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Title: Bear Takedown
Post by: Sarge5706 on February 28, 2015, 07:39:00 PM

I still have my very first bow which I bought from a buddy back in 1980-81.
It is a Bear take-down.  The riser is magnesium(?) and the limbs are thick fiberglass.  The bow has been camo painted, but if my memory serves the handle was green.  I beleive it was either called The Patriot or The Minute Man.  Anybody know anything about this?
Thank you.

Title: Re: Bear Takedown
Post by: Horney Toad on February 28, 2015, 10:11:00 PM

They were a cheaper model, still I understand they shoot pretty good. They show up in my catalog in 1974. The riser is magnesium.

Title: Re: Bear Takedown
Post by: dbd870 on March 01, 2015, 07:45:00 AM

The Minuteman was made in 60 & 66in models if  recall correctly

Title: Re: Bear Takedown
Post by: jhk1 on March 01, 2015, 11:09:00 PM

If the limbs are solid fiberglass (no wood core), it may be a Bear '76er.  I believe the Minuteman used the same or a similar riser, but the Minuteman's limbs had wood cores with fiberglass on back and belly.

I've got a '76er-- it's a 58" bow that draws 40#@28".  Has a green riser and brown fiberglass limbs.  It actually shoots pretty nice-- would make a great bowfishing rig.