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An old friend told me he couldn’t hunt anymore due to a shoulder injury and said he had this hanging in his garage for the past 15 years. I told him I would take it off of his hands for him:) She shoots real nice, even at my 30″ draw. They sure did know how to build them back in the day. The arrows will be for display only, or I might find someone who collects and wants them with the razor heads on them. I think this is about a 1968 model. I’m sure there are some of you out there who know more and could share some good info.
Happy Father’s Day to all this weekend! As for me, I’ll be in the back yard shooting;)
On a side note, I was able to get this beautiful little bow/case/arrows for $100. My wife didn’t appreciate the price, even as a Father’s Day present. I tried to explain to her what a great deal this was, that it was worth more than that just for what it is and the age it is. She replied with “but you already have two bows”. I said yes I do, but I only have another old Bear take down recurve, and Ben Pearson take down. I tried to explain, you can never really have to many bows. She just didn’t seem to see the logic:) I guess not everyone understands how each bow is a work of art, an extension of our hunter soul. I could have a room full of them and appreciate and try to shoot/hunt with each one. They all have their stories and history, they all connect us to something larger than we are from our past. They need to be used and brought into the future along with our traditions. It’s hard to explain to people how you just feel better as a person when you shoot and hunt with trad gear. It connects you in ways few can put words to. All I know is something in me sings when I release an arrow from a bow like this, and I go the rest of the day smiling and holding onto the memory like a beautiful sunset….I know the good people here will understand:)
Jans
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Well if you need another opinion, let your wife know that I think all that for $100 was a heck of a deal as well. In fact if it wasn’t for my missus (sensing a pattern here lol) I would offer you $300 for the set right now!
Enjoy your new old bow and good shooting.
Oh and if the arrows are in good condition and safe to shoot, perhaps slipping just one of them through a Whitetail wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Some things should come full circle, and using one of that set to kill a Deer just seems right.
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Wildschwein, the bow shoots real nice. It’s amazing how well those limbs still do after so many years! The arrows are old fiberglass arrows. I won’t be reusing them as they are dangerous and brittle! As it is, I now tune heavy FOC arrows for my bows as they just flat out perform anything I used to shoot. I don’t even use the old Bear Razorheads as I have started using Tuffheads and the razorheads are just too soft for my heavy arrow setups. I notice quite a bit of string pinch with my long draw 30.5″ on that short bow. I seem to relax my top finger and bottom finger and hold most of the weight on my middle finger directly under the knock and it flys well.
J
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Nice Father’s Day present !!
I doubt that the Razor heads are too soft . Fred used to shoot them into cinder blocks at the Grayling Factory, to test their ability to withstand his treatment of them . As you walked into the factory , there was an isle on the left where he used to stand to shoot . Maybe about 20 yards ,there was a black spot about the size of a basketball on that wall where they hit . If they went through an elephant they surely will go through anything most of us will shoot .
Just my .02 cents .
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Jans,
That bow is spectacular. It looks like something you’d see the hero wielding in a 50’s scifi/fantasy comic. Beautiful stuff.
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She shoots real nice too, scifi aside:) The bow is a bit loud right now without any silencers on the string. My goal is to build some FOC woodies, make a Flemish twist string, and get some silencers on it before the season so I can let her rip!
J
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Jans — You make me commit the sin of coveting! 😈
So far as value, just the bow and case I’d say $500 to a collector who knows his stuff. I’ve owned two Black Bears and two K-Mags, but never this ultimate Napoleon of bows. I’m happy for you and through years of patient training your wife will come around. 😀
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Dave,
Ha, yes, through years of patient training, she will hopefully come around:) She has shot a couple of times and really likes shooting so I guess it might be helpful to find her a nice trad bow and have her shoot with me:)
As far as bows, I am a lucky man for my age. I have my grandpas early 70s Bear take down recurve, now this super mag, and a Bob Lee signature recurve. The nice thing is I can warm up shooting the take down which is a 48#@28″, the Super Mag which is 55#@28″, then the Bob Lee Signature take down recurve which is 65#@29. I pull 30″ so that should put my series at 54#, 61#, and 68#. I did a few reps of the series today:) Felt great and shot well. I was actually amazed at how well my 34% UEFOC arrow setup I tuned to the take down shot out of the Super Mag and the Bob Lee. Not perfect, but not bad. It is truly amazing to shoot those three in a row and to see the increase in penetration and speed in the heavy arrow as you go up a little bit in poundage. My arrows weigh in at 785gr total. 500gr of that is up front. The penetration and energy they deliver out of the Bob Lee at 68# is scary awesome!
My father still has two more Bears of his Dad’s which I hope to inherit some day. A 45#@52″ Bear Kodiak Magnum and an absolutely gorgeous Bear 35#@68″ Tamerlane target bow. I will try and get pics to share.
Some people appreciate and collect all sorts of things, I like beautiful bows with stories I can hunt with:)
Jans
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