1965 Kodiak

JCJ · May 05, 2009, 09:38:00 AM

Was fortunate to find this beauty on the auction site. Condition described as good and it is and then some. What a sweet shooting old bow. 52# @ 28".

Grant Young · May 05, 2009, 10:07:00 AM

Very Nice- good pick. Grant

d. ward · May 05, 2009, 10:13:00 AM

oh yeah those are great lookers and even better shooters.bd

Migra Bill · May 05, 2009, 03:26:00 PM

I shoot my 65 real well. I was reluctant to get her because she had 2 small holes and , me being new to Trad at the time, was taught holes=bad. Well - she shoots a heck of a lot better than bows I paid twice as much for with no holes.

'65's are nice!

yellow bow · May 05, 2009, 03:50:00 PM

:cool: good luck!

Blackhawk · May 05, 2009, 04:09:00 PM

I'm another satisfied '65 customer. I got a nice 48# one on the 3bay site a few years ago and it was $200 well spent. I still prefer the 59-64 Kodiaks, but the '65 still ranks in my top 10 on my list of vintage shooters.

reddogge · May 05, 2009, 06:21:00 PM

I like the 65 also.

Earl E. Nov...mber · May 05, 2009, 07:56:00 PM

How does the grip compare to the 66? I love the looks but thought my 66 had a blocky grip when compared to other Yaks and Super K's

Migra Bill · May 05, 2009, 08:00:00 PM

reddogge · May 05, 2009, 08:18:00 PM

Slightly slimmer, mainly on the back of the bow. The '65 feels rounded off where your fingers wrap around more than the '66 but both are similar to me.

JCJ · May 05, 2009, 09:32:00 PM

Grip is very comfortable and this bow really shoots. I draw nearly 32" and at my draw I'm shooting it in the low-mid 60's. Very minimal stacking. I'm shooting 33" 340 carbons with 100 gr. inserts and 250 gr. field points. for a total arrow weight of around 680 gr. At 20 yards it shoots the arrow with no appreciable arrow drop. And boy, it wallops the target.

I have owned a bunch of custom bows. Blacktails, Robertsons, Morrisons, Rose Oak's, Kota's, Widow's etc...I actually prefer the way these vintage bows shoot with the older Damon Howatt Hunters being a real favorite.

This is my first Kodiak. My initial impression is that at least for me, it's inherently a little more accurate than the Howatt. IT doesn't stack as much either.