magnatecsteve Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 I was just looking at my wall-o-racks reflecting back on the hunts. I came to my very first bowkill. I got to thinking about that old bow that started my love affair with archery. I also got to thinking about how advanced todays archery tackle has become. My first bow was a PSE Carrol Marauder..a big ol' bulky thing with a massive grip. Even with an open hand grip, it still filled your hand with grip! It hand round wheel(oval) cams. It sported an original TM Hunter rest that supported my Easton XX75 Gamegetters with 5" vanes. I shot Vortex mechanicals for my first two deer. My sights were first the good ol' brass pins with the little ball on the end which I painted with different bright colors of model paint. I quickly upgraded to the latest greatest things, the T style pins that had light absorbing plastis on the ends. You old timers will remember those for sure. My release, the trusty Cobra caliper release..that thing lasted me QUITE a few years! It was a good bow in it's day, wish I still had it...just for ol' times sake if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstringking Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? i started on an old recurve and i wish i could remember the name. it was an uncles from when he was young! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? I don't remember the brand of my first bow. I think it might have been a Golden Eagle Brave Scout Black Bow Set, possibly, or something very similar to it. Shot it from ages 9-11 years old. Then I went to another youth bow until I was 15. I don't remember that one's brand or what it looked like at all for some reason, but I remember shooting it and giving it to a second cousin when I outgrew it. Then we got the Hoyt Raider that I shot until I injured my shoulder and gave that to my mother after that. She gave it back to me last year and it's the bow I've been playing with outside the past couple days getting antsy to get my new bow for my birthday and get back into archery again now that my shoulder is functioning well enough to handle shooting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALAN Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? i have my first bow its a pse spirit u,s,a just dieing to shoot it but i need to buy a few things ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? Mine was a "Jenning's One Star" with wide 60 lb limbs the size of a 55 chevy bumper ...and almost heavier then guilt It launched/heaved aluminum gamegetter logs at a blazing speed...LOL I could almost run downrange and move the target over if my shot was a little off so I would hit the bullseye All kidding aside I have a deep gratefullness in my heart for what that Bow helped me accomplish....a complete addiction to the sport! I gave it to my Dad when he attempted to get back into bow hunting(and I bought my first Mathews). That Bow was in my Fathers hands and it almost came to full draw while hunting before He got busted and didnt get a shot. That Bow gave him the "Rush" just one more time in his life and it was probably the last time he will ever shoot a Bow again with his health problems. That was not just a Bow....it became a building block of some Lifetime Memories for Father and Son. After my Dad gave up shooting it got donated to a benefit auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? My first bow was a PSE. I don't even know if it had a model name on it. It had the classic Flipper rest on it, and the old brass pins also. LOL--how far we've come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? First bow was a recurve, the first one I was successful with was a Jennings fork lightning. I had a dilenbeck beer can rest on it. I took 7 deer with that bow. LOL I will say that technology has sure helped my accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? My first bow was a Chinnook!! Really,.....it was a compound bow not a fish!! I paid $45 for it after saving my $2 a week allowance for a long time!! I bought it new from Fleet Farm 22 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? The old first bow I ever hunted with is hanging in the garage. It is an old browning bushmaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3whunt Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? my dad's.. an original fred bear... we still have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? Hoyt MT Sport.....Im still using it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? 2002 Fred Bear Vapor 300. I still have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? my first bow ever was a Brushwolf XI, i think it was made by Browning, i use to love that thing, old school man had the the old 3 pin metal sights, the old cobra stabilizer, o yeah, like some 40 inches axle to axle, she shot great but i blew her up some many years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? PSE Fitzgerald. Giving it to my dad, the one you bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? I was 8 years old when I got my first compound bow. It was a Bear set-up with just a 1 pin sight and an rubber arrow rest. I got 2 chipmunks with it. One from 2ft away and another from 10 yards. I was about 10 years old when that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? It was 1989, and the bow was a Bear Whitetail Legend set at 60lbs. It flung these HUGE tree trunk aluminum Eastons XX75's. It too had those brass pin sights with bright paint on them. I still have that bow and lend it out to a friend the last 2 bow seasons to get him into it. Its working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? My first was a PSE, don't know what model, all it had on it was the PSE logo. Parted ways with it 2 years ago when I got my Mathews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? My first bow was a Browning Micro Midas 3 with a 40# draw. Man I love that bow. Still have it. Passed it down to my little brother and have him shooting it now. Took my first deer , two groundhogs, first raccoon and countless chipmunks with that bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? first bow was actually a Barnett crossbow. No cams or sights. Still have it, but since then I've bought a Myles Keller Legacy XI from a friend, and I took an 8 point with it last October. I am also shooting indoor competition with it now. I also bought a Herter's recurve bow too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Re: Your first set-up? My first was a PSE spirit. The rest was on it didnt even have a name im not sure if it wasnt maybe homemade. Had a sight that they put on it down at the shop not sure what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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