Author Topic: ok im in love with my bearcat (Read 1583 times)

b44mag · « **on:** February 20, 2011, 10:10:46 AM »

got out today and shot the new to me recurve boy i love this bow shot some flu flu arrows and im in love with them also only shot a few times about 30 i guess first three flu flus went up in the air just to see flight very nice and the noise brought back younger days in the neighborhood with my buddys they made a nice straight arch about 60 70 yards no wagging back n forth hit a stump at about 30 yrds 2 out of three there was a box about 20 yds from the stump hit it all three times just shot back n forth in my buddys field at dirt clumps big round bails very happy shot a few carbons out of it also they flew good too hit the bag at around 15 yrds stuck straight but dont think im going to shoot the carbons maybe just for hunting i really liked the wood flu flu arrows need a new string the serving is to thin and the nocks slip off but all in all great first few shots

b44mag

scout4 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2011, 11:03:41 AM »

b44mag, can you post a couple photos? If so, show us what you have there? From your post seems as though you have an old field/target recurve. I had an old vintage bear polar field bow, that I recall it was 66" long and pulled 32#. Had this bow not long after I was training to shoot left hand. I eventually gave it away, but it was a very good shooting recurve bow. Good Shooting to you and your new bow! scout4<><

b44mag · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2011, 01:56:58 PM »

i tried to take pics but my cameras not to good but if this pic will post its just like this one 1968 bearcat 66amo at 48# the gut i got it off said it was rare they were usually made with lighter draw weight mine has a few spots where something dripped on it not through the finish but stained it has a brass coin in it he told me if the spots wernt there this one would bring big bucks from a collector i dont care how much its worth just that its mine and im going to shoot it and love it got to get more arrows soon

b44mag · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2011, 02:00:45 PM »

i guess the pics came out a lil better than i thought heres mine i love it

scout4 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2011, 02:36:25 PM »

b44mag thats a beautiful recurve bow you have! I have a real liking for the longer recurve bows myself. For me these bows with larger risers shoot the best because of my left hand. As of now I'm shooting a Polaris recurve off the padded arrow shelf, and shoot big cedar arrows. Your vintage bear is a dandy old recurve!...Now some custom cedar arrows would go well with it!!

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b44mag · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2011, 08:37:16 PM »

yea some arrows would be nice . i have 9 po shafts they are 28 1/2 with one end tapered for a nock or point im not sure he gave them to me with the bow said they were good shafts and spined for 50 55 i was thinking of sending them to someone that makes arrows to see if i could make a trade for some 32 or longer if they make them longer i dont have a clue what i have or need the flu flu arrows that i shot today say 45 50 and thier 31 from inside the nock to outside end of rubber blunt tip they are a lil short but shot fine the cheaper cajun flu flu from sportsmans guide they shot straight the guy said the po shafts were pricey maybe i could send them to some one and see if they could look at them tell me what excatly i got and if thier willing to work me a deal maybe one of the guys on here i trust you guys not to rip me off or lie to me about what they are they look pretty straight and not all beat up just raw po shafts maybe thier worth enough to get me 9 cheaper arrows done or a doz used great shape arrows i dont know but willing to ask ill have to look into it to see if im out of line asking this or not im going to find out my draw length and go from there i guess ill take the blunt tip off a arrow and have my buddy mark the point where the bow ends at full draw and go from there but im enjoying this old bow and 3 arrows for sure

b44mag

scout4 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2011, 01:53:46 AM »

I get cedar arrows from Bob Adams, he's been making custom cedar arrows for many many years. I really like the big heavier arrow, so mine are 23/64" x 30" with a 145grain point. Bob always makes them the way I ask. You can check out his site. www.thearrowsmith.com Even though I shoot the lighter draw weight recurve bow, these arrows shoot beautiful because the length and weight of the point gives the correct spine for my bow. scout4<><

b44mag · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2011, 06:22:44 AM »

thanks ill check his site out cause i really dont have a clue

b44mag
its raining here today so no flu flus for me today maybe tomorrow

scout4 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2011, 01:27:42 PM »

