Tell me about Thunderhorn Mfg

longbow fanatic 1 · February 22, 2015, 03:30:00 PM

I've been intrigued by the Thunderhorn 3 piece takedown and the heart stopper bows for a while now. I would like to hear your thoughts on their bows. I think they're stunning and the stippled grips are awesome. It seems to me that they only produce a limited number of bows annually. Is that correct? The people who buy them must love them because you don't see many of them in the classifieds.

shedhunta · February 22, 2015, 03:45:00 PM

I own a three piece. Quite possibly the last "custom" one Duane made. He told me he was done with custom orders and will occasionally make a "stock" bow now and again. He still makes quivers and leather goods. He also told me the exotic woods were getting to him health wise as they do to many bowyers.

I love mine. Workmanship some of the best I have seen. Grip fits me well. Occasionally they come up for sale but recently it seems to be the same bows just getting passed around.

Worth a call to him but a friend tried to order a bow from him recently and was turned away.

Carcajou · February 22, 2015, 07:12:00 PM

Great Bows, Bowyer, and LeatherSmith, all in one. Attention to detail/fit/finish.

Duane is no longer building customs, just on a limited basis, spoke to him last week, and building will be minimal. Hard to find these bows used anymore, for these reasons. Great quivers also.

stumpsniper · February 23, 2015, 07:38:00 AM

I love my Coupstick, and Duane is a good guy to deal with.

joe vt · February 23, 2015, 07:39:00 AM

I own two 3pc Thunderhorns. They are really nice longbows. You will hear over and over comments about Duane's workmanship. I echo those words. I also love his grips!!

As far as I know Duane will occasionally build a bow to his own liking/specs. I actually bought one of these builds last year

Here is a pic of mine. It was hard to capture the lighting for a light and dark riser wood. This was the best I could do.

Here is a lighter photo

hockey7 · February 23, 2015, 04:29:00 PM

I really don't think he's building bows anymore.

longbow fanatic 1 · February 24, 2015, 07:19:00 AM

Joe vt,

Absolutely stunning!

KentuckyTJ · February 24, 2015, 07:50:00 AM

Sorry, I don't know too much about the Duane personally but do know he is a very talented man. His bows are a joy to shoot and look at. I hope you are able to find one Dennis.

longbow fanatic 1 · February 24, 2015, 08:18:00 AM

Thanks, Tom. That 3 piece bow of yours is just beautiful! Each and every Thunderhorn bow is see I say to myself, " oh, that one is my favorite wood combo. No, that one is..." LOL!

DaveT1963 · February 26, 2015, 08:38:00 AM

My Thunderhorn is my go to bow and my favorite take down longbow hands down. I would never hesitate to buy a stock bow from Dwayne

TSP · February 27, 2015, 12:19:00 PM

I've got a one-piece Coupstick as a backup hunting bow and at one time owned a one-piece Heartstopper. I've not tried a three-piece or stippled grip version but can say that a rubber Shurgrip works well in both warm weather (when hands are sweaty) and cold/snow.

Thunderhorns are good bows and the grip design is outstanding. Too bad he stopped making them.