Ok lets see the traditional archery collections.

[hoot gibson]

mike, anything 58 or longer would work . when shooting a rec. or longbow you dont stand or hold it the same as shooting a compound . there for your draw length will shorten alot . im 6 ft. and shoot a 28 inch draw .

 

[Tiny]

The second bow is a Damon Howatt 46# at 28" I picked this one up at a pawn shop about 20 years ago.

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Thats a D/H Mamba!. I have been shooting these bows for 20+ years and still have 3 of them that I use for target and Hunting. Excellent bows
Too bad the new ones aren't worth spit



Two of the newest ones I have are made by Steve Wagner (Wagner Archery) in northern Ohio. Great bowyer.

Below is the T/D that Steve had at the trad shoot in Ross county last month.




Above is a African wood 80# Longbow that Steve built for me as a replacement to the one I broke last year.

 

[Tiny]

i gotz a couple .

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Thats a sweet looking room Hoot!

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

I'm a big fan of vintage recurves especially from the 1960s. I take the summer months and shoot the ones I own at the traditional shoots I attend. My favorite of all time for me is my 1970 Bear Custom Kodiak takedown. They made three different length risers. The A handle being the shortest and the C handle the longest. This is a B handle with a sight widow cut outfits site if a person preferred one. Bear made three different length limbs for these bows. The B handle could be 60,62 or 64 inches depending on the limbs. Great feeling a shooting bow! A true classic and one of the Holly Grail bows for a Bear collecter.

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

Never was a big Ben Pearson fan. But this bow is one that really performs. A early 70s Mercury Hunter. This bow actually has mercury in the riser under the two gold caps. To aid with shock when the bow is shot. I don't know how much that helps but it is a really smooth bow to draw and shoot and the limb design on this model will perform with any recurve made then and now. A great piece of archery history and love owning and shooting it.

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

Heres another sweet recurve. 1969 Bear Super Kodiak,. 43lb, serial number 7. Pretty cool find from Craigslist. Drove almost to Indy and met this lady at a truck stop off 70. First thing I noticed was the low serial number. She told me her father had won a Bear hunt in North Carolina at a sportsman show in 1970 and Kurt Gowdy was there and presented this bow with a case to him. That explained the low number to me. She also said her father killed a bear on the hunt that was filmed for the American sportsman show but it never aired. She still has the bear rug. Cool history to this bow! Was a lucky find for me. Shoots great by the way.