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Anyone shooting vintage arrows

Started by abbatoys, November 19, 2015, 10:22:00 PM

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abbatoys

Got the retro bug when I pulled out my old 35 lb grizzly for my daughter to shoot. Found the old box of bear arrows too. Thinking of picking up a 62 grizzly I have been eyeballing. Anyone shooting vintage bear arrows or similar???
62" Thunderstick Moab  52lb @ 28"
60" Bear Takedown 45lb @ 28"
60" Bear 59'er 45lb @ 28"

zepnut

Shooting Micro-Flite #7's
Fiberglass shafts from the 60's

Phil Magistro

I shoot different MicroFlites from different bows - mostly 8s and 9s. Not hunting with them this year though.
"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."    - Oscar Wilde

eidsvolling

I've bought and shot all kinds of vintage arrows. One thing I've learned from bitter experience – old plastic nocks are NOT to be trusted. I won't shoot any now with nocks that I haven't replaced, and it has seriously dampened my enthusiasm for buying more.

Ray Lyon

QuoteOriginally posted by eidsvolling:
I've bought and shot all kinds of vintage arrows. One thing I've learned from bitter experience – old plastic nocks are NOT to be trusted. I won't shoot any now with nocks that I haven't replaced, and it has seriously dampened my enthusiasm for buying more.
Agreed. I'm shooting Microflite #8's from the sixties as well as some unused vintage forgewood arrows.  Shooting vintage arrows is fun with the old bows.
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Jon Stewart

That is all I shoot outside of the arrow shafts that I make.  I pick up the old wood arrows, strip them, make sure they are safe and fletch them up. ALWAYS remove the original nocks and replace them.  I also have a hundred or so of 60's Port Orford cedar shafts which are left overs from my dads archery shop.  I use them also.

abbatoys

That is what I would like to do is match up an old bow with old arrows. I have a box of bear wood arrows that are in excellent shape I just need to match them up with a bow now. Thanks for the replies..
62" Thunderstick Moab  52lb @ 28"
60" Bear Takedown 45lb @ 28"
60" Bear 59'er 45lb @ 28"

M60gunner

I "found" a doz. Bear Metric Mag arrows I made for a hunt in 1997. Maybe I can use them but will replace nocks and reglue inserts. I found that Ferrle-tite gets brittle after awhile.
I was able to buy bare shafts from an archery store in AZ. years ago. Wish I had bought them all!,
They work out of my 55#, 1972 SK. Maybe for late season?

MR BILL SHORTY

Shooting Micro-Flite #7's and #8's and wood

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