One of the guys came over Tuesday night with a SuperShrew that he'd gotten on Tradgang. I had not shot a Shrew in quite a while so I was anxious to give it a try. The first shot hit inside a 1" bullseye at 12-14 yards and the next 3 shots were close by. I was impressed with the speed, accuracy, and smoothness of it. He wouldn't sell the bow, so I have to wonder if Randy's really my friend. Lol.
Now I'm probably going to have to have one. If anyone has one to sell or trade at 45-50#, let me know. Also, do all of the Shrews shoot like that or is it just the SuperShrew? I would love to hear your comments.
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I've never shot one, but I've heard they all shoot that good. NEVER hear anything but raves about them.
I'd love to experience one but I live a long way from Michigan.
Sounds like your hooked now. You better give Ron or Gregg a call and get on the list. :thumbsup:
Bill
Only 3 months till i get mine Im going crazzy
I shoot the super shrew better than the classic hunter but others like the classic hunter the best . I think you would be happy with either :thumbsup:
They're all good shooters, as with all things folks favor one over the other for their own reasons. I favor my 60" Super Shrew ever so slightly over my 56" CH. Both draw to 30" smooth as butter.
Eric
Yup, they are great shoot'n bows!!
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I have three Super Shrews and love them. I just can't stop shootin them. They make me :bigsmyl: . Going to try a Classic Hunter one day.
I'm waiting on mine, should see it sometime next week.
I'll let you know how it is.
I love both of mine. I prefer the 56" one but like the poundage of the 58" one.
Warden609, That's a lot of treasure to have in one spot. You should spread the wealth. Haven't you heard? If you'd like for me to keep one of them for safe keeping, I'd promise to take good care of it. Lol. :deadhorse:
2fletch, thanks for the offer. Got a feeling the bow would get home sick if it spent to much time away ;) .
Love my Shrews, They are great. Have a Super Shrew 51# @ 28" and a Shrew Classic Hunter 60# @ 28". Do think that I need more.
I just traded a Super Shrew about a week ago. It was 53# @ 26". The guy got it, and said it was too heavy and sent it back :bigsmyl: Amen.
That was one of the longest weeks of my life. Didn't really want to get rid of it, but needin' money pretty bad. Damn lawyers. :deadhorse:
I have shot most models of the Shrews they all shoot Great! My personal favorite is the Classic Hunter 54" It is very smooth,Quick and Quiet I love em, They are the bow for Me
What I like in the Shrew/Griffin bows other than the fact that they are great shooters is that they are not big bulbous hunks of furniture to hual around. I look at some bows and they are huge. Might shoot fine, but why carry all that wood around.
My only hunting bow is a Super Shrew Deluxe, 60" and 50@29. Very light and efficient. Wonderful bow.
They are a sweet tool and they get the job done. This is my 50# @29 58"er. Its going on a swamp hog mission in about a minute. (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/2crazyboys_photos/dscn1462.jpg)
I'm gonna have to try one of these, too many good reviews.
I watched that first group of arrows he shot and knew I should have never taken the Shrew to EFA. Now I'm going to have to listen to some "lip" every time I'm There :help: They are really sweet shooters. It cost me a good bow in trade but it was a good trade.......Randy
Somebody help me please and sell Don a Shrew!!!
Yawl listen to Randy. He just doesn't want to see a man cry.
I have a 58" Super Shrew, 54# @ 28." Of seven bows, it is my best shooter, except for my BW recurve. Light, handy, built like a tank and probably my most forgiving bow. Sorry, I'll never part with it even though I am looking for a 60" takedown version. Good luck with your search. - John
Don,
They all shoot really well -- Super Shrew, Classic Hunter, Scout, Lil' Favorite, Shrew Lite. I want to try a Model-T too, but I am not in the market for the longer length when the shorter bows shoot so darn well!
The best bow quiver for a Shrew is an EFA with the Totem! Maybe you can find one of those too. :D
Allan
I know that feeling of love when you shoot the Super Shrews. Happened to me too a few yrs back.
Don't get me wrong, I really do like Don. Just not that much. I'll have her with me again tonight at the Tuesday night shoot.
Randy must be a cruel man. Instead of going out to the shop to shoot tonight, I might just stay in my room. Lol.
Come on out and play with the rest of the kids Don I'll even share my new "toy" again. :archer2:
Okay. :biglaugh: :archer2:
Love my super shrew, great shooter! Another bow in this style is the Fredrick longbow Yeoman, a smokin little bow
I shot this bow again tonight. Only shot 4 arrows but it was one of the best groups that I shot all night. It just ain't right that I don't have one. :archer2: :archer2:
Yes he did shoot my Shrew very well.....again. Somebody PLEASE sell Don a Shrew or I'm going to have to be on his team all the time now! Ron, you reading this??? I will have to admit we kicked some butt this evening. Good shooting pardner.......Randy
I'm thinking theres a Shrew in my future!
QuoteRon, you reading this???
Don, I wish I could help you but.. :archer:
Had to carry Randy part of the night. Then, at the tie breaker he finally came alive and pin wheeled the little 1" bullseye.
Ron, I'd never want to cut in line ahead of someone. Thought that if I made a little noise then either one of the guys who own two or three of them might make me an offer I couldn't refuse, or Randy would eventually feel guilty and give me his. It does seem like Shrew owners are a little possessive and defensive about keeping their bows. Lol.
QuoteThought that if I made a little noise then either one of the guys who own two or three of them might make me an offer I couldn't refuse.
