Any thoughts on them thinking about buying one

It's a good bow that has stood the test of time. I, and some other people I know, have shot them for a while and then moved on to something else.  I don't think you'll find anyone who regrets buying one, even if they find something they like better later on.

Thank you McDave shot one today a 50lb draw and I was impressed for the cost of it

nice smooth bow for the money.don't own one but have shot one.

I think it has shock. Of course most my longbow are hybrids.
Try an Rer longbow or a big river and you will see what I mean. Just an opinion mind you.

Lou

Matter of fact my friend bought one and moved on to a Vortex. #50 montana as new I know he is looking for a buyer. Pm me if your interested. I can get you in touch. Respectable gent.

Lou

∆∆∆∆ Sounds like a good bow opportunity there!

I have shot a Montana 50#@28 for the last couple yrs. Its a nice bow. Light in the hand . but as far as bear bows go, I always wanted an ausable.
This yr I picked up a HH Wesley special. 50# a 28.  Probly won't shoot the Montana anymore.
I think you'll like one. As has been said, I haven't meet anyone that didn't .
GO LIONS...

I have one I like it when I'm in a longbow mood its a good starter longbow there are better shooting ones but it will get the job done on anything.

Good working man's longbow, I wouldn't hesitate to hunt with one at all.  Had one for a little while early on, very easy to shoot.  Does have a little bump on the shot but not shock, lol.  A well made skinny string wakes it up a little.

i think the bear montana is the best of all commercial production hybrid r/d longbows, a good bang for the buck and an excellent performer.  if it matters to the aesthetic minded, it will not perfectly brace to a classic "D" shape - but really, who cares?  this longbow can do it all and if that was the only longbow i was allowed to shoot from now on until i pushed up daisies, i'd be a happy camper.  :D

Good bow.  Especially good bow for the money.  It's really pretty smooth and I don't notice the shock others talked about.  The only thing I would change is the grip, but that's me.  I still got used to it.

the montana grip, as with most wood risers, is easy to reshape with a small 6" rasp and sandpaper in grits from about 60 to 320.  when done, clear coat with a wipe-on or spray polyu, or do a wipe-on "massey" finish of acetone thinned epoxy.  you'll have a custom grip that'll feel so much better in the bow hand than any other bow's grip.

another montana tweak is to lighten up the massive limb tips ....

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000056

I have had a couple of them.....great bows that will perform with the best for 1/3 the money. I did rework the grip and tips to suit my taste, but just a great bow......bomb proof!!

All the above. Shoot a while but before super tuning change the string to an SBD or Champion and you will be impressed with a major performance improvement both in sound reduction and speed. They are sponsors here. Now tune with the new string.

yes, almost all of these production bows come with overly heavy strings, some are even polyester (dacron).  

so, yeah - replace with any decent hmpe bowstring of about 12 strands +/- 2 strands.

Try a Maddog Archery Prairie Predator. My custom made 60" model is 54# @ 28" ... Bubinga riser, Red Elm cores under black glass cost 274.75 deliverd to my door ! This bow screams an arrow and Mike Mecredy is a great guy to deal with !

QuoteOriginally posted by Tradcat:
Try a Maddog Archery Prairie Predator. My custom made 60" model is 54# @ 28" ... Bubinga riser, Red Elm cores under black glass cost 274.75 deliverd to my door ! This bow screams an arrow and Mike Mecredy is a great guy to deal with !

yep, mike's bows are top notch and at price tags that are competitive if not cheaper than commercial assembly line bows.

I've got one, it's my second. The one I had before was an older one and had a blocky grip. This one has a nicely contoured grip. Not as nice as a custom grip but it is comfortable. It's a nice slender very shoot able bow. It's pretty too.

Get one, you will like it.
I bought one several years ago, and shot it a lot at first. I guess I'm fickle, so I moved on to a ILF setup, and sold the Montana.
I missed it almost immediately, so I bought another one. I'm keeping this one.
I'll have to do the tip mod, Thanks Rob for the info.