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Title: Bear Longbow
Post by: sagebrush on March 01, 2007, 12:40:00 AM
Hi All, I got my hands on an old bear longbow. It is yellow looking wood with glass on the back and belly. It says 1953. It has a lot of reflex. It is marked #41.It is 62 inches from string nock to string nock. It doesn't have a string. I need to make one. How long should it be? What kind of brace height should I be looking at? I thought I would get it shooting again. Thanks in advance for the help. Gary
Title: Re: Bear Longbow
Post by: MAC on March 01, 2007, 10:28:00 AM
http://archeryarchives.com/  

Try this site should give you the brace height string should be about 3 inches shorter than the bow
Title: Re: Bear Longbow
Post by: SCATTERSHOT on March 01, 2007, 10:57:00 AM
May be an old Cub. I had one that was happy with a 7" brace.
Title: Re: Bear Longbow
Post by: sagebrush on March 01, 2007, 03:38:00 PM
Hi Mac, Didn't see any bears listed on that site.Gary
Title: Re: Bear Longbow
Post by: sagebrush on March 01, 2007, 09:05:00 PM
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Title: Re: Bear Longbow
Post by: white feather on March 02, 2007, 01:03:00 AM
http://www.fredbear-on  line.com/bows/
sagebrush try the above the info you need should be there.
Title: Re: Bear Longbow
Post by: sagebrush on March 02, 2007, 10:56:00 PM
Interesting site White Feather. The bow looks like the 51 model. I guess I will try 3 inches shorter and see what happens unless someone says something soon.
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