I was going through my grandpas gun house this weekend and came across this recurve. He said he has had it nearly 40 years and has only hunted with it a handful of times. I have no idea how good of a bow it is or how it shoots. It is in good condition and the limbs look straight.
Maybe you all can tell me a little more about it: It is a Coronado by Howatt Archery, HOA 3601.60", 49 lbs @ 28".
Like I said before, it is good shape, has been shot very little, andhas been stored indoors. It may not be worth much, but I think I am going to get another string from Chad and try it out. It is a little heavier bow than the Bear I have been shooting.
Trent
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I was going through my grandpas gun house this weekend and came across this recurve. He said he has had it nearly 40 years and has only hunted with it a handful of times. I have no idea how good of a bow it is or how it shoots. It is in good condition and the limbs look straight.
Maybe you all can tell me a little more about it: It is a Coronado by Howatt Archery, HOA 3601.60", 49 lbs @ 28".
Like I said before, it is good shape, has been shot very little, andhas been stored indoors. It may not be worth much, but I think I am going to get another string from Chad and try it out. It is a little heavier bow than the Bear I have been shooting.
Trent
Howatt makes good bows. Not sure how they did 40 years ago. I recently came across a 39year old colt woodsman my mother in law used to shoot. I was worried it might have dry rotted, but seems in great shape.
We have a rule on this forum....... No talking about new bows WITHOUT POSTING PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats on the find! Should be a great bow and it has HISTORY!! Very cool!
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Sorry guys...I guess I didn't know the rules [&:].. here are the pics:
Oh...and yes, he will let me hunt with it, it wouldn't ever cross his mind to not let me hunt with it. My grandpa and I are very close and good friends.
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"Watch where you're going, remember where you've been, that's the way I see it, I'm a simple man."--Charlie Daniels
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" If he smells you its over. If he gets in your wind stream its over, If he smells where you walked, he probably aint coming back... Your talking about an animal that can smell a fingerprint. Any amount over 0% is to much." Dan Infalt
Great find--it should be a shooter! As best I can tell, it's a 60" AMO. Not sure about Howatt, but a lot of the older bows "bucked" AMO rules on string length--the AMO string length is 57" for a 60" bow, but many of the older ones went 4" shorter. Dacron only for the string, 56.5" flemish (to give you more adjustment), 12-14 strands,should work fine.
Chad
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Another Bow (Now with pic)
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