I know Bear bows are still very collectible. But what about Bear Cedar Arrows? What’s your opinion on what’s the market like today. When it comes to vintage Bear arrows. Do you grab them up when you find them?

I think the market is pretty good amongst those who collect Bear equipment.

I don't grab then up when I find them.

Your not a Bear fan Frank?

Your not a Bear fan Frank?

It's not that I'm not a Bear fan. It's just that there are other factories that made equipment just as good, that sells for less money these days.

I'm a huge fan of my '70's model Bear Mag. takedown and some other Bear bows as well.

While I have picked up too many old Bear bows, I have not bought any of the old arrows I have looked at. Part of that has been the prices on those arrows. I shoot all of the bows from time to time but would not shoot the collector arrows. I don't collect signs or other memorabilia either. Just the bows.

I think most today are looking for the best bang for their buck. And I don’t blame them. Everything has gone up today.

Don, a lot of the Bear so-called collectibles have surpassed the average wage earner and into the realm of other out-of-reach things. Like fdp said, there are others just as good or better for a lot less money. If you ever have to survive mostly on SSI, you'll quickly discover the value of lesser-known brands of all kinds of things. :) Frankly I look for arrows on Ebay that are half fletched, or otherwise not wanted anymore and usually pick them up of less than half the price of many others. All depends on how full your pockets are, I suppose.

I buy arrow sets for my collection when I can find them, especially the older ones like X- 200s and X-300s and so on. My collection of arrows stops around the early 60s, after the firebirds came out in 62. Bear got away from the hands on cresting and the workmanship just isn’t the same, but they all still sell. Any set that is complete always brings a higher dollar, especially if they have razorheads them. I have paid 400+ for sets in my collection that have bubble heads on them. I have traded a lot of good bows for completion sets. On any given day though, older shafts like the X-300s are still worth 10.00 per shaft roughly.

Nate what was Bears most expensive cedar arrow at the time the B-100’s or the X-300 or X-200’s

The X-200s were Bears top notch shafts pre razorhead era, actually through the 50s. From 54-55 the X-100s were actually compressed cedar made by sweetland shafts. Not sure if they weren’t popular? Or maybe just too expensive? They only show in the catalogs 2 years. But overall, the X-200s were Bears top notch.

Thanks for all the information on the Bear arrows Nate. Those Blue crested Bear arrows I posted a picture of are X- 200’s Nice arrows.

I find them at yard sales often. I spin them to see if they are straight and of they are cheap, 50 cents to a dollar each I buy them, strip them, re-stain them and shoot them. But I have found some real junk under all that paint at times.

Don T Lewis those are real beauties, good find

Thank Nate ;)

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