1965 Kodiak

[JCJ]

Was fortunate to find this beauty on the auction site. Condition described as good and it is and then some. What a sweet shooting old bow. 52# @ 28".
   
   
   
   
   

[Grant Young]

Very Nice- good pick.                 Grant

[d. ward]

oh yeah those are great lookers and even better shooters.bd

[Migra Bill]

I shoot my 65 real well. I was reluctant to get her because she had 2 small holes and , me being new to Trad at the time, was taught holes=bad. Well - she shoots a heck of a lot better than bows I paid twice as much for with no holes.

'65's are nice!

[yellow bow]

   :cool:  good luck!

[Blackhawk]

I'm another satisfied '65 customer.  I got a nice 48# one on the 3bay site a few years ago and it was $200 well spent.  I still prefer the 59-64 Kodiaks, but the '65 still ranks in my top 10 on my list of vintage shooters.

 

 

 

[reddogge]

I like the 65 also.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

How does the grip compare to the 66? I love  the looks but thought my 66 had a blocky grip when compared to other Yaks and Super K's

[Migra Bill]

 

[reddogge]

Slightly slimmer, mainly on the back of the bow.  The '65 feels rounded off where your fingers wrap around more than the '66 but both are similar to me.

[JCJ]

Grip is very comfortable and this bow really shoots. I draw nearly 32" and at my draw I'm shooting it in the low-mid 60's. Very minimal stacking.  I'm shooting 33" 340 carbons with 100 gr. inserts and 250 gr. field points. for a total arrow weight of around 680 gr. At 20 yards it shoots the arrow with no appreciable arrow drop. And boy, it wallops the target.

I have owned a bunch of custom bows. Blacktails, Robertsons, Morrisons, Rose Oak's, Kota's, Widow's etc...I actually prefer the way these vintage bows shoot with the older Damon Howatt Hunters being a real favorite.

This is my first Kodiak.  My initial impression is that at least for me, it's inherently a little more accurate than the Howatt. IT doesn't stack as much either.