Question on 1966 Pearson bows

[ckruse]

Hi, Does anyone have a picture of what the arrow rest/shelf material should look like on a 1966 Pearson Pinto and Mustang? The pictures on the various Pearson bows on Archeryarchives.com appear to have gone away.

I've acquired a couple of real beauties. The Pinto looks just like the one Bob Swinehart used some in Africa and can be seen in the book "In Africa". Mine is lighter at "only" 55# though. The Mustang is really beautiful with burled Friejo wood with a Zebrawood I beam. It's a 57# bow.  

Mostly I collect Bear stuff, but I can't remember picking up a Pearson in recent years that I didn't say "dang, that thing is a shooter!"         Really nice equipment, and Ben was an under-appreciated pioneeer in our sport. CKruse

[hs6181]

I've been looking but no luck yet, if I see anything I'll post it for you.

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Cameron

Seems to me they used a rug rest on the Mustang.  Most of the Pinto's were target bows, but some were in hunting weights.  I don't remember what the rests the hunting weights used.  Back then, most of the target bows had Hoyt pro rests, but that is what the owner put on then rather than what they came with.

I always said that the Ben Pearson Bows were the most underated bows out there.  I always encourage new trad guys to pick up a Pearson cheap and shoot it until they determine what is the right bow for them.  I have a 55# Pearson Palomino that is one of the smoothes shhoting bows I own, but it has white glass. Kinda bad in the deer woods.

Unless they are damaged in some way, Pearson bows are very solid shooters.

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Papalapin
your right the BP bows are underrated, my very first real bow was a javalina.  There are so many good and low priced BP's around. There is one on AT right now Id like to buy.
 
I took a colt with the white limbs(41#s) and used a walnut stain on the back, turned out pretty nice. I dont think those white limbs would hurt my rabbit hunting but I feel better with the stain on them when I'm in the woods.

[ckruse]

Thanks for your replies, and great to hear from you Jack. I'm hoping maybe one day to run across a 66 Pearson catalog that I could acquire or at least look at to see what they had. Thanks again, Cameron

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CAMERON

I just ran across an old 68-69 Anderson Archery catalog.  The description fo the Mustang and the Pinto, as well as the Palomino state "carpeted arrow rest.  Now I would assume it was the same thing in 1966.

Hope that helps.

[ckruse]

Thanks Jack, and a Blessed Christmas to you and yours. Hope everything is going good for you. I picked up another Pearson last night on Ebay. It's what I would guess is a mid 60's Javelina in 55#. I best be careful or my Kodiak's and Grizzly's will get jealous! LOL - CKruse

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CAMERON

If you ever break down an pick upa a Jack Howard bow, all those other ones will make great firewood.

Just kidding, I have many Pearson and Bears.  I never met a bow I didn't like; except maybe one with training wheels

[ckruse]

Jack, I've been looking, but right now they are at a premium! I know they are a great bow, but I've never actually held or shot one. I narrowly missed a 55#'er a few months ago for the steal-it-and-run price of $150.00! I was sick for sure!

I still primarily hunt with my Black Widows. Most folks either love or hate them, to each his own.

I guess I like most all of them, and in the hands of the right person, most shoot really well. It's getting a little chilly in here, so I'm going to go throw a 59 Kodiak, a Zebrawood Grizzly, an old Shakespeare Pecos, and a Pearson Lady Sovereign on the fire!    CKruse

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I thought that after Jack passed on, the used Howard bows would realy go up.  However, it has not been until lately that they have.  About 6 months  ago a Jet went for only $300 on ebay.

Two weeks ago Chris Beling sold his two year old, never been strung, Classic on eBAY and it only brought $610 for it,  He paid $700.  BUMMER!

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i have a red tail by shaun peterson,from il. i know he didn,t make too meany before he passed away last june, very sad.
 i won this bow at the UBI banquet in 1997 i thank, when i won it shaun said it was the fifth bow he had made, icould never get use to the grip on it  so one day at the pekin trad. shoot i told shaun about it and he said that he would rework it if i wanted him to, but i opted to keep it as is.
  i never shot it much as i make and shoot my own bows.
 so the question is are there any collectors out there that is interested in this bow??? i hate to put it on ebay but i am not a collector of any thing, if i don't use it i let it go.    have pictures if interested