An awesome Recurve buy at a pawn shop

[civil_war22]

I have been trying to shoot traditional bows again, always loved it. With my left eye problem, my focus has been lousy plus a shoulder injury. I have an old no name 50# recurve and had been shooting it but it was just a little too much bow for me now. So after a lot of thought and research, I decided on a 35 to 45 pound Bear, preferly a Grizzly or a Kodiak. Being on a fixed income, I was and am kinda forced to look at the used bows and so I did. On Ebay, these "vintage" bows are quite expensive now, from about $300 up. After calling nearly forty pawn shops in 150 mile radius of me, I found that used recurves are getting harder and harder to find if at all. So, I placed a bid on one on Ebay and was watching it. I just happened to find a couple more pawn shops that I had somehow missed and called them. One had 6 or 7 so the next day I was there. Everything was $400 to $700 and I was about to leave when the woman pulled out this last bow. It was a Kodiak and a very nice one, so I checked the poundage, 45#. Then I checked the price, $99! I checked the price like 5 times to make sure as I looked for any problems at all. Nope, like new 1967 Kodiak Hunter for $99. I talked her down to $87 and bought it. It is better looking than many of those on Ebay that were selling for over $300. And it shoots like a dream so all is great now. So now I have something that I can do until I get my foot operated on, I have a place inside where I can get about a 12 yard shot. Also picked up a very nice Damon Howett Martin 30# Bandito recurve, should be an awesome shooter for someone.

Well dang. I’ve got two vintage Bear Grizzlies that still look pristine. I had no idea they were worth a crap. I bought them years ago when I was like 14 at a pawn shop, and then another one I’ve got is another Bear, but can’t remember model. Has all the original paint, including the original hand painted numbers, poundage, and date of manufacture.

 

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[dirtlooter]

like a fine wine, just getting better with age. great bows to have too. sweet!

 

[TooManyHobbies]

Dizzy, I get there daily or so. Trad Gang too.