new RER bow arrived...I dubbed her "The Gnat Assassin"...with pics

[Mike Vines]

Well, I got home and opened the box that was waiting for me on the counter.  Bolted it together, strung it up grabbed a dozen arrows and headed out.

Here is a picture of the first dozen shots taken at 15 yards.
       

So I stepped back to 25 yards and let 3 of them fly.
       

I now need to start with some full length shafts, and get them tuned to make a ton more arrows for this new set of limbs.  If someone would be so kind to plug my numbers into Stu's calculator for me, I would be very appreciative.  I need to find what length my shafts shoud be.  

My #'s are as follows.  46# @ 28" RER LXR (longbow limbs), drawn to 28". tipped with 125 heads, and fletched with 3-5 3/8" banana feathers.  I'm using 60-65# shafts, and will continue to use them, I just need to find out what length to cut them to get me close instead of doing 1/4" cuts from 32" shafts.

This is some of the prettiest veneer wood I have seen.  The colors flow so well into the riser that has bloodwood and bacote.  The chocolate leather grip is just icing on the cake.  

After putting 2 dozen thru this bow, I put it up so as not to reinjure my shoulder.  I just couldn't resist the temptation to shoot "The Gnat Assassin".  She was calling to me, and putting the word out there to all the critters to stay the heck from in front of her, for she is very deadly.

A couple more pics

       

       

[Ragin Bull]

Looking good Mike  

[bolong]

 Nice! Good looking arrows also.

[Green]

Nice looking bow Mike....it's obvious you're already enjoying how she shoots!

[owlbait]

How about a close up of your riser too. Nice looking rig, those RER bows are shooters for sure. Take care of your shoulder!

[Mike Vines]

After all the crap I have gone thru with my shoulder in the last 3 months, I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to get it to full draw, but curiosity got the better of me, and it was a perfect fit.  I just didn't want to over do it and put her away untill I know I'm back to 100%.

I now have my final bow, atleast that is what I told my wife (shhhhhhhhhh).  It has 3 sets of limbs, and will kill anything I will ever be able to afford to hunt.  Plus it is a great bow for my boys when they get older and need to step up in weight.

[Mike Vines]

Originally posted by owlbait:
How about a close up of your riser too. Nice looking rig, those RER bows are shooters for sure. Take care of your shoulder!

Here is a picture of the riser before I got Chuck at TwoTracks to put a leather grip on for me.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Nice Mike, Test it out at Rays.

[magnus]

Glad your back to shooting Mike. It'll be hard but still take it easy. That's one pretty bow!!!

[Wannabe1]

Sweet! Good looking bow Mike. Congrats on the new bow.          

[JohnnyWayne]

Very nice  

[Cookus]

Nice looking bow Mike     !   Beautiful wood in that one!

[KyStickbow]

Bow looks great!! Congrats!!

[Bob B.]

Wow, she looks even better than she shoots Mike ... good on you!

   

Bob.

[KentuckyTJ]

Very nice!

[Hot Hap]

Very nice!!
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[Friend]

Very nice looking design. Like the deflex riser.

[tracker1]

Very nice Mike that should be putting some Bacon on the table.

[ckanous]

Nice rig you have there Mike! What are the other sets of limbs you have for this bow?

[Ricker]

Great looking bow Mike.  Those arra's are some fine work as well.  Enjoy the bow.