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Title: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: blind one on February 03, 2009, 03:00:00 PM

I just recieved a used montana. I found the brace height suggestions by doing a search. The bow came with an endless loop string. Can I put a fast flight string on it? How long do I need , how many strand should I get?. The bow is 64" 50@28"...Thanks Roy

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: ron w on February 03, 2009, 03:06:00 PM

FF is OK on a Montana, I would say 14-16 strand. You could get away with less, but why!

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: blind one on February 03, 2009, 03:15:00 PM

Thanks Ron

I just looked at 3 rivers and they have 18 strand ff strings. Is that too much? I didnt see any other size...Roy

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: BowHuntingFool on February 03, 2009, 03:17:00 PM

I had Bobby Graham make a string for my Montana! Although its not FF, it is top notch and being black/white, the string matches the tips perfectly! He is a member here and will make what ever you want!

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: BowHuntingFool on February 03, 2009, 03:21:00 PM

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Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: ron w on February 03, 2009, 03:23:00 PM

That should be OK, check out Tollgate Arcery in the sponsers here on this site. George makes a good string. Like bowhuntingfool said you can use Dacron with no problems. I have a bunch of bows but the Montana is my go to bow when I have shooting slups. Enjoy!

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: blind one on February 04, 2009, 09:20:00 AM

Thanks for the info guys. I went ahead and ordered a b-50 flem string from 3 rivers. I might get a ff string later to play with. I like the quite more than speed since I let my wheels go...Roy

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: dagwood64 on February 06, 2009, 08:35:00 AM

I just bought a used Bear Montana. What is the suggested brace height? Thanks, Duane

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: blind one on February 06, 2009, 09:26:00 AM

Ive got mine just a little over 7 1/2". It seemed to work there the best with the old string thats on it .

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: Bakes168 on February 06, 2009, 07:39:00 PM

Mine's just under 7 1/2", and shoots very well. But it could be different for everyone of course.

Zack

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: dagwood64 on February 08, 2009, 07:39:00 AM

Thanks, Blind one and Zack. That gives me a area to start. Mine comes with a B-50 and a FF string. Duane

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: bushytail on February 08, 2009, 07:48:00 AM

I had a Montana.A 16 strand FF flemish twist string,braced around 7 1/4,beaver fur string silencers worked real nice for me.Very quiet bow.

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: Zane93 on February 08, 2009, 07:40:00 PM

I bought the 18 strand, 61" ff string from 3 Rivers for my sons Montana. With the brace height set at 8" and 2 fur silencers this bow is extremly quite when shot.

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Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: LostNation_Larry on February 08, 2009, 09:54:00 PM

18 strands has commonly been used for FF just to get the size up to something that fits the nocks. You can get away with much less. Some of the newer materials are larger diameter and you can still get good string fit with fewer strands. Bear recommends a brace height of 7.5" to 8.5". The catalog says it comes with a fast flight string, meaning an endless loop fast flight string.

Title: Re: Bear Montana string ??
Post by: TRAD JOE on February 11, 2009, 07:47:00 PM

I also had a 50 lb Montana. Made a 14 strand BCY B-500 flemish string with beaver silencers, worked great and gave me pretty good speed. My Montana liked a big brace height, close to 8 inches. Black Micarta looked nice.

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