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Where it all started; 1969 Ben Pearson SuperJet in 35#, (dubbed "Baby Ben")given to me by Dad back around 1970 to keep me out of trouble. Little did he know....    


35#@ 26"...

Samick Sage, 55#@28"


Strung up before adjusting the brace height:

More bows to follow..

Then came the Bears...
First came my '72-'73 Grizzly, R/H 45#@28 (not sure on the year because the PO refinished it and removed the serial number...d'oh!)







Along with the Griz came a period-correct Bear quiver and arrows, complete with Bear razor heads;




More pix of the quiver:







And, of course, the four Bear Razorheads (light green)



more to follow....

The second Bear I bought was my coveted 1969 HC-300 Tamerlane, unbelievably accurate and smooth as French silk. Perfect for off-season backyard practice and form work...1969, R/H 35@28", 69"AMO







More to follow...

This was rapidly followed by the purchase of my Bear Kodiak Hunter, 45#@28", 60" AMO. I had a hard time choosing between the K-hunter and a K-mag, ended up choosing the Hunter due to the longer AMO length...




...which ended up not mattering in the least, because a few weeks later I caved and bought a K-Mag anyway. 45#@28, 52"AMO. (The ugly sight no longer resides on the bow)




And there you have it. My sad tale of corruption.

Looks pretty nice, at least there is a pattern.  Mine is a variety of styles and bowyers.

Gotta love them Bear Bows .      

QuoteOriginally posted by maineac:
Looks pretty nice, at least there is a pattern.  Mine is a variety of styles and bowyers.

I really like the vintage Bear line. They can be purchased quite reasonably on the auction sites (caveat emptor*, or course!)and in many cases, look and shoot as good or better than when they were new. I love old stuff from the Golden Age of Archery and the Bear bows really speak "classic" to me. The Tamerlane was absolutely flawless when I got it, but had apparently sat a long time without being strung because the first time I strung it and drew it back it experienced some minor finish checking. No biggie to me; it's nearing 50 years old! One has to expect a little road rash...or as I choose to call it, "character"!

*(let the buyer beware)

Okay Kirk you should be over that let hit by now, time to start looking again! Now if I can only find the misses phone number to alert her. Lol

QuoteOriginally posted by Carpdaddy:
Okay Kirk you should be over that let hit by now, time to start looking again! Now if I can only find the misses phone number to alert her. Lol

It's not like I hide it from her, Tony, I just sorta...um, forget...to tell her. I can't help it if UPS delivers to my work or if she's not standing right there when I bring the box in, now can I?
And yes, the itch is starting again. Gotta stay away from the evil auction sites.
Must...resist...force is powerful...  

Still love them tamerlanes. Gorgeous bows. Nice collection Kirk.

Very nice collection!!

Lookin good!

Thanks, guys. Ya gotta start somewhere!

I have a wonderful wife , I find a bow that I think I need and she is the one that will talk me into it .
She will say something like " Well you want it and you are going to regret not getting it , so you might as well . "

QuoteOriginally posted by Graps:
I have a wonderful wife , I find a bow that I think I need and she is the one that will talk me into it .
She will say something like " Well you want it and you are going to regret not getting it , so you might as well . "

Graps, that's just because she's been with you long enough now, to know there aint no sense in arguing with a person who's will and head is like coming up against well seasoned osage orange....