My family has a great tradition of passing stuff on to the next generation. My son is 9 months old and got me thinking about hunting stuff I can pass on to him. I carry my grandpas kabar from ww2 and have my dads old 80s bear quiver on my bow. I'd like to buy a bow in the next year that I can pass on to my son and hopefully grandson someday.

Any recommendations for bow models and companies that will last?  Im leaning towards bear since they have a proven track record.

I'd say most would hold up, especially with materials used today. I will say this, it's tough to destroy a Black Widow. I gave my first widow that I bought in '95, and it shoots just as good as it did then

great plan. I am in the process of restoring my uncles old bear grizzly. I too think most bows will hold up. Maybe find a cool bow, and restore it with hime when he is old enough to help. there are a ton of #25-30 recurves on ****. Then pass on your hunting bow..

I've owned and shot a lot of new and used bows in the short time I've been shooting. There have been two failures and both were with new bows. One was brought on by a dry fire due to a cracked nock. The other just plain failed through no fault of my own.

Oh yeah, i broke an old lemonwood longbow years back, but the bow was older than I and I never attempted to warm it up - just hauled it on back and it became a two piece.

I wish I were as durable as a good bow   :(

Rugged and Durable, my vote is for a Black Widow. Maybe order it with a special inscription inked on the lower limb.

Denny

Qarbon Nano by Alaska Bow Hunting has a lifetime warranty. Mine has been in all 50 states riding around in a big truck with all the abuse you can think of and is still the top of the line for me.

I also agree. Most any modern made laminated bow today will have a long life if treated properly.

so will self Bows just my 2 cents worth  

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I agree 100%!!

Bob Lee recurve or longbow.

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Though I didn't go hunting with it this year, I did practice with it a lot, the bow is a 1965 Bear  Grizzly that is still in mint condition. I think any bow that is cared for, will last a long time.

QuoteOriginally posted by Nantahala Nut:
I'd like to buy a bow in the next year that I can pass on to my son and hopefully grandson someday.

If you buy a bow only based on how long someone tells you that it will last, it will probably last a long time since you probably won't shoot it much.  The list of well made bows is very long and you should buy the bow you shoot the best after shooting many. The risk in buying a bow that you shoot the best is that it will be well used but taken care of properly, it should still be around when your grandson is ready for it.

A friend just gave me the tremendous gift of his 1960's era Root Rangemaster. I had been longing for that bow for over 30 years, and I fully intend to use it.