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Offline bow101

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Biggest bow in the world
« on: April 12, 2013, 11:25:03 pm »
 :o....It's the largest laminated recurve bow and arrow in the world.  It is in the Comox Valley,BC, Canada , an archer builds a Bunyanesque bow and arrow 70 feet long. I think it was erected in 2009.
Not sure if some of you have seen it or not.?
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2013, 11:28:01 pm »
Well that one leaves me scratching my head.   
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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2013, 04:26:59 am »
Wow, being strung up all that time and out in the weather, must be useless by now. What a shame. A guy could have gone satellite hunting with that bow. 
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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2013, 10:46:46 am »
No full draw pics? ;)

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2013, 11:29:41 am »
Must have been fun tillering that...  :o
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Offline Marks

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2013, 01:15:47 pm »
He used a 4x4 post on the belly to check his tiller

Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2013, 04:20:57 pm »
Looks like its leaned up on his tillering tree
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Offline Stoker

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2013, 05:58:33 pm »
I'll see it in july at the NALS.
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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2013, 06:08:55 pm »
That's a lotta Tru Oil...   :o
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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2013, 09:05:35 pm »
Seems like a waste, I wonder how many bows he could have made from that piece of wood you could shoot.
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Offline sleek

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2013, 10:04:19 pm »
This kinda sparked a thought. Initially, I thought it would shoot an arrow for miles. Now I wonder, with an appropriatly heavy arrow, would it only go the distance a normal bow shoots? Or would its long draw make for a longer shot?
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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2013, 10:19:23 pm »
Wonder how many grns that broadhead is.  :laugh:

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2013, 11:52:22 pm »
I think someone's thought of this idea before...

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Offline _Jon_

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Re: Biggest bow in the world
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2013, 11:09:57 pm »
Seems like a waste, I wonder how many bows he could have made from that piece of wood you could shoot.

Yep, what I was thinking.
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