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Title: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: DannyBows on September 22, 2011, 08:06:00 PM
My new Bama Expi came today and I've gotta say Nate hit it out of the park again! I've been Lovin' his straight limbed bows for awhile now and just had to try his Expedition.

As always Nate's work is top-notch. The fit and finish is superb. She's 58" and draws 53@27. He hit weight on her perfectly for me. The Riser is dark stained Curly Maple with an accent of Boo. I love the dark look of her, all serious and deadly.

The limbs are 2 lams of Bamboo and 2 lams of Yew, with black glass. Overlays are also dark Curly Maple.

Nate's carbon sleeve fits like a glove, very nicely done. The grip fits like I was there for sizing, perfect.

I had just enough light to take a few pics and put a few arrows thru her. Awesome! This bow really spits an arrow. I tried a few 530 and 580 grain arrows and she was really rocking my target.

Even with a bare string she only had a minor bit of string buzz, which will disappear with a couple small silencers. No hand shock at all.

Thank you Nate, Hats-Off to you for one awesome bow! I highly recommend this bow to anyone looking for a high performing Hybrid longbow.

P.S.  This is the first time I had to use a screw-driver and not a knife to get to a bow after shipping. Nate ships his bows in a sturdy crate/box. Well Done!

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Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: emt137 on September 22, 2011, 08:10:00 PM
Very nice!  I love the look of his bows a lot, and I'm a sucker for curly maple.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Hooper on September 22, 2011, 08:30:00 PM
I think that dark stained Curly Maple really looks great! Vary nice looking bow. Good luck with her this season.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Ben Maher on September 22, 2011, 08:53:00 PM
Beautiful !
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Raging Water on September 22, 2011, 08:56:00 PM
I am an Expedition owner! I admit it. I love mine.  It is "all that and a bag of chips".

Matt
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: The Whittler on September 22, 2011, 09:07:00 PM
Congrats on a fine looking bow. If it shoots half as good as it looks, you have a shooter.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: anw0625 on September 22, 2011, 09:18:00 PM
Looks great!!!  I need one:)
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: gobblegrunter on September 22, 2011, 09:32:00 PM
WOW! I love it! Unbelievably cool bow!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: kennym on September 22, 2011, 09:36:00 PM
Nice one, and Nathan is a great guy too!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Mudd on September 22, 2011, 09:39:00 PM
:archer:
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: straitera on September 22, 2011, 09:39:00 PM
That Bamaboy is getting a reputation! Real nice looking bow. Best hunting luck.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: DannyBows on September 22, 2011, 09:50:00 PM
Nate's a great guy to work with on a bow, and he really stands behind his work. He just had his first child a couple weeks ago, he's the proud PaPa of a little girl. He says he's working on a crew of bowyer's to help him out. Lol!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on September 22, 2011, 10:02:00 PM
that's a beauty
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Friend on September 22, 2011, 10:20:00 PM
She sure is appealing!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Gen273 on September 22, 2011, 10:37:00 PM
That is a dark beauty!!! Congrats!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: V I Archer on September 22, 2011, 11:04:00 PM
I am very seriously considering a Bama for goat and sheep hunting.  I'm liking the royal, prefer a classic D shape bow, but that is one dang sexy bow!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Raging Water on September 22, 2011, 11:30:00 PM
Here is my Expedition. One piece, no leather on the riser, Elk Limb Tips.

Shoots real fast and flat with no hand shock.

Very quiet.

Matt

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Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Gil on September 23, 2011, 12:45:00 AM
That's a very nice bow there Danny,congrats!!!And it came in a very nice crate too.Your herd of bow is getting bigger every moment!!   :)
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: GRINCH on September 23, 2011, 01:19:00 AM
Thats a beautiful bow.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: saumensch on September 23, 2011, 02:59:00 AM
Wow, dark and beautiful.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Keefer on September 23, 2011, 05:13:00 AM
Very nice bow and I like the dark color in it... Like I once said before "I like the way he ships his bows"! Just taking that extra time to make a shipping crate show's me that he takes the extra step in making his customers very happy!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: maxfit on September 23, 2011, 07:23:00 AM
nice one!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: ti-guy on September 23, 2011, 07:46:00 AM
Nice bow!
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Forrest Halley on September 23, 2011, 12:31:00 PM
It's so very nice to know that Bama makes such nice products...it only makes it that much more difficult waiting on your own bow to be finished by Nate.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: toddster on September 23, 2011, 03:16:00 PM
Guys, Nate made me a hunter some time ago, and this year I already slayed 15 squirrels and over a hundred fish, awesome bow for money, hoping to stop buy shop when in gulf shores and looking at elite, wink buy
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: monterey on September 23, 2011, 03:28:00 PM
Wow!  That bow has a deadly look to it.  Makes me think of a cobra.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: wbyrd on September 23, 2011, 04:23:00 PM
Very nice. I want one.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: DannyBows on September 23, 2011, 06:35:00 PM
Thanks for the comments guys.

Matt, your Expi is sweet! Good call not covering that pretty wood. I'm thinking my next one will be a 1pc for just that reason. I'm gonna see if Nate can round-up some serious Tiger Maple, and do an entire bow in it, with just enough stain to bring out the grain.

V I Archer, I have a 1pc Royal in 60" I got second hand. She is a beauty.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: joekeith on September 23, 2011, 06:42:00 PM
Wow...whatta beauty.  :clapper:    :clapper:  I like it, I like it alot.  I just had to sell my BamaBow.  It hasn't been picked up yet but I already miss it.  That one was special, but this one's beautiful.  Hmmm....what to do.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Lincoln Ribeiro on September 23, 2011, 06:51:00 PM
Great bow, Danny! This design is known here as delta-bow, because the straight limbs the bow look likes a triangle when it's strung. People here use to say this kind of bow is very smooth close to the anchor point.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: Shifting Shadow on September 23, 2011, 09:05:00 PM
I really like the way Nate packs his bows in home made wooden crates. And the Expedition wrapped with a bow sock. It shows care and creativity. He walks his own path.
Title: Re: New BamaBows Expedition Hunter
Post by: DannyBows on September 23, 2011, 09:35:00 PM
I believe Nate's wife makes the bowsocks and twists up the strings. She does excellent work too, the string that came with the bow, a D97, was first rate work, I was quite impressed.