Apparently this ad by Ben Pearson Archery from the 60's boasts about the speed of their new bow...I wonder how many deer were taken....quite a few probably... :thumbsup:
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Couldn't help but post this next photo. One of my favorites...that I never owned.
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That's pretty cool. The take down system of that model is awesome.
If my calculations are correct, that bow was flinging an arrow at 211 fps. Of course it doesn't say what the weight of the arrow was unless it's there in the fine print someplace.
QuoteOriginally posted by Pete McMiller:
If my calculations are correct, that bow was flinging an arrow at 211 fps. Of course it doesn't say what the weight of the arrow was unless it's there in the fine print someplace.
Thats what I come up with to
You're way off, Pete. It's 210.24 fps. :bigsmyl: Oops, could be 211.168 of I do some rounding up. I think I'll go cut 1/64-inch off my carbons to get them in better tune with my bow. He he he.
I own a bow like that takedown. It is pretty sweet :)
Makes ya think we are just trying to re-invent the wheel lol
Love the price! What does that equal now?
I remember the Take Down, but never saw one that fancy!
I had a take down like that, but, just like Ron, mine wasn't as fancy either. Mine did stack a bit tho'. Traded it away. Horserod
QuoteOriginally posted by BUCKY:
Love the price! What does that equal now?
yeah i was going to ask, are they still $75?
chronographing technologies of 1959 left a lot to be desired.
No way that bow went that fast.
QuoteOriginally posted by Dan Adair:
chronographing technologies of 1959 left a lot to be desired.
No way that bow went that fast.
Oh, I beg to differ, sir.
You use a light enough arrow and just about any bow will shoot that fast, at least once! ;) :scared: :eek:
Plus, they could be drawing it 30" just to get that speed. :saywhat: :dunno:
How about the price $75
Oldskool bought one of that model from a guy for $150 2 years ago in excellent condition. He got rid of it already though. I was able to shoot it a few times. Great bow!
High initial velocity! Catapult construction! Good one! What will they think of next?
Man, I'm livin' in the past. Did you see that price?
thanks for sharing :archer2:
yup... in those days you could hit the gas station and fill up your rig with gas for $5.00 , and go to the store and buy a gallon of milk for .39 cents too....
The cost of a good second hand 22 rifle was $20 bucks.....but... minimum wage wasn't much over a dollar an hour in those days...
i rented my first apartment for $50 bucks a month and you could not put $50 worth of groceries in the trunk of a 59 ford, and that trunk was big enough to put 3 kids in it sneaking into the drive in movies.
Do they even have drive in movies any more?
I'm surprised no one else has mentioned the bow lengths (in the small bold print at bottom), at $75 each I'll take one of each, a 5'2", 5'6", and 5'8", and I'm not even a recurve guy... :)
Just thought it was interesting with everyone so hung up on speed today that Pearson was the first I ever saw advertize a bow with "speed".
Of course Jack Howard proclaimed his Jet was the "Worlds Fastest Bow" but never put any chronograph numbers to it. My point was even if that bow had heavier arrows matched to it, hunters still took big game back then.
Thanks for this trip down memory lane,Joe! :clapper:
Kirk; I can still remember those days! You don't look as old as me, so someone must have told you about "way back when"! Lol
I bought one of these bows while I was working for a buck an hour. If you sent in the card with the warranty info they sent back a set of your initials to put on the bow. It was 55 lbs. @ 28in. and 66in. long. I managed to kill a few rabbits with it. While I was in Viet Nam the bow got moved to a closet and stood on end. That tweaked the bottom limb be on repair. I like recalling the old days of archery.
I've got an article where Jack Howard posted chronograph numbers but he also advocated lighter arrows. My Jet with a 10gpp arrow is faster than my ACS longbow even with its polyester string. My dads Browning Drake Signature is also faster than my ACS. I think its amazing that despite the technology bows haven't gained any real speed in sixty years.
Been trying for two days to see the pics...but only got little dash marks.
Is everyone seeing the pics?
The pics were there, now there's just a little box with a red "X" and a little dash after.
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I hate this new photobucket...forcing me to use it. This really SU...S. Look's like Rob will be busy deleting for quite a while....ROFF
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QuoteOriginally posted by Kirkll:
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Do they even have drive in movies any more?
YES!! I'm pretty darned lucky to have one only about 35mins from the house. The Getty Four
FOUR SCREENS! still have the speakers you can put on the window...or you can turn to their radio station for sound.
...only open for a couple months during the summer..
QuoteOriginally posted by Zradix:
QuoteOriginally posted by Kirkll:
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Do they even have drive in movies any more?
YES!! I'm pretty darned lucky to have one only about 35mins from the house. The Getty Four
FOUR SCREENS! still have the speakers you can put on the window...or you can turn to their radio station for sound.
...only open for a couple months during the summer.. [/b]
Same here. We have one about 45 minutes from my house. It's also about 2 miles from a farm I hunt on in Green county.
sweet!