Bob dont sell that abbott, You will regret it!!
Finest bow that I have shot to date for all the reasons you just mentioned. It's the reason a lot of my other bows have been getting dusty.

Ron, that is so true of many of his bows. Someday I want to try his longbows. After shooting his Kurves, I would guess they are some great shooters. Honestly, I don't know how I haven't seen more people singing his praises!

I also love abbotts. Steve makes one heck of a bow. Will be ordering another one here soon. Abbotts shoot so good for me that i have no need to try others. Why change a good thing.

What brace do the Abbotts favor?

I have mine set at 6 3/8.

QuoteOriginally posted by JV Rooster:
I also love abbotts. Steve makes one heck of a bow. Will be ordering another one here soon. Abbotts shoot so good for me that i have no need to try others. Why change a good thing.

I just ordered a new one last week, Steve said I should have it in 30 days. WWWWWOOOOOEEEEEE!!!!!

Cant Wait.  

Brace height 6 3/8"

This time i am going with all osage with bamboo core.

That is pretty much all I hunt with and shoot now. They look and shoot good, no doubt. The mohawk I used to own, now is my son's, a great 16 year birthday present.



Some mojo was sent with it though  



Here are a couple I've built and some critters taken. Now if I could just find some work and get some funds to get me my own mohawk  

Anybody have any experience with the new Protege from Lee at Keep It Simple? I really like the look of them.

what shooting characterics do you guys like about a mild r/d?

I just received a new to me Mowhawk, I think it is the Sparrowhawk model. This is the first
"D" shaped longbow I have owned, and I must say that I really love it. I love the way it shoots and handles, very smooth, quite bow. The bow is a hard hitter as well, shoots really hard, nice cast to it. It would not take much to make me get another. LOL.....

I have two crow creek dalton longbows, do not know how to post pictures but they are shooters for sure!

Some pics of the lefty Fred Anderson Skookum I just got on trade... what a pretty, fine shooting bow!

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Going to south Ga. this weekend to pickup my Apex Predator Sapelo. Marty is reducing some weight and re-finishing it. I'll post some pictures of it when I get back. Hopefully with some blood on it again.
I love the D style bows. Good post Rob!

I had a 66" Abbott and had to sell it because my wrist couldn't handle the low grip. It was the most accurate bow I've ever owned. It behaved best with a heavy arrow and was extremely quiet. Wrist and elbow just said "stop doing that to us". I've been shooting a borrowed Mohawk Sparrowhawk 64" and 50# @ 28" with a locator grip and I found my "D" bow.

I have one coming now - 66" and 5# lighter that I know without even shooting it yet, will be a real pleasure to shoot.

My two hybrids are not going to be put out to pasture and I will probably continue to use my 50# Kevin Cramer recurve for much of my hunting, but there is definitely something indefinable but noticeable about turning an arrow loose from a "D" type. Romance, history, I don't know. I do know I won't be without one anymore.

My favorite is my Green Mountain Classic I still have and shoot today.I do miss my Talon by Dave Paxton,I traded it some years ago and still have thoughts about shooting it.

Sure like my Dwyer orginal longbow, I've gotta get some photos going for it!

I am only a week or two into my Bob Lee Stick and Sunday I shot it so much I turned into rubber. Just couldn't stop. The only thing I've done to it is added a second nock pt.

It really makes me concentrate on my form. My recurve will let me "throw" the bow up and then drop it as I shoot and still be pretty accurate. Not with the Stick. If I don't follow through with both the bow and string hand bad things definitely happen. I can really feel myself make the mistake. With the Stick I know when I'm going to hit or miss the very instant I release.

Just ordered a Toelke Super D.  Christmas is in 5 weeks!