Author Topic: Bear bow owners...favorite Bear? (Read 2847 times)

TRAP · « **Reply #40 on:** June 18, 2016, 07:52:00 AM »

Wasn't aware Bear made a '64 in 64"

TRAP · « **Reply #41 on:** June 18, 2016, 08:30:00 AM »

Killdeer · « **Reply #42 on:** June 18, 2016, 05:15:00 PM »

I love the K-Mags.
I think this is a '65.

I re-entered archery with a Jeffery Mitey-Mag Classic, and when I found that site which must not be mentioned, I bought a couple K-Mags for backup.

I have gone to hybrid longbows, but aside from the grip angle difference, they shoot as fast as K-Mags. I love a short, fast bow.

I retain a couple of Lady Polars, and some Grizzlies, for different reasons. But the K-Mags always bring a smile.

Killdeer

hnt2mch · « **Reply #43 on:** June 19, 2016, 12:24:00 PM »

a grizzly that belonged to my Grandad and has been passed on to me :cool:

Kip · « **Reply #44 on:** June 19, 2016, 02:24:00 PM »

I have two takedowns one A-mag and one wood but I killed my first deer in 1974 with a K-mag so I will always have a softspot for that model and still hunt with one today.I sold the orginal 55lb. and replaced it with a 50lb.same year model b/c I shoot the lighter one better at 66 years old.Kip

damascusdave · « **Reply #45 on:** June 19, 2016, 03:34:00 PM »

I like my KD best because I know what I like...I handed it to one of my friends one day and he immediately said the grip was not to his liking...bow preferences are highly individual...and mine change pretty often

DDave

bear1336 · « **Reply #46 on:** June 19, 2016, 04:50:00 PM »

My A riser with number 2 limbs 40 lbs..

4runr · « **Reply #47 on:** June 19, 2016, 06:48:00 PM »

My One-Of-a-Kind shortened '59 Grizzly.

CRM_95 · « **Reply #48 on:** June 19, 2016, 06:58:00 PM »

I just made an offer on a LH Kodiak in the classifieds...if he takes it that will be my first Bear bow. I had told my wife getting into trad was gonna be cheaper. Y'all are getting me in trouble!!

Captain*Kirk · « **Reply #49 on:** June 19, 2016, 10:46:00 PM »

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I just made an offer on a LH Kodiak in the classifieds...if he takes it that will be my first Bear bow. I had told my wife getting into trad was gonna be cheaper. Y'all are getting me in trouble!!

If he takes it, it damn sure won't be your last.
Them things breed like rabbits..

CRM_95 · « **Reply #50 on:** June 20, 2016, 05:24:00 PM »

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I just made an offer on a LH Kodiak in the classifieds...if he takes it that will be my first Bear bow. I had told my wife getting into trad was gonna be cheaper. Y'all are getting me in trouble!!
If he takes it, it damn sure won't be your last.
Them things breed like rabbits.. [/b]

Haha I bet!! I ended up not being able to get it though..I have a buddy who has a Kodiak in the same poundage. I told him I'd made an offer on one and he let me shoot his. At my DL it was heavier than I expected and had a little finger pinch. Enough to make it uncomfortable at least. I still love the way it looks though. I thought after shooting a 45 lb bow for several moths now a 50 lb bow wouldn't be an issue...I was wrong!!

Captain*Kirk · « **Reply #51 on:** June 20, 2016, 11:57:00 PM »

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I just made an offer on a LH Kodiak in the classifieds...if he takes it that will be my first Bear bow. I had told my wife getting into trad was gonna be cheaper. Y'all are getting me in trouble!!
If he takes it, it damn sure won't be your last.
Them things breed like rabbits.. [/b]
Haha I bet!! I ended up not being able to get it though..I have a buddy who has a Kodiak in the same poundage. I told him I'd made an offer on one and he let me shoot his. At my DL it was heavier than I expected and had a little finger pinch. Enough to make it uncomfortable at least. I still love the way it looks though. I thought after shooting a 45 lb bow for several moths now a 50 lb bow wouldn't be an issue...I was wrong!! [/b]

Which Kodiak model was it?

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #52 on:** June 21, 2016, 07:00:00 AM »

I am a grizzly fan as well but that being said, like Trap, right now I am still fond of my 60 Kodiak and have been for about 3 years.

CRM_95 · « **Reply #53 on:** June 21, 2016, 10:52:00 AM »

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I just made an offer on a LH Kodiak in the classifieds...if he takes it that will be my first Bear bow. I had told my wife getting into trad was gonna be cheaper. Y'all are getting me in trouble!!
If he takes it, it damn sure won't be your last.
Them things breed like rabbits.. [/b]
Haha I bet!! I ended up not being able to get it though..I have a buddy who has a Kodiak in the same poundage. I told him I'd made an offer on one and he let me shoot his. At my DL it was heavier than I expected and had a little finger pinch. Enough to make it uncomfortable at least. I still love the way it looks though. I thought after shooting a 45 lb bow for several moths now a 50 lb bow wouldn't be an issue...I was wrong!! [/b]
Which Kodiak model was it?

It's a 60'' Grayling Super Kodiak 50 lbs@28. I guess at my DL it's probably 53lbs give or take. It's still in the classifieds. The one that I shot was a regular Super Kodiak and not the green model, but same specs. The one in the classifieds is a beautiful bow and the price is right. I can't believe it's still there. I'm good with around 47 or 48 lbs so I'm not sure if the weight made it uncomfortable or my DL was just too long and it stacked. I researched it a lot, some folks said they draw them to 30'' and were fine. It just didn't feel right to me.

reddogge · « **Reply #54 on:** June 21, 2016, 01:46:00 PM »

I'm partial to my '62 Kodiak but I killed my first deer with a new 1967 Grizzly.

Babbling Bob · « **Reply #55 on:** June 23, 2016, 05:39:00 AM »

The most comfortable and best shooting bow I have is a 1960 Kodiak Special.

It has very skinny limbs like the painted Wilson Bros. Widows of the same year, and much more narrow than my '59 and '62 K Specials. However, the grip, the arrow speed (similar if not better than my '61 and 62 Kodiaks), are very good and I really like the way it just rocks gently forward after a shot, like it was saying "How'd ya like that".

Why it shoots the same Axis Trads so much better than my '59 K Special, which is the same length and draw weight, I don't know, but it sure does. I never liked skinny limbs, but I sure like that bow.

Babbling Bob · « **Reply #56 on:** June 23, 2016, 05:59:00 AM »

Best shooting Bear I ever had was my 1963 Tamerlane I bought new with money I made working during Christmas of 1962 when I was in high school. Wouldn't be practical now and would not buy one with its heavy riser, but that was a steady bow that could send those 1616 arrows with 1.75 inch hard plastic vanes down to the 80yd walk up field archery target with no problem.

mangonboat · « **Reply #57 on:** June 23, 2016, 03:39:00 PM »

This is a tough one, because its one winner ,only. The runners up:
1962 Kodiak - a hunting machine.
1962 Kodiak Special - a super model with attitude.
1967 Kodiak Magnum - more hunt in it than a Brittany Spaniel
1969 Kodiak Hunter - tigerwood, black tips,60" of smooth.
Mangonboat's Miss Bear 2016: 1962 Polar. Before the big riser craze, before the dichotomy of bows into hunting and target bows, a 66" leggy blonde beauty that did 50# curls all day long and launched arrows like cruise missiles.

ron w · « **Reply #58 on:** June 23, 2016, 04:09:00 PM »

Beautiful Zebra wood on that one...!!!!!

Msturm · « **Reply #59 on:** June 23, 2016, 05:18:00 PM »

Oh man! Mangonboat that is a stunning bow


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