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Title: Vintage Works owners - performance question.
Post by: Gil Verwey on September 05, 2013, 09:06:00 AM
Vintage Works has a '59 replica for sale with the knife set. It had a 4 arrow average of 190.25 FPS with 9.11 grains. That is very very good performance. The bow is 58" and 45# @ 28". I am interested in a 62".

Does anyone have a 62" and experienced similar excellent performance? How is the bow after the shot and how is the draw?

Thanks
Gil
Title: Re: Vintage Works owners - performance question.
Post by: joe vt on September 05, 2013, 10:29:00 AM
Hi Gil,  I have no experience with a 62" version but...... I have a VW 59' replica that is 60" and is only about a month old. I have not chrono'd it; however it shoots on par with my other bows that I consider fast. My bow draws smooth back to 28" and is stable pre and post letting the string go. I think a 62" version would be very very sweet drawing.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/joevt/VintageBowWorksJoesbow_zpsc6bf9764.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/joevt/media/VintageBowWorksJoesbow_zpsc6bf9764.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Vintage Works owners - performance question.
Post by: Gil Verwey on September 05, 2013, 11:25:00 AM
Thanks Joe, beautiful bow.

I am in sell mode but I am going to have to give one of his bows and knife sets a go.

Thanks again
Gil
Title: Re: Vintage Works owners - performance question.
Post by: hedgerowhuntr on September 05, 2013, 01:22:00 PM
The performance on these bows are amazing. I've got the 58" 48@28 version.
Title: Re: Vintage Works owners - performance question.
Post by: Gil Verwey on September 05, 2013, 02:35:00 PM
I contacted them and they also make them in 62" and 64".

I have to decide on woods, length and weight. I want to get the compass inlay too.

I was thinking ebony and burl. Their pictures go by so fast it is hard to catch the woods in their gallery.

Gil
Title: Re: Vintage Works owners - performance question.
Post by: Keefer on September 05, 2013, 04:38:00 PM
Gil,
You can stop the slide show and sit back and admire the photo for awhile...I'll go there and check it out again to see what I did...I just know it can be done.....Somehow  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Vintage Works owners - performance question.
Post by: Gil Verwey on September 05, 2013, 06:12:00 PM
Thanks Keith I figured it out.

Gil