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Author Topic: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters  (Read 994 times)

Offline Bowspirit

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Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« on: March 28, 2007, 09:58:00 PM »
Well, I was lucky enough to recieve a set of old Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunter aluminum arrows. Course, I know these things are before my time, so I was wondering if anyone here had info on em.
 I mean anything would help. Spine, gpi, or what I'm most curious about; what modern shaft size compares closely to it. Heck, if ya have any good experiances with em, well, I'd like to hear them, too!
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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2007, 10:07:00 PM »
Took my first whitetail with a bear metric hunter arrow in 1980, new nothing about tuning, heck did not even have a nock point but could group pretty good at 15 yds eyeballing it, I just  needed to hunt. The saying even a blind squirel finds an acorn once in a while applied, the doe went 75yds. Thanks for letting me remember my most memorable hunt.
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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2007, 10:13:00 PM »
No problem...gotta remember the good ones every now and again...
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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2007, 10:23:00 PM »
It is a 2117.
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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2007, 10:26:00 PM »
Thanks, Snakeeater...
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Offline loco_cacahuate

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2007, 10:52:00 PM »
I used the 8.6's back when I was a compound shooter. at about 65#. Those things always flew great for me and a tough shaft as much as i put them thru, got my first bowkill with em.  :bigsmyl:
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Offline SERGIO VENNERI

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2007, 08:51:00 AM »
Chris; Snakeeater is right ,spines about like a 2117, also I believe the 2117 Broadhead adapters fit. they were made from easton'sX7 shaft material if i remember correctly and are very tough,they would rather break than bend.
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Offline Jon Stewart

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2007, 09:22:00 AM »
I still have a few of the metrics. Like Sergio said, they seem to be a little brittle much like the X-7's.
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Offline joe skipp

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2007, 06:24:00 PM »
I have a bunch of Metric Mags 8.6...they spine out to a 2413, take a standard 2117 insert. X7 shafting, Bronze color. Very tough and durable shaft. Price is $35 per doz
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Offline SCATTERSHOT

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2007, 10:16:00 PM »
I have some old Bear Metric Magnums, but they are called .315. Is this a different series, and what does the number mean? They spine like 2018's, and that's how I use 'em. Same diameter, too. Any info on these?

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Offline Bowspirit

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2007, 10:20:00 PM »
Could it be the O.D.?
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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2007, 11:28:00 AM »
Good thought, I'll check it out. If it's a decimal value, though, I wonder whay they call them .315? Seems like it would be xx millimeters or something.
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Offline SCATTERSHOT

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2007, 01:35:00 PM »
Well, DUH! I just looked again at the arrows, and they say Magnum .316, not Metric Magnum. I've had these for years, you'd think I would look at them, wouldn't you? Anyway, they mic at .316, as advertised. A little bigger than a 2018, at .313.

Another mystery solved!
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Offline Van/TX

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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2007, 10:33:00 AM »
I have a few 8.4mm Metric Magnums that equate to a 2115.  They spine about 67#'s and are Easton X-7 quality.  So Snakeeater should be correct about the 8.5 size...Van
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Re: Bear 8.5mm Metric Hunters
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2007, 10:53:00 AM »
I have some 8.5 mm nocks, wonder if that's what there for ?
 I don't even remember where I got them, but I've had them for awhile.
 I think I have about 20 of them, the're black, if anyone wants them PM me your addy and you can have them.
Jerald
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