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Life expectancy of a bow

Started by sputterman, May 30, 2010, 05:38:00 PM

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sputterman

Hi everyone, I have a 1970 bear hunter t/d. I love this bow and shoot it better than any other bow i've had in my hand. Just the thought of old age creeping up on it earks me. Just wondering if im worring about nothing? Also is the new age bear t/d comparable to the old ones?         (Just-n-case)


THANKS TO ALL.
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Brently

Age of the bow dosen't mean anything,  I have some old bear bows that shoot just fine.  I think how you take care of them is the determining factor.  The old age problem is with the shooter not the bow.

Gray Buffalo

I have a 1954 Hoyt I shoot all the time. Age doesn't mean much. It's how you take care of it.
I try not to let my mind wander...It is too small and fragile to be out by itself.

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford

Mudd

QuoteOriginally posted by Gray Buffalo:
I have a 1954 Hoyt I shoot all the time. Age doesn't mean much. It's how you take care of it.
Unless it's someone elses' bow and Gray Buffalo is shooting it...lol

hahahaha I just couldn't help myself...lol But it is true, just ask my buddy Butch...lol

OK I'll be nice Jerry!

God bless,Mudd
Trying to make a difference
Psalm 37:4
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
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Archery isn't something I do, it's who I am!
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stevemfwills

ya dont worry mark just dont let me have one of my fits with that bow in my hand itll be ok
if we are not suppose to eat animals,then why are they made of meat

Mike Vines

Age doesn't matter nearly as much as how it was taken care of.  For example, I have a Bear Archery Co. longbow that My Grandpa bought new back in 1943, and he told me that he never once shot it.  It is in showroom condition to this day, there isn't even any sweat marks on the leather wrapped handle.  If the right buyer ($ speakes volumes)came along, I wouldn't mind parting with it, and there is no doubt it could be shot to this day I believe.
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Ground Hunter

More bows are ruined from improper car than shooting (except dry firing).  Most builders' I've talked to put the #1 reason as improper stringing of the bow.  H

Bjorn

You should be able to pass that bow on to your heirs. Hot cars and uneducated users are a bows worst enemies.

sputterman

Thanks guys thats music to my ears.

GOOZ FRABA STEVE.
MEAT ON THE TABLE HORNS ON THE WALL!!!

oberon

My 20 year old Frank SanMarco long bow shoots just like when I first received it.

James Wrenn

If you really like it buy a spare or build a form so you will have a replacement if you ever need it.I hope I find one I like so much I am worried about how long it will be around.   ;)
....Quality deer management means shooting them before they get tough....

djohnson

Take care of them and they will last a good long time.
John 3:16

ron w

You should have no problem with that bow with proper care. If your still ues'n it now you must be take'n good care of it. Just for fun you can buy new latches and could even get a spare set of limbs so it would be with you a long,long time. There a few sponsors on here that build replacement limbs for the old Bear take downs...
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

Butch Speer

Mudd,
That was cold. True but, very cold!
God Bless

Butch the Yard Gnome

67 Bear Kodiak Hunter 58" 48@28
73 Bear Grizzly 58" 47@ 28
74 Bear Kodiak Hunter 45@28
Shakespeare Necedah 58" 45@28

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much.
- Erastus Wiman

bowslinger

I think it would be very dangerous to shoot that bow!  I think you should send it to me for proper "disposal" before someone gets hurt!  :bigsmyl:
Hunting is the only sport where one side doesn't know it's playing - John Madden

WildmanSC

The life expectancy of the average bow in my house is somewhere around 6 months.  By that point in time I will have traded it or sold it!    :knothead:    :eek:    ;)

Bill
TGMM Family of the Bow

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Groves Flame Recurve 62", 45#@28"


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bear1336

My old Bears shoot just like the day I got them in the 60 and 70's.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside thoroughly used up, totally worn out, with bible in hand and loudly proclaim...WOW...What a Ride!!!

Orion

Sputterman:  As others have noted, the bow will probably outlast you, but accidents do happen.  Good idea to have at least one back-up.

Most would agree that the Bear T/Ds built in the early 70s and 80s had somewhat better workmanship than those built in the2000s, but the latter bows are perhaps even more durable with the actionwood risers and overbuilt limb tips.  Several Bowyers also build replacement limbs for Bear TDs.

Possum Head

Bjorn nailed it.A hot car is it's worst nightmare.Enjoy it for many years to come.


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