Homage to the Bear Alaskan

[Pullonmylimb]

This spring for our annual turkey hunt my buddy brought along 4 bows that had been in a neighbors attic for many years.  His neighbor apparently used to hunt, doesn't anymore and no longer had use of the old bows so he passed them on.  My buddy shoots a compound and had no idea what he had in his hands.  three are old bears one of which is an alaskan with a dual shelf and is marked 48# at 28.  I decided that since deer archery season just ended here in PA it wouldn't hurt me to play with one of these older bows.  I twisted up a flemish out of B50 and strung her up.  My hunting boe is a recurve and draws 47@28 so I grabbed the carbons I have made up for that and let one fly.

I just about hit the 10 ring.  I promptly shot a 3 shot group within 2 inches at about 15 yards.  I REALLY like the feel of this bow.  It just plain feels good and is extremely quiet.  I even went so far as to pull out some bareshafts and broadhead tipped arrows and all are grouping well at 25.

Geez I dont know why I waited so long to string this one up.  I've been shooting it for 3 days now and i feel confident enough to hunt with it. I'm shooting different distances and stances through my practice brush holes and I'm drilling with it.

I think I have a new go to bow.  And to think it just sat in some guys attic for years and years let alone in my shed for almost 6 months.

Ahh the mystical flight of the arrow and the feeling of a new found partner.

Nice.

[Shaun]

I agree, one of my all time favorite glass bows! Love the mid fifties vintage model with the black glass back and orange belly - Halloween bow to some. Slight string follow shape with flat stable limbs, a real tack driver.

[4runr]

Gotta agree on this one. I found a forlorn looking one on the trade blanket at Denton. Ugly as sin but hammers woodies with authority! I'm gonna give her a face lift this winter.
Mine's also Orange and Black! Our school colors!

[Dirtybird]

I have one still in the box from 1960.  Great looking bow.

[Pullonmylimb]

Orange and black.  That's the one.  I definitely want to make up some woodies for it and see how they fly.  It just feels like I should shoot wood out of it.