Something special?

[Foxtail]

Tomorrow night I will be picking up a new to me recurve that is quite a bit older than me. I have not seen it in person yet but from the pics it looks very nice. I will post some pics and hopefully a review of an awesome shooting bow. If not it will be a lovely wall hanger.

[Foxtail]

Ok, sorry for teasing... Here she is.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/foxtail-offroad/archery%202015/00X0X_dSnEUelNZZB_600x450_zpsmjx0anxf.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/foxtail-offroad/media/archery%202015/00X0X_dSnEUelNZZB_600x450_zpsmjx0anxf.jpg.html)
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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/foxtail-offroad/archery%202015/00M0M_5RcT34gg5e4_600x450_zps5kh7rlam.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/foxtail-offroad/media/archery%202015/00M0M_5RcT34gg5e4_600x450_zps5kh7rlam.jpg.html)

It's. As far as I can tell a Bear Tigercat 62" AMO, 50# @ 28" from the 70's?

It has a couple dings and a couple screw holes frome a clicker and a sight? But it is still very shootable. The glass is perfect.

[Edge]

very nice...

[adriaticum]

I have a Browning bow that looks something like that.

[Foxtail]

Is it a nomad? Or a wasp? Browning made some really nice bows... I almost picked one up a couple months ago but it was $100 more than I wanted to spend. I also have an old Shakespeare that is just awesome. I really like old bows. If I ever find a Browning Backpacker I would buy it in a heartbeat.

[adriaticum]

It's Nomad II Stalker.

[Foxtail]

Cool. I bet it spits an arrow pretty good. I am always amazed at how well these old bows shoot. New bows, even customs don't shoot all that much better unless you get into the new super recurves.

[Foxtail]

This Tigercat is a 1966 according to the serial number.

[Foxtail]

Shot it today for about 20 mins. Shoots straight. Is pretty quick... Needs a new string. I need heavier arrows to quiet it down a bit I think.

[Foxtail]

Got a new string and tuned this bow a bit. The old string was a very well made flemish twist, I would feel bad just throwing it out so I cut it up and made it into string silencers :D gave it some new life. Now the bow is very quiet and shoots pretty good at 13 yards in my basement.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg162/foxtail-offroad/archery%202015/20150528_132018_zpswav4l4fs.jpg (http://s248.photobucket.com/user/foxtail-offroad/media/archery%202015/20150528_132018_zpswav4l4fs.jpg.html)