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Who loves Bear Bows?

Started by 92Fspc4, February 27, 2016, 01:42:00 PM

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shag08

There really is something special about Bear bows. Killed my first trad deer in October with a 63 Dogleg Grizzly. No telling how many thousands of fish I've killed with my old 80's Hunter TD. Not speed demons by any means. Solid, dependable performers. Gots to loves the Bears!

Homey88


MR BILL SHORTY


Cyclic-Rivers

I am a sucker when it comes to old bears.
Relax,

You'll live longer!

Charlie Janssen

PBS Associate Member
Wisconsin Traditional Archers


>~TGMM~> <~Family~Of~The~Bow~<

92Fspc4

Awesome bow Dalton.  A 62" griz. is on my list.

GreyGoose

I'm a longbow shooter these days, but I keep a couple of Bears from my youth around just to carry down memory lane from time to time.
Jim

huskyarcher

Thanks guys. I was very pleasantly surprised at the peformance and feel of it. Cant wait to get some blood on it!
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Dalton Lewis

Psalm 37:4- "Delight thyself also in the Lord:and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."

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Babbling Bob

Started shooting Bears and still do 54 years later. My first when I was 15, a Kodiak Magnum, was just a real fine looking bow and I would just look at it as a prize because I had used my own money made working in a golf shop to buy it new. My first target bow was a Tamerlane bought with my own money a year later (1963). It was the best looking bow of anybody I saw at the field archery ranges, period. Made me a few inches taller when I shot it.

Still enjoying the beautiful brzilian rosewood and bubinga and craftsmanship of three K Specials from '59 to '62, and two Kodiaks, '61 and '62. Was thinking of buying another '62 I have seen but realistically, it is a draw weight I don't know if I will be shooting for a long time. As old age is knocking at my door small ailments are haunting me even now. Hope I get to see someone using that bow and it does not wind up sitting on some rack.

Don't let my Bears sit around too long without some attention and shoot them as much as I can. We all have to appreciate the fellows who were around and made those bows as most the bows Bear made in those early days in the 50's and 60's were absolute works of art.

Thank goodness for old Bears so us fellows, young and old, who have a fire lit for traditional archery, can afford to do so with beautiful equipment that still works very well at a cost we can afford. Bet some of those craftsmen who made those bows would really be smiling and proud their  beautiful bows are still being actively used.

But, might go modern sometime in the next year or two and buy a custom bow. However, those old Bears will not go without away....U'll see me at those 3-D's shooting them too.

Babbling Bob

McDave was talking about how he found one of his his Kodiaks shot great with a point change.

Similar story.  The Bear I have that was the most negleted was my 45# 64-inch '60 K Special. Put some 600 axis trads (have a 26-inch draw) with 75 grain inserts and alternately tried some 70 and 90 grain RPS tips in it and wow....what a stable shooting machine.  It'll be my 3-D shooting machine this weekend.

dbd870

SWA Spyder

woodchucker

I only shoot WOOD arrows... My kid makes them, fast as I can break them!

There is a fine line between Hunting, & Sitting there looking Stupid...

May The Great Spirit Guide Your Arrows..... Happy Hunting!!!

NIGEL01

I've got 2 vintage Brownings and the rest are new and old Bears.

TLANE

I absolutely love Bear bows!

John3

My first Bear,,,, very pleased!

"There is no excellence in Archery without great labor".  Maurice Thompson 1879

Professional Bowhunters Society--Regular Member
United Bowhunters of Missouri
Compton Life Member #333

Biathlonman

I've tried several, none have impressed me.  So put me in the no camp.  I often wonder if it's more nostalgia then shooting that draws folks to them.

92Fspc4

For me its both.  My first bow was a bear recurve.  I even shot bear in my training wheel days.  But the thing is I just shoot them well.  I have many different bow makers in my rack but the bears shoot as good as any and better than most.  The history is awesome too.  That's why I also like pearson, indian etc.,  but I keep coming back to Bear.  If two bows shoot the same but you like how one looks, feels, story behind it etc. you'll have more confidence in it.  That's why Bears keep getting the nod for me.  Been shooting them over 30 years and don't intend to quit.

danshao

I have a grizzly made in 70s-ish. My first ever trad bow and I got it off from **** with a good price. I'm still shooting it now even I have all these customs. I'll take it to the fred bear themed shoot this weekend in my local range and see how it goes.

The takedown is on my list as well.

JARRETT

I picked up these two Grayling Grizzlies two weeks ago.  One is a 40 pounder the other 45, both are 58".  I think they look great hanging next to my Grayling Kodiak Hunter!!  As far as I can tell the Grizzlies are mid-late 70's, and my K.H. is early to mid 70's.



Pick a spot and shoot 'em straight

beaunaro

I love their look, the nostalgia, the history, their grips...just can't shoot em worth a darn, so NOT ME!

But that's more for you to collect.

I'm sure it's my shooting style, not the bow.
Irv Eichorst


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