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Bow Bum
Trad Bowhunter
Member # 20870

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Welcome to trad!

You've already got a good hunting recurve. Make sure to give it a fair shake. It could save you alot of money.

I sway towards aluminum. Its very easy to manipulate the spine, and point weight right in my basement with a tubing cutter and hotmelt glue.

Carbon will always win the durability contest. but alumnum is right behind it durability-wise.

Have Fun!

Brian

Posts: 199 | From: Hamilton Michigan | Registered: Jul 2009 | IP: Logged |

Ky Double Lung
Trad Bowhunter
Member # 21434

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Good looking Griz' don't be surprised if you found your hunting recurve already! [thumbsup]

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Cactus Cal's
'Saguaro' R/D Longbow 58"
55 lbs. @ 28"
Beman 340 MFX Classic 31"
100 grain brass insert
2 blade 125 Magnus Stinger
Total weight: 592 grains
"Bustin' hearts all over Ky."

Posts: 100 | From: New Haven, Kentucky | Registered: Sep 2009 | IP: Logged |

The Whittler
Trad Bowhunter
Member # 4120

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Congrats on the bow. Stick bows are great.

If you are going to alum. then I would try 1916 or maybe 1816. For carbons I think the 600 spine should work. Good luck, have fun and enjoy.

Posts: 2450 | From: Northern Maine | Registered: Aug 2004 | IP: Logged |

Fletcher
SPONSOR
Member # 1125

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Welcome to the Gang, Spindrift. The '64 -'67 Grizzly is one of the finest bows Bear ever designed and made, IMO. Mine is a '67. Best grip ever and a great shooter.

I'm pretty much an ate up wood arrow guy, but the aluminums will work well, too. I think you will do better with a 2016 or maybe 1916, depending on length and point weight. A 2018 will spine almost 70 lb and would need to be quite long or have a really heavy point to tune well.

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Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

"The next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing."

When it comes to shooting well, the arrow is more important than the bow.

Posts: 4285 | From: Rochester, IL | Registered: May 2003 | IP: Logged |

Spindrift
Member
Member # 29503

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my shafts without nock and point would be somewhere around 28 3/4" and i try to shoot 125 g points (if the bow will allow me)

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John Tripp
Bear Grizzly 58" 45#
PSE Legacy Longbow..first stickbow
Hoyt Alphamax 32

Posts: 10 | From: Spruce Head Island, Maine | Registered: Feb 2011 | IP: Logged |

Bernie B.
Contributor 2013
Member # 26120

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Nice looking bow! I really like your new hickory cupboards too! My wife says your countertop is exactly the same as the one we've chosen for our Wisconsin cabin. They get installed tomorrow. Sorry for drifting from your post.

Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

48# Spirit longbow
45# Martin Hunter recurve

Posts: 1319 | From: Iowa | Registered: Nov 2010 | IP: Logged |

oldbohntr
Trad Bowhunter
Member # 5733

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Welcome to the ....madness! As most have said, you've already got a good recurve right there in that Grizzly. More will come along to attract you in future, but that will happen even if you buy another one today! Aluminum's easiest and available everywhere(I'd guess 1918 or 1916). Again, you'll likely try the other materials soon enough!

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Tom

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