ser·en·dip·i·ty (sěr'ən-dĭp'ĭ-tē)
n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties
The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
An instance of making such a discovery. [/i]
Many moons ago (well, about 16 years back) I owned a mid-'70s Kodiak Hunter. It was 60" & 58#@28 an unusual draw-weight for a factory bow. I shot it for a while & thoroughly enjoyed it. It was smooth & pretty, however it was an old bow, needed wooden arrows & therefore not cool. All I shot back them was FITA style target & all my shooting was done with 68"+ 34-38# recurves. The Bear was slow & heavy to draw & I couldn't shoot my 300gn ACCs for fear of it going bang.
It sat in my Mum & Dad's spare room for years, unshot & unloved.
A few years later I discovered field archery & 3Ds. Remembering the old Bear, I drove over to the Parent's place to retrieve it. I'd already bought & built a dozen POC arrows that I thought would spine somewhere near, so I strung up the old thing& gave it a shot. I was amazed at the performance & response from the bow! My drawlength between my FITA days & my field Days had stretched from 27 to nearly 30" & the difference those 3" made was amazing! Anyway, a few weeks later (could've been a couple of months, I forget) I bought a newer, modern, fast recurve that would take a FastFlight string. To buy it, I sold the Bear to an old guy in London (who obviously knew a LOT more about this stuff than me.)
Never gave it another thought......until a few weeks back when I bought a 58" Super Grizzy to refinish.
Got it done, shot it, sold it.
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Enjoyed shooting it.
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Reeeally enjoyed shooting it.
So, off to thE Bay for a looksee & Try to get another old Bear to play with, refinish & sell.....
Lo & behold, one of the first things I see is a 60" Kodiak Hunter. So I open the page to give it a coat of looking at & find this;
"Great bow but I'm a strict target shooter. This beautiful bow is made for a hunter. At 58 lbs., it's fast, quiet, and very powerful. Almost perfect....but there is some checking on limbs. The checking does not affect it's performance. Tips are perfect and no twist on limbs. New Flemish string has a little over 100 firings. The only hole is for the stabilizer. This bow has not seen much use. No reserve...................Good luck!"
So I bid. Once. :D
It arrived today, in perfect condition. I absolutley had to string it up & shoot it!
It would appear that the old guy in London I sold my 60" 58# Kodiak Hunter to re-sold the bow to a guy in the US, via thE Bay.
Imagine, a guy in the UK, buying a US imported bow, selling the bow in the UK, moving to the US & ending up buying back THE EXACT SAME BOW!!! from a guy in the US. Chance in a million? 10 million?
Serendipity..... :D
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Rob, I loved it. Been there and done that with a few bows. Hold onto it and enjoy.
Shick
Ditto,, Thanks for sharing, Super Cool, Great Bow.
That is way too cool Rob!
I don't believe in "chance", it was meant to be!
Beautiful bow!
Super cool story! Great looking bow.
Watch out cause those old Bear bows can get in your blood!!!
Congrats! great story.
Better go buy some lottery tickets bro.LOL. Congrats on finding an old friend.
Danny
Kismet.
Killdeer :thumbsup:
thats awesome Rob , you make a lovely couple.
Now that is cool Rob!!! Enjoy!
So how long will it remain in your hands this time? Good deal-meant to be.
I'd say the chances are actually 100%. Good score Rob!