Don, maybe Allan DeVore (amar911) will read this and take pity on you. :( I use to call Allan "Shrew Pig" because he had so many Shrews. Now because he has so many different models and has tested and compared them, he is more knowable than anyone about Shrew bows...so now he has been officially promoted to the status of "Shrew Consultant"..... :readit: ....
:D
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Had to carry Randy part of the night. Then, at the tie breaker he finally came alive and pin wheeled the little 1" bullseye.
Ron, I'd never want to cut in line ahead of someone. Thought that if I made a little noise then either one of the guys who own two or three of them might make me an offer I couldn't refuse, or Randy would eventually feel guilty and give me his. It does seem like Shrew owners are a little possessive and defensive about keeping their bows. Lol.
Only wanted the first part of the above quote. Don was looking a bit tired in his chair and I finished up the match so he wouldn't have to get up
Well, I have had a couple of good offers, but the poundage wasn't right. Sure would like to find a good Shrew at 45-50# @ 28"...,preferably a SuperShrew in good, but used condition. Until then I guess that I can just keep on shooting Randy's bow. :archer2:
You know where to find me amigo. Moving to Mebane tomorrow :wavey:
I have two Super Shrews that are 56" and 43lb@25". These have been my favorites for the last several years. I still can't figure out how such a light, short, handy bow shoots in such a forgiving manner.
It's here, and it shoots like nobody's business, better than I can shoot it.
It is beautiful, and feels like an extension of my arm.
I'm gonna like this.
Got it from Crash TG #568.
It was a great deal, all went as expected. Look up his classified on 04/13/11 for pics.
If you don't have one, ya otta get in line.
There is a super shrew gold. 47@28" and 58" over on stickbow for 525. Don't know anything about the bow or seller but thought of your situation when I saw it.
Good luck with your search
Travis
House, I contacted him about the bow. It's about 7 yrs old and in good condition. I tried to talk trade but he needs to sell. I might come around but I doubt it. There's probably a great Shrew waiting for me and I just haven't found it at a great price. :archer2: :deadhorse:
Right on. Good luck in your search Don.
Travis
Does Ron do any kind of "Test Drive"? I shoot recurve because I can't get use to a longbow grip. Looking at Shrew's, they look like they have a grip that I would like. I don't know anybody that has ever seen one let alone own or shoot one. So I was just curious if you can shoot before you buy.
Ron LaClair,
Sent you an email on your web site. I'd be willing to take that CH off your hands. I can't pass this up if it's still there.
Jonathon (Snakebit) -- If you want to try out a Shrew and happen to be coming from Kansas down to Oklahoma City sometime, let me know and you can try one (or several) of mine while you are here. I have no trouble going back and forth between Shrews and my many recurves (including a Blacktail "Snakebit"), so I expect the Shrew grip would work well for you. With an 18 month waiting list on orders, there are no Shrews around for anyone to "Test Drive". Best to find someone who is close by and willing to let you shoot theirs. Like Ron said, I own quite a few Shrews and have shot quite a few others. They are all wonderful. I have never sold a Shrew, with one exception. When a fellow TradGanger (David Janssen) was forced to sell his almost new Classic Hunter to get money to pay for a broken furnace, I bought it, and when he later wanted to know if he could get it back from me, I could not refuse. That was a very special bow that David had ordered, waited a long time to get, and agonized over, so it had to go back home. I know he is very happy to be able to shoot it again, and I am happy for him.
Don -- There will eventually be a Shrew out there for you. I have several Classic Hunters, several Lil' Favorites, a Shrew Lite and a Super Shrew. I tend to like the short riser Shrews the best because they are so short, light and handy. My Super Shrew is 60" 68#@29.5" and is the bow I will be taking with me the first two weeks in June to Australia to hunt Asiatic buffalo. I just shot it and my most recent Classic Hunter again tonight. Great bows! You are undoubtedly a better shot than I am, but I shoot my Shrews pretty well. If I were you, I would get on the waiting list now. Actually, I currently am on the list and have another bow set to be built that I ordered in the fall of 2009. I am not selling my Shrews, but at some point in time my widow will be. I'm still a "Shrew Pig", Ron! ;)
Ken -- Good idea to jump all over that Classic Hunter on the rare occasion that Ron has one in stock. :thumbsup: It is a nice one that is only available because it is left handed.
Allan
Don it will be hard to find a nice Shrew much less than the SS Gold your looking at . Shrews hold there value very good .
Mike, you are right and I'll probably regret it. After a big tax payment, a lawn mower that died last week, and several other new projects, it just doesn't seem like the time to buy another bow. Darn it, I hate having to be reasonable.
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I have a Classic Hunter 54" 48 @ 25". It's perfect for me. Love it.
Bighornangler, you don't have a photo of that bow do you? I haven't seen all of the different Shrews, but it sounds as if they all shoot well. :banghead: :archer2:
Don,
They all shoot well, but my new 56" Koa Classic Hunter with foam/Mystery cores and carbon backing is the best shooting of any Shrew I own.
Allan
Yep, paid the bill and that in stock left CH is no longer in stock... it's on its way to my house. Should be here this week!
Ken, it was shipped on 5-02, checking on line the estimated delivery date is 5-04. If it doesn't get there today it will be there tomorrow for sure..
Excellent, can't wait! Mailman has already come and gone today so I suspect that means tomorrow.
Thanks again, I feel like a kid at Christmas and I probably won't sleep tonight!