These are some of my arrows from Bob. scout4<><

b44mag · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2011, 04:18:13 AM »

OK no flu flu for me today we got about 8 or 10 inches of snow last night had to trade the bow for a shovel today

but maybe next week but the forcasts not looking good. i ordered a new string last night
Flemish 3 strand hunter green, tan and brown string with a camo serving. what does 2 or 3 bundle mean.
the add asked for the colors of string material . the color of serving. amo. draw weight. and what bundle.
so i put in the order i don't know what this means[ 2 or 3 bundle ]but you do so send me what i need .
i told him what kind of bow i was ordering this string for so i hope i get what i really need. so what is this bundle thing all about.

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thanks for any and all info
b44mag

scout4 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2011, 03:26:28 PM »

The bundle is one single cord of the string. The cord as I call it, consist of strands, the strands are the single threads that make up one cord. When they say this is a 14 strand bow string it means there are 7 thread/strands in one cord which really is a bundle. So then a two bundle string will have 7 threads per bundle now put the two bundles together and you have a two bundle 14 strand bowstring. An 18 strand three bundle bowstring will have three of the cord/bundles with 6 threads, and of course can be different colors. scout4<><

b44mag · « **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2011, 01:50:22 PM »

so this is the pic of the strings in the add i wonder what im getting. i know from looking at charts i should get a 66AMO 14 strand if it was a normal dacron b 50 i think thats what its called. but this is 3 diff colored strings wove some how . so 3 x 4 or 5 strands per color ? i guess to make the flemish string . im sure it will be fine im just wondering .

scout4 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2011, 02:40:59 PM »

Good bowstrings! Yes, it should be fine. scout4<><

b44mag · « **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2011, 08:30:02 PM »

good to hear going up tomorrow to get nock ring should i get 2 put 1 above and below the nock or just 1 above
scout thats one nice shot on you post hope i get 1/4 that good if i do ill hunt this year if i dont theres always next year

i dont want to go hunting and hope i hit what im shooting at i think if i can put 3 in a row in a good group where i want to hit ill go but till i can do that ill stick to the targets.
b44mag

scout4 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:40:41 AM »

b44mag, it has taken a very long time to be able an shoot with any kind of respectable accuracy. I am not left hand, I shoot left hand because of an injury years ago. I could have gone with a crossbow years ago if I wanted to, but this is my kind of archery. If a person wants to shoot a recurve bow or longbow with good accuracy it takes time. The nock ring as you call it, one above the arrow nock is enough, any more than that when you are shooting by hand/fingers can complicate things. scout4<><

b44mag · « **Reply #15 on:** February 24, 2011, 02:13:43 PM »

injury's are part of life no use in letting it stop you from what you love to do . i had ripped my right shoulder muscle off the bone and pinched it in half so they sewed the muscle back together and re attached it to the bone think it was called the labram something like that all i know is it hurt and now it hurts less. i talked to the doc and asked if it would be OK to shoot right handed and he said i will know if its OK and its OK so far just not going to over do it.
b44mag

Empty Quiver · « **Reply #16 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:33:46 PM »

Glad you are having fun shooting. Don't get caught up in wringing speed from this bow (I don't think you will really). I unknowingly put a fastflite string on a vintage Kodiak

Long story short I was able to glue the limb tip laminate back on but it's never going to be right, in my mind anyway. Just make sure those carbons are heavy enough to avoid a "dry fire" like condition.

No nagging here just a tale of my own stupidity.

scout4 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 24, 2011, 06:47:45 PM »

hey b44mag! Dis you get your bowstring? Hows it work on that recurve? scout4<><

b44mag · « **Reply #18 on:** February 24, 2011, 08:31:17 PM »

not yet its on its way though should be here today or tomorrow for sure . i got nock rings today and some fletch glue .
b44mag

b44mag · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2011, 07:44:22 AM »

string works good scout but empty quiver got me thinking real hard i went to ebay and sent the guy a ? on the flemish i guess [fastflight ] string . now im wondering if i bought the wrong string like you said empