Hey guys,
This is my new 62" Hunter model longbow from Protege Longbows.I requested red elm that had as much flat grain as possible for the limbs for cosmetic preference as I know Lee uses edge grain in his limb.The riser is cocobollo with two 1/8" micarta strips surrounding a bocote accent stripe.The tip overlays are deer antler that I sent to Lee from a deer that I had killed.The bow is now in route & I should receive it Wednesday.The photos look fantastic I think.
Great job my friend.Thanks.
John

 

Been waiting to see one of these bad boys outside of their website. Congratulations, that is one good looking stick! Look forward to a shooting report.      

Sweet bow,I like the looks and design of his bows!

The taper on his riser fades are nice.

Excellent choice John. Specs please. I think highly of Lee & his bows. How's she shoot?

I thank I am in love !!!

very, very nice!!

I love 'D'.

John,

It was a pleasure making your bow...and I know it will mean something to you being it has antler on it from a deer you personally harvested. I hope you find it to be all you desired and I hope it gets YEARS of use. Be sure to send me some photos of some game you get with it.

Straitera,

It is 44#@28."

Chubby,

Thanks for noticing my fade outs, as there is a lot time put into producing them. I despise a "door wedge" type fadeout that ends abruptly. A long fadeout is however more difficult to make as one has to balance it carefully. I actually have 24 micrometer measurements just in the riser fadeouts in effort to produce perfect balance. It pays off though by creating perfect balance which prevents handshock, vibration, noise and also to maintain a forgiving stable arrow flight...as well as improved efficiency.

Friend,

My goal was to produce a R/D longbow with a longer riser for improved efficiency and feel when shooting the bow, but when the bow was strung I wanted that to be somewhat hidden at first glance. My goal was to produce a "semi-D" type bow that maintained a traditional appeal to it as well as maintained the stability, durability, and quietness of the traditional "D" longbow...but for me to be happy I had to get rid of the thump and the inefficiency of the traditional D bow.

For those waiting for their "TGS" Protege Longbows,

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Two more bows should go out to Tradgang members this week, and another one next week. Again, thanks.

Nice bow. Good job Lee that looks great.

God Bless you all, Steve

Pretty wood combo, well done

That is a beautiful bow right there. Congrats  Coltar and Lee. Well Done!  

Thanks. I wish I would have gotten some better pictures of the riser. I shipped it out before I checked the photos...and while the riser isn't a high gloss, the riser section is obviously reflecting the flash making it look somewhat frosty in those photos above.

Nice looking bow.Love the tips and the bow has some of the nicest fadeouts around.I really love the long graceful fadeouts on Lees riser.I think your gonna like it.Thier smooth shooters!

very nice!

Nice !

That's a looker there, nice!  Eric.

very nice is right.

Thanks for posting great photos. I love that riser and the locator grip. Hope we can get a report on how accurate it shoots and handles.
The photo shows the strung bow brace height looks high. Is it? Great looking bow that looks like the only bow you would ever need? Ken

Brace height on my bows should be 7" plus or minus a bit for personal adjustments (it isn't going to hurt anything if someone was to drop it or raise it a 1/4" or so). I shoot mine at 7" and measure my brace height from the belly side of the arrow rest rather than the throat of the grip because grip size and shape will create variation...while the belly side of the arrow rest is very consistent. You probably know this already, but in case someone doesn't...generally, a lower brace height will provide a smoother draw and an increase in speed due to a longer power stroke, while a higher brace height will be more forgiving to form errors or arrow spine tolerances.

In the photo, it has a new string and is braced at 7 & 1/8"- 7 & 1/4" to allow for the string to settle in. That bow is only 62" NTN so it probably gives an illusion of being strung higher than it actually is.

Hopefully John (Coltar) will find the bow to shoot well as I find it to...but I will await his report after he gets it (which should be tomorrow) and has the opportunity to shoot enough to make a proper assessment.