Had to switch to my old backupbear kodiak magnum. It is the green model made in the early 70's. It has amo52" written on the bow. I put a 48" new string on it and it shoots great and quiet. I was concerned because it braces at 8 1/2" Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

I did the same thing. After a while it stretched down to 8" but is barely twisted. Shoot fine though. I guess next time i'll order a little longer one.

That's the right length string and the right brace height for the KMag.

Good to know. Maybe i will give mine a few twists.

Sounds about right. I used to brace mine at 7.5", but raising the brace to 8 quieted it down a lot, and it shoots sweet. Shot my '68 last Sunday, made me wonder why I have all those other bows.

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Me too Killy, got to feeling sorry for ole Fred hanging up there on the wall so got him down and dusted him off. Mine is a 56" 1969 Grizz @ 55#. Even shot some old cheap woodies I had and seemed like I could not miss, at least that day, haha !!!

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Thank you all. I will use the K mag until I get my other bow back from some repairs. The ole griz does feel good in my hand again. Bought it in 1974 as a graduation present to my self.same time everyone else was just making the switch to those otherthings with the wheels.