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What would you Do

Started by stickbowmaniac, July 25, 2010, 08:54:00 AM

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stickbowmaniac

I recently purchased me a Foley longbow from another tradgang member.Best shooting bow i've ever owned.I can consistintly shoot 2 1/2" groups at 20-25 yards.I let a guy at the local bow shop shoot it yesterday.He instantly offered me over doulble of what i paid for it.What would you have done?
Sell or Keep it.
After hearing yal input i'll let you no what was my desicion.  :archer2:
Dryad Orion 58" 49#@28"
Static limbs
Kodiak Magnum    52" 50#@28"

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Steve O

If the woods in the one you have weren't exactly what you wanted, I'd take the profit and get on the horn to Mr. Foley and get one just like it in the woods of your choice.

frassettor

KEEP IT!!!No amount of money is worth it when you find that "magic bow"   :readit:  Thats just mu opinion though
"Everything's fine,just fine". Dad

JPE

If you sell and it is as good a shooter as you say as you will regret it down the line. KEEP IT.

Hill Hunter

Ps 8:3 ¶ When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Doug in MN

Just from my experience I have wanted back every good shooter I have traded away.

Winterhawk1960

Keep it !!!!!!!!!!! They aren't all "exactly" the same.

Winterhawk1960
What if you woke up tomorrow, with only what you thanked God for today ???

Margly

If you dont need the money:
Keep it!

But if you need them.. Well there is a lot of other good shooters out there!

Margly
With a healthy dose of madness and bad memory, life`s a wonderful journey      :thumbsup:    

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Bowwild

Keep it if it works for you better than other bows. If you don't every time you have an "off" day with a replacement bow you may think back to this one.

Ricker

As you're counting the cash begin speaking of what a nice comfy ride your auto is and the many benefits of living in your particular home, and and and.......   :bigsmyl:

buckeye_hunter

I would keep it and tell him where to get one "just" like it. It doesn't sound like he is worried about throwing the cash down for a new bow anyway.

Or...shoot it for a week and see if it is still "the one" or it was just novelty. If the effect wears off, so to speak, then sell it.

Red Tailed Hawk

I'm drinking from a saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed

amar911

I would never sell any bow that I could consistently shoot 2 1/2" groups with at 20-25 yards. I shoot pretty well and can shoot groups that small at times, but not "consistently" if that means more than 50% of the time. That is a very small group. Most compound bow archers using sights would be happy with those groups. I'm not sure Rick Welch consistently shoots any better than 2 1/2" groups at 25 yards, and he is the best barebow shooter I have ever seen. Congratulations on both the bow and your shooting ability.   :thumbsup:  

Allan
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J.Williams

Sounds like you've found "The One".Keep it!   :archer2:

Trooper

It's not what you kill but how you hunt...

David Mitchell

I don't know what you should do--only you know that and already did it, but it sure amuses me that almost everyone says "keep it" and then on threads asking about how good brand xyz is, the overwhelming majority of posts seem to be to the affect "I HAD one of those and it was as smooth as a baby's butt, etc., etc.,...."  So lots of guys are selling lots of bows that they highly recommend to others.  Just gives me a good chuckle  ;)
The years accumulate on old friendships like tree rings, during which time a kind of unspoken care and loyalty accrue between men.

Bonebuster

Win win either way.

If you keep it, you have a great shooting bow, if you sell it, you make a profit.

Makes the decision easy for me, just sell it...OR keep it...or sell it...OR keep it.
Because after all, it`s a great shooting bow, but there is profit too!  :banghead:

Buckeye Trad Hunter

If I liked how it shot that much I would probably keep it.  Then again, it would depend on exactly how much money we're talking about and how my financial and bow situation was.

Stiks-n-Strings

Iv'e got high dollar custom bows that shoot great and and lower end productionbow so to speak that shoot really good.

One of my best shooters is a bear montana and although I don't shoot it often when I pick it up it puts them where I look and I just can't part with it.

If I got a really good shooter I'll keep it unless I get homeless or something pretty drastic.

JMO only you can decide what is best for you.
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any wood bow I pick off the rack.
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lpcjon2

SOLD IT!!! you can always find another gem every bow you buy before the next one is always the best.
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difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem.
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