1968 Bow

[Steve O]

That Ken is like a crack dealer..."yeah, yeah, go shoot it around"   :eek:  .  No need to look around any further, a 68 Super K it will be.  

So is there a bowquiver for these things other than those spring arm deals?

[Steve O]

You guys are not going to believe this...

My grandpa died a few years ago.  I got a couple of his old bows and hung them up.  I just looked at the Kodiak Hunter:  S/N 8T11312

Looks like I already have a 68!  It is "only" 43 lbs, but I will have to get her in shape to hunt with!  I'm still going to look for a Super Kodiak though, those are SWEET!

[OkKeith]

Steve,

I have a "68 C handle, Bear KH, 45# @ 28" (I draw to 30" so the poundage is more for me) that my uncle bought brand new. When he was no longer able to hunt due to arthritis, he gave me the bow. I have been hunting with it for 20 years. I have had other fancier, more expensive and supposedly advanced bows over the years, but always come back to the Bear.

I think the KH is the Chevy 350 of the trad. archery genere. Not real sexy, but when you need it to perform day-in-day-out it always does.

I think I may send it off for a face lift this summer. That way it will be ready for another 40 years of use.

OkKeith

[Steve O]

So, I got my 1968 Bear Archery catalog today in the mail.  It looks like my Kodiak Hunter has the optional $5 camo paint job.  Does this mean I have a Shedua beauty hiding underneath the flat green paint job?  The S/N is written in black over the paint.

[kenscollick]

There should be a beautiful bow under the paint, urban legend is that Bear camoed blemished bows but I have never seen one.