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Author Topic: '50s style recurve  (Read 751 times)

Offline John Nail

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'50s style recurve
« on: June 10, 2007, 08:57:00 AM »
I've been romancin' a 1950s style recurve for some time now. A disease, I guess. Anyway, at Cloverdale I shot the Black widow verson, and it was a nice bow. Shot several used ones for sale up there.....then stopped at Ancient Spirit's booth. Big mistake! Mine is 60 inch 55@28 Bamboo limbs, Walnut riser......8^)
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Offline Precurve

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2007, 12:01:00 PM »
Any pics?
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Offline duck'n

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2007, 12:05:00 PM »
Those Ancient Spirits bows are NICE!  I have a Sequoia and really like the Kadiak.  Congrats on the new bow and I would like to see some pics also.
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Online Steelhead

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2007, 12:59:00 PM »
Good choice John.Did you get the kadiak or Thunderhawk?Their both nice.Congrats.glad ya found a winner
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Offline bayoulongbowman

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2007, 05:25:00 PM »
Do they have a webb site??
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Offline stick flipper

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2007, 07:02:00 PM »
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Offline John Nail

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2007, 08:45:00 PM »
JD is refinishing it for me(it had been shot up there and scratched some) and I should have it this week. I'll post some pictures then
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Offline John Nail

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2007, 05:15:00 PM »
what a sweet bow!
I tuned it for 2018s cut to 30". These finish out right at 560gr. perfect flight, ALMOST as quiet as my longbows, and smooth as a baby's butt. I'm getting a consistant 177fps with my hunting(static) release. Suits me, and darn pretty.
   
Plain bamboo doesn't appeal to everyone, but I happen to like it
   
I should have had the flash off for this shot, but the tips are perfect
 
Just a real nice, 1950s style recurve
 
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Offline NomadArcher

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2007, 08:02:00 PM »
Sweet bow there John, I love 50's style recurves.
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Offline vermonster13

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2007, 08:08:00 PM »
Very nice
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Offline Gordon martiniuk

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2007, 09:44:00 PM »
nice what a nice looking bow bet it shoots sweet too Hope you fill all your tags wtih it   :thumbsup:
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Offline mshane

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2007, 01:25:00 PM »
I just bought an Ancient Spirits Kadiak one piece at  Compton. JD said he just started tinkering with this one becasue it's only 56" long.  I gotta say I ran it through a chrony last night, it's #46 @ 28" (I draw 28") and it consistantly shot my 580gr AD Trad Heavies in the low to mid 160s.  Doesn't seem too shaby at 12.5 grains per pound , pretty darn quiet too. Just my .02...
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Offline Steve G

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2007, 07:49:00 PM »
Dude it sounds like my exact story!! A growing love for a 50's recurve. Saw a few E. B. Holcomb kodiaks on e-bay over the last year but that was a no-go. Went to Baltimore Trad and knew Ancient Spirits would be there as last year also, I shot lots of bows there then went to J D's booth, saw a 3-peice take down with osage limbs and WOW! Really Really liked it, I bought it in the end but just brought the limbs home as the riser is being built, talked to J D and it should be here any day now, rushed home today thinking...but maybe tomorrow.
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Offline 30coupe

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2007, 07:55:00 PM »
Kinda looks like my Kota. Hope it shoots as well. I love the 50's style recurves too. I can switch back and forth between recurve and longbow and have the same feel to the grip. You should enjoy that one John.
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Offline rbbhunt

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Re: '50s style recurve
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2007, 09:54:00 PM »
Nice looking bow!  The more I see 50's style bow's, the more I am attracted to one.  I might have to get one when I can talk the wife into it!
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