I challenged the "mad scientist" of Mulino Oregon

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Originally posted by TxAg:
Thanks for the info Kirk. The opening post mentioned "an all out hot rod" so that's why I asked.  Looks great!

Best of both worlds here brutha....

Here she is getting a little fine tiller tuning

[pamike]

Looking good!

[Mud_Slide_Slim]

WoW! That is a beauty...

[petalumapete]

http://s1286.photobucket.com/user/ridgetopranch/media/imagejpg7_zpsbb255d4f.jpg.html
Well the bow made it. I had just enough time last night to run about 20 arrows through it.

This is a stack of three at 40 yards.. I'm already loving this bow

[petalumapete]

TxAg
You were wondering about the hot rod thing?

Right now I'm shooting Gold Tip 35/55s with 125gr up front. They fly just as fast as out of my recurve.. At 40 yards mt point on seems to be 6" below my target.

The bow with out tuning is dead in the hand  well balanced. I draw 27.5 inches there IPA no stack.

Now for the gun part.tuning woodies and fine tuning the bow

[petalumapete]

Buy I creamed that last post  I hate  auto spell correct. And know better than to post not wearing my reading glasses

[cmh]

WOW!!!!

[TxAg]

Originally posted by petalumapete:
TxAg
You were wondering about the hot rod thing?

Right now I'm shooting Gold Tip 35/55s with 125gr up front. They fly just as fast as out of my recurve.. At 40 yards mt point on seems to be 6" below my target.

The bow with out tuning is dead in the hand  well balanced. I draw 27.5 inches there IPA no stack.

Now for the gun part.tuning woodies and fine tuning the bow

Thanks. Bow looks great and looks like you are shooting it great as well. The grip looks comfy also.

[ARCHER2]

Another great looking bow! Congrats Bro.! Kirk is turning out some real shooters these days.

[petalumapete]

After a little more shooting I still love this bow.
The grip is one of the best I've felt. I asked Kirk for a slight palm swell which he got perfect. Very repeatable grip.
The bow is very forgiving of minor form flaws but lets me know if I'm not paying attention.
Now the woody tuning is another issue!
I had the great idea to try to bare shaft tune. It's kind of frustrating. Does not seem to be worth the effort.
I ended up placing a order with Sherwood for a spine that should work maybe be a little on the weak side and will make up a dozen and tune by length and head weight

[legends1]

Good job Kirk,bow looks great.Very nice arrow group at 20 yards let alone 40. Can you give us some real numbers to look at. Arrow wt, true bow weight at your draw and fps ect. Would love to see it. thanks in advance.

[JamesKerr]

She's a beauty!

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Just got home from the long bow safari on monday and haven't had time to check on this thread.... I'm really glad to hear i nailed that grip for you bro. I added just a wee bit more palm swell than i had on your recurve grip without making the whole grip larger.... It felt pretty good when i was shooting her... I wish i would have had that one to shoot at the NALS event. I didn't shoot worth beans with the bow i selected.

Here are a couple more finished photos i got as the sun was going down for you.

[Doc Nock]

Gotta love palm swells!

That..THAT is one gorgeous bow!

performance trumps looks in a bow IMO, and Kirks DO perform!

[petalumapete]

Thanks for putting up more pictures Kirk. I've found my go to long bow. I love shooting this bow. Still haven't had the best of luck tuning the woody but it's deadly with carbon.

Mike I'm not sure of the chrono numbers. I never put to much stock in them.  But I'm shooting out to 50 yards with some pretty impressive groups. I'm shooting  GoldTips 35/55 with 125gr up front. No BS I'm still gaping the tip 3" low .

Hopefully I'll get my shipment from Sherwood soon and get some proper woodiys

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Mike,

The actual test results on this bow using a shooting machine were about 190 @10 gpp & 195 @ 9gpp. at 27.5" draw. I'm quite certain a guy will get better speed with a longer draw length out of this design given the same gpp. I've had some of these hit 200 fps at 10gp with a 30" draw.... but it's rare.... The black glass with single carbon back seem to be the best performance, but i've had all glass bows ring the 200 fps bell a few time too

All these bows test a little differently. The different cores, type of glass or carbon used, clear glass over veneers, vs black or brown glass... It all makes a difference. but even building two bows identical you can get varied test results.... There is just no explanation for that....Kirk

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Originally posted by Kirkll:
Mike,

The actual test results on this bow using a shooting machine were about 190 @10 gpp & 195 @ 9gpp. at 27.5" draw. I'm quite certain a guy will get better speed with a longer draw length out of this design given the same gpp. I've had some of these hit 200 fps at 10gp with a 30" draw.... but it's rare.... The black glass with single carbon back seem to be the best performance, but i've had all glass bows ring the 200 fps bell a few time too

All these bows test a little differently. The different cores, type of glass or carbon used, clear glass over veneers, vs black or brown glass... It all makes a difference. but even building two bows identical you can get varied test results.... There is just no explanation for that....Kirk

oooops!  double post

[legends1]

Thanks Kirk, That is VERY FAST for that set up at 49# and in a non-takedown longbow. Great Job. Thanks for your info.

[96ssportsp]

Originally posted by Kirkll:
Mike,

The actual test results on this bow using a shooting machine were about 190 @10 gpp & 195 @ 9gpp. at 27.5" draw. I'm quite certain a guy will get better speed with a longer draw length out of this design given the same gpp. I've had some of these hit 200 fps at 10gp with a 30" draw.... but it's rare.... The black glass with single carbon back seem to be the best performance, but i've had all glass bows ring the 200 fps bell a few time too

All these bows test a little differently. The different cores, type of glass or carbon used, clear glass over veneers, vs black or brown glass... It all makes a difference. but even building two bows identical you can get varied test results.... There is just no explanation for that....Kirk

Does that mean someone like me with a 32 in draw, could be seriously knocking on the door of 200 fps @ 10 gpp? Just curious.......that sounds really fast. Scott.

[pete p]

32" draw?? i think you might just be the real bigfoot!! no matter what bow you shoot its going to be fast, wow...32"   Awesome bow you got there Denis, love the lines, the wood, everything about it!