String options for vintage KMag

[Mike Falkner]

Just summer-bored here, but for those who shoot old Bear bows, what's your string material of choice?  This is a '66 Kodiak magnum, 45#@28, and is my main hunting bow.

[JRY309]

You either have B50,B55 or BCY B500 Dacron,these are what is safe and recommended for vintage bows.B55 is the newest dacron,less stretch then B50.On my older recurves that I use dacron on I like an endless loop more then a Flemish twist.Anyone of those will be fine.

[Mike Falkner]

Thanks, I'm shooting B50 endless loop now and the bow performs pretty well; guess I'll leave good enuff alone.

[Ray Lyon]

I've got an original Bear endless B-50 string on my 1962 Kmag.  With Hush puppies and Bowhush on it there's hardly a whisper and it shoots a 550 grain wood arrow with a lot of zip. From time to time on the big auction site you'll see original Bear strings for sale that were bought as part of an old store stock buy.  I bought a couple of these for my vintage bow. Other old shooters use some of the low stretch new materials with padded loops, but I'm not seeing the need to risk using on my old bows based on the speed and quiet deliver I'm seeing.