Browning Recurves

[Horney Toad]

The safari II is a great shooting bow Sam. They are smooth shooters.

[Steve O]

The Browning Wasps I remeber were in the 80s, I think.  Dark green riser and black limbs.  Anybody remember those?

[Horney Toad]

The info I have says the 56" Wasp was made 1970-1975. All the Browning bows I have seen have a nice finish.

[Ssamac]

Quality items just like you would expect from a Browning rifle or shotgun.
Who was their bowyer?

[MN Kevin]

Hi, I have two Browning recurves. One is a Nomad II serial number OE927.2

The other is a Explorer II serial number 7D1114.

They both shoot great. I am shooting Explorer II now.

My question is, does someone know the year they were made? And when did Browning start making recurve bows and when did they stop? Any help would be appreciated.

I have been watching this site for a couple of years and going to 3-D shoots and enjoying the education.

[ductape]

I gave my son a Browning Mohawk 54" amo 40# serial # is 4k1586. Any info on this bow? Year?
It's a good shooting bow.


Thanks Jeff

[Blackhawk]

Some folks think that the Brownings were made under contract by some other big name bow companies, but they were actually made by Browning, in Morgan, Utah.

Harry Drake was a bowyer and designer for Browning for many years, and was a master of limb design.

I have a 56"/56# Wasp on the rack and it is quite a shooter.

[Horney Toad]

The info I have on NOMAD II 60" is 1966-1975.
The Explorer II 62" is 1967-71.

I believe Browning dated their bows in the late 60s like Bear did, thus 7 being a 1967.

[bolong]

I have a Browning Nomad Stalker that I bought New in about 1971 or 72. Killed my first archery buck with it.  It is 60# at 28 in.  Bought another one just like it from a friend a couple years ago except it is 45#. Use it for bowfishing. They seem to be well made bows and shoot good too.

[Hit-or-Miss]

In 1967; the archery division of Browning was located in San Diego California. Not sure about the Utah facility, if it was pre or post Sn Diego. Bow and Arrow magazine did a feature article back in 1967 about Browning recurves, and had the Explorer 2 on the cover. If I could figure out how to post photos here, I would post a picture of both my bow and the Bow and Arrow magazine I speak of.

 The facility built some of the best looking and most rugged recurve bows ever constructed in modern times.  

 I have a Browning Explorer 2 @ #48 that I refurbished, and it is a wicked sweet shooting bow, as good if not superior to both Bears and Pearsons of the same era.

[Pruneemac]

I still shoot my Browning Safari, I might just hunt bear with it this May!

[Ga.boy]

I've got a couple of older Brownings that I would part with. Can I list them here or should I go to the classifieds? I don't want to rock the boat. Also got decal Wings and a Howatt Diablo Eldorado.

[Jack Shanks]

I picked up a Browning Safari I last week in a package deal with ten other bows. It is 49# and 54" AMO. What a sweet shooting little bow!

[59Alaskan]

I just met Jack for the first time today.  He was kind enough to let me shoot his new Safari.  This was the first Browning I ever shot.  I don't think it will be my last.  That bow is a real nice shooting bow and I will be watching for them now.

[PAPALAPIN]

Harry Drake was an archery legend long before he became head bowyer for Browning.  He still holds many flight shooting records as well as being a champion field and target archer.

The best Browning bow?   Explorer II

[Ssamac]

I have a Safari II 50#. It's a beauty. They tend to be "hefty" just like most of Browning's products. They have a lot of curve to them and seem to be faster than comparable bows of the same weight including Wings and Bears. Shoot very straight,fast and flat.

Sam

[Archer Fanatic]

I use to shoot Brownings back in the late 60's and early 70's. They quit making their recurves not to long after the compound bow came on the scene. My wife's cousin had a bow shop in Piqua, Ohio and I got all my supplies and bows from him. He did not want to handle compounds so when Browning quit making recurves he quit selling bows. He would only handle Browning. I believe it was in 1976 when he quit selling bows and stayed with bow supplies and fishing tackle.

[Johnny Reb]

I had a browning fire drake take down, loved it but sold it to a friend and cant get him to turn loose of it, maybe some day I'll find another one.

I bought a Wasp--new-- in about 1980, for $50. It was 45#@28" and 56" AMO. About on a par with a Grizzly, as I recall, maybe a little quicker.

I bought a Wasp--new--for around $50 in the late 1970s. It was on a par with the Grizzly, as I recall, but a little less stable, a little quicker. 45#@28, 56" AMO.