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Title: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Danny Rowan on May 05, 2010, 05:27:00 PM

64",60#@28" Just beautiful, been looking for a 59/60 in my weight for a long time at a reasonable price and finally scored one.

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Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Danny Rowan on May 05, 2010, 05:30:00 PM

More

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Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: jcar315 on May 05, 2010, 06:00:00 PM

Real beauty. Congrats Danny!!

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Hud on May 05, 2010, 06:28:00 PM

Great find Danny. I have been looking for a bow like that for a long time. Let me know if you decide to let her go.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Hoof on May 05, 2010, 07:29:00 PM

Congrats Danny...sweet!

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: yellow bow on May 05, 2010, 07:32:00 PM

She's a beauty. Good luck.   :wavey:

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: seboomook on May 05, 2010, 08:06:00 PM

How sweet! purple heart window too, not real common. Good refinish to get through the rainy season, congratulations.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: 4runr on May 05, 2010, 09:01:00 PM

Beautiful bow Danny!!!

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Migra Bill on May 05, 2010, 09:09:00 PM

Wow - ggreat looking bow Danny - congrats. I have a 1957 thru 1966 except for the 1960. It's the only one I am missing.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: bowhawk archer on May 05, 2010, 10:29:00 PM

Awesome looking bow there Danny!

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: term on May 06, 2010, 12:09:00 AM

I'm glad you found what you were looking for, I'm JEALOUS. But happy for you. TERM

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: 59Alaskan on May 06, 2010, 07:57:00 AM

Awesome!

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: cacciatore on May 06, 2010, 08:09:00 AM

It is a very nice find.I know you were looking for something like that.Now it is time to kill a hog with it.And your Quest will not be gelous of that old lady.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: hayslope on May 06, 2010, 08:37:00 AM

Congrats Danny!

Looks like an early one as well with the purple heart window.

I've been looking for one as well.....to no avail!  My time will come........there's one out there with my name on it.

Have fun shooting your newest find.......hope you are feeling better.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: d. ward on May 06, 2010, 09:08:00 AM

Danny out of the 100 or so 1960 Kodiaks I've worked on or handled yours is 1 of only 3 purple heart ibeam 1960 I've ever seen.Rare and a good draw weight too...great bow bd

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Danny Rowan on May 06, 2010, 10:59:00 AM

Thanks for all the information guys and the kudos. I cannot wait to shoot her and yes, Felix, I will be hunting with her, gonna be shooting some Sweetlands out of her with Bear heads from the 60s and will be toting the arrows in a Jerry Hill back quiver.

bowdoc, I did not know that the purple heart window was rare in a 60. Learn something new every day. Believe me I was overjoyed to get it, especially at draw weight and the price I got it for.

Danny

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: ishi1archer on May 07, 2010, 02:37:00 PM

I know how you feel Danny. I just scored my first 59 Kodiak 60" 46#er. It's not as pretty as yours but shoots great.Scott

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Steve G on May 08, 2010, 07:12:00 PM

Wow what a nice looking Bow!  Enjoy taking it into the Field.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: 69RECURVE on May 08, 2010, 10:19:00 PM

Danny, great find. Go out & have some fun with it.

Andy

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Danny Rowan on May 09, 2010, 11:25:00 PM

Got the bow today and my heart almost stopped when I picked it up, the lower limb tip was punched through the box. Thankfully it does not appear to be damaged, only a couple of scuffs. The guy did not pack it well at all. Why do people ship fine bows like this, I always completel wrap any bow I ship totally in buble wrap, this one had a couple of bubble wrap baggies thrown over each tip and that was it! Not even taped on.  This could have been a disaster, guess the good lord was watching it for me.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: 18thcentman on May 10, 2010, 04:23:00 PM

What a great bow! The 59 and 60 are classics.They have great lines and are really sexy when at full draw.

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: hayslope on May 11, 2010, 05:05:00 PM

Danny,

Glad it survived the trip (despite the so-so packing).  I still get chills seeing the photos that Rob posted of one of his bows (tip peeking through the "packaging").  Your bow came through unscathed.  She must have some serious mojo going on!

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: rastaman on May 12, 2010, 01:31:00 PM

Beautiful bow Danny!

Title: Re: Check out the 1960 Kodiak headed my way!
Post by: Danny Rowan on May 13, 2010, 10:45:00 AM

Got my new strings made by Steve aka "bearbowman", put one on and let it streach a bit, not needed, pre streached. Set the brace at a bit over 7 3/4", put a nock on the string and started shooting it. WOW, really spits and arrow and super quiet, no bow hush or hush puppies and is super quiet. Shooting some 70# ipe arrows out of it for now until my Sweetlands get back from Rick.

I always thought the 62 K was the best shooter but not this time, this 60 K out shoots any 62 I have ever shot. Watch out piggys here I come.