couple of weeks ago i took a ride to mi to visit some kin i hadn't seen in several years and while i was there my uncle gave me 2 bows one was a bear 76er with the target riser and the other was a bear grizzly 56" 55lb.he thought it was his but wheni told him the poudage he said no that would be your gradpa's,his and my dad's dad.
now i already have 2 of his bows from years ago after he passed one is an unkown long bow the other a bear grizzly static recurve i am pretty sure.but i won't shoot them.
this one however i will.i told my uncle he had just givin me a quest he asked what do you mean i said i will have to kill a deer with this bow.
after returning home i cleaned the bow up somewhat and as i couldn't wait to shoot it i twisted a string strung the bow and shot it prolly 45 to 75 times friday evening then took it to a small shoot and did well.i am now planning on hunting with it this fall as opposed to next i even got a few bear heads that i will tip the arrows with 64 model i think.sorry for the long post wanted to share with ya'll.
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i also removed the site
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apoligies for the poor pics :dunno:
A nice '68 Grizzly.
Way to carry on the Family Tradition.
Great Bow., I also have a 1968 Grizzly and love shooting it. I would shoot this bow as fast as any of my custom ones.
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Its the bow that I started hunting with. Good luck with your hunts with it this fall!
There is so much tradition and family history in hunting. I feel the same way about things handed down. Rem. 1100, Tru Temper fly rod. Best wishes on the quest.