I'm thinking about buying a good Bullwhip!

[Big Bill]

I am thinking hard about buying a good quality Bullwhip. I had one when I was younger and got quite good with it. Can anyone recommend any good producers. I found one for $130 I'm looking hard at. This whip is a 10 ft 12 plait shot load beveled to have a nice round finish. It's made of cow leather with the thickness just right to make a whip...

 

[AJD]

Did you by chance watch "More Extreme Markmen" on the History Channel on Sunday night? I ask because they had a real bull whip expert on the show and he was amazing to watch.

 

[blkbrd666]

Google bullwhip David Morgan. That would be what you want.

Edit: www.davidmorgan.com

 

[Big Bill]

AJD - yea! I sure did watch it. It looks to me that a Bullwhip, in the right hands, can be quite an effective weapon. blkbrd - thanks for the link - wow!

 

[alaskanativeson]

+1 on the David Morgan. They also sell Akubra hats which I love.

 

[Piraticalbob]

+2 on David Morgan. I've done business with them for years. Good people, great merchandise.

 

[wep45]

this was the king of the bull whip...............


http://www.b-westerns.com/lash.htm

 

[shiftyer1]

I may just have to check out some bullwhips now. I have a crazy wife and 4 kids, this may be just what I need. lol But on the serious side I think it would be fun to learn to use one.

 

[tomh1426]

I saw that show and it made me want one also.
I had a cheap one (part of a costume) that was alotta fun while it lasted.
I dunno about spendin $130 on one, seems like alot.

 

[Piraticalbob]

I dunno about spendin $130 on one, seems like alot.

You're not going to get a quality bullwhip for less than $500. Scroll up to the David Morgan link and check their prices. Those are true handmade bullwhips. Those aren't the junk bullwhips you find in Indian trading posts.

 

[tomh1426]

Thats just crazy (to me aneyway)

 

[Eric Draven]

PracticalBob is right, We make them, Draven Industries...and we make ours from Kangaroo leather like Morgan does. We rarely do anything for less than $400-$500, depending on size, length, etc. If you want top notch quality and materials, custom work, and a great warrantee, you are gonna pay for it. But believe me, after years and years of collecting various weaponry, you cant even begin to pay enough for quality. You can buy 3 whips for $450+ or buy one that will last you just as long.

Beware cheaper products, they have to make up for the cost somewhere and they have to make a profit somehow.

Check out our stuff, we do some amazing work. Heres some pics of a Signal Whip we did custom for our buddy 'Chief Yeah'. It has 2 different colors of Roo Leather and Titanium beads added into the shot-loaded multilayered handles...Let me know what you all think.

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If you have any questions, email me at: [email protected]
You can also as around about our BlackJax we make, theyre top notch too.

 

[bensdad]

When I was a little kid (early 70s) I found a bullwhip in my great-grandmother's steamer trunk in Franklin, MN. Turns out it was my great-grandfather's. He was chief of police in that town back before dirt was invented.

I snuck out into the yard with it. Blasting apples off the tree was my goal. Filleting the side of my nose was the result. I'm 42 and still scared of bullwhips. Be careful... sometimes they come back.

 

[KevinAbbeyTech]

Buy a cheap one and shoot them in the face while they are distracted. (Just Kidding)

I used to be into trick rodeo whipping.
When you are starting out, wear safety glasses.
When I was first starting out, I almost put my eye out.
It's just a good idea. You are going to hit yourself, that is granted, but if you are wearing safety glasses, odds are you will live to tell about it.

If you are going to get serious about it, buy a custom kangaroo leather American style bullwhip.
It will last you a lifetime if it is crafted by skilled hands.

Otherwise, just spend 40-50 bucks on a cow-leather store bought one.

It will probably wear out after a few years of solid use, but it's not worth the 250-500 bucks if you are not going to be serious about it.

 

[eldiabloe1]

We used to make them out of gutted 550 cord and dipped in some kind of resin. They caused the cops to be called to our school a few times when we didn't warn the staff we were testing them.

 

[Duke of Doubt]

Just don't let Mrs. Bill get any ideas.