I just took delivery today of my first two bear bows! One is a 1971ish 45# kmag and the other is a mid 70s 50# kmag. The 45# is mint and the 50# is in good shape despite some drilled holes. I've shot them both and have fallen in love! I've wanted a bear for a long time and as luck would have it I got two at once. The 50# is my new fishing bow I'm not sure what plans are for the 45#.

I know they are nothing special but they are to me. The mailman handed me the 45# first so I'll call it my first bear bow and the other my second!  

I love the old vintage bear bows...congrats brother!!!

Sweet looking bows! Congrats!

It starts with two but never ends LOL.

Good looking Bows. Enjoy!

I already feel why so many fall in love with these bows...I'm overwhelmed with questions and thoughts. Who bought this bow new? Where was it bought? How many animals were put on the table with this bow? Was this bow responsible for so many memories and now it's up to me to make new ones? Very cool but I wish I knew for sure...

Like Charlie said.
You've just begun to scratch that itch!

Congrats to you.

Excellent beginning to years of fun with excellent bows. Here's hoping You will enjoy them immmensely..nothing like bowfishing with a K Mag!

Those ole Bears are just plain fun!  

I keep thinking I have bought my last Grayling Bear...I am not doing to well at that with my last last one in the mail right now

DDave

   

QuoteOriginally posted by damascusdave:
I keep thinking I have bought my last Grayling Bear...I am not doing to well at that with my last last one in the mail right now

DDave

Haha yes now all I want to know is how the others shoot! Guess I will have to find out!

Nice looking bows

Congrats. That's great. Hope you enjoy them. God bless.

The grip feels and even looks thinner on the 50#. Did bear change the grips a bit on these over the years?

Sweet, love the early - mid 70's Bears.    

QuoteOriginally posted by sheepdogreno:
The grip feels and even looks thinner on the 50#. Did bear change the grips a bit on these over the years?

I have quite a few of those Bear bows and the grip size was different also in different bows of the same years,they were refinished by hands by different workers,so the differences in the grips.

Thanks I didn't think about how the grip and riser would are hand shaped so they could be slightly different person to person