RED WING HUNTER 56#@28" - GC

[Dennis La Varenne]

I have for sale a very nice Red Wing Hunter bow which is now far too heavy for me to draw and it should be passed on to somebody who can use it. Price $350.00 plus postage.

There is a single pic on show here and a PDF attached with 14 pictures of the bow. These recurves are one of the very few which are actual full working recurves.

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[Chase N. Nocks]

A beautiful shooting classic bow Dennis.

Too heavy for my shooting these days as well unfortunately otherwise I'd snap this up in a New York minute.

Cheers
Troy

[Mick Smith]

I'm pretty certain that I once owned this bow. It would have been around 2005 or so. I bought it directly from the US. I can't imagine there would be very many 56# Redwing Hunters in Australia.

It was an excellent bow, in almost perfect condition. It will make an excellent hunting bow for some lucky purchaser.

[whitey222]

PM sent Dennis.

[Dennis La Varenne]

Well, it looks like Whitey222 has put his hand up for it.

I have another Red Wing Hunter which is only 42lbs which I can manage. The only thing I would ask of recurve makers would be if they could make them with the similar full working recurve limb a la the Red Wings but with a straight handle without the overdraw like the old Bear Grizzlys used to be back in the early '50s (of which I now have 4).

[hardgainer]

Now they are really beautiful classic recurves....works of art.
I am lucky enough to have a Red Wing Hunter 58" @ 55# tiny tip still wearing the Houston Decals from the original factory.
S/N R1585 which I am told is very early 60's. Bob Lee sure could turn them out.

[Dennis La Varenne]

The one going to Whitey222 is numbered RA8220. My other one at 42# is numbered RA1116. It has a very few more knocks than the 56# bow. But I have no idea when either of these was made.

There is something about the Red Wings with their understated brown colour and use of Black Walnut for the riser. I still don't think the modern recurves have working recurves like the Hunters do. When you draw them, there is a distinct let-off as you get back to around ¾ draw. It is just like a lesser version of what happens when you draw a compound. That is exactly what a working recurve is supposed to do. That indicates a flattening of the f/d curve at the top of the curve. I couldn't tell that with the 56# because I couldn't even brace it let alone draw it, but I noticed it immediately with the 42#.

But, they seem to need a high brace height to keep the noise from string slap down a bit. I have seen strips of thin rubber somewhere which can be adhered to the belly of the limbs where the string contacts for just that purpose.

PS: Hardgrainer, what does KATA TON DAIMONA EAYTOY mean??

[Muz1970]

Hi, is this bow still available? Have a mate thats interested, Please message with your details if so.

Cheers Muz

[whitey222]

Hi, is this bow still available? Have a mate thats interested, Please message with your details if so.

Cheers Muz

That puppy is in my hands now, I'm happy to say.

[Dennis La Varenne]

Graham,

Did you notice that sort of let-off effect at the end of the draw that I spoke about? It certainly is there on my other 42 pounder?

Also, had a go at that stick I gave you? I thought it kicked a bit myself.

[whitey222]

No Dennis, I can't notice any let off on this one. Not to worry, its a sweet shooter and an excellent addition to my pathetic-compared-to-yours bow arsenal.
So far I have only used it for target shooting at my property. It gets it's first proper outing this weekend at Lithgow Valley Archers field course.

I gave the stick bow a coat of lacquer a couple of weeks back but have yet to shoot it. Thinking now I'll take it to Lithgow as well, if only to raise some eyebrows.