I see on here the threads about HH longbows , Who Loves Bear Takedowns .
Well what about the Bear Kodiak Magnums ?
They deserve a love'm thread too !
So let's git'er started . :goldtooth:
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This is my baby that I have had sense 1973 .
:campfire:
I have about 8-10 in my collection. With a 27" draw; they shoot great for me.
Ive had a few.....like them a ton. And being a longbow person, its a total 180 from what I shoot the majority of the time. I still have one that I'll never let go of....from the early 70's. It's a 45 pounder in perfect condition. Maybe I'll bloody it this year....who knows.
Way cool bows though, especially those older ones :thumbsup:
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Had a few over the years. Recently bought on of the new "Grayling Green" models
Once I got it it reminded me of what a great little bow they are!
Eric
I mostly shoot my other bows, but took my 45# KMag up to the shop tonight. I keep forgetting just how sweet that little bow is.
Right now I'm just shooting blind bale to get a better form burned in, but I found myself putting holes in a very tight little group in the butcher paper I had taped over the bag target and there was absolutely no stacking at my 28".
1966 Kodiak Mag....40 pounds @25 inches....
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They are sweet . :thumbsup:
I will argue that with the 3M Scotchply glass my 1962 is the best KMag of all...I was wondering about shooting it at 30 inches until I found a Bear ad on the Archeryhistory.com website that proclaims it fine to a draw length of 31 inches...I call it the best 200 dollar bow I will ever own and one day I will kill a big moose with it
DDave
I just got a 2014 K mag from Big Jim a couple of weeks ago. I normally shoot long bows and 58-62 inch recurves. I was a little skeptical about a bow this short and so light but it is honestly one of the best shooting bows I have and has become my favorite. It was a little loud until I played around with the brace height and and replaced the factory string with one of Big Jim's strings. (WHAT A DIFFERENCE :thumbsup: ) Now it is as quiet as my other recurves and I shoot it as well as I do my Super Kodiak. GREAT BOW IMO!
I have an early 70's one now if I put the other bows down and shoot it for a while I do fine with it. However just to pick it up and go shoot if I've been shooting something else - not so good. My Grizzly and my friend's Black Widow are much easier to just pick up and shoot for me. I've pretty well put it aside and shoot my Grizzly. I will probably pick up a 58" Widow at some point. Part way through a 3D course I'll use his Widow for a handful of targets and just shooting it cold it's always 8's or better, love that bow. Try that with the KMag; not good.
I'm pretty much a longbow guy, but I have a '64 K-mag 48# that is just beautiful and I shoot it very well. Just can't seem to part with it.
It's tough to argue with Dave about anything, and I agree once again that the '62 K-Mag is a tough one to beat.
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Mr. Bill Stewart sure knew what he was doing when he showed Mr. Bear this design.
Good looking bow Blackhawk
Got this doe with a 1963 model a couple seasons ago...my younger brother shoots it now:
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My first new bow was a 48# 1962 K-Mag. Loved that bow and wished I still had it. Never had to worry about shooting an ugly bow with that one. Bows are like your dogs. Need one that you can sit on the front porch with and be proud of.
Blackhawk's photo brings back memories of my first bow, a 1962 K-Mag I bought new while in high school. What a shooter.
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It may not be on the A list for 3d shoots and field rounds but it's plenty good for this hunter :) Almost 30 yards and COLD. Not bad for a short bow and a short archer :thumbsup:
Killed my first deer with a K mag in 1976 but shot other bows for many years.Now hunting out of ground blinds the K mag is in my hand a lot more often.Kip
I've got a 72 I shot a little buck with a couple of years ago. Thinking of using it on my bear hunt this fall.
Shot my first k-mag yesterday and now I have to have one.
even though mines not a sweet 60's model
(a 2000's model) I killed a bunch a deer with it.
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There has got to be more K-Mag lovers out there !
I thought it was Owen Jeffery's design. :confused:
The Hill bows are busting my chops. When I feel in a rut or absolutely worthless, I can pick up a K Mag or my Chimera and shoot flies' eyes.
Jeffery Mity-Mag Classic.
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'65 KMag
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Killdeer :bigsmyl:
Killdeer,
I'm pretty sure Owen helped design the Bear Super Magnum which came out in 1966. The Kodiak Magnum came out in 1961 during Bill Stewart's time.
There's no doubt that Owen is a true master who rarely gets credit for his genius...but Bill was also a genius. ;)
Got a 35lber for my daughter recently. Fit an finish is really nice, grip is perfect. Nothing to do w Kamgs but I saw 2 new Grizzlys at a dealer yesterday. One was very nice the other had a horrible grip that was never finished being shaped at the factory. I should offered em cheap $ and took it home and fixed it.
Tedd
I've got my Dad's camo'd 1971 that he killed a bunch of deer with
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a good-looking '69 tigerwoody with black tips,
(http://i.imgur.com/g4De7qJ.jpg) both 50# I got a really sweet '67 lefty, 45#, from Denny Sturgis in a trade. (http://i.imgur.com/QhOlwfU.jpg)
I cant shoot them as accurately as my longer bows with heavier risers(did somebody mention Owen Jeffery?), but they are great fun to carry in the woods and keep nearby in a blind.
Mine is a '70 or '71 and even with my draw, which is a little over 28", I shoot it just fine. Better than my 60" Kodiak Hunter in fact. I build my own ground blinds, and I think this bow will get the job this season!
Lets not forget, Denny Behn, partners with G. Fred at Bighorn, did a short recurve with simular design!
Lets not forget, Denny Behn, partners with G. Fred at Bighorn, did a short recurve with simular design!
Lets not forget, Denny Behn, partners with G. Fred at Bighorn, did a short recurve with simular design!
Great thread. I got one in my basement I'm chomping at the bit to shoot. Just waiting on a string
This Mag is Super :)
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I double love'em. Just a love affair of my first bow like a kids first horse. It was a new 1962 K Mag. But I would not buy another now cause I like what I got. Just a "why change now thing" - but sure really really loved that first bow. Great real high up in those old sycamore trees too, but I have a 52-inch Red Wing Hunter for climbing trees. Don't climb so much any more either 'cause as the old saying goes we have all heard - "Don't bounce too good anymore".
I've got two, both late 60's, one brown and the other green. I'll figure out how to put em on here some time.
I have several bows in my herd , but my old K-Mag just keeps sneaking out the door sometimes when I am going out to the range .
:archer: :archer2:
They are a fine bow....owned 13 Bears at one time. Bought my grandson a vintage Kodiak Magnum as his first bow. He still has it. They will always be a great choice.
Not sure why I haven't posted on here yet, but, I love my K-Mag! It was my first brand new recurve. It was a couple of years old when I bought it, but it's an '07 model, I believe. I shot the green glass anniversary edition first (and loved it) but, it was $100 more, so I got the older, less pretty model instead. It still goes with me pretty often. It was the bow that made me appreciate the short bow's manuverability, and part of the reason that I still prefer them (although I'm more into short longbows now).
I have a Greenie that shoots pretty nice. Id like to find one from the nineties that has the brown and gray riser in 45 - 47#s. Im 6 ft tall and can sit on the ground and shoot this bow just fine, love it!
I just picked up a new leftover 2014 from BigJIm. 45 #@28" its a lot nicer than I thought it would be. Limbs are slimmer than the older models and it seems quite a bit quicker too.