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Author Topic: Strictly old bows?  (Read 857 times)

Offline White Falcon

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2011, 09:59:00 AM »
I like the Bear's and Brownings!

Offline Archer 1

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2011, 10:13:00 AM »
All my recurves are the old ones,Bear,Darton,Bingham, and even have a old Black Widow that the top limb delaminated. It was a sweet shooter until that happened. Still trying to figure out how to fix it.

All my Longbows are fairly old as well.
I just like how the old bows shoot.
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Offline GRINCH

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2011, 10:18:00 AM »
I love them,have had most of them great shooters I should have kept.  :knothead:
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Offline duncan idaho

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2011, 10:19:00 AM »
I would enjoy seeing pictures of the "old" bows, if you guys could post a few..Thanks
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Offline wbyrd

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2011, 10:25:00 AM »
I'm not strictly old bows but I do love the oldies! I've got a '72 Howatt Hunter, a '77 Bear Kodiak Hunter, and a Pearson Cougar that's from the '70s too just not exactly sure when.

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Offline recurve_shooter

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2011, 10:28:00 AM »
I recently took an interest in some of these older bows after seeing some of the ones that come up for sale on the classifieds.  I bought a 67 KH that is in excellent condition.  

There's just something special about shooting a bow that has been around for as long as I have!

Offline GRINCH

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2011, 10:32:00 AM »
wbyrd love your howatt.
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Offline Covey

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #27 on: March 01, 2011, 12:12:00 PM »
I have two old Kodiak mag's. My son has laid claim to them, but thats alright. Little to short/ light for me anyway. They draw smooth and are super quiet. One is 38# at 28" the other is 40# at 28". He's 12 years old so they fit him purdy good. I would love to find me a couple in the 50# range. Thanks' for all the response!  Jason

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #28 on: March 01, 2011, 12:19:00 PM »
I'm currently shooting Bears, Damon Howatt, Root, Browning, Tice and Watts, Shakespeare.
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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #29 on: March 01, 2011, 12:49:00 PM »
I have 3 old Bears. cut my teeth on a kodiak Hunter in the early seventies and got the first deer I ever shot at. Gamegetter shaft and Bear razor head. It was a magic moment.
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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #30 on: March 01, 2011, 01:16:00 PM »
Bill if you go in the collector forum here you'll see plenty of them.Some people have lots of amazing bows.
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Offline Wannabe1

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2011, 02:14:00 PM »
The thing I hate about a lot of the older bows, is that they are to short for those of us with a longer draw. Some of the best looking models out there are like 58" and that's just to short for me. Even some of the 60" ones stack at 29" and cause finger pinch.
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Offline Covey

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2011, 06:05:00 PM »
Wannabe1, I know what you mean, I draw a little over 30", so some of the older bows are to short. When you get some of them past 28" they seem to load up. I still like'em though!  :D   Jason

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #33 on: March 01, 2011, 06:19:00 PM »
Red Wing Hunter is a really nice bow  :)
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Offline Thumper Dunker

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2011, 06:32:00 PM »
Old Howitt Banditto and old red wing hunter.The wing is one of my to go bows.
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Offline danderson

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #35 on: March 02, 2011, 01:15:00 AM »
i'm going to be playing with a 1967 bear super kodiak this year. hope to be good out to 25 yards or so by the end of summer   :D    :archer2:  

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Offline Igor

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #36 on: March 02, 2011, 04:16:00 AM »
I have a BP mercury hunter in my stable that I shoot often. Great bow.....


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Offline zepnut

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #37 on: March 02, 2011, 06:54:00 AM »
Gotta love them Bears.

Offline damascusdave

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #38 on: March 02, 2011, 07:37:00 AM »
Guess I forgot to include a picture.

In the pile there are 2 1960 Kodiaks, a 1961 KS, 1963 KS and 1963 Polar.

 

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Offline NC BowBender

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Re: Strictly old bows?
« Reply #39 on: March 02, 2011, 07:46:00 AM »
Bears and Brownings here....sold my Wing and regret it
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