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Title: OH MAN There's $10.00 down the drain
Post by: L. E. Carroll on February 13, 2012, 02:29:00 AM
I've had this bow, which was actually Bill Forman's "personal" SR Swift Blackhawk 58" 56#@28" sitting on my rack for a couple years now..

With so many other "Custom" bows to choose from it has never really been shot until last evening in my indoor 15yd range... Guess I shoud have been using it more         :knothead:       .. Sure is tough on arrows though.         :banghead:    

This is only the 3rd group I have shot with it...      :eek:     This thing may get pretty expensive to use on a regular basis      :D        

Gene


*****no pix wider than 640 pixels please******
Curt these were re-sized to 640 before posting.. they are now at 400x400

(http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx177/BrokenArrow-03/Picture168.jpg)
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Post by: JamesKerr on February 13, 2012, 02:32:00 AM
Man I hate it when that happens!
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Post by: L. E. Carroll on February 13, 2012, 02:36:00 AM
Here's a different view... check out the veneer's Bill chose when making his bow... Beautiful!

The way this one is performing for me,  I'll be taking it to the range tomorrow evening for the Traditional Hunter's League.. besides it's too pretty not to show off a little...oh and fast, not to mention having a wonderful grip that's rock solid and very repeatable.

Curt these were re-sized to 640 prior to posting them...now they are 400x400

Gene

(http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx177/BrokenArrow-03/Picture173.jpg)
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Post by: stujay on February 13, 2012, 02:41:00 AM
Beautiful bow Gene, nice shooting as well!  :archer2:
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Post by: GrayRhino on February 13, 2012, 04:04:00 AM
Sharp looking bow!  Nice shooting too!
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Post by: ronp on February 13, 2012, 04:28:00 AM
Good looking bow.  Nice group and congrats on wasting the arrow.
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Post by: carpenter on February 13, 2012, 04:41:00 AM
That's a fine looking bow! And at least $10.00!
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Post by: JohnnyWayne on February 13, 2012, 06:24:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Gator1 on February 13, 2012, 07:07:00 AM
Wow fantastic shooting, and that bow is stunning to boot....

Way to go..
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Post by: flippnsticks on February 13, 2012, 08:01:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: joekeith on February 13, 2012, 09:09:00 AM
:dunno:
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Post by: Night Wing on February 13, 2012, 09:31:00 AM
Since I can't see anything, I'll take your word for it.    :D
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Post by: Gen273 on February 13, 2012, 01:17:00 PM
The pics are M.I.A. But congrats on the good shooting!!!
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Post by: The Whittler on February 13, 2012, 01:30:00 PM
I'm with you Joekeith lol.
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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on February 13, 2012, 01:43:00 PM
Cant see any pics.  I am on my Droid.
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Post by: L. E. Carroll on February 13, 2012, 01:47:00 PM
For what it's worth...those pictures were reduced to 640 before posting... I'll go make them even smaller.

Gene
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Post by: Blackhawk on February 13, 2012, 02:10:00 PM
Gene, it's shooters like you the instructors are referring to when they say, "Shoot one arrow, then go retrieve it."   :goldtooth:
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Post by: dragonheart on February 13, 2012, 02:20:00 PM
Robin Hoods are really cool!  Costly, but a neat experience.
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Post by: Guru on February 13, 2012, 03:24:00 PM
For what it's worth.....they were over 1000 pixels wide when you first posted them, hence the deletion and the re-size message Gene....thanx
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Post by: Jedimaster on February 13, 2012, 04:18:00 PM
Fantastic shooting and a great looking bow.

For what it's worth ... There is some sort of problem with photobucket. I have recently resized pictures and when posted they come up the old size. If you go back to photobucket, the pictures will be sized correctly. However, the link will post the unedited image. In my experience elsewhere, the problem will resolve after a short period of time. So Gene, you are right, what you see is the correct size on photobucket, but the link doesn't work as it should - at least not quick enough to avoid deletion.
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Post by: D. Key on February 13, 2012, 05:05:00 PM
That is some great shoot'in.  A luv/hate thing for sure.  I luv it when I've done it but hate to loose 2 arrows at the same time.
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Post by: Bladepeek on February 13, 2012, 05:19:00 PM
Gene, I just picked up a used SR Swift from another Trad Ganger; 56" 50@28. It's certainly a good looking bow too, but I can't believe how smooth it draws. 29.5" and no stacking - feels like it could just keep on coming back with very little increase after 28".

Nice bows!
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Post by: Mike Vines on February 13, 2012, 06:06:00 PM
I wish we had a "Like" button on here, but till then...  :thumbsup:
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Post by: L. E. Carroll on February 13, 2012, 06:23:00 PM
Bladepeek

My friend Curt Yeager has a definite 30" draw and they work great for him at that length... He and his results with the two he has are the reason I talked Bill into letting go of this one..    ;)    

I think the contrasts in those Blackhawk risers is awesome and creates a Beautiful Riser with a truly extraordinary grip.

Yes, they are very smooth and as the name implies "Swift" as in launching an arrow kind of Swift.    :thumbsup:
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Post by: maineac on February 13, 2012, 08:32:00 PM
Nice bow, but why do you need those really long arrows with the two sets of fletching?    :archer2:  Nice shooting!!!
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Post by: Shinken on February 13, 2012, 10:05:00 PM
Good shootin' - it does get expensive!

  :clapper:  

Shoot straight, Shinken

  :archer2:
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Post by: Encino Man on February 13, 2012, 10:21:00 PM
I wonder what's going across that turkey's mind!!!    :scared:
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Post by: wildgame on February 13, 2012, 10:48:00 PM
Great shooting!!
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Post by: cbCrow on February 14, 2012, 07:42:00 AM
Thats why I quit shooting like that years ago.  ;)   Good shootin'!!  :archer: