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Title: Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter bow (60#)
Post by: greensngravy on October 20, 2010, 02:31:00 PM

Looking for pictures of this bow, and any info you experts out there could provide...like how does it shoot, is it a rare bird??

Thanks,

GNG

Title: Re: Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter bow (60#)
Post by: PAPALAPIN on October 20, 2010, 05:36:00 PM

I had a Red Wing Slim Line in the early '70's.  I was not impressed with it being used to an original Red Wing Hunter, and a Bear Super Kodiak.

I have never had or seen the bow you refer too.

For some reason I don't see the link to your pictures

Title: Re: Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter bow (60#)
Post by: greensngravy on October 31, 2010, 02:27:00 PM

Let's try this again...here is the picasa link to my Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter TD (dagg, that's a long name!).  I just refinished her after removing all the nasty camo paint!  

 http://picasaweb.google.com/greensngravy/WingSlimLineCompetitionIIHunter55#

Title: Re: Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter bow (60#)
Post by: oldbohntr on November 23, 2010, 03:17:00 AM

I picked up a couple of these back in the 90s. Both were 53# or more, and all I remember is both shot extremely well.  Let them go because metal riser bows never seemed to stay with me.  Killed my first buck with a one pc slim line back in the very early 70s, but when I later found the twin to that bow....it didn't shoot nearly as well as I thought back then!!!   Yours looks like a beauty.  I'd be interested in finding another hunting weight Competition II again.

Title: Re: Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter bow (60#)
Post by: wadde on November 23, 2010, 11:05:00 AM

I have one with a white metal handle and two sets of limbs, this would be the target version of the same bow. It shoots great.

Title: Re: Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter bow (60#)
Post by: DLM on November 23, 2010, 04:07:00 PM

Nice Wing T/D. Was just shooting 1. I have a question about Wing's with the small limb tips: who sells stringers that work on the little tips ? Need 1 for Wings, Hoyt target bows, older Bear's, etc. that don't have big limb tips. Most stringers I see at vendor's stands don't have the little pockets. Like to shoot the older bows sometimes but I need somthing that makes stringing them less challenging. Not a fan of those with the rubber block.

Title: Re: Wing Slim Line Competition II Hunter bow (60#)
Post by: Larry m on November 23, 2010, 06:01:00 PM

If the leather cup is to big on the stringer I usually stuff in a small piece of cotten or even TP. I have several bows with small narrow limb tips and this works fine for me.