It is remarkable what a difference going from 64" or 66" to 62" makes on those 59 KS-whole different bow!
It was made to be 62"; and you can hardly ever find them! I wonder how many were produced compared to the 64 and 66 and 68 inchers.

So now all you guys have done is given me a whole list of bows that I have to get now.  Like I haven't spent enough on my collection already.  And to add to the probem, when you get a new model in your colledtio, you can't just top at one.  If one is worht having, then it is worth having two or three of them.  That philosophy is what got me in trouble with the Jack Howard JETS.

I don't know,, I still like my Magnesium TD's They are so totally versatile to set up.. Not as pretty as most of the woodies, but shoot as good or better than most. My present setup is a set of 61# #1 white tips on a B riser. Number 2 grip and off the shelf.. Drawn to my 29 1/2" draw those old 2020's are smoking.. Smooth draw and no kick.. I can't ask for more.(For off the shelf I do like to remove the rubber shelf pad, and put on a patch of "Bear Hair")
I do not like the 2B Gainesville limbs and have yet to decide on the new limbs, some how they just don't feel right, maybe just none of Fred's mojo.

I recently acquired a '63 Kodiak from ckruse and after several weeks of shooting this bow... I'm hooked on this one. It's no slouch and it's a much quieter-shooting bow than many of the newer-designed recurves I've had (it isn't just the dacron string thing either).

I hunted with a Dogleg 15 years ago, but didn't have it all that long as I traded it for an Asbell Colorado Bighorn. I had forgotten how long the riser is (about 23" from fadeout to fadeout), that's a lot of riser real estate for a mere 60" bow.

I'm curious about the '64 Kodiak, based on many of the opinions I've seen here. How does it differ from the '63? Obviously it doesn't have the Dogleg riser design, but what else?

Interesting discussion. I have just begun spending some time shooting the 18 or so Bear recurves I bought over the last year. I have among them, 2 Kodiak Hunters - one a 43# and the other a 50#. They seem to be the best shooters of the bunch, at this point.

Love collecting and shooting old Bears and other vintage bows.  Have extensively shot these Bear Kodiaks (57,59,62,64,65)all between 42 & 50 lbs.  Personally I like the '64.  

A couple (OK 3) unmentioned darkhorses: 1962 Grizzly (I-beam, 62", white glass); 1966 Alaskan (66", target style); and 1968 Kodiak Hunter(58", deep grip, one of my favorite bows for ground blinds & still hunting).  

Yule

I have a '63 Kodiak, a '64 Kodiak, and a new RER recurve that are all about the same draw weight.  The '63 is the quietest, then the '64, then the RER.  I haven't chrono'd them, but the RER is slightly faster than the '64, and the '64 is slightly faster than the '63.

Dave

Dave,
Did you get my PM about the '64 Kodiak?
Thanks,
Terry

On Saturday afternoon, I had another shootout with my 62, 63, 64, and 65 Kodiaks.