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Another Border

#1 Post by Axe » Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:41 pm

Received this from Border Archery earlier this week...you can't have too many :smile:
Not my first Border Bow but it was my first dealing with Sid snr. (natures gentleman) a pleasure from start to finish and to top it off only 10 weeks from order to delivery
Fired a few shots, found the bow to be smooth to draw, and delivers a 650grn arrow very quickly without any hand shock

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Black Douglas Ultra
58" 60#@26"
Riser: 17" Shedua - Heritage Midnight - Shedua with horn overlay
Limbs:Hex6-HBB2 high performance composite core...Border's latest innovation
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Re: Another Border

#2 Post by Fanto » Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:15 pm

nice, i like the wolf and the recessed limb pads.

good hunting
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Re: Another Border

#3 Post by Curvemeister » Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:16 pm

WOW , very nice indeed.
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Re: Another Border

#4 Post by Bill » Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:27 pm

:smile: Congratulations; a very nice looking Bow, I do hope you get a lot of time, leisure and pleasure from it 8)
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Re: Another Border

#5 Post by clinton miller » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:36 pm

sweet! i ordered the exact same bow only 60" and 70#@28" with 19" riser.
looks great. can you post pics of the limb faces? i got mine with the carbon weave.

can't wait....

how did you go about poastage, did you get it sent in one parcel? i'm unsure of the goods value threshold before import duties are payable. do you have to pay any?
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Re: Another Border

#6 Post by Gringa Bows » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:02 pm

Nice mate :biggrin:
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Re: Another Border

#7 Post by woodie » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:40 pm

very nice bow.
I agree you can never have to many but my wife thinks I have.
I tell her "I don't have one for each day of the year yet" :lol:
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Re: Another Border

#8 Post by daniel boon » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:51 pm

Very nice AXE, that Wolfs head is a nice touch. I also found Border, (both the Sid's and Ann) great to deal with. Very helpful and know what they are talking about, nothing's a problem.
Clinton Import Duty is payable if the item exceeds $1000, that includes shipping. If you get the limbs and the riser shipped separately, you'll dodge that.
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Re: Another Border

#9 Post by clinton miller » Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:10 am

boon- that's what i thought. thanks.
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Re: Another Border

#10 Post by Nephew » Sat Aug 24, 2013 7:49 am

Shooting lighter these days Axe? Beautiful bow mate, can't wait to see what you blood it on.
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Re: Another Border

#11 Post by Axe » Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:51 pm

Thankyou all for the comments...
clinton miller wrote:how did you go about poastage, did you get it sent in one parcel? i'm unsure of the goods value threshold before import duties are payable. do you have to pay any
Clinton,
Had it shipped in one parcel, have not received any request for more $$ up to this point...I also paid total cost of bow and postage at time of order whilst our dollar was still at US.99 and .61 GBP

The limb faces are flat black
Nephew wrote:Shooting lighter these days Axe? Beautiful bow mate, can't wait to see what you blood it on.
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Craig,
No mate, this bow is for when I turn 90 :biggrin:
I've always had a range of different poundage bows, still have the 65# & 72# Widows along with others...shooting the exact same arrows with this bow, with no noticeable difference in impact point using a 650 - 700grn arrow
Not only, but the Hex6 -HBB2 limb technology delivers performance that matches my heavier bows and if desired allows me to shoot much lighter arrows ie down to 420grns
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Re: Another Border

#12 Post by rodlonq » Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:40 am

Very nice Axe.
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Re: Another Border

#13 Post by bigbob » Sun Aug 25, 2013 5:49 pm

Very impressive!
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Re: Another Border

#14 Post by wishsong » Tue Aug 27, 2013 6:47 pm

fine fine bow choice . Beautiful.

that will smoother than you can imagine through the draw .

great stuff
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Re: Another Border

#15 Post by flyne » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:23 pm

Wow that's pretty and I now have another bow on my wish list
Thanks :roll:
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Re: Another Border

#16 Post by AndyF » Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:07 am

Lovely looking bow.
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Re: Another Border

#17 Post by Goatchaser » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:36 am

very nice looking bow, don't know how I missed this one :shock: , amazing how similar the riser looks to the takedown longbow I am designing at the moment.
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Re: Another Border

#18 Post by Chase N. Nocks » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:05 am

That is a truly beautiful bow Axe. And some remarkable shooting qualities by all reports.

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Re: Another Border

#19 Post by clinton miller » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:52 pm

got my border today. has same wood combo as axe's but with carbon weave on the limbs.

had a play this afternoon. it's 70#@28" by i draw about 26.5-27"". i'm guessing i'm holding 67#. i was shooting a 680gr arrow. so that's roughly 10gr/#of draw weight maybe a little more. this is the average of 14 shots. impressive in my oppinion.

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unstrung limb profile. curvy!
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brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
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Re: Another Border

#20 Post by Goatchaser » Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:03 pm

They are awesome bows, great craftsmanship, :wink:
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Re: Еще Один Пограничный

#21 Post by Zega » Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:37 pm

Excellent onions! Worthy acquisitions. Good hunting!
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Re: Another Border

#22 Post by Chase N. Nocks » Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:14 am

Another beauty there Clinton, Well done!

Wonder when we will see Clear Carbon? :biggrin:

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Re: Another Border

#23 Post by GrahameA » Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:05 pm

Afternoon Troy.
Chase N. Nocks wrote:Wonder when we will see Clear Carbon? :biggrin:
Already available .......... it is called diamond.
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Re: Another Border

#24 Post by clinton miller » Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:20 pm

GrahameA wrote: Already available .......... it is called diamond.
couldn't quite afford that upgrade so i settled for the carbon weave.
The degree of satisfaction gained from the accomplishment of a goal is directly proportional to the hardships and challenges overcome in order to achieve it.

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brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
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Re: Another Border

#25 Post by Chase N. Nocks » Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:56 pm

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: Well there you go. I was just having a giggle and learned something.

Interesting, I will have to find some pics.

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Re: Another Border

#26 Post by daniel boon » Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:45 pm

Very nice Clinton, and great speed out of those BB2's, with your DL. I also shoot 10+gpp at my DL, but it is 29.75", I'll put the HEX6W's through the chrono, and see what I get.
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Re: Another Border

#27 Post by Fanto » Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:31 pm

Clinton
that is a hell of a lot of momentum!

try and take shots with a Sand dune behind the animal so you can find the arrow without walking 300m

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