Any Longbow Hunters out there?

[Couzer]

Just seeing if there are any traditional hunters out there, looking for some advice on arrows. I just ordered a longbow from Bamabows and need to figure out what others are using for arrows and broadheads? What types? Brands? Where to buy? Quivers? Etc????

Pretty excited about getting out there and shooting here in a few months when its finished. Any advice is greatly appreciated

Thanks

[W.O.T]

Get ahold of Dewey Wesley, hes on this site

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[Couzer]

Get ahold of Dewey Wesley, hes on this site

Ok, I'll see if I can find him.

[Swivelhead]

Traditional archery is FUN!. Just started shooting a recurve a few weeks back. Thinking my compounds can gather dust for a change.

[Havasuhunter]

Go to 3 rivers archery online. Great stuff and info. I ordered their traditional only carbon arrows for my recurves and they shoot great.

[Couzer]

Thanks guys for the info! Much appreciated!

[Couzer]

First off, Welcome to the brotherhood of the bent stick and string...

3 Rivers is prob the best site for Trad gear, they also have tips on tuning your stick-bow...

Have you been shooting bows for long??? Have you shot with trad gear before???

Thanks OneShot, yeah I was cruzin around 3 Rivers last night, looks like a great website!!! No experience at all with long bows.

[QhunterAZ]

Hello Vowell, great choice on a bow. I hunt / shoot a longbow and a few other traditional bows. A bama bow being one of them with a 2nd being made as we speak.

what kind do you end up getting? draw length and draw weight?

a few hints. be sure to use feathers not plastic fletching. your draw length with be a little shorter than with a compound usually.

your arrows will need to be a bit less of a spine due to the need for a flex around the riser/shelf.

if I can help at all let me know, I live on the west side of phoenix and shoot pretty regularly at the local park.

[Couzer]

Hey Qhunter thanks for response, I've been working quite a bit. I ended up ordering a Hunter 28" at 55lbs. I talked to Nathaniel i believe his name was, I just kind of explained what I wanted and he helped be choose a bow. I have a friend John at Sportsmans Warehouse that showed me his Longbow and recommended me to Bama. I want to make sure i could get enough penetration at a elk at 30 - 40 yards and he said that he had a customer had a complete pass through on a elk last season at 40 yards with a 50 lb bow. I know its going to take me quite a while to work up to that but that would be a goal of mine to shoot a elk or bear with one. Good to know that you have a Bama bow as well, little more comforting to know they are a good maker.

Thanks for the tips on the arrows, I would like to use feather fetchings as well and I'll send you a message to see what type of arrows i need to buy here in the next month or so.

What Bow did you end up ordering? What type of Bama do you have now?

 

Thanks for all your help!!!

 

Devan

[Kaffer62]

I am shooting some 400 grain beman arrows with heavy inserts and 100 grain tips. Been pretty happy with my setup.

[QhunterAZ]

I feel ya in the work, but we got to pay for our toys some how after all.

I researched alot when I was getting back into trad archery and thats when I found bama bows. Nathan steel is the guys name.

I went with a hunter as well 65lb at 29 inches. It blew away my martin longbow my hoyt buffalo, and my howat super diablo.

 

He is makeing me a tribute royal take down right now. 75lb at 28 inches. Been about 4 weeks so I am getting excited.

I was shooting golt tip traditonals 400 spine full lenght with 170 grain grizly single bevel broadheads. But im working on some gold tip 300 spines with 100gr inserts and 300 gr points/ broadheads for a huge foc.

Try to keep your arrow weight atleast 9 grains per pound I tend to run about 11 gpp , yself. Makes the bow whisper quiet and hits hard. And gets rid of hand shock.

When you start practicing stay close 5-10 yards. And a 4-6 inch group is great. Slight cant to the bow and the string in the first joint in the fingers not along the tips. If your like me youll not want to stop when you get tired. Be sure to rest or ypu will realy hurt yourself I had to stop for almost a month after I over taxed my bow arm. It was just to much fun.

If you have some arrows that you think may work you can always shoot a bare shaft up close to just get use to it.

There are a lot of howard hill fans and ed ashby folowers out there that feel that style is the best way.

Just have fun learn the basics and a consistent way to shoot that fits you, gap shooting or instinct open stance or olympic. My compounds uave been gathering dust for a few years now.

[Swivelhead]

Broke out a Howat Coronado recurve I got for my 12th birthday. It's 40# @ 28". Makes 43# at my draw length. Been having a blast out in the back yard. Shooting 500 spine carbons with 175 grain field points. Seem to come off the bow real nice. Have not seriously shot a recurve since 1972. Got a lot of work to do.

[QhunterAZ]

Shot recurves fr8m the age of 8 to 20 then went to a wheel bow for about 15 years. once I went back to the trads I just can't seem to stop. Got several rabbits and quail with the bow this season and I spent january with my bama bow chasing deer and javilina. I can't wait for the next hunt.

[Swivelhead]

Can't wait to go roving. Have not done it in a VERY long time.

[QhunterAZ]

picked up a samick sage that I plan to set up for some carp shooting this year. could set up my regular long bow bow but I do not want to risk dropping it the lake, even though wood floats.