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    • LimbLover
        June 15, 2011 at 7:33 pm
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        #5434

        About 5 months ago I found this Hollenbeck at my local archery shop and fell in love with it. That particular shop recently moved from Sand Lake to Rockford, MI (right by my house) and the bow was still there!

        Rip and I shot a few quivers through it and decided that it was too good a bow not to go home with me.

        I’m a straight limbed longbow kind of guy but something drew me to it. The other oddity is that I prefer a 66″ bow due to my 30+” draw and this is only a 60″. Doesn’t seem to pinch for me at all. It’s an absolute naildriver at 56# and smokes a wood or 2018.

        I couldn’t be happier with it. Roger Hollenbeck really knew how to build a bow. It’s a shame he isn’t making them anymore. I wish I knew the story behind it!

      • FUBAR
        Member
          June 16, 2011 at 12:12 am
          Post count: 252
          #40954

          Nice looking bow. Congrats on the new house member, lol. Where in Rockford do they have bows like this? I’ll have to stop by there next time I visit my step-mom

        • wahoo
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            June 16, 2011 at 12:34 am
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            #40979

            that is a sweet looking bow congrats

          • Crystalshrimp
              June 16, 2011 at 2:33 am
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              #41093

              wahoo wrote: that is a sweet looking bow congrats

              Abosolutely beautiful! What kind of woods went into that beauty?

            • Ripforce
                June 16, 2011 at 12:13 pm
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                #41584

                FUBAR wrote: Nice looking bow. Congrats on the new house member, lol. Where in Rockford do they have bows like this? I’ll have to stop by there next time I visit my step-mom

                Go to the Greenville exit and take 57 he is on the right its called Black Dog Outfitters, its by Rosies Diner it is a great Trad store lots of room and well layed out!

              • LimbLover
                  June 16, 2011 at 12:49 pm
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                  #41612

                  ripforce wrote: [quote=FUBAR]Nice looking bow. Congrats on the new house member, lol. Where in Rockford do they have bows like this? I’ll have to stop by there next time I visit my step-mom

                  Go to the Greenville exit and take 57 he is on the right its called Black Dog Outfitters, its by Rosies Diner it is a great Trad store lots of room and well layed out!

                  Indeed. Black Dog Outfitter is the name. Tom’s shop used to be called “Wilderness Dreams”. He is primarily a Predator, Bear, and Dwyer dealer, but seems to get his hands on some outstanding used bows.

                  I wish I knew what woods went into this. I thought I saw some bloodwood in there. I wish I could get into contact with Roger to find out.

                • FUBAR
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                    June 16, 2011 at 8:03 pm
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                    #41943

                    If I’m rememberinbg correctly, isn’t Rosie’s Diner only a mile or so off of 131?

                  • turok
                      June 16, 2011 at 8:13 pm
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                      #41960

                      NICE bow limblover, if that thing smokes arrows, I say smoke em if ya got em!
                      Good luck with it!

                      Mike

                    • wahoo
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                        June 17, 2011 at 12:49 am
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                        #42180

                        man that looks like a real nice bow . I don’t believe I have ever heard of such a thing – looks nice

                      • wahoo
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                          June 17, 2011 at 12:52 am
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                          #42184

                          sorry just looking and did not realize I had already posting. Nice bow any way

                        • Ripforce
                            June 17, 2011 at 1:28 am
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                            #42204

                            FUBAR wrote: If I’m rememberinbg correctly, isn’t Rosie’s Diner only a mile or so off of 131?

                            You are correct it is a mile or so off 131!

                          • SteveMcD
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                              June 17, 2011 at 2:17 am
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                              #42243

                              That is a beauty! Happy Trails & All the Best with it!

                              Do it justice and go take a big game animal with it!

                            • Patrick
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                                June 22, 2011 at 1:37 pm
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                                #48545

                                Nice find LL! Next time I’m in the area, I’m gonna find that store and check it out.

                              • Ripforce
                                  June 22, 2011 at 2:04 pm
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                                  #48568

                                  Its a real nice trad store, nice and open good inventory! Always has a fair amount used bows in stock too, he has a Northern Mist baraga in there I know that!

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