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Title: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: jmc5799 on February 02, 2013, 04:18:00 PM

Hello everyone, I am new to collecting and traditional archery in general.  I just won this bow off of **** a few days ago.

Check out the pictures from my photo bucket:

 http://s1289.beta.photobucket.com/user/jmc5799/library/?

5p6931
58"
58#

That is all I know from what the bow says.  What else can you tell me?

Thanks,

Jake

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: Horney Toad on February 02, 2013, 04:32:00 PM

Those zebra ones were made in 1964 and 1965, yours is a 1965. and quite a rare one at 58#.
Give it a good shooting and report back!

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: finkm1 on February 02, 2013, 06:51:00 PM

Thats a nice Grizzly

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: jmc5799 on February 02, 2013, 07:42:00 PM

I am waiting on my strings to come in for it and I will definitely let you know how it shoots.  How can you tell it was from 1965?

From the 5 in the 5p6931?

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: Jack Shanks on February 02, 2013, 08:50:00 PM

The first digit of the serial number was the manufacture year on Bear bows 1965-69. Other year Bears could start with those same numbers so you can't go by that alone. The 1964 and 65 Grizzlies were the only years with the zebrawood risers.

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on February 03, 2013, 10:18:00 AM

Nice Bow. The 64-65 grizzlies are great shooting Bows. One of my personal favorites, not only for looks but also performance.

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: jmc5799 on February 22, 2013, 05:45:00 PM

Took a while but I just got my strings today.
They look awesome!! (1st class flemish strings)

Just have to finish polyurethaning the tips and then I will be able to shoot.

Jake

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: ron w on February 22, 2013, 07:05:00 PM

Nice one.....enjoy!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: PrimitiveSniper66 on February 22, 2013, 08:21:00 PM

They shoot really good, cant go wrong with point nose 64-65 grizz, 58# hard to come by, nice bow.

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: RM81 on February 28, 2013, 01:31:00 PM

Nice bow!

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: jmc5799 on March 02, 2013, 03:15:00 PM

I shot the bow today and it was probably one of the most exciting things I have done in a while.

My draw length is 26.6 at #54 or so
and the arrow was about 450 grains

The bow is amazingly fast.
Probably the best shooting bow I have shot.

Very smooth draw.

Can't wait to go hunting!!

Jake

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: recurve_shooter on March 14, 2013, 05:55:00 PM

Nice!

I have a 50# '64 and it is a pleasure to shoot.  I'd say you have a pretty rare bow at 58#.  Well, maybe not "rare", but definately harder to find once you get over 45-50 lbs  Looks to be in great shape, too.

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: recurve_shooter on March 14, 2013, 05:57:00 PM

and you are right, they are very smooth shooting and surprisingly fast.  I hope to kill a hog or turkey with mine this spring.

Title: Re: Bear Grizzly, what can you tell me about it?
Post by: jmc5799 on March 17, 2013, 08:39:00 AM

Besides for some a few scratches and having to refinish the tips everything else is in great shape for being about 45 years old.

No stress marks in the glass and the limbs are as straight as can be.

Good luck on your hunt this spring.  
I am saving up some time so I can take a week or two for deer and bear this fall.  First time archery hunting so it should be interesting.

Speaking of the speed of the bow. I was shooting with my dad a few weeks ago and he uses a 58" 41# Red wing hunter from the early 70s I think.  It seems to me that the wing is faster upon release than my grizzly? Very interesting anyways.