear of that Mack.
62" is as long as I can go with the Hunter limbs.If you upgrade to the Evolution limbs I can go to a 64".Keep in mind though the Evolution limbs are an upgrade,and I cant use the action wood in them.
BIll
Well I like the price, they look good, but just went to the website and man your bows are pretty. I don't know what to think. Save the money and finally get a Zipper or hang on for the pretty one. I don't mind taking the pretty to the woods, you gotta like your gear. Even scuffed up, they still look pretty.
Keeping things fresh is a necessity in business though. Another option is always good.