Doing a 180*- Bear Supermag

[Rangeball]

Awhile back I asked about the Bear Montana Long Bow.  However after much thinking, it seems a shorty bow is without a doubt best suited for pop up ground blind hunting.

I've searched for as much info as I could find on the supermag.  Of course some is the standard, obligatory "short bows are harder to shoot, they stack, etc, etc", but in certain threads elsewhere people rave about the sweetness and shoot-ability of their favorite short bow by a wide variety of makers.

So, has anyone shot the Bear Supermag?  I pull 27", so I'm not really worried about stack.  I'm sure there are some faster, but I'm only interested in making an accurate hunting shot with a heavy arrow out to 20ish yards, have passed up many shots at 4-10 yards this season already, so speed shouldn't be an issue.  It appears to have a slimmer grip with the shelf closer to the bow hand than the Martin X-200 I'm currently shooting, which would be a plus.

I like the looks of the supermag, the price seems right and I could order it and have it within a week.  If I got it from some place like Cabelas, I could send it back if I don't like it.  I'm almost sold.

Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated  

[JBiorn]

Hey---Talk to Mike(elk ninja), he has a short Bear bow for sale last time I looked, if anything he can gice you some fine insight about how his shoots.

[Rangeball]

Thanks.

I didn't see anything in the classifieds, and did a member search for elk ninja which came up empty.

Hopefully he'll see this and chime in.

[LV2HUNT]

I shot the Super Mag 48 and did not consider it to be smooth in terms of draw (mine is 27") or in the shot. I then tried the Chek Mate Raven (52") and found it to be smoother. That said I eventually determined that a longer bow was more to my liking.

I was looking at those bows for ground blind hunting as well. I shot a 62" longbow from a ground blind without problems and now shoot a 58" from the blind (DB T5 Regular, not recurve model) without issues.

My experience with short bows is limited to these but I am now of the mind that 58" is plenty short for a blind and as short as I want to go from a smoothness and forgiveness perspective. If hunting accuracy is your priority I would really look at something longer.

[Rangeball]

The Martin X-200 is 60".  I can shoot it out of my blind, the ameristep g-30, but the shot has to be perfectly place, no room to maneuver.  

Perhaps I should spend the money on a taller blind?

[Kip]

Go with the K-mag much better but still very short.My .02 Kip

[LV2HUNT]

I just looked at the specs for the g-30 and it is smaller in area and height than both the Brickhouse (my previous) and my Double Bull. I would think you are pushing the envelope in terms of blind size for a traditional bow.

[Rangeball]

Area is fine.  70" from hub to hub.  When I bought it, I thought the center height of 64" would be adequate, since the X-200 is 60" measured tip to tip along the front of the bow, so less when braced.  It's a nice blind, plus it was cheap, $100 at walmart.

[mahantango]

I second the K-Mag. Much better shooting bow and still plenty short, probably the best of the short recurves IMO. You have to like a REALLY high wrist grip to shoot the Super-Mag.

[Rangeball]

When shooting off the shelf how close is the shaft to your hand with the super or K mag?

I don't mind high wrist at all.

[Ga.boy]

I have a 55#, 48" Super Mag and several longer recurves as well. I love the Super Mag and have no stack or finger pinch problems with it at 28" draw, and it is my "go to bow" for tree stand and blind hunting. As long as I pay attention to my form, I'm just as accurate with it as I am with my 52" Nomad Stalker, 54" Wing Thunderbird, 56" Browning Safari and 58" Red Wing Hunter. My Double Bull will accomodate the 58" bow with no problem, but it is oh so much easier to move around and shoot from different positions with the 48" and 52" bows. The Super Mag will be my turkey hunting bow this year for sure.

All that being said, the most accurate bow I have ever shot was a 55#, 66" Pearson Javalina. Form didn't seem to matter much, so there is something to be said of the longer length recurves.

[vermonster13]

Give the Black Mountain Obsidian a look. I draw close to 30 and it does well for me. Brent is a sponsor and a hoot to talk with also. His bows are fast too!

[Ian johnson]

I have a supermag and draw it to 29" no problem, but not nearly as forgiving as my longbow

[John Dill]

I have enjoyed my supermag. I got one to hunt out of blinds and tree stands. I draw 28.5 inches and there is some stack but nothing that cant be dealt with. Great bow! I was able to shoot 4 to 6 inch groups out to 25 yards. It will shoot as good as you shoot it!

[brmize]

I'll give another vote for the K-Mag. Mine however has been altered for a medium to low wrist and is less critical of form.

Brian

[Shawn Leonard]

RER Arroyo, ya can buy one for what ya would pay for a new Bear and the performancce is about the best out there. 54"er is a great bow. Shawn

[Rangeball]

I figured the only way to get this out of my system was to order the Supermag, so I did.

Should be here next week.  50# at 28".

Thanks all  

[Ol'school]

I think you"ll like it. I've got mine in 73, it still works good