| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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I recently received my bear tigercat recurve bow. It came marked on the bow and under the side plate 43#. I noticed it seemed somewhat harder to pull back than my 45# grizzly but I just figured not all bows are the same feel. Well today I put it on my make shift luggage scale and it is 53# at 28" . Missed marked from factory? Both bow and side plate say 43?
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Try another scale first. A makeshift luggage scale isn't exactly a precision instrument. ;) It could well be heavier but odd that both printings would be that far off. When you're turning out hundreds of thousands of bows per year, I'm sure a few can get mismarked.
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| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Thanks for the advice. I have used the scale on many other bows and it seems to be pretty spot-on. This must be why the tiger cat is in such good shape the poor guy couldn't pull it back. There were hardly any wear marks on the side plate which I still have on it
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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That model was introduced (58") in 1970. I think one of the reasons they weren't used much is the compound bow started to gain control of the sport by about 1974 and a lot of the recurves ended up in closets. That's a bonus now for folks picking up those old bows like yours.
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| From: Okiecntry
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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One number out of two isn't bad. :)
I had a funny one a while back. I removed the factory camo paint off of a Bear and the serial number under the paint was different than the serial number on top of the paint.
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| From: gluetrap
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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lots of mismarked bows imo. mostly on the heavy side.
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| From: RymanCat
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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True a lot of bows are mismarked.
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| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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I do not want to remove the rest but it's marked 43 on there also
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| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Hair it is next to my Kodiak Hunter 3 pounds heavier instead of 7 lb lighter but it's all good still loved about
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| From: aromakr
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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You think the previous owner couldn't pull it back. Not everyone is a Winnie arm.
Bob
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| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Sorry about the above garble. Tapatalk LOL
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| From: Linecutter
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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I just bought a Black Hunter from Fleebay. Limbs say 50#@28, I have 3 other bows marked the same. The Black Hunter isn't even close. It maybe 40-43# at 28". Had to drop 3 aluminum shaft sizes to find an arrow to fly right. This is not the first bow I have seen mismarked over the years and it probably won't be the last, it happens. Anyway it work out for me in the long run. I really didn't want the 50# limbs, but the price I got the bow for I couldn't say no, it was under $100 new and free shipping. I was going to get a set of 45# limbs for it, now I don't have to. It worked out in my favor. DANNY
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| From: Dkincaid
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Dyslexic person maybe or they just flipped the numbers
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Stuff happens. I think in 1970, when the 58" Tigercat was introduced, that Bear turned out about 250,000+ bows. To me it's a pretty good average when you only get a few mismarks out of that kind of volume.
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| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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I plan on using it as a tool to fool my macho man s.i.l. He shoots a 70# compound and can't pull back and anchor a clearly marked 43# bow.lol
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| From: Linecutter
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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pglrich your a cruel man :'). I would love to be there to watch that happen, the expression of his face when he would try and pull it, and then hear the comments afterwards. That would be worth the cost of admission. DANNY
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| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Yes and he best believe his 71 year old f.i.l.can still kick his butt?
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| From: twostrings
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Not many know this, they don't know you cannot gauge the weight of an old bow by scales. That Tigercat of yours, what is it's story? Did it puncture targets or kill cougars? I think it's obvious which would have infused its wood and glass thews with the serious pull of a living weapon. Keep your scales in your bathrooms where none can hear the sighs and sobs of cruel measurement.
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| From: Little Billy
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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I just spent 250,bucks on a 71 Kodik Mag. L.H 45#.
Id do it twice!
Under the side plate on Bears is the true #.
Good luck!
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| From: pghrich
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Yes little Billy i am aware. The side plate pencil writing is also 43. Ty
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| From: Whauburger
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| Date: 06-Jun-19 |
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Plenty were miss marked. Early Monday morning shift, end of a Friday, simple mistake.
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| From: SB
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| Date: 07-Jun-19 |
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I have a '72 Super Kodiak that is marked #50...but it scales 40. I thought those limbs looked awfully thin!
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| From: Pointer
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| Date: 07-Jun-19 |
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It happens from time to time...think about how many bows they were producing when those bows were made. Errors like that were bound to happen. If you shoot long enough you will come across that situation. I have one marked 50 that scales 43. And I had a newer bow...cant recall the model that was off by over 10 lbs...closer to 15 actually. That's 2 out of a hundred maybe.
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