So did the GCA of 68 along with the BATF force them out or mismanagement? It may be a little of both, but when a police agency comes in pretty much tells you that you can not do half or more of your buisness, even well managed buisness will fall on hard times. And shortly after that Herters was No More!

The last Herters catalog that I saw, was gutted of everything firearm, it became an outdoors camping, fishing, clothing catalog was sad. Several small Mail order places here, one of them sold only bullets, no powder primers, cases or anything else, but because of the paper work that BATF was forcing on them along with threat of 'If you sell it thru mail (90% of their buisness) and WE think we can say it was used in a crime, YOUR going to Prison!' they sold out there bullet making machinery. It was not only Herters that suffered from the rules that BATF came up with! When the GCA of 1968 came in the feds where hot and heavy to make it difficult to sell anything Firearms related mail order. © 2003.My dad and for a little while myself, bought mostly semi finished stock blanks from Herters, never had one problem with that. If you have already registered, please sign in now For new registrations Click Here I got a kids recurve for one of my sons (years ago) from them and they listed the actual string length required on the limb. I loved going through their catalog - maybe just a bit of hype with product descriptions - I got the first fixins for making up cedar arrows from them. Herters and their catalog, now there was a time, where you could buy such great stuff.

Hoyt Archery (1962) Wing Slim Line, Bow & Arrow, August 1971. Herters were good shooters wish I get a new one made like the Sitka 58 inch model. Featured shoot thru design with one of the first 'V' launch rests made of copper, steel and plastic. Should be enough wood in that bow to build your wife a new set of Kitchen Cabinets. I absolutely do not need another bow, but I may suggest trading him a set of softail forward control extensions when I see him next. It is to bad a person cannot get that Brazilian Rosewood anymore like Herters used in their bows for years.Įvidently they measured to tips instead of the string nocks. I'd had several of them but the Sitka Models worked best for me. Herters are one of favorite old model recurves. This Catalog only shows a 60 inch Perfection Model and the string lenght for it is listed as a 53 and a half inch string. They state that their 62 inch Sitka Model Bow takes a 56 inch lenght string. Herter's have a different system on their Bows for the string lenght. It had a twisted limb, but I was able to get it straightened out and it's as good a shooter as I own! Enjoy the bow! When I switched back to traditional archery a few years ago, I thought it would be cool to have another Herter's and was able to find one on ebay. I had to sell the Herter's to buy the new bow, but always missed it. Warm and weatherproof shell is made of 100 breathable microbrushed-polyester tricot. I had a Herter's back in the 70's and loved it, but had to have one of those new-fangled compounds when they became popular. Herters Insulated Parka is an effective choice for beating the chill. This bow is a good shooter, and seems very fast. The 07 indicates that it was built in July, 72 indicates 1972, and the 006 indicates that it was the 6th bow built that month! Anyone have any idea about what year model this might be? Thanks.

It says it's 62' but I measured 60', and the string from a SK fit it.

And George couldn't have just made the bow a normal 64 long. He had no string and said he hadn't shot in 10-12 years. Herter's Reading through an old Herter's mail order catalog of sporting goods is a treat. A new friend of mine left a bow with me yesterday.

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