Any heavier weight target bows out there?

[oldbohntr]

Maybe 20 years ago, I found this 69 Tamerlane and haven't seen a heavier one before or since.  It's in about as good original condition as you will find.  I strung it up and shot it again this afternoon.  It's not a rocket launcher - but is a real nice shooter!  In fairness to the bow, I shot the same 600 grain arrows I was using for the practice session. Am sure some arrow tuning would improve it a bundle.

Anyway, for years I've wondered if there are other similar target models - or was there only one crazy dude who special-ordered this bow?  

OK, I'm gonna try to post these images now.  If what shows up is a sumo wrestler sunbathing in the nude....it was just a mistake by photobucket!!!        


 

 

 

 

[macclare]

Wow, very nice bow and a rare weight.

[OldSkoolArcher]

Wow, that is very cool. That's gotta be a rare bird!

Please don't let the finish discolor around that sticker!!

[hootie c]

I have a 61 Kodiak Special that is #45,It took me a long time to find one in that weight.Thanks Joey

[Horney Toad]

I have a few, a 1967 50# Tamerlane, a 50# Wing P1, and a 55# Kodiak Special. All leftys.

[Blackhawk]

...and I thought anything over 40 was a heavy target bow???  I did see a 45# Tamerlane once, but the owner would not part with it.

A few years ago, I bought a 69" Howatt Monterey (rosewood handle and white limbs) that was marked 55# also.  Holy cow!  It was obviously mismarked and was at least 60#.

[oldbohntr]

Well, there ya go.  I had to ask the question and now I can't claim the heaviest target bow ever!   Seriously, every time I looked at mine, I wondered how many others were around.  (Wanna sell that Monterrey, Lon?)  

Very understandable that top tournament guys would want to hunt with a familiar bow.  Also have '60s Kodiak Specials in 57 and 60#, but I always thought of them as a little bit of a crossover bow...no reason for that feeling though-they were definitely configured as a target bow.  

You brought up the Monterrey.....the first or second bow that Donnie ever did for me was a Monterrey that I bought for $30 at a pawn shop.  I have never seen a finish so spiderwebbed but I'd never seen one before.  The bowdoc made it magnificent....to this day, it's still the only one I remember having a chance of getting.  BD won't remember it....his brain cells have been addled by too many old damaged bows that he had to resurrect.  Heck, he probably wouldn't recognize it if I showed it to him now! Maybe I'll bring it to Moses Lake and see if he recognizes it!

[Larry m]

I have several of the older Bear target bows ranging from the mid 20#'s up to the high 30's. These were the popular weights back then and matched up with the right shaft give excellent cast. I very recently acquired a 1962 Kodiak Special which is a sweet 43 #'s.
That's a nice one oldbohntr......    

[oldbohntr]

Larry,
Wow, are those nice!  You've got a good eye for special wood grain!  I made a decision to downsize the collection about 10 years ago, and I think I might regret that a lot of the target models went away!

[Larry m]

Thanks oldbohntr
I don't normally look for them but if they come my way and their nice I don't pass them up. The massive wood riser's can be eye catching.

[Jack Shanks]

Larry,

 That is a very nice lineup of target models! I recently started aquiring a few myself. I really haven't been searching them out either but they have a way of showing up and I can't refuse them.

 I thought I stumbled onto rare heavy weight target bow recently too. It was a Tartar and the seller said it was 50#. I wasn't all that surprised that it was 35# when I received it in the mail but I was kind of amazed that it was still strung.

[2treks]

Still Strung?  

[oldbohntr]

I received one strung that was many years ago.   Can't remember what bow it was, but I do remember that the limbs were not twisted(!)

[Stumpkiller]

Browning Explorer (62").  This one is 52#@28" and I'm drawing to 30".  Weighs 2 lbs, 10 oz.  Not sure that it was designed to be a target bow, but it feels like one.      

 

[Larry m]

Thanks Jack
A nice Tarter in the 40# range would be one I would like to have. No luck so far. An archery friend of mine used to hunt with a low 40# target bow and was very successful. Stated he liked the stability and accuracy of the bow. Actually shot off an elevated rest so he could shoot vanes in the rain.

[Blackhawk]

Sorry olbohntr, that 55# Monterey found a temporary home in Oregon a while back.  I recently heard it was sold again when the owner grew tired of shooting a target bow over 60#.

[jrbows]

I have a 68" Pearson palamino that's 54# if anyone wants to see it I can probably get  pictures  tomorrow with my wife's help, it's very smooth and really likes banana cut feathers,although not a speed demon,it's very accurate if I do what I'm supposed to.

[YORNOC]

Man, did I have a decent little collection for awhile....gone now though. I had a Browning challenge at 50#, a browning olympian at 55#, 61 Kodiak Specials -one at 45#,one at 48#, a 67 kodiak Special at 48# (BAD stress), two heavy Tamerlanes - one at 48# one at 55#, Hoyt PM at 44#, Hoyt 5PM at 48#, a 70 " Herters Perfection Sitka at 50#( shot HORRIBLE), a 68" Staghorn Triumph at 55#, 67 Bear Polar at 50#, and multiple Howatt bows over 45#.

Out of all of these, three bows stand out as far as performance...the Hoyt 68" 5PM at 48#, the 61 Kodiak Special 68" 48#, and believe it or not..the damn 67 Bear Polar 68" 50# shocked everyone.