As a kid in the early 1950s, I ordered a catalog from Malibu Archery and promptly ordered a 40# Malibu Panther. After breaking a lemon wood bow and tolerating a hickory longbow that lost it's cast on a hot humid day, this bow was a real treat. It was lightweight and shot great. It was strung backwards and broken by someone while I was in the army. I have been looking for another one for years, but most guys have never heard of Malibu Archery. Recently someone contacted me about a bow from them. It was not the same model but looks like my bow's big brother. I got the bow from him and will include a couple of photos for anyone who has not seen one. The one that I had was all laminated bamboo. This one has a very small piece of hardwood in the handle. Oh, I'll never string it but the weight is about 80# 

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Thanks for sharing! I must say that's the first I ever heard of them but it looks like they made nice bows

They were nice bows. They were well engineered with 3-4 lamination of bamboo, using parallel and edge grain fiber in the right places. The nearest bow (that I know of) is one built by James Parker. He uses bamboo on the back and belly with a hardwood core.      

I have a Malibu archery bamboo recurve. Not sure of the model name. 45#@28". Mine is like new, but de-laminated a little at the ends. I shot it some when I first bought it at a yard sale, in the late 70's. Had very good cast, but a bit of hand shock.

80# ??
There was a day when I could have shot that, but

Thanks for sharing.   

That's interesting Chuck. i didn't know that they sold a bamboo recurve. The slightly reflexed bow that I had was great for cast and no hand shock that I can remember.
                                                     

I'll try to get a picture of it in a few days.

SUPER NICE!!! 

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Chuck, I'm kinda like a kid at Christmas. Waiting to see that Malibu bow, but I can hardly wait. This is like to me of going home after 70 years. I'm indebted to you. Thank you very much. 

Well, the bow arrived today and I spent a while examining it and comparing it to the one I had about 70 years ago. The laminations were similar, but this bow has some deflex whereas mine didn't. It also has a lot more reflex then the one that I remembered.

Chuck, I'm indebted to you for this bow. It;s been so long since I had my new Malibu Panther. It almost seems like a dream to have another one. Many Thanks!   

Happy to see the bow in the hands of someone who appreciates it. Also, that it made it in one piece.
Chuck

Please share some pics, Don.   

Pat, I'll try to put some photos on tomorrow.     

Well, I got a couple of photos before the batteries went dead. Did not get exactly what I wanted, but maybe they will be worth looking at. Think of it like this Bud, this may be the biggest collection of Malibu bows in the world. All two of them. 

Awesome!!!