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Title: Revived a special bow...
Post by: J. Cook on April 21, 2010, 01:35:00 PM
This is a Browning Fire Drake, that was my first traditional bow.  My father bought it used for me when I was 14 or so.  I used to mess around with it alot in those years, but was always a compound only hunter.  In recent years I've gotten back into traditional hunting and really jumped in deep!  This was a 45@28, but I was able to trade limbs to get a set of 55# limbs for it.  So I cleaned it up, built a set of arrows for it, got a string made up and it's shooting like a dream!  I've been shooting it alot and it's shooting great!  Just thought I'd share, and hopefully this year it will prove to have some serious mojo!
 (http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/WJCook/BrowningFireDrake001.jpg)

 (http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/WJCook/BrowningFireDrake002.jpg)
Title: Re: Revived a special bow...
Post by: Tom on April 21, 2010, 01:39:00 PM
The embers were lit long ago and now the fire is roaring-hope you have a fine journey and good luck this fall.
Title: Re: Revived a special bow...
Post by: J. Cook on April 21, 2010, 01:41:00 PM
It's never seen any action other than having killed a few chipmunks and birds along the way (which my mother still doesn't know about)    :biglaugh:  
I just may let some of my more "high priced" bows hang a while this fall, and make some more memories with this one!
Title: Re: Revived a special bow...
Post by: Smallwood on April 21, 2010, 02:30:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: P.Fleek on April 21, 2010, 02:40:00 PM
Man that bow really pops out at ya. Beautiful bow!
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Post by: Terry Green on April 21, 2010, 03:32:00 PM
:bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jim Picarelli on April 21, 2010, 03:41:00 PM
Sweet! You don't see too many of those around anymore
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Post by: bolong on April 21, 2010, 03:43:00 PM
:thumbsup:     Good luck! You'll have a blast!
Title: Re: Revived a special bow...
Post by: J. Cook on April 21, 2010, 03:44:00 PM
Most all my other recurves are 60" or less, but after shooting this one so much lately, I forgot just how much I like the forgiveness of a longer recurve!
Title: Re: Revived a special bow...
Post by: Wannabe1 on April 21, 2010, 10:50:00 PM
Nice looking bow. Good luck and hope she makes meat for ya!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ssamac on April 21, 2010, 11:14:00 PM
Nice story. Thanks for sharing. Like finding a treasure, right
I love my Browning Safari. They are sweet bows.
Good luck
Sam
Title: Re: Revived a special bow...
Post by: Keith Zimmerman on April 21, 2010, 11:21:00 PM
Sweet Bow!!  Good luck on your new journey!
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Post by: stickbowmaniac on April 24, 2010, 11:51:00 PM
nice.great story