Im sure there a number of our new traditional inductees who wont recognize the name, but for those of you who have been at this for a number of yrs, who still owns and shoots a Rocky Miller bow?
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Among my favorite longbow and the first I ever owned is my Bridger Mtn. Longbow. I have a couple and will never part with em.
Mark, the Bridger Mtn. is the model i have as well, 59 @ 28. and as with you it has found a home that it will never leave.
Does anyone know who was the last owner of Rocky's company was. I know they never really got it up and running.
I shot his Original T/D, then took my biggest buck with his Predator. Excellent bows, real nice guy. When he left the business, I sold the bows. Regret parting with the Predator..super smooth, quick and lightweight.
I have a 1987 Bridger Mountain "Sacajawea" longbow. Matte finished brown glass on the back and clear over juniper on the belly. Looks great and shoots even better. :thumbsup:
What Joe said.
QuoteOriginally posted by Goshawkin:
I have a 1987 Bridger Mountain "Sacajawea" longbow. Matte finished brown glass on the back and clear over juniper on the belly. Looks great and shoots even better. :thumbsup:
What limb profile does this model have? I've seen pics of a few, they look nice. I have a weakness for old bows not being made any more.
I traded Mark Baker my Bridger Mt. a couple of years ago. Too much bow for me at the time. Enjoy it, Mark!
Had a t/d recurve and sold it a while back, too.
Rocky was/is a good guy, and made some nice bows.
I havent had the opportunity to shoot any of Rocky's bows other than the one i own, but if they all shoot as well as mine, they are a tribute to a true craftsman.
I have a neat little 56" Mountain Bow made by Rocky. Fun little hill style Hill style bow that shoots great.
I have a "Sacajawea" from 1987 also. I've taken some game with it over the years. It's to heavy for me now, but I'll keep it anyway. Nice bows and a great guy in Rocky.
Pat...that bow is now in the possession of my son, Kory....who LOVES it! I have two Bridger Mtns....I needed a second to "back up" my first in case something ever happened to it. Later on, I helped Rocky sheetrock his new shop, and traded the labor for one of the Mountain bows. They are nice shooters, but I can shoot the longer bows better. I did kill my biggest buck ever with the mountain bow, though!
Rocky offered the biz to me first when he decided to quit building, and I reluctantly refused...did'nt want to make something I loved become a job. The guy that bought it was Duane Shumacher (I think). He used to help me when I first began building quiver caddys. He started with the business in Bozeman, then moved back to PA where he was from, and it never seemed to take off. He had a little experience working for another recurve builder before that...but he was young and newly married, and who knows what happened...? Anyway, Rocky was a great bowyer and built a fine longbow.
He also built some Savage Deathmasters, under Bob Savage's tutelage for a bit. Nice bows too.