How many custom bows you've had & what's your keeper?

[chuckbow]

well i can see i dont have my priorities straight !

[stagetek]

Asbell Bighorn
Windwalker Osprey
Black Widow MA III
3 Pittsley Predators.
 The Predators are the keepers. Sold the Widow and the Bighorn.

[amar911]

Right now I have close to 40 bows and won't take the time to list them all. There are many others that I don't have, but here is my list of favorites in various categories.

Best lightweight and handy bow: Shrew (any model but especially the Classic Hunter)
Best fitted limb (limbs custom fitted) 3 piece: Brackenbury Quest
Best interchangeable limb (limbs not custom fitted) 3 piece bow: Morrison
Best looking bow ever: Blacktail Snakebit
Best deal on a new bow: Holm-Made
Best deal on kid's bow: Maddog Pup

Others will have different opinions, but these are mine. I don't have a Black Swan and want to compare it to my other similar bows. If David Knipes praises the Black Swans, they  must be something special. We are very fortunate to have many great bowyers creating the bows we shoot and most of them are wonderful people too.

Allan

[GRINCH]

I can barely remember which bows are on my rack much less all the one I've sold or traded.

[marlon]

OL adcock 140#. 3 HH wesly 140# 150# 160#. Steve turay 170#. Bobby loften 150# 135# 100# 105#.Martin hunter 105#.JD 146#. two warbows 148# 115#. Jack harrison siberian wolf 80#. browning 54" 80#.3 flightshooting longbows 120# 150# 175#.unknown boyer 98# bow. 3 compound bows 120# 110# 100#. Yes i know heavybows.

[Jmatt1957]

wapiti td (2)
Brackenbery drifter
chaperel kabab
assenheimer (2 kept one)
roase oak puma hunter
martin hunter
zipper
striker
bear grizzly
bear kodiak hunter & mag.
kept the wapitis & assheimer

[overbo]

Since starting this thread.I've had a few bows come and go but I'm still a Habu and Zipper man.Now I've added a Fredrick baron longbow.
Come and gone
Morrison
Silvertip
Dale Dye
Pronghorn
Wes Wallace(still 4 sale)

[Nakohe]

Cari-bow Silverfox
Brack Legend
Brack Old Timer (Wish I still had it)
Brack Quest (5) one I wish I had back
Brack Non-Typical  never sell
Morrison Shawnee (6) one I wish I still had
Morrison Cheyene (5) one I will never sell
Acaidian Woods  (4) one I will never sell
Charlie Lamb Sunbear  keeper
Blacktail Elite VL  (4) one I will never sell
O L Addcock one piece
Zipper standard w/longbow limbs
Zipper SXT on order
Crow Creek Blackfeather  (3)
Sticks and feathers longbow (2)
Bear takedown
Schaffer Silvertip (3) one I wish I still had
Some I have probably forgot

[snag]

Had a 60's Bear Grizzly, ACS-CX, Morrison Cheyenne (reg. limbs and foam core), Wes Wallace Royal longbow, and 3 Blacktail VL Elite TDs. I have shot others too.  Still have the Blacktails!
Also have another Blacktail on order...and another set of limbs.....for now.

[Shifting Shadow]

My favorite of customs and production bows is the Quinn Stallion.

[Jim Harris]

Bighorn (Asbell)
Navajo Scout
Marriah Williwaw (Wish I had it back)
Bob Lee Thunderbolt
Palmer,1 set standard limbs & 1 set dbl.carbon
Palmer,Single carbon, like better than dbl.carbon
Habu VyperKahn, 3 sets of longbow limbs
Chek-mate Firebird
Cascade Golden Hawk Magnum (52")

I still have the Bighorn, Palmer single carbon, Habu, Chek-mate and the Cascade.
My keepers... the last 3 on the list, Habu, Chek-mate and Cascade. I go back and forth between them. All three are within 1 pound of each other, 48 & 49 @ 27". The VyperKhan is the fastest with 49 @ 27", 60" triple carbon limbs. The Chek-mate at 56" and the Cascade at 52", both 48 @ 27 are not as fast, but are very forgiving and accurate bows. The Cascade, I can shoot from a sitting position on the ground. It is a very good short hunting bow.
I also have a number of Bears and Martins, etc that I shoot from time to time. Jim.

[wapitimike1]

I hope I can try afew more before "This is it, This is the Big One
One used half broken semi cracked flat bow! Check out the post on page ten he's right!

[twotimer]

i can't honestly remember all the custom bows i have owned,i primarily shoot and prefer longbows.i have ordered a few bows built to my specs from some great bowyers,and have purchased several in-stock bows from several fine bowyers,and have traded and bought many fine bows on the secondary market.i come back to the treadway longbow for keeps,and acadian classic recurve for a keeper.regards robert      

[snag]

Hi Robert! Wasn't there a Wallace "Royal" LB that I bought from you? What did you replace it with?

[Arwin]

I've had many but the wife only allows a couple at a time,LOL!

Love my JavaMan, it's my go to bow right now. Also my  Rafferty Legend. Smooth and fast!

[gregg dudley]

I am sure it is just my cynical nature but this thread looks to me like nine pages of an inventory that would make the right crook happy as can be.  With just a few key strokes an unscrupulous individual could add the physical address of most of us to this information database and know exactly where to cache in on homes that have as many as $10,000 or more worth of custom bows in them. It is kind of a voluntary public bow registry if you will.

I debated posting this because I didn't want anyone to feel like I was admonishing them.  If you think I am overly cautious you may well be right.  I would like to think that the traditional archery community is devoid of individuals that would take advantage of information like this, but we know it is not.  Be careful about what you post on the internet.

[Hawkeye]

Good point...  :rolleyes:

[twotimer]

hi david,there was indeed a fine beautifull wallace that went to your stable,but in all honesty,with this "sometimer's disease" that i have,i can't remember what came after.lol,best regards,robert          

I've owned about 8 or 9 customs; Bob Lee, Palmer, Bob Sarrels. My goto bow is actually 2 bows that I like about the same and would not part with for any amount of money = My Bob Sarrels 3pc takedown longbow and my Bob Sarrels 3pc takedown recurve. Both are 50#@28".

Bisch

[Red Beastmaster]

I have had several custom and production bows. I currently have three bows that I will not part with.

1. Abbott longbow
2. Thunderhorn longbow
3. Early 70's Bear Grizzly

I have a Brack Quest in production right now that I'm sure will be with me 'til they close the lid on me.