Fred Bear bug got me.....

[slayer1]

How do the "New" Bears shoot compared to the "Old" bears? I sholapur get my 64" super Kodiak soon. Anybody shot them side by side?

[Bud B.]

Older is better, for me anyway.

[4runr]

'61 Grizzly
2 '61 K Mags
'65 Kodiak
'59 Alaskan
'57/'58 Kodiak
'56 kodiak
Early 50's Polar
'61 Polar
'62 Grizzly
'59 Grizzly
'63 Cub

I like em  

[Paul_R]

I was just informed by one of the resident experts that my Grizzly that I thought was a 1968 is in fact, a 1964. Thanks Trad Gang, that makes me like it even more!

[Johnny Reb]

Originally posted by slayer1:
How do the "New" Bears shoot compared to the "Old" bears? I sholapur get my 64" super Kodiak soon. Anybody shot them side by side?

Ive wundered the same thing, which would be the better bow ??

Old school carftsmanship & attention to details or modern day presicion & techknowledgy ??

[USN_Sam1385]

Paul. I was gonna tell you the same thing. They didnt make the Zebrawood grizzly in 1968. 64 and 65 only I believe. I have a mint condition 1964 Bear Grizzly Zebrawood that came from Al Reader's (RIP) collection.

It shoots GT 3555s very well!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I have a Mint 65 grizzly in zebra wood.  I never saw a 68 zebrawood.  Im sure they exist but are quite rare.

I will get a picture of my loved line up when I have time.

68 Tigercat
68 Grizzly
60 Kodiak
65 Grizzly

No doubt great bows.

[Tony Z]

Grizzly 45#
Black Bear 50#
A-Mag Takedown 45#
All 70's era I believe
 TonyZ

[Bud B.]

I like the zebrawood ones.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Me too Bud        

   

[WRV]

Oh yes, afraid so.....

[slayer1]

Anybody know if you can order all of the new bears without the quiver inserts?

[Blackstick]

I ordered and received an "A" handle riser without inserts.

[slayer1]

Anybody know about inserts on the one piece bows?

[Bud B.]

I wrote Bear directly. They said no-go. Doesn't hurt to try to get one of their vendors to ask, like Big Jim.....maybe he has some influence with them.  

[paoliguy]

May not be a hunter but my little girl just added another Bear to our collection. A Red Bear 15# fiberglass kids bow. Starting the addiction young!

[paoliguy]

I know if Big Jim told me to make a bow without inserts I'd do it! He's "big" Jim for a reason and I think he can outrun me too!

[Shane Reed]

Yup it got me bad! Not just with bows either.

[Stone Knife]

I love them.

70's Grizzly 45#
70's super grizzly 40#
70's grizzly 35# (my when I'm too old to pull a lot back bow)
2013 Grizzly 45#

[Burnsie]

Pic of my fathers '68 Grizzly (now mine)
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I really wish Bear would revive the '68, '69 Super Kodiak like they did the '59.  I think those years of the Super Kodiak were some of the sexiest best shooting bows ever made.  They wrecked them when they started making them out of that ugly Futurewood stuff in the 70's with red and blue stripes.  I think with today's improved materials you could make a really bomb proof look alike of the 68-69 that wouldn't develop stress cracks in the linen riser and the ever present stress lines in the limbs, but still keep the iconic rosewood horn caps and maple accent strip.  Brandon Stahl at RoseOak came about as close as I've seen with his Super Wildcat,  but he put a few of his own twists in it and he doesn't make it anymore.  I'd like to see one from Bear right out of the original forms, just with better materials.