All of my guns are in a safe. I would like to display them, but too many people would want to take them when I am not around. It was safe to do that when I was a kid, but that was many moons ago.
Oh ya, I tried that Mathews stuff for a couple of years, blew up a MQ1, have a few problems with a few others, they're decent but I'll stick with my Hoyts!
Nice place. I made some out of bent deer feet and put wooden dowels into the bone but just didn't quite seem sturdy enough to put my favorite rifle on. Maybe cause I made it.
I used to shoot a lot of competition archery and if you weren't shooting a Mathews, you were not with the elite group of shooters. I used to shoot a Hoyt years ago, but for indoor archery, the Mathews was the "Cadillac" of bows. Most of the state champs around here used them, and those who shot the 3D stuff and were in the top or winning their class, all used Mathews bows. Well, all but one, and he used a Pearson. I loved mine, but got burnt out of it after shooting indoors for 8 years in a row.Gizzy, those are my "ready to use" rifles for varmints and such when I need to use them at a moments notice! All my others are locked in my safe. Besides, I have 2 German Shepards that patrol the house when nobody's home. If anyone can get by them and get away with my stuff they earned it!!!
I know what you mean. I did the same thing for quite a few years. Indoor league, 3D circut, it was fun for a while then turned into work! Plus I didn't feel like adding a new shelf for more trophys....
Back to just having fun now, running a small archery shop out of my barn. I don't think any of the "top" manufactuers make a bad bow nowadays (Bowteh, Hoyt, Mathews, Ross, Alpine, etc. the list goes on...). Just like anything else, it just comes down to personal preference. 01 October - opening day archery in Michigan!!!
I have since given up on the compound stuff and gone back to traditional. I have 2 long bows and 2 recurves. Much more fun to shoot. The compounds got to be boring for me. They are too much like shootin a tuned rifle. Hard to miss what your shootin at, and I just needed more of a challange.
Thanks for the cudos on the room - decorated by "Cabelas" -- I know what you mean about the wheel bows - I use by old trusty Bear Kodiak Magnum (hangin' above the window but you can't see it in the picture) too (after I have a few in the freezer already)....I do like the way you have the room set up. Very nice.:bthumb: You need 4 bows to kill deer with??
I have a similar security system, too...except we added a pit bull mix. This is the crew ready to ride.....All my others are locked in my safe. Besides, I have 2 German Shepards that patrol the house when nobody's home. If anyone can get by them and get away with my stuff they earned it!!!
Pearson had a slogan saying "Pearson Pays" which means that if you win any sanctioned event using one of their bows, they would pay you. One gut I used to shoot with was so good, he won the state shoot 4 years in a row. One year he decided to do something different since winning was getting boring. He set up a kids bow, and ended up winning with it. Pearson didn;t want to pay him because it was a kids bow, that he had very little money in. They ended up having to or face the false advertisement stuff. They did not specify any bow models, meaning it could be with any. I thought it was funny that he was so good he could win with a bow with a draw length 6" shorter than his normal draw length. Whatever it was, it worked for him.
What a bunch of good lookin' hounds - They look like a bunch of lovers - How can anyone resist faces like those?? Break out the hoover!!I have a similar security system, too...except we added a pit bull mix. This is the crew ready to ride.....
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