Sometimes you get lucky talking to bowyers

[Quill Flinger]

I was looking around at different bows & fired off a couple of e-mails to some bowyers.

Brandon Stahl replied that he had a prototype bow with 2 sets of limbs that he'd give me a good deal on. No kidding! This is what came in the mail. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, but sure feels good in my hand.

(never posted pics before, hope this works)

[ChuckC]

Didn't work  please try again.
ChuckC

[Quill Flinger]

Got it! Thanks Chuck!

[Chortdraw]

Looks good. You are going to have some fun now.

[tradtusker]

mmm very nice. let us know how she shoots!

[Shakes.602]

Looks Really Good, and I betcha it Shoots Even Better!! Congrats!!          

[ChuckC]

wow.  that's nice !
ChuckC

[mqqse]

Hmmm....that riser looks like mahogany????  Beautiful bow, let the line start here if you just don't get along with it.  

 

[2 dogs]

that bow is a beaut.i have a puma hunter and its a shooter.

[Quill Flinger]

Hey guys, thanks! Sorry about not getting back to this sooner, but it was time to start making ready for hunting season & I really hadn't planned on having a new bow right then!....LOL but I finally found time to get it rigged up & tuned properly.

Chortdraw - you were so right about having fun with it!

mqqse - yeah, from the pics is does look like a mahogany, I thought from the pics it might have been bubinga, but it's shedua, with bloodwood.

Colours don't always show true from cameras & comp. monitors, so I've taken a pic of it with some reddish background.



Now about the bow. I am really delighted with it! It's a keeper!

There is something about the geometry of the bow that makes it very forgiving, I feel the bow makes me a better shot that I am. The feel of the bow is extremely graceful, I love that. It feels like a short bush bow in hand. It comes up smoothly & quickly to draw & is spot on target. It tuned easily & most importantly, it's quiet.

Regarding the limbs; I really like the taper & minimum mass. Now I'm probably easily impressed when it comes to speed. I mean really, when was the last time you shot a custom bowyers bow & you felt the limbs under-preformed? Don't really think I can tell the difference between 184 fps & 195 fps, but quills shoot plenty quick from this bow.

Regarding the riser; it is pretty comfortable & I paticularly like the contour of the throat as it fits my hand nicely, & the fuller palm swell. Though for my style a bit fuller would be better! & higher...LOL. The overall dimensions are perfect! Not sure why Brandon would not offer this design, but if he doesn't, I've got a one of kind type bow!

What I most like about it, is that it is quick & quiet. By quick I don't mean arrow speed, but how quickly it is to draw & have it on target. Some other bows I have to put the bow "on target", not this puppy! It's right there, right now. Gotta love that!

I was in the process of ordering a bow when Brandon offerd this one. That bow should be here by the end of Nov. Went with a fancy smancy one! I'll post pics when it arrives.

[sticshooter]

Brandon is a awesome guy and even a better bowyer. That is just flat out sweet!<><