Getting back into it

[danderson]

hey guys, new on this site, but not to primitive archery. i got started about 8 or 9 years ago with a 40# internature longbow and eager to hunt. kind of got out of it all when my uncle died, but in the past year and a half, i've had a total resurgence and gotten into hunting and archery big time. i even took my first deer this past fall, but it was with a compound.

anyways, i got an old bear recurve last summer for free from a friend, and this past winter break i picked both my primitive bows up and decided i really wanna get back into it practicig with them both for fun and eventually maybe even hunting. heck, last spring i shot a 4 inch group with my longbow at 17 yards just "reaction shooting" (not sure what you call it).

so the bear i think could make a better hunting bow than the internature. its 50# as 28'' the problem is, it came without a string! i looked at the specs and it says 60'' length bow. my question is, how do i figure out what length string i need for this bow?

[Mudd]

Welcome to the tradgang family Dan!

You couldn't have picked a better place to join.

Please don't be bashful, if you know something, step up and tell us.

Please don't be bashful, if you want to know something, step up and ask.

Enjoy your journey along with the rest of us.

God bless,Mudd

[JamesV]

measure nock to nock and get a string 3 inches shorter. If the bow is infact 60" ntn then the string should be 57"

James............

[katman]

Yep a 60" amo length bow should take a 57" string. You may need to play a little with brace height to find where she is quiet and smooth on release, but a 57" string should get you very close.

Hopefully someone will chime in and let you know if it will take a fastflight type string or need dacron.

Enjoy the journey.

[lpcjon2]

Welcome to the fire and any help you need the guys around the fire will help.  

[YORNOC]

What model Bear bow is it?

[danderson]

old, a black super kodiak. just poking around this site i'm already thinking up more questions!

[danderson]

i think from what i've researched the bows a 1967 bear. can i use one of these strings? they look pretty cool

http://cgi.****.com/ws/****ISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190492489255&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Dan,
Welcome to the family!

[BOWMARKS]

Welcome back you will enjoy the info you can pick up here.

[shoothathang]

Get a dacron string for your bow.The package will say 60"'but that's AMO length.The string will be the right length.Get a bow strnger when you get the string.The string will stretch some and you'll need to add twists to keep the brace height in specs

[reddogge]

I just measured my string on my KH and twisted up to my brace height it measured 55 3/4" so 57 should work.  B50 only though.

[GRINCH]

Welcome back.