So a box shows up on my doorstep; new bow

[John Lipinski]

Got home after school and work today to find a box waiting for me! I knew it was one of two bows: either the bowyer's bench trade bow, or the horse bow I recently ordered.

It took a while to open it up and get all the plastic wrap off it, I was greeted with a great horse bow. Strung it up, and here it is!

Unfortunately, there are no markings to show exactly what poundage it is, but it's somewhere around 50-55# at 28" I'll get some measurements on it later.

 
 

This thing sure kicks an arrow out of the bow, and pretty fast. Now that I finally have a trad bow again, I gotta get practicing. I'm hoping to get to a 3D shoot soon, looking forward to it!

On a side note, those of you that may remember me from an earlier thread "Help me learn how to hunt," you'll be happy to know that I've made progress. Last weekend I attended a hunter safety education course, so now there's nothing stopping me from getting ready come squirrel season! (Or I could hunt coyote when my skills get good enough--it's year round here in Illinois)

[rastaman]

Beautiful bow sir!  And good luck to you on your journey!      

[StickBowManMI]

Nice looking bow. Have fun shooting it.

[JohnnyWayne]

Now you need a horse to shoot it from    :p

Nice lookin bow    

[Hot Hap]

Stick with it John. Hap

[LONGSTYKES]

John, Congrats on the new bow. Pretty nice looking. Enjoy

[DannyBows]

That's a cool bow. I really want to shoot one of those someday. Congrats!

[Gene Gillis]

Nice looking bow John. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do the Mourning Cloak, that you made for me.

[straitera]

Newbes will learn from this site & show enthusiasm as you. Makes it worthwhile for everyone else. That's cool.

Great horsebow! Ancient design w/modern speeds & performance.

[GRINCH]

Congrats nice bow

[CoilSpring]

Don't forget about carp in the shallows (see bowfishing threads), bull frogs, armadillos, snakes, gar, are all summer targets.  Congrats on the bow.

[Workaholic1]

Congrats on the nice looking bow!  Always been curious about bows of that sort.  Enjoy!