Would love to see pics of your Mahantango Red Tail longbows. The more pics, info and experience shooting them the better! Thanks in advance. I have one coming shortly. Will update this thread when it comes.

Jim Martin builds a nice bow. Enjoy!

I've got one on the way as well. Was expecting late September but got a call from. Jim the other evening letting me know we got ahead of schedule and was near ready to ship out. Wow! Was i surprised. Great guy to talk to and fast turnaround. Will post along when my classic comes in.

Is that pronounced MAY-an-tawgo?

First two from bottom up

I have one with an osage and cocobolo, I think riser. Red elm lams. Very, very well made. This is a really fun bow to shoot. Mine is a little light for me or I would shoot it more. Went to take the pictures and couldn't help shooting a few arrows. The arrows are 65-70 spine but seemed to fly well. Included the group at 20 yards and the one arrow pluck. :)

You are really going to enjoy shooting that Redtail once you get it, i sure do! I have 4 of Jim’s Redtails and own several other ASL’s from other bowyers and will say…Jim build a very nice shooting and looking bow and a great guy to do business with! Since i live in Pa i get to visit Jim, great man and has a wounderful family! Also as a part time bowyer his is close to the top in Hill style bows!!!

All my bows have 15 strand B50 string and i only shoot wood arrows. With this setup you get a very quite shooting bow shooting split finger. I get a lot of folks telling me they can’t believe how quite these bows are w/o silencers. Also B50 string just feels so much better in the hand on the loose then FF strings. I shot both and B50 is the clear winner for me. I also find that his bows like a brace height of 6 1/8 to 6 1/4. Hope this helps you out alittle. As soon as Jim gets the woods i want he will be building me a 5th one but string follow!!!

Well, I got the wrong picture. Here's the Red Tail.

Shootalot, nice looking Redtail and nice shooting!

I also forgot, my 4 Redtails weight range is 50,54,and 2 at 55#s @ 28” while my draw is around 27 and shoot 60/65 cedars with 190 point. My target arrows are 600 grains and my hunting arrows are 660 grains. I get great arrow flight and they hit the targets hard!

mine i have coming is 69" [email protected] Standard Backset Red Tail. Maybe if i love this one i'll get another...and another...then try his string follow. hahah.

I've been getting my bows a bit lighter as of late and really enjoy shooting the lighter weights. They are good for shooting all day, 3d shoots, and hunting. Anyway, mine is ALL YEW with clear glass and a greenish colored piece of Lignum Vitae for the Riser. I think it'll be a looker.

Redtail Classic (string follow). 68” and 50#@28”. Myrtle riser and red cedar cores.

gorgeous. cant wait for mine. hoping to take a deer right away.

Great looking bows.

strigifOrm3s, you can't miss with Yews beauty...and I've seen that greenish colored lignum vitae on a few bows...it'll be a looker no doubt. Be sure to posts pics!

Some good looking bows so far in here.

Hows the fit and finish? Does anyone have up close pictures of the string grooves as well?

Got word from Jim that mine should be here Saturday.! Will post pics of the unboxing.

Yes!!

Yes!!

Is this close enough, Fit an Finish , great , as good an better than some

That's great!! They look straight from here. That's a big deal for me. String grooves. They gotta be straight.

That's great!! They look straight from here. That's a big deal for me. String grooves. They gotta be straight.

Not a Red Tail, a Raven recurve, but here you go.

Here's my 'Redtail' longbow....66".....41#@ 28....right hand....Myrtle riser....Cherrywood (front and back) with three lams of Yew...picked it up at ETAR just weeks ago...

Another pic of my new 'Redtail' longbow....

Gorgeous

Sherwood, can you post close up of string grooves, front and back please? Thanks!!!

String grooves RedTail longbow

Another pic of the string grooves

Last pic of the string grooves

awesome, thanks!

As of 8/30/22 my redtail was in jackson ms. Only 5 hrs away! Come on usps! You can do it!!! Maybe by friday it will be here in caddo parish.

After this thread i guess I’ve got to go visit Jim and get my son a new bow.

Jason, This is a good picture and place to get your Son a New Bow or Two

Great looking bows!

Wayne my son has a Redtail Jr. right now but he’s getting big and needs an up grade.

I would like to call Mr. Martin @ Mahantango and order a bow, but I haven’t been able to find any contact information. I heard it’s on Facebook, but I don’t have that. Can anyone help me out. Thanks

his phone number is 570-541-5971

Best Time is the Key to getting Jim , He works a day Job, So 7 to 7:30 pm an he has an answering machine to call You back.

Jim doesn’t facebook. Call the # given and if no answer leave a message, Jim will call you back.

Thanks so much for the information

Lol, Jim on Facebook. That's funny right there.

Paul, You gotta know Jim Martin, Right. Facebook NO

Just now getting time to post mine. Came in friday.

After a few shots we started stacking them in there. This is my only asl and have very little experince with them . I love it. I can tell it wants a lighter spine arrow and i'm gonna have to get used to the dished grip. Stunning bow.

Gorgeous bow!! thanks for sharing. Mine should be shipping out the end of this week. I'll post pics when i get it. Thanks!

Very nice and looks like you shoot it very well! I believe i also see wood arrows, they go perfect with them bows. Enjoy and i’m sure another one will be in the future!

Yes yewbender. I feel wood arrows really just feel right shooting from this style bow.

Little dude can shoot and a longbow…awesome!!!

He is ready to Turkey hunt, Jason

so pumped for the red tail. should ship in a day or 2 or 3

Talked to Jim tonight. Bow in the mail tomorrow. I should have it early to mid next week. Pics to follow!!!

Nice, your will be happy!

Well look what came in the mail yesterday. I had to call Jim right away and tell him how much I loved it. It's a great looking bow. Shoots great too. I am VERY pleased.

Thanks so much Jim!! (hopefully someone prints this out and shows you) :)

69" [email protected] All yew wood with Lignum Vitae Riser. Killer bow!

Very, Very, nice Red Tail, just the way I would have done it. Enjoy

Great looking bow-congrats!

New to me RedTail. 68" [email protected] Bubinga and Bamboo.

Looks pretty good, zonic

Brandon and Zonic, they are some fine look’n Redtails! Enjoy them!

Mistake above... Bamboo limbs, Orange Cocobolo riser (not Bubinga). Not that it matters - great shooting longbow. Thanks runtfletch! My new RedTail on order will be Red Cedar w/ Myrtle riser. Think Jim may try something new on my limb lams...

Great looking bows!

What is the average wait time for one?

Depending on how busy he is.....about a month.

Good Shooting->->->->Craig

Nice looking pictures of bows everyone.

Red-Tail. 66”

68” and a 70”

Yooper are they both 38#@28”

Wayne no the 70” is 41 @ 28”. I like clear glass myself but it does look good.

Yoop that sycamore looks good on that Red-Tail, what’s the 70”

Orange cocobolo

That 38#er has some mojo in her.

Yes Yooper I think Jim’s Mahantango Bows are special , and a nice bruiser of a buck you got there to , Nice Tony

Wayne thank you. I was blessed last year (well every year).

Tony, Just curious, you appear to be more than a 28" draw?

Good Shooting->->->->Craig

Craig I was. Titanium elbow sort of shortened me a tad.

Got this beauty the end of last year. Cedar lams, Serviceberry riser. 69" [email protected]" - His RedTail Classic model (built on a straight form, takes a touch of backset) SUPER SMOOTH and snappy too. Jim does good work!

Cedar looks great Brandon!

I'll bet that bow is super smooth! Like the cedar also.

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