Just got my first Longbow

[Eric_Methven]

Yes. The man had arms like a gorilla and I didn't even have time to tell him about overdrawing. (I was in the middle of selling a flask at the time). Also, the bow had been on display sitting in the hot sun for hours so was bone dry. What peed me off the most though was him just walking off as if nothing important had happened. I couldn't even chase after him as my stock would have been nicked. There's something to be said for doing these events with a partner. It's a bummer doing them solo. You're risking all your stuff just going for a pee. The yew bow was worth £500. Now the bottom limb is my fire bow for my bow and drill setup.

Eric

 

[spamel]

That is absolutely shocking, if it was me he'd have had half a broken bow in the back of the head! Then, if he was as big as you say, I'd have been on my toes!

 

[SOAR]

Yes. The man had arms like a gorilla and I didn't even have time to tell him about overdrawing. (I was in the middle of selling a flask at the time). Also, the bow had been on display sitting in the hot sun for hours so was bone dry. What peed me off the most though was him just walking off as if nothing important had happened. I couldn't even chase after him as my stock would have been nicked. There's something to be said for doing these events with a partner. It's a bummer doing them solo. You're risking all your stuff just going for a pee. The yew bow was worth £500. Now the bottom limb is my fire bow for my bow and drill setup.

Eric

£500 ouch, he probably would have run of if you had told him it was worth that much!.
Thats a real shame Eric.


Simon.

 

[Ogri the trog]

Eric,
I can't even begin to think how soul destroying that moment must have been for you. And the ignorance to just walk away meant he either thought it was something that could be glued back together or replaced in the blink of an eye.
Nice that you've kept the lower limb though - perhaps if you ever meet him again one day, you could use it to kindle a flaming arrow to shoot him through his cold black heart.

Sympathies mate.

Ogri the trog