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Title: Martin Mountaineer?????
Post by: Stephen Claypool on March 14, 2011, 12:06:00 AM
Anybody have any experience on this bow? What would be a good used price on one?
Title: Re: Martin Mountaineer?????
Post by: JRY309 on March 14, 2011, 12:42:00 AM
I had one and liked it very much,I like Hill style type bows.It is a very mild R/D and shot great.I've seen used ones go from $150-225 depending on condition.I like Martin bows and I have a few of them.
Title: Re: Martin Mountaineer?????
Post by: nc recurveman on March 14, 2011, 05:08:00 AM
I think barry loving (bowlovinman)was selling a l/h in the classifieds awhile back
Title: Re: Martin Mountaineer?????
Post by: cbCrow on March 14, 2011, 07:12:00 AM
I used to shoot a mountaineer until I had to lower my pull weight. I loved the bow and it was the one I hunted with. I can't tell you what their worth but can attest to their shooting.
Title: Re: Martin Mountaineer?????
Post by: Swamp Yankee on March 14, 2011, 07:51:00 AM
I've shot two longbows in my life; so take this with a grain of salt.  Compared to my current Mohawk, my old Mountaineer was the definiton of handshock.  It could be all Hill style bows are like that, I don't know, but I hated that bow.
Title: Re: Martin Mountaineer?????
Post by: on March 14, 2011, 08:38:00 AM
A friend of mine has a ML-14, I think that was the same bow.  clear glass with,I think, a Zebra wood riser.  With an endless dacron string, it was a bit harsh. with one of my flemish B50s, it was a little better.  with a fast flight, it was better yet, but it still has a good thump.  At 52 pounds at 27" it has a way of getting deer down quite regularly for him.  He prefers it to his recurve when he hunts on the ground.  It shoots as accurate as any other bow as far as I can tell.