Bear Minuteman??? Pics added

[mwmwmb]

I have a buddy that has his dads bear minute man I will post pics of this later today after work. we shooting it and man, It has some major hand shock. what can you guys tell me about this bow. It is graylingMI,







It is 50# with the short riser. Sorry about the poor pic quality

[Tom I.]

From a marketing standpoint, the Minuteman and '76'ers were price point bows....entry level takedowns. 76'ers were introduced in the '73 catalog and Minuteman's in the '74 catalog. Both bows were initially offered with two length's of riser...simply referred to as long and short.  
The Minuteman's main distinction was it's fiberglass and maple laminated limbs whereas the 76'ers had solid fiberglass limbs. I have a left-hand Minuteman...the only one I've ever seen, but both bows were offered in left and right hand.  The 76'er was a popular bow for bowfishing as they were practically bullet proof.  There wasn't much one could do to harm it. The cast magnesium risers accepted the same plastic grips as did the more expensive mag handled takedown.  
By the '77 catalog the bows were still offered but the names changed to Bearcat Takedown, 76'er Takedown Hunter, and the long risered Minuteman became the Victor Tigercat.  The '78 catalog shows a Bearcat Takedown Hunter, Bearcat Takedown and Bear Target Takedown.  Can't tell you when they were discontinued.  
My LH Minutehand is only a 40lb bow, but I do not experience any handshock with it.  I had to increase it's brace height to 8" to quite it down a little. Mine has a 1L grip handle on it, but a lot of them have no plastic grip handle and
perhaps that's the reason you're feelig handshock...
Tom I.

[mwmwmb]

thanks, Tom

[Snakeeater]

You might also try to use a heavier arrow to eliminate some of that handshock.

[SCATTERSHOT]

... and lower the brace height. Most of those came strung pretty high, but mine likes around 7 1/2"

[longbowman]

Mwmw,  If you don't get things to where you like them I'd be very interested in buying this bow.  I have a Grandson who is nearly ready for a hunting bow and that's the one I took my first buck with.

[mwmwmb]

longbowman,
the bow is a friends that his dad bought new, I dont thinking he wants to sell it. he has been shooting a compound and since i been shooting recurves it peaked his interest so he went and got it from his dad.

Mickey