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Title: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: liv'nonaprayer on May 02, 2015, 07:52:00 PM
It has been awhile since I have posted,lost my job,sold my collection and now I am back!I just bought a K-Mag in factory camo and don't really like  the looks.My question is should I leave it the way it is (serial #9u994) or see the nice wood hiding under it?Is it a rare item or pretty common?I picked it up for $50.00.
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: cmh on May 02, 2015, 08:19:00 PM
Want to double your money ?  :)
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: Steve O on May 02, 2015, 08:29:00 PM
This is a 68:

  (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Bows/P7090741.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/osminski/media/Bows/P7090741.jpg.html)

  (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Bows/P7090748.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/osminski/media/Bows/P7090748.jpg.html)

I'm glad I stripped mine. You can always spray some nasty paint back on it. I don't think they are much for collector value. There are a lot of them around IMO. But I am no Bear expert.
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: liv'nonaprayer on May 02, 2015, 09:17:00 PM
cmh-Thank's for the offer but I haven't shot it yet.Steve o-Thank you for the response,I love the look of that wood on your's.What did you use to strip it?
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: cmh on May 02, 2015, 09:36:00 PM
I had to offer but more importantly it's great your back!!  :)  Hope all the bad times are behind you and the future is all good  :)
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: NIGEL01 on May 02, 2015, 09:53:00 PM
I'd leave it on.  Course I've got my eye out for 69 factory camo Grizzly....
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: liv'nonaprayer on May 03, 2015, 07:08:00 AM
Yeah,I think I will shoot it some and then decide to keep it or not.My "go to bow" is a Browning Wasp and I like it but for the price on the K-Mag I couldn't leave it there!
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: cmh on May 03, 2015, 10:19:00 AM
:)
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: Sirius Black on May 03, 2015, 03:25:00 PM
K-Mags are fun too shoot! I've always wanted one, and finally bought one, a 1970.
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on May 07, 2015, 07:49:00 AM
I had a 67, which I removed the paint. I was torn before and was still torn after.  I loved it the way it was both ways.

  (http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/Bow%20Pictures/1307230942.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/cjohntalk/media/Bow%20Pictures/1307230942.jpg.html)

  (http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/Bow%20Pictures/1307230943.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/cjohntalk/media/Bow%20Pictures/1307230943.jpg.html)

  (http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/Bow%20Pictures/1307231234.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/cjohntalk/media/Bow%20Pictures/1307231234.jpg.html)
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: liv'nonaprayer on May 07, 2015, 09:46:00 AM
Well,I was removing some glue left on the riser and the paint came off with it.I removed the rest of the paint and finished it with poly!It is a much nicer looking bow now.The only not so nice part is I left a slight amount of paint around the logos but since the glass is green it is not too ugly.If I was going to hunt with it the camo would stay.Thank's for the response,Bill.
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: cmh on May 07, 2015, 02:15:00 PM
:)
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: Steven E Milbocker on May 07, 2015, 02:42:00 PM
I had a 69 Kodiak that was factory camo plus some home touch up work someone did.I'm not fond of the camo bows so I stripped the one I had and it was beautiful Tiger wood underneath that nasty paint!
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: liv'nonaprayer on May 07, 2015, 03:26:00 PM
I am glad I took the paint off,the wood is nice looking.The old saying goes"form follows function"and for me that is true most of the time,but with a beautiful wood bow you get both! Bill.
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: cmh on May 07, 2015, 04:12:00 PM
Glad you like it  :)  I was most interested in it as it's my birth year so.... Just one of those odd wants and it was a Bear of course  ;)  Good shooting and happy hunting!!
Title: Re: '69 Bear Kodiak Magnum factory camo
Post by: stagetek on May 08, 2015, 05:40:00 PM
I'd have taken the paint off as well. Those were not exactly the greatest camo jobs. The wood underneath looks a whole lot nicer.