I picked up a new to me Massie Recurve yesterday. The bow was owned originally by Joe Marrier (joe vt) and then by Doug Key. I bought the bow from Doug. It is a very quiet, very quick and sweet shooting bow. The craftsmanship is phenomenal. The bow looks like new and it is 4 years old.
Below are a couple of pics I took:
(http://usera.imagecave.com/wlamb1647/Massie_M_Recurv/100_1062.JPG)
(http://usera.imagecave.com/wlamb1647/Massie_M_Recurv/100_1061.JPG)
The bow is 60", 49#@28", Cocobolo riser with dual swoops and actionboo limbs.
Bill
Is it for sale yet?
Beautiful bows, I reviewed one a while back.
To bad jeff is not making them anymore.
Nice looking bow!I had the 60 inch one piece and it shot very nice with a TS-1 string.It was unique.Good looking bows.You dont see many around
Enjoy
They are amazingly fast for lighter draw recurves. I believe they are still being made - at least the one piece - by Belcher who bought out Jeff.
Nice bow, Bill.
Pete,
No, it's not for sale. I've been put on a "...no more hunting equipment restriction..." by my wife. I'm glad I snuck this one in the door before she drew the line. If I can't buy anymore, I've got to hold onto this one, the Dale Dye T/D that droptine59 is reducing the draw weight on for me, and the Marriah Thermal I have on order with Ric. hehe ;) :) :D
The bow is sneaky fast. And that is with the B50 string it presently has on it. I will be ordering a pair of Bobby Graham's G-Strings in TS+ for it. I love that string material!
Bill
Bill,
Sweet bow for sure! With Dacron is was one of the quietest recurves I ever shot!!
It liked 2016's, Beman 500's, and CE 150's
And it liked Wyoming too!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/joevt/MassieMSeriesTDWyoming.jpg)
Joe,
Thanks! I think I have some Beman 500s somewhere in one of my stashes of arrows. I'll have to look and see. I would like to be able to use the Slick Tricks 125 gr broadheads I have on hand. I think I may also have some CE Terminator Select 4560s, too.
Bill
By the way, the bow came with a set of real nice antler bolts by sticshooter and Shell. They do some mighty fine work!
Bill
It is such a shame Massie had to go back to being a contractor to feed his family the bows he built were terrific!
You are lucky indeed-and just my weight too!!
Bjorn,
In a couple weeks or so I'll be receiving my Dale Dye with its draw weight reduced to 49# and then when Ric Anderson finishes my Thermal, it will be in the 46-50# range. I'm hoping it will come out at 49#!
Bill
I took the bow to the Archery Shop and shot it today. The only FF type material string I had on hand was some new 450+ strings that LBR had built for me. I put one of them on the bow and had it set up for 3-fingers under and some silencers added. The bow shot just as quiet as it did when I shot it earlier in the week with the B50 string that came with it. Of course, I was shooting 586-590 gr wood arrows instead of lightweight carbon arrows I shot when I picked the bow up. The bow still shoots the heavier wood arrows quicker than my old eyes can follow. It is a sweet shooting bow.
Bill
I wish I had not sold my 3 massie's . They were great bows. I guess I was lucky cause his shop was bout 30 minute drive from my house
Nice :thumbsup: