| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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I had a time deciding whether or not to trust shooting this Grizzly. When I got it, with a twisted limb and lamination separation, I tried to sell it as a wall hanger. Then I changed my mind and did some rather hasty work with clamps and super glue....let it set strung for three weeks after that, and have now shot it about a hundred times....more or less.
It's a '69 Grizzly...tigerwood riser, 56" amo length, 53#@28". So far so good.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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What I've been shooting for the last couple months. 1990 Bear Kodiak. Multi-colored laminated hardwood riser, black limb glass with Rick Barbee timber rattlesnake limbsations, brown futurewood limb tips, 60"amo, 55#@28". It's a very nice shooting bow.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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Picture of the Rick Barbee timber rattlesnake limbsations on my 1990 Bear Kodiak.
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| From: D.Lewis aka tonto59
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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If it’s not broke. Shoot it. Shoot it! Good luck with that new to you Grizz George.
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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Are you saying "choot it...choot it"? :) I was apprehensive to say the least, but listening to 2 bears these past couple years has got me a little more brave. I may wrap that area with some electrical tape...a couple layers so if it does come apart it likely won't do it in a deluge of glass and wood chips. :)
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| From: 2 bears
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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George you are getting brave. A good wrap of any kind will slow the fold over too. Might save some lumps. Electrical tape is not Trad and looks cheap.;^) Rawhide lace is much stronger & looks good. A bright colored string wrap is pretty. Done on both limbs to match looks sorta nDn Then coat it with a glue that dries clear. As a side note if that is the bow I saw on Ebay I couldn't recommend fixing that one. Good Luck. >>>>-----> Ken
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| From: Heat
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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Here's my 69 Grizzly. 40#, shedua riser. Finish is cracking in places so someday going to need a refinish but still a lot of life in this bow. Traded for it a couple weeks ago.
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| From: GUTPILE PA
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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Yea that is the one on eBay that thing is history
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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If it has a Tigerwood riser it's a 1968. 1969 had a Shedua riser.
Personally I wouldn't take a chance shooting it. Not worth taking a chance of getting hurt.
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| From: Homey88
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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Omega Original longbow 45# at 28
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| From: Homey88
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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1963 Bear Dogleg Grizzly 62 inches 43# at 28. The one that I left get away!
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| From: Paul Fithian
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| Date: 30-May-20 |
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This has become my favorite bow: 1963 Red Wing Hunter, 58”/45#. Shot is from 20 yards, trying to hit the Q-Tip.
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| From: Ross
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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Jess Stuart takedown 56" 48@28 . What's not to love?
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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Recurve and country creek...not far from my backyard.
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| From: Wayne Hess
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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Nice picture George, looks like the farmer sprayed the field, gonna plant Corn
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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I really like those 1968 tigerwood Grizzly 56" bows. I have over 60 years worth of bows, but this 1956 Howatt Mamba Sharpshooter is as easy to shoot as it is photogenic.
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| From: Dirtnap
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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Man another 50 years and I wonder how many 60s production bears will be around. This is a very serious inquiry.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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I've posted this picture numerous times but this is my favorite bow out of all my bows. It's a factory camo 1984 Bear Kodiak Takedown, 60#@28".
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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My factory camo 1972 Bear Super Kodiak, 55#@28".
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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Another one of my favorites. My 1997 Bear Kodiak Takedown 60#@28, with an Allegheny County, Pa. buck I shot with it.
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| From: DNG55
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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| From: DNG55
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| Date: 01-Jun-20 |
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66 Kodiak Magnum that I completely refinished. I also did some super glue repairs on the lower limb tip,bow was in rough shape when I got it. The repair has held for several years and shoots great! One of my favorite bows.
Not sure if you can see the repairs but all has been well for a couple years
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| From: Curtis Schaffhauser
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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I have a 69 Grizzly on the wall. USPS crushed the tip when I bought it and I never even got to shoot it! Luckily it was insured but I would rather have the bow in working order. Frustrating.
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| From: Supernaut
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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My 1957 Blackhawk Hornet, 53# @ 28".
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| From: longbow4life
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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Leon Stewart Slammer. Cocabola riser bamboo core with Birdseye maple limbs And horn tips. 68” 53@28.
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| From: Stringmaker
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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My Wagstaff Intrepid while hunting my favorite national wildlife refure . . .
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| From: beachbowhunter
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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62", 48@28 made by me. First off the form. 50s style limbs interchangeable with my longbow limbs.
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| From: Randog
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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55" 45# necedah with Dream Maker 5 arrow strap-on.
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| From: moleman 1
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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Ben Pearson Javalina and Safari circa 58'-59' and quiver of roughly the same ERA.
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| From: Twisted Branch
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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One of my Favorites...Pearson BP H70 58”, 42@28. A little to heavy for me now, I still love shooting it, just can’t do it for a long time.
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| From: Chairman
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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40# bear k4 knockoff Ebony riser black limbs with Padua and maple brush nocks
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| From: Nemah
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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Great expectations!
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| From: Pdiddly
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| Date: 02-Jun-20 |
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This is a bow I have been enjoying shooting over the past week or so.
It is a 1960 60" 45 Westbow Special Hunter. Very smooth draw and quiet, yet fast. BCY-X string from Stilldub.
45# is a lot lighter than I normally shoot but it has helped with my form.
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Well, I still think that 69 is goncalo alves versus shedua and it is definitely a 69 by mark. I've never seen shedua that dark, but it could be I suppose. Another reason is Bear changed their line in September of each year but didn't issue a catalog till December so there was opportunity for some 'cross breeding'. :) I've also seen 66 Kodiaks with different wood than what was adertised. I had one once with three different pieces formed into the riser.
It's still holding together by the way, and it is not the one you guys saw on Ebay. The one I bought only showed a twisted limb and I got it pretty cheap. I only found the delam after it arrived, and I didn't feel right returning it. It is what it is.
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| From: BigB
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Yellowstone bows
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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George, Bear Archery used Shedua risers on their Grizzlies from 1969 to mid-1972 so I doubt very much there was any " cross breeding " ( aka: Run Over ). :) 1968 was the tigerwood riser and late 1972 to 1984 was Futurewood random colors ( two tone risers ). There is no mention of using goncalo alves from 1964 to 1984. Even after 1984 Bear Archery used laminated hardwood, dymondwood, red dymondwood, and red hard rock maple. Maybe the shedua was stained darker.
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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George, I suspect your identification of tigerwood on that 69 is spot on. Bear started using goncala alves on the Grizzly as a cost saving measure in 1968, but it also showed up on some 1968 Kodiak Hunters and Tigercats and in 1969 it expanded to Polars and some K Mag and Grizzly bows, despite what the catalog said.
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| From: Jon Stewart
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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My ratted out X22 that I bought for a quarter at a yard sale a few years ago. Took this guy with it one morning and have never shot the bow since. Had thoughts of doing a refinish job on it.
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| From: Burly
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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| From: Burly
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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mangonboat would you please let me know where you got the information that some 1969 Bear Grizzlies had goncala alves risers. I'm always willing to learn. I have a whole lot of information about Bear bows and no where in my information does it say goncala alves was used for that year, actually any year from 1964 to 1984. Identifying the bow as a 1969 Grizzly would be easy because it would have a 9R-serial number prefix. Any data that goncala alves was used that year on a Grizzly would be appreciated.
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| From: Paul Fithian
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Omega Original longbow, 45#/62"
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| From: Tim Finley
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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I believe goncalvo alves and tiger wood are the same wood .
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Yes they are.
My mistake. I always just called it tigerwood and not by it's official name of goncalvo alves. I had a senior moment. My bad.
Could there of been a run over from 1968 to 1969, yes there could of been. But Stouts riser still looks like shedua to me. Just my 2 cents. The picture of Heats 1969 Grizzly riser looks a lot like Stouts.
Anyway here is a picture of my 1996 Bear Kodiak Takedown. According to Frank Scott less than twenty-five of the 1996 Kodiak Takedowns were done in what Bear Archery called traditional camo factory finish.
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| From: Stealth2
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Kempf Stealth T/D
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| From: Stealth2
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Kempf Kwyk Styk
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| From: Stealth2
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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My LH Fedora
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| From: Stealth2
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Groves Spitfire
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| From: Stealth2
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Kempf longbow and Bow River Archery Woodsman
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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I like the looks of your Groves Spitfire.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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My 1999 Bear Grizzly. The only year the Grizzly came in factory advantage camouflage.
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| From: Selden Slider
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Kota Kill-um. Cocobolo riser, bamboo cores, spalted myrtle veneers under clear glass. Frank
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| From: Stealth2
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Kempf longbow
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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My 1989 Bear Kodiak Takedown.
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| From: marc of PAW
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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Bought this Bear in 1973 and after a limb broke it was put away and forgotten. This past winter I got it out again, built a new set of limbs and reconditioned the riser. Shoots real nice. - - Marc
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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The 1969 'black-tip' K Hunters ans K Mags are some of the sharpest bows ever, some with really bold tigerwood that want mentioned in the catalogs. Likewise the 67 zebrawood K Hunters.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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From the 1969 Bear catalog.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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In 1967 1/2 a few Kodiak Hunters were made with zebrawood risers but they are pretty rare. Most were made with shedua risers. They were also 58"amo in 1967 1/2. I would love to find a 1967 1/2 zebrawood kodiak hunter for myself.
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| From: grizz
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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1968 Grizzly, Tigerwood 56" 48@28.
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| From: grizz
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| Date: 03-Jun-20 |
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71 KH , 60" 43@28
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| From: Any-bears17
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| Date: 04-Jun-20 |
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2012 "a" bubinga riser 60" 57# @ 28
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| From: Gator1
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| Date: 04-Jun-20 |
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3 ACEs.
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| From: BigB
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| Date: 05-Jun-20 |
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Kota Killum Shedua riser, Myrtle veneers over bamboo core. Great bow
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 25-Aug-20 |
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Well, just a followup to my first photo of the broken/repaired Grizzly. It is still shooting and I shoot it a few shots everyday. It is also helping build up strength that I need to build after my weight loss. I have it wrapped well so if it does blow up there shouldn't be any shrapnel. :) Anyway, no guts no gain. YMMV.
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| From: Ron LaClair
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| Date: 25-Aug-20 |
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Who says bows don't grow on trees
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| From: Dale Hajas
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| Date: 25-Aug-20 |
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Ive been with this 1959 Kodiak since Oct of last year. I promised to use and hunt with this bow As it was still in its original box with original packing. It came with the original Bearglas arrows, sportIng 1/2 doz Bear 1960 greenies. When I decided to shoot the bow I discovered it was never previously shot. The first few shots I took were with some trepidation which has receeded Immensely with so many shots that have since followed:)
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| From: Buzz
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| Date: 25-Aug-20 |
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Ol'Buck bowtree
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| From: 24on48hunting
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| Date: 25-Aug-20 |
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All of these bows in this thread are nothing short of works of art!
Sorry to invade this thread with a metal riser bow, but she’s my leading lady.
Hoyt Dorado, 57#, Easton 2018’s that I got from a fellow Waller, tipped with 190 grain TreeSharks.
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| From: MStyles
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| Date: 25-Aug-20 |
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Some really nice looking bows on this thread.
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| From: Buzz
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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| From: Phil
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Take your pick
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| From: SlickStik
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Another Bear day here in Michigan.
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| From: Selden Slider
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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My favorite and go-to hunting bow. Frank
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| From: Mike E
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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'57 Griz
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| From: Mike E
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Bears and Wings
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| From: Will tell
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Self bow, Martin Stealth, Texas Recurve
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| From: Will tell
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Bear, Robinson, Custom Bamboo Ipe bow
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| From: Will tell
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Three self bows and my old Bear Kodiak.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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One of my Bear Hunter TDs.
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| From: flatshooter
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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BigJim Buffalo with prairie rattler limbs
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| From: flatshooter
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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BigJim Buffalo with prairie rattler limbs
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| From: flatshooter
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Here she is resting and waiting to be called upon
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| From: flatshooter
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Here she is resting and waiting to be called upon
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| From: flatshooter
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Here she is resting and waiting to be called upon
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| From: Danielb
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Bear 1967 ½ Super Kodiak.
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| From: TrapperKayak
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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My Rocky Savage Deathmaster, 63#. Love it.
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| From: TrapperKayak
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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My Jim Brackenberry Shadow, 62#. Smooth.
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| From: BigJohn
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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1965 Ben Pearson Javelina 40# Farmington Apache longbow 45# 1960s Shakespeare Wonderbow Tioga model x 21 45#
Haven't shot the Ben Pearson much Longbow shoots like a dream to be a less expensive bow pulling 53# @ 31" The Shakespeare is actually in the Swap n Trade too short for me
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| From: selstickbow
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Hoyt TD-2 H20 riser rigged with shims and short DAS bushings and short homegrown McMaster-Carr (I think) thumbscrews. 3Rivers (Kaya) mediums, going 64" and 40#.....7.25" brace, even tiller, junky string will get sorted out soon, using a stud & lock screw for adjustable strike plate, and t-300 flipper rest. Shoots like a high priced bow, and PHIL's Nat Gear finish work makes it a pretty bow, in my book.
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| From: mgmicky
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Northern mist Whisper
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| From: wpaben
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| Date: 28-Aug-20 |
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Matin Dream Catcher
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| From: smrobertson
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| Date: 29-Aug-20 |
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Hoyt Super Hunter 50#@28. Smooth, flat shooting. A joy to shoot and carry.
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| From: varmint101
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| Date: 29-Aug-20 |
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New one for me. Big Jim Thunderchild 58” 45@28
A sweet little bow!
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| From: varmint101
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| Date: 29-Aug-20 |
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New one for me. Big Jim Thunderchild 58” 45@28
A sweet little bow!
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| From: varmint101
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| Date: 29-Aug-20 |
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New one for me. Big Jim Thunderchild 58” 45@28
A sweet little bow!
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