Aye Guys! I am the new proud owner (early Xmas present from a friend) NOS Dan Quillian Bambou Long Hunter. I will list additional info and pic soon. However, what I will greatly appreciate is any info, data, historical, personal input and or comments, etc. I did search the site, however, did find little info on this bow.
Bow data: Archery Traditions/Bambou Long Hunter (QL7A227) 68" - 57#
Yes, the bow name is spelled as noted "...Bambou" vs Bamboo as I found on the site. If that means anything?
Thanks in advance. JL :archer2:
Good bows. Dan was one of a kind. I think maybe Owen Jeffery made them for Dan. I got one 80 lbs.
I think there is a Dan quillian section in the history part of the forum if you scroll down
Kyle. Thanks, I have checked that section. Not much on specific bows though.
Jl
Bamboo long hunter was my first Long bow.
One of my friends still hunts with it.
Didn't remember the spelling difference.
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Kyle. Thanks, I have checked that section. Not much on specific bows though.
Jl
Footnote to the rest: if you add additional info such as preferences with a similar or same bow, such as BH choice, arrow weight (spine) etc. I have found sofar comments on brace height preferred on another post.
Yes Macbow, I found that interesting. Maybe the bowyer had a one of that day?
JL
Fine bows and one of my first longbows. I had a bamboo longhunter that was 64" long. I have not seen may that short. A friend had a red elm longhunter that was a sweet bow as well.RC
My first longbow was a Bamboo Longhunter. It was 68" long and drew 58# at 28". My second longbow was also a Bamboo Longhunter. It is 68" long and draws 78# at 28". I have reached the age now that I can't readily handle that heavy a bow any longer. Both were really good shooting bows with no hand shock. I wish I could find another 58# Longhunter.
On the 58# bow, I shot 29" 2117 aluminum arrows with 125 grain heads. They shot well. I experimented with several BH types, including the mecahanical stuff but came to prefer the cut on contact 2 blade BH types the best.
On the heavier bow I have always shot 29" 23/64 POC parallel woodies with Wolverine 145 grain points and shield cut fletching. It shot 80-85 and 85-90 spine weights pretty much equally well.I also made some 11/32 hickory arrows for this bow that really thumped a target but never shot a deer with them.
I don't recall the brace heights I used, but I do remember that both bows liked a different height when using dacron as opposed to FF strings.
I have a 60" & 64" bamboo longhunter. Great mild r/d longbows that are bombproof. Spent a ton of time at Dan's shop. A one of a kind that was born 100 years too late, would have been a twin to jeremiah Johnson...
Froggy
Thanks for the info.
JL
I also had a 64" Bamboo Longhunter it was my first longbow. By far one of the most durable bows ever made.
Help on year made? How does the serial number work? Is this bow the 227th made? Year? 7A? (QL7A227)
BTW, I starting shooting it at different distances. 10-20-25 yards. Working on my form and different grip/hold than what I am use to. (Only recurves). I am all over the target and no nice groups yet. Now to my defense, I have been shooting all kinds of different arrow lengths and wood vs aluminum. What I have not done yet is shoot really heavy wood arrows as I have read in a few posts. DQ bow like heavy arrows. It does like my 2216 Easton Classics cut to 30" with a BH/inserts, 5" feathers, etc., I'm getting a 615gr arrow. Which if I can wing it, is what I shoot on my BW recurve. But, that would be too easy. I really want to try it in wood. Any suggestions. I have already shot my woodies and I don't think they are stiff enough (50-55).
JL :archer2:
Most were made at Jeffery archery. Jeffery has in fact started making and selling them again. Tom jeffery slimmed down the limb a bit and builds them at 64".
Here is a PIC...
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh605/IronMan207/Public%20Pics/DQBambouLongHunter_zpsb339c0a2.jpg)
JL :archer2: