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blind one
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Bear Montana string ??
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February 03, 2009, 03:00:00 PM »
I just recieved a used montana. I found the brace height suggestions by doing a search. The bow came with an endless loop string. Can I put a fast flight string on it? How long do I need , how many strand should I get?. The bow is 64" 50@28"...Thanks Roy
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 03, 2009, 03:06:00 PM »
FF is OK on a Montana, I would say 14-16 strand. You could get away with less, but why!
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blind one
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 03, 2009, 03:15:00 PM »
Thanks Ron
I just looked at 3 rivers and they have 18 strand ff strings. Is that too much? I didnt see any other size...Roy
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BowHuntingFool
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 03, 2009, 03:17:00 PM »
I had Bobby Graham make a string for my Montana! Although its not FF, it is top notch and being black/white, the string matches the tips perfectly! He is a member here and will make what ever you want!
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 03, 2009, 03:23:00 PM »
That should be OK, check out Tollgate Arcery in the sponsers here on this site. George makes a good string. Like bowhuntingfool said you can use Dacron with no problems. I have a bunch of bows but the Montana is my go to bow when I have shooting slups. Enjoy!
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 04, 2009, 09:20:00 AM »
Thanks for the info guys. I went ahead and ordered a b-50 flem string from 3 rivers. I might get a ff string later to play with. I like the quite more than speed since I let my wheels go...Roy
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dagwood64
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 06, 2009, 08:35:00 AM »
I just bought a used Bear Montana. What is the suggested brace height? Thanks, Duane
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 06, 2009, 09:26:00 AM »
Ive got mine just a little over 7 1/2". It seemed to work there the best with the old string thats on it .
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Bakes168
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 06, 2009, 07:39:00 PM »
Mine's just under 7 1/2", and shoots very well. But it could be different for everyone of course.
Zack
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dagwood64
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 08, 2009, 07:39:00 AM »
Thanks, Blind one and Zack. That gives me a area to start. Mine comes with a B-50 and a FF string. Duane
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bushytail
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 08, 2009, 07:48:00 AM »
I had a Montana.A 16 strand FF flemish twist string,braced around 7 1/4,beaver fur string silencers worked real nice for me.Very quiet bow.
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 08, 2009, 07:40:00 PM »
I bought the 18 strand, 61" ff string from 3 Rivers for my sons Montana. With the brace height set at 8" and 2 fur silencers this bow is extremly quite when shot.
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LostNation_Larry
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 08, 2009, 09:54:00 PM »
18 strands has commonly been used for FF just to get the size up to something that fits the nocks. You can get away with much less. Some of the newer materials are larger diameter and you can still get good string fit with fewer strands. Bear recommends a brace height of 7.5" to 8.5". The catalog says it comes with a fast flight string, meaning an endless loop fast flight string.
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TRAD JOE
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Re: Bear Montana string ??
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February 11, 2009, 07:47:00 PM »
I also had a 50 lb Montana. Made a 14 strand BCY B-500 flemish string with beaver silencers, worked great and gave me pretty good speed. My Montana liked a big brace height, close to 8 inches. Black Micarta looked nice.
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