My new rig: Big Jim Thunderchild

Just wanted to show off my new rig
Big Jim Thunderchild 56" 55#/28" B&W Ebony
Its one sweet shooter! I hope to post some kill pics with it soon. Shooting GT Traditional Hunters 5575 w/ 100 grain brass insert & 125 grain Buzzcuts.


Anybody else hunting traditional this season?

My cousin shoots a big Jim bow. You oughta try some real wood arrows. I like port orford cedar. Nothing like the sound a wood arrow makes when it hits home.paw paw troy, Booger and boff both shoot traditonal. I haven't shot mine enough this year to hunt with it.

Nice looking rig.

awesome

I forgot super nice bow

]My next step is getting wood arrows. I love building arrows so this will be my next project. The plan is to get it ready for my elk hunt next September.

Beautiful setup

Good looking bow. I shoot a 62" 55@28 PLX. I didn't hunt with it this year due to a shoulder injury but I'm looking forward to next year's 3D's at Tannehill.

Just beautiful. I started hunting with a recurve this year. No luck yet

Beautiful. I will get around to traditional eventually. Too lazy for now

The beaver tail he puts on the handle is a nice touch. He does great work.

Beautiful bow! I'll have me a longbow one of these days...

Nice design. Beautiful wood. I use either a 55# kodiak magnum or samick red stag. Like to get a longbow one of these days. Haven't had any luck myself either this year but I hope it changes during the rut.

^This!

That is a Fine Looking Bow!!

you don't find those 55/75s to be too stiff????

I shoot a 57# longbow, a Dwyer, and shoot 30" 35/55s with 100gr brass inserts and 200gr heads.

They seem to be fine. If you look on the 3Rivers archery spine chart it shows to shoot the 400 spine but its close. I'm sure either would be fine. I spoke with Big Jim and suggested the 400s as well for my setup.

What kind of broad heads are you shooting. I'm a broadhead junkie so I'm going try a lot of different ones.

160gr STOS glue on on a 40gr adapter=200gr head, tip tantoed to make it stronger.

arrow charts don't work on carbon shafts too well. You pretty much have to spine test the shaft by bareshaft method to get the right shaft. Center cut of the bow also affects this.

gorgeous rig right there ...

Thanks. I have some arrows coming in and I'll do some bare shaft tuning. He recommended leaving them full length (less stiff spine I'm guessing) so I will try this. Going fletch with True Flight Feathers. The ones in the pics are gateway. I have some Buzzcuts 125, Zwickey 130 & 160, and Snuffer Originals. Decisions, decisions

Man that is gorgeous! Congrats!

to bareshaft start with a full length shaft and the point weight you want. Cut the shaft shorter as you go from the nock end, 1/4" at a time till you get straight shaft in the target. Nock low is ok. If you start with full shaft and nock to the right(right handed shooter) you are too stiff, only option is add point weight.

Thanks, BhamFred!

It would cool to have a Traditional thread on here.

very nice looking setup,I started hunting with traditional this year,I have a custom Bighorn 64# @ 28,and a super Kodiak 55# @ 28,but I pull to 29,and I have a longbow on the way that I had built by Nate at BAMABOWS it's an Expedition 3 hunter,55# @ 28,I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Nice looking bow. I also have a new Thunder Child this year it is great bow.

Beautiful bow!