Hello gents

I want to replace the compass on the Bear takedown. Anybody else tried it? Thanks in advance for the answers

3Rivers sales replacements. I replaced one drilled a hole in the face and used needle nose pliers to keep breaking pieces off until it came loose. May be a better way but I did not mar the bow.

I did about the same as Hawkeye. Need to be very careful in removing the old one without damaging the edges of the circle. I set the new compass in a little clear silicone rather than glue or epoxy. Held for as long as I owned the riser.

Thank you

I have taken a couple out by CAREFULLY going around the edge with an Exacto knife and prying. I replaced the compass with grip escutcheons.

I have since reversed the process too.

Are these compasses actually functional? They've always seemed/looked cheap to me and IMO cheapened the look of the bow.

Archers today are more enamored with looks, even over utility. To me it looks like a compass in a bow handle. I don't know how it's supposed to convey itself other than that. I don't know of the quality of the ones used nowadays, but likely folks don't use them anyway, other than to emulate Papa Bear. Nothing wrong with that either.

I wouldn't order a bow with the compass in them, but I won't not buy the bow just because it has a compass in the riser.

They work OK, IMO, but a bit of a PIA to use. First you need to turn the bow on its side to read it. And you usually have to jiggle it around a bit to get the needle floating freely.

I always carry a compass in my pocket, but the bow compass did save my bacon one dark night when I had forgotten my compass in camp.

They are semi functional my mind. I had the take outs on my bench for a couple years and they would change readings as I moved them on the bench.

I only have one Bear bow with a compass in it. It's my 2016 Bear Kodiak Takedown. I don't pay much attention to it and it's more of just a decoration to me. I'm sure not going to trust it in some unfamiliar woods and mountains like when I bow hunted Colorado and Canada. I always have a GPS and one of my military compasses and some maps on me when I'm bowhunting unfamiliar territory. After 8 years in the U.S. Army, I had plenty of training on land navigation.

On my Anniversary riser, the compass fell out on its own while shooting it. One small drop of glue on the bottom holding it in place.

The one I have on the riser is anything else but functional - that's the reason I want to take it out and replace it.

I will use mine for rough navigation, imo it's much to small for accuracy. The one I replaced no longer spun freely.

I had a 90's A riser where it fell out on its own too. Hate them. Should be an option! B mag riser fan now

I always order mine without the compass.I could never figure out why they started putting the compass in the T/D model to start with.The original ones didn't have the compass,why now?

ny compass with you is better than the one you left back on the kitchen table ;-)

VoE

Every time you release an arrow a shock wave goes through your riser and the compass. I wouldn't rely on that compass for my safety or survival.

I've always carried 2 compasses. When I need it, I check one and then the other to confirm what the first one showed.

Having made thousands of compass pendants for children out of the same type of compass, I think I can safely say the shock of shooting will eventually knock the pointer off kilter. You may get it to work again by jiggling it, but definitely do not count on it to be accurate. Plus, when I order them, about 5 plus % are backwards. Just make sure yours is not if you think you may have to rely on it.

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