Target Archery equipment anyone

[Cody Roiter]

Hello Guys, I am sure some of you guys will give me hell for this but.. I wanted to see some Target bows, and arrows.. I been thinking for a long long time that I would like to shoot Target Archery.. But I been playing around with a few bows that I put a 1960s sight.. And shot some 1616 alum..
But any Target Archery equipment  photo's would be great.. I would only like the older Target equipment.. Not newer then 1970s...

Thanks for the help,

Cody

[bretto]

I just picked up some target bows today Cody. A Tamerlane and 2 Temujins one right handed and one left handed both with move able sights and a Mountaineer which has a metal riser and wooden limbs.

I'll try and get some pics. of them.

bretto

[Migra Bill]

Cody- I picked up this bow from the original owner. He is known as Reddogge on this site. I traded him a '65 Kodiak for it and we were both very happy.

It is a 1966 Bear Tamerlane and he used it to shoot in the Maryland State Chmapionship with it. I have a picture of him (as a very young man) holding the bow at the Championship.

   

   

   
 
 

 

[Cody Roiter]

Guys, I am also looking for a target bow..

Great Bow,

Cody

[JavelinaHink]

Nice Bow Bill, just love all that wood....Hink

[reddogge]

I'm getting wistfull again.  It sure looks pretty.

[Bob Dunn]

First year,1963 Bear Tamerlane

[D.Sheppard]

Bob, Thats just what my groups look like.....well kinda of. I usually have 1 in the middle and the rest flyers. Good shooting !

[D.Sheppard]

SHOW-OFF ! !  

[d. ward]

6# of rosewood and a 9# bowling ball.bd      

[sticknstring+]

WOW Rich!      

[Cody Roiter]

Thanks Rich, Sure is a lot of wood in those riser's....

Thanks Guys,

Cody

[TimberlineX]

Bow designs, and wood use, really pushed the archery envelope with many of the top-end target recurves of the 1960s !

Bear Archery certainly participated in that trend, with the culmination of its efforts coming toward the end of the era with the HC-30 (left) and later HC-300 (right).

     

Both bows were considered state of the art from Bear in their day, and to own and shoot either of these models was almost a statement all on its own on the northern Wisconsin field and indoor ranges where I grew up.
 
     

The two in all of these photos are gorgeous wall-hangers from a long-gone era. The HC-30 is a Bear “Display” model. The HC-300 possesses, as I remember, a slightly twisted limb.

     

The funny thing is I’ve “sold” this pair twice, only to have the buyers back out both times because of sudden divorces.  I dare anyone to offer to buy or trade for them now! The Divorce Twins.

[bkupris]

LOL

Awesome display of bows, it always amazes me how many fantastic old target bows are out there!!