For the last two years i have been trying to get Mr. Berry to build me a stringfollow bow from a form that he has had stashed away for a long time. He has always preferred the challenge of making his more elaborate designs rather than the simple design of an american style longbow. Guess he got burnt out buildin mostly american style bows in the 80's lol.
So here it is the misty dawn, my stringfollow bowfrom JD. Berry. It is 66" 43#'S@ 28". With a fumed purple heart riser that is beautiful, with bamboo cores and awesome french maple veneers. The bow draws very smooth and shoots a 10 gpp arrow as quick as any of the style. Extremely stable and silent bow. This bow is awesome. Pics are being posted as promised. James always builds amazing bows. Love my vixen and now my misty dawn.
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Very nice
Oh my! Beautiful veneers and that bow looks like it belongs in Sherwood forest. What a graceful curve when drawn.
I keep looking at the J D Berry Renaissance in the classifieds. Right length, right poundage, beautiful bow. I'm hanging around the Berry web site way too much for having an empty check book.
nice bow , congrats :thumbsup: :clapper:
Boy, I like that one! :thumbsup:
Nice!!! Congrats. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thats a dandy Shawn.. I will be up before to long to try it out
That's a beauty!
Thats one good looking bow. :thumbsup:
OOOOH BOOOYYYYY! I think my xmas list just got one item longer! :biglaugh:
I have had 5 berry bows and all are extraordinary. James builds an amazing r/d bow. And is a hidden gem when it comes to american style longbows. Any bow u choose is awesome lol but i really love his 2 american style
Shawn,
I talked to James tonight and he said my Vixen should be at my house tuesday, no later than thursday next week!!!! And do I have a good idea for my next one already.
Think Argos, built on a Viper form...........ponder the possibilities.
Stunning :thumbsup:
Oh my! Beautiful bow.
Nice bow Shawn!!!
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Congrats Shawn :clapper: Happy shooting :archer2:
That's a beauty!!
Green isn't always the best color for me but I just can't help myself this time...lol
Yes Shawn, I am jealous!!
That bow is a looker and it's grace shows in the full draw picture.
Looking at these photo's hasn't helped my "DT's" caused by not being in a financial place where I can play the bow swap/buy game I so enjoyed a few years back.
Congratulations little buddy!!
God bless,Mudd
Thanks for the kind words fellas. And roy sorry bud didnt mean to rub it in. Had this bow with some time to shoot it. And let me tell yeah its a sweet shooting bow. Definantly got my bow for 3Dseason.
James has the "Misty Dawn" on is web page now. If you would like to take a look, www.jdberryarchery.com (http://www.jdberryarchery.com)
Dan, you beat me to it. I talked to James on thursday and he told me he was listing it. I was going to post it here. My vixen is about a week away!!!
Also, I think after the release of the misty dawn, he is about to get busy so I better go ahead and order mine.
Rackley,
Nice bow.
Im surprised Jd would build a stringfollow bow. Iv had 2 from a well known bowyer the gain in shootability or stability and they were well made exellent bows was not worth the perfomance lost .there have been advancements in bow. Design by forward thinking bowyers. That have no handshock are quiet and fast. Imho.
Beautiful bow Shawn!
Its a by product of market demand. People are requesting string follow American semi longbows and James is one of the best, so why not offer what the market demands?!
Arrow flynn: like i said took me two years to get him to bust out this old form.lol it wasnt easy.but like brian said. Theres alot of demand for em.
WoW! That is very nice! KYArcher
My wife told me I had to wait till next year to order an Apollo. If all the string follow ocds get on this, I will be too old to hunt by the time Berry gets to my Apollo.
Lol pavan. I feel for ya. I have a taipan and have always wanted an apollo. But i been hung up on these straight end bows now for several years. So now i spend alot of my time talking james "jdberry"into breakin out some of the old straight end bow forms from way back lol. Great thing is he is really startin to like straight ends now. So who knows whats next. Who knows what forms hes still got hid back from way back. Been building bowsfor over 30 years so he got some accumulated im sure.
Well I broke down. I have owned string follow before, but never a reflexed and string follow at the same time so I talked to James tonight and put an order for a Misty Dawn. It will be a bowers surprise . I told James (I trust his choices and skills) to just make it and send it out, so I'll let you all know te woods and glass when I get it. !!!
Awesome brian. I cant wait to see it
James berry was way ahead of everyone years ago. One of my most memorable hunts was with a r d bow he built for me.in fact he used a Photo of me on his website with the boar I got in southern Humboldt.I wouldnt want anyone to think james isn't a forward thinking bowyer. Stringfollow bows are in demand. And and one built by him would be hard to beat.
Very well put Arrow. And after shooting his Vixen he has put a lot of ingenuity into this bow, and yet it looks as classic as they come. My Misty Dawn should be here by Monday or so
Rob his r/d bows are awesome. My taipan is over 5 years old and was my first berry bow. Its one bow i have that will never go anywhere. Lol people have offered me more than it cost me to have it made and still wont sell it. Any bow he builds whether it be one of his r/dor one of his american styles, Theyre all amazing. Gotta say james builds a great bow
Id like to have a 66" 51# Vixen with a slight locator grip.
Midd, that vixen sounds familiar!! HA
Well mike that bow does sound familiar, sounds like a real good bow. Lol no way its leavin the property without me. Lol glad u like it though. my vixen is a great bow, i love it
I thought you would like that.. I guess i will put in my order in january..
I just put my order in for a vixen. Iv known james for twentyfive yrs and you cant go wrong w any bow from him.
That's great arrow! I'm looking forward to pics
Awesome robert. Im sure u will love it. My vixen and my misty dawn are in there own class. And i have shot alot of american style bows.my vixen is one of my heavier bows. But i have shot alot or owned alot of american longbows in the same range. Vixen just has somethin special about it. And for a lightweight my misty dawn is really awesome too. Biggest problem i have is figureing out which one i want another one of when i get the money. Lol im a sick man.