First post/Eddings Supercast

[nonamesleft47]

Hey everybody, first post here although I've been lurking for a while.  I haven't shot traditional for years but recently got the bug again.  I saw an ad on Craigslist for an old recurve and some arrows, called the guy and ended up buying it.  There was no string but the bow looked fairly straight and no stress cracks, delam, ect.  Ended up with an Eddings Supercast "Fireball 68" It is 55lbs@32" It still has the original leather on the handle.

It came with a dozen wood arrows and a dozen Micro-Flite 7 arrows.  I ordered a flemish string for it and strung it up earlier this week.  Other than a very slight twist in the bottom limb it looks good and the Micro-flite arrows shoot pretty decent (well as decent as I can shoot right now).  
My question is, is this a collector that I shouldn't be shooting or would you guys hunt with it?  
I'm not a collector so I'll probably just camo tape it and start hunting it unless it's worth some ungodly amount of money (which I doubt).  Also, should I do anything to stretch the new string?  Right now I'm shooting a couple of dozen times a night and then unstringing it and putting it up, should I leave it strung to stretch the string?  
Should I do anything to try to fix the limb twist?
How old do you think it is?  
Are the Micro-Flite arrows good enough to hunt with until I can make some wood shafts?  
I'm really enjoying getting back into shooting traditional and am especially excited about hopefully putting some blood on this old bow.

Thanks for your help in advance, Ted

[reddogge]

Sorry I can't help with the collectability of the bow as I'm unfamiliar with it.

I'd order some "Limbskins" instead of tape.  They are stretchy and slip over the limbs.

Shooting should stretch your string.  Check your brace height each time with a bow square.

Over bend the twist and hold in that position several times a day.  Thay may work.

MicroFlites are great shafts and I used them in the 60s a lot.

[newell38]

ive seen a few eddings bring a DECENT amount of money but right now with the economy in the crapper, i would say camo her up and hunt with it.  they were fairly quick bows for their time.

[wadde]

eddings bows mcgregor iowa are collectable but don't bring real big money. Put some camo socks on it and take it out to the field. a little long for a treestand bow but should be a good shooter. I have had a few and all were woven glass and from the 50's.

[raghorn]

Were there any broadheads on those arrows?????

[nonamesleft47]

I'm in love with this thing, I haven't picked up my compound since I got the string for it.  I'm still dialing in my groups, shooting to the left but it's probably me.  I'm able to shoot 6" groups at 15 yards, pretty good for me.  

At 68" I'd say treestand hunting is going to be uncomfortable at best.  When I shot traditional before I never treestand hunted.  I'd just wonder around shooting stumps and chasing squirrels, sometimes I'd get close enough to miss a deer.

Raghorn, 4 of them had 3 blade heads on them.  They shoot pretty good.  Why do you ask?  I can try to post a picture if you want ot see them.  

I forgot to add that the bow also came with 3 quivers, an arm protector and a well worn shooting glove.  I was out tonight shooting and realized that I was probably the first person to touch any of this with any appreciation for 40 years or more.  Pretty heavy.