My first bow was a Bear Cub recurve. It was a wood laminate with hand wrapped leather grip. It was also rated at #47. That was back when they made them...tested them....then rated them. Didn't get exact weights until a little later. My second bow was a #50 pound Shakespear recurve. I used that bow so much it literally felt like an extension of me. Those were simpler days...back when one thought a #40 - #45 bow was more than sufficient for deer and black bear! And with the Bear Razorheads, Zwickleys, etc.. broadheads, and wooden shaft arrows....they were.

My oh my, how times have changed!