Bear montana

[bear mike]

Any thoughts on them thinking about buying one

[McDave]

It's a good bow that has stood the test of time. I, and some other people I know, have shot them for a while and then moved on to something else.  I don't think you'll find anyone who regrets buying one, even if they find something they like better later on.

[bear mike]

Thank you McDave shot one today a 50lb draw and I was impressed for the cost of it

[sheepdogreno]

nice smooth bow for the money.don't own one but have shot one.

[savage1]

I think it has shock. Of course most my longbow are hybrids.
Try an Rer longbow or a big river and you will see what I mean. Just an opinion mind you.

Lou

[savage1]

Matter of fact my friend bought one and moved on to a Vortex. #50 montana as new I know he is looking for a buyer. Pm me if your interested. I can get you in touch. Respectable gent.

Lou

[sheepdogreno]

∆∆∆∆ Sounds like a good bow opportunity there!

[kevsuperg]

I have shot a Montana 50#@28 for the last couple yrs. Its a nice bow. Light in the hand . but as far as bear bows go, I always wanted an ausable.
 This yr I picked up a HH Wesley special. 50# a 28.  Probly won't shoot the Montana anymore.
 I think you'll like one. As has been said, I haven't meet anyone that didn't .
 GO LIONS...

[actionjackson22]

I have one I like it when I'm in a longbow mood its a good starter longbow there are better shooting ones but it will get the job done on anything.

[nineworlds9]

Good working man's longbow, I wouldn't hesitate to hunt with one at all.  Had one for a little while early on, very easy to shoot.  Does have a little bump on the shot but not shock, lol.  A well made skinny string wakes it up a little.

[Rob DiStefano]

i think the bear montana is the best of all commercial production hybrid r/d longbows, a good bang for the buck and an excellent performer.  if it matters to the aesthetic minded, it will not perfectly brace to a classic "D" shape - but really, who cares?  this longbow can do it all and if that was the only longbow i was allowed to shoot from now on until i pushed up daisies, i'd be a happy camper.  :D

[varmint101]

Good bow.  Especially good bow for the money.  It's really pretty smooth and I don't notice the shock others talked about.  The only thing I would change is the grip, but that's me.  I still got used to it.

[Rob DiStefano]

the montana grip, as with most wood risers, is easy to reshape with a small 6" rasp and sandpaper in grits from about 60 to 320.  when done, clear coat with a wipe-on or spray polyu, or do a wipe-on "massey" finish of acetone thinned epoxy.  you'll have a custom grip that'll feel so much better in the bow hand than any other bow's grip.

another montana tweak is to lighten up the massive limb tips ....

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000056

[ron w]

I have had a couple of them.....great bows that will perform with the best for 1/3 the money. I did rework the grip and tips to suit my taste, but just a great bow......bomb proof!!

[stalkin4elk]

All the above. Shoot a while but before super tuning change the string to an SBD or Champion and you will be impressed with a major performance improvement both in sound reduction and speed. They are sponsors here. Now tune with the new string.

[Rob DiStefano]

yes, almost all of these production bows come with overly heavy strings, some are even polyester (dacron).  

so, yeah - replace with any decent hmpe bowstring of about 12 strands +/- 2 strands.

[Tradcat]

Try a Maddog Archery Prairie Predator. My custom made 60" model is 54# @ 28" ... Bubinga riser, Red Elm cores under black glass cost 274.75 deliverd to my door ! This bow screams an arrow and Mike Mecredy is a great guy to deal with !

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Tradcat:
Try a Maddog Archery Prairie Predator. My custom made 60" model is 54# @ 28" ... Bubinga riser, Red Elm cores under black glass cost 274.75 deliverd to my door ! This bow screams an arrow and Mike Mecredy is a great guy to deal with !

yep, mike's bows are top notch and at price tags that are competitive if not cheaper than commercial assembly line bows.

[Snome]

I've got one, it's my second. The one I had before was an older one and had a blocky grip. This one has a nicely contoured grip. Not as nice as a custom grip but it is comfortable. It's a nice slender very shoot able bow. It's pretty too.

[NC BowBender]

Get one, you will like it.
I bought one several years ago, and shot it a lot at first. I guess I'm fickle, so I moved on to a ILF setup, and sold the Montana.
I missed it almost immediately, so I bought another one. I'm keeping this one.
I'll have to do the tip mod, Thanks Rob for the info.