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12-05-2012, 01:45 PM
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HUTCH~N~SON ARCHERY LLC
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How long do you keep a bow for?
How long do you keep a bow?
Life time (Carpy) Years Months Days Hutch 
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12-05-2012, 01:54 PM
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Heres what I said
 Untill someone offers me more than I paid for it,or untill it has outlasted it usefullness!!!No sentimental B.S Here in Oz!!!!! 
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12-05-2012, 03:13 PM
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HUTCH~N~SON ARCHERY LLC
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12-05-2012, 06:24 PM
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Use to keep them all still have 4 of them. now they are to expensive, useualy trade them off every 2yrs but find myself slowing down. they dont seem to be improveing that much to justify what they want for them my elite will be around for along time....
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12-05-2012, 07:09 PM
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Recycle archer
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Location: westcentral Iowa
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A little known fact !
It's true that some of my bows are really very old , as I brought my prized Jennings Buckmaster back in '98 and it still does the trick , and those strings on it must be at least 13 years old and very well waxed !
 My collection of bows is so old that the History Channel wants to do some research on them ! I don't need a new bow as an excuse on why I can't hit anything , I can do that without making a purchase !  Now you know and you are  !
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Proud owner of one of the original Jennings " Buckmaster " bow , a true deer slaying machine ! I have return to bowhunting in 2012 and have the venison in the fridge to show for it ! 
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12-05-2012, 07:37 PM
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HUTCH~N~SON ARCHERY LLC
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12-06-2012, 02:17 AM
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Ha-Ha-Ha
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12-06-2012, 02:58 AM
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Recycle archer
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A little known fact !
My famous carp shooting bow is a mid 90s Marin firecat , someone's dream spot bow at one time !
 Now you know and you are !
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Proud owner of one of the original Jennings " Buckmaster " bow , a true deer slaying machine ! I have return to bowhunting in 2012 and have the venison in the fridge to show for it !
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12-06-2012, 06:22 AM
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He Who Drops His Bow Arm
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Last time I changed the bow was about 5-6 years old. I won't change again until there is a significant enough difference to tempt me - hasn't happened so far.
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12-06-2012, 06:32 AM
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Senior Member
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Sadly I have only one bow.... And it is the only one I have ever purchased. However I see myself looking more and more at a "spot only" type of bow, but I don't think it will ever happen as I am to practical and wouldn't be happy if I cannot take it into the woods. I will save and save until I can afford a Hoyt Carbon Element G3. But then again I might die before that happens
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12-06-2012, 12:31 PM
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I ve had the same hunting bow for going on 6 years now, spot bows I ve change more often than I care to admit but I 've settled on a spot bow that seems to agree with me so I will probably keep it around for awhile.
I don't really see any advantage over my current hunting bow in speed or accuracy that would make fork over the kind of money they want for the new model bows, mostly I see a bunch of hype and reworked idea's of the same thing.
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12-06-2012, 06:30 PM
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Recycle archer
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Here's what I think !
I agree with Gator , as the new bows seem to offer speed that is not there in the real world !
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12-07-2012, 04:17 AM
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12-07-2012, 06:56 AM
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He hasn't purchased any arrows........he's still waiting for them to go on sale.
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12-07-2012, 02:38 PM
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12-07-2012, 06:01 PM
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A little known fact !
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 Now you know and eat your hearts out , as yes you are !
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12-08-2012, 07:37 PM
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Recycle archer
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A little known fact !
I brought my Jennings Buckmaster brand new , and it came with a lifetime warranty !
So suffer Bear Archery as I'm going to be shooting it forever and than some ! Now you know , as no doubt I'll be buried with such a fine weapon and yes you are !
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12-10-2012, 07:19 AM
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It might be time to give up the cedar shaft and move up to alum.
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12-10-2012, 09:17 AM
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Here's what I think !
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12-11-2012, 06:43 AM
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When you own the best bow that has ever been produced there is no reason to get rid of it.
My mission riot is the best ever made. It is even backwards to most bows. I have to pull it with my left hand and it is spot on at 50 yards. 
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12-12-2012, 01:57 AM
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Darton 3800 may last forever. Love this bow. Still have the A/X but its not getting much use. Lurking around due to A/T apparent DoS issue...
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12-12-2012, 06:36 AM
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Recycle archer
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Here's what I think !
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to this site ! I've always wanted a Darton myself , as they have been around a long time !
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12-12-2012, 06:45 AM
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Well last night was another Tuesday night league night and I did well but in the process I broke a few strands on my buss cable. So now I have to have it replaced... The thing about it that I have had to replace both cables now and I purchased my bow August 2011.
 Just thought that they should last longer than that. I keep it waxed and in a temp/weather controlled environment. Anyone think that it is odd that I had to replace both strings after 1.5 year? I only shoot about 60-150 arrows a month (until league started).  Who ever says that this is cheap after the initial investment can go fly a kite 
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12-12-2012, 07:02 AM
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Inquiry mind wants to know !
What brand is it , as I have a Refex Caribou that I brought back in 2009 and have never replaced the Fuse strings on it ?
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12-12-2012, 02:38 PM
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HUTCH~N~SON ARCHERY LLC
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12-12-2012, 03:07 PM
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12-13-2012, 02:09 AM
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Here's what I think !
I think that it needs another wax job !
Now you know and you are !
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12-14-2012, 07:04 PM
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Kind of depends....I have had bows that I kept for a few years, and had some that I kept for a couple months.
The two I just got rid of I had one for 3 years and the other for about 2.5. The VE I just got.....if things go the way I think they will I can see this one being in the stable for a good while. |
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12-20-2012, 03:39 AM
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Recycle archer
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A little known fact !
I like to keep my bows until they break , thus I keep 'em forever cause I own mostly Hoyts !
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12-20-2012, 06:09 AM
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some times they last a week . had about 50 this year..my oldest right now is 2012 wrath.
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12-20-2012, 07:43 AM
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Recycle archer
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Here's what I think !
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( just kidding ) Folks like you are what make folks like " Hutch " busy ! I know that many of my aging group of bows , still have the original strings on them as I use no bullet proof arm guard ( don't even wear one anymore ) and have much better form than I use too ! I do have several old compound bows ( mostly Hoyts ) , that are worth not more than the price of a set of strings , but since " yours truly " does such a good wax job , I can get by ! Now you know and yes you are !
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12-20-2012, 09:17 AM
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At 76 yrs of age I have had few bows. Mathews, Hoyts, Browings, High Countrys. The only bow I have become truly ATTACHED to is the only bow remaining in my possession-- a Mathews MQ1. It will be last bow I own as I can not imagine any bow enabling me to shoot more accurately, fit me better and be more fun to shoot.
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12-20-2012, 03:44 PM
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Untill one of the limbs developed a splinter, two years ago, I was still shooting my Jennings Unistar (an '84 I think). Still have it but it is now a wall hanger.
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12-20-2012, 04:24 PM
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Here's what I think !
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It hangs out in the tree stand with me alot !
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12-20-2012, 06:22 PM
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I was diging in a closet today for the darn 55gr 223 bullets ..
....When i found my old golden eagle that i forgot all about haveing,is this bad......
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12-20-2012, 06:50 PM
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Inquiry mind wants to know !
What model is it , as Golden Eagle was a major player in the world of archery so many years ago ?
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12-21-2012, 07:54 PM
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Extream hunter in wood land camo..... ....it was a slayen machine, may have to play with it some now that its lost and found.......
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12-22-2012, 03:02 AM
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Here's what I think !
Golden Eagle had a model called " Revolution " that was all the rave back in the mid 90's !
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12-22-2012, 08:09 AM
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HUTCH~N~SON ARCHERY LLC
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Wow Carpy, you remember that far back!!!
you must be ancient. Hutch
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12-22-2012, 02:34 PM
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