Author Topic: Some interesting Bear bows and misc. (Read 3495 times)

d. ward · « **Reply #20 on:** December 24, 2008, 06:23:00 PM »

Good looken stuff there boy's real good looken stuff....bowdoc

marlon · « **Reply #21 on:** December 24, 2008, 07:40:00 PM »

Very Nice bows 123# and a lefty. Cheers Marlon

johnnyrazorhead · « **Reply #22 on:** December 24, 2008, 10:40:00 PM »

Hey Bowdoc.Sorry I missed your earlier question about me ever shooting those heavy weight bows.The answer is a resounding NO.I want to keep what's left of my nads right where they are.

alaskabowhunter · « **Reply #23 on:** December 25, 2008, 12:06:00 PM »

Trap, I am just ga-ga over the rosewood in your '62... that is some swirly grain....

Merry Christmas

d. ward · « **Reply #24 on:** December 25, 2008, 07:24:00 PM »

interesting little archery trivia.Wally Johnson one of the greatest big game hunter to ever live and Fred..bd

d. ward · « **Reply #25 on:** December 25, 2008, 07:26:00 PM »

page 2 just thought you guy's would enjoy these.bd

TRAP · « **Reply #26 on:** December 25, 2008, 08:29:00 PM »

Great pics Doc. looks like Wally borrowed Fred's shoes in that first photo

Trap

artifaker1 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 26, 2008, 11:00:00 AM »

Talk about a bunch of unicorns, nice bows.

d. ward · « **Reply #28 on:** December 26, 2008, 11:10:00 AM »

Massive cape.That boy had balls of steel.Wally backing him up.I love that book.bowdoc

Bjorn · « **Reply #29 on:** December 29, 2008, 06:16:00 PM »

Nice bows John!! When you think about the number of lefties-8.3% according to Google; combine that with how many can string and pull back 123#-how many people are we left with? That bow is truly one of a kind!

marlon · « **Reply #30 on:** December 29, 2008, 06:52:00 PM »

Im sure there are some people that can shoot that 123# bow.

seboomook · « **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2008, 07:01:00 PM »

Good lord, those are sweet!
60lb wears me out pretty quickly, cant imagine doubling that poundage.

johnnyrazorhead · « **Reply #32 on:** December 30, 2008, 10:08:00 PM »

Bjorn.With those odds,it seems that it would be easy to find out who that 123# Kodiak was made for.Be interesting to know.

TRAP · « **Reply #33 on:** December 30, 2008, 10:13:00 PM »

I bet he or she was a big SOB

Trap

d. ward · « **Reply #34 on:** December 31, 2008, 05:11:00 AM »

Bear made several hundred of those in the 100# plus range in the late 1950's.Bill Neagley was big time into the 100 plus pounders and shot a 1958 Kodiak Special that was over 100#(maybe 123#).Many early hunters who trex to Africa shot super heavy weights.There's not lots and lots of them but there's quite a few around.One other thought also is not all of those old boy's packing a 125# was pulling it to 28" eather.Please not many hunting shafts from those days were 24"-26" go figuge 125# at 24" draw avrage 4.46 pounds of pull per inch of draw less 4" would be 17.84 so the old boy was still rippping her back to around 107.16...bd

reddogge · « **Reply #35 on:** December 31, 2008, 08:37:00 AM »

I saw on Tradional Bowhunter Magazine on the Tribute to Fred Bear series one of his workers said they made one 120# for a handicapped archer who used a prothesis and had an 11" draw. I can't compute his draw weight though.

Abear · « **Reply #36 on:** December 31, 2008, 10:48:00 AM »

ONLY 107# I can draw that :D

kurtbel5 · « **Reply #37 on:** December 31, 2008, 12:00:00 PM »

I can draw 107# with a paper and pencil

TRAP · « **Reply #38 on:** December 31, 2008, 08:45:00 PM »

I drew a 100 pound Jennings T Star 20 years ago

Still Hurts

Trap

aromakr · « **Reply #39 on:** January 01, 2009, 06:43:00 PM »

Don:
I saw Neagley's bow when I was at the PBS convention in San Antonio four years ago. Its on display at the Longhorn in the down town. The weight written on it was 102#.

Several years ago at the Mich espo some one had a early static tip Kodiak marked 115# it was brand new still in the box with all the papers, I've kicked my self several times for not buying it.
Bob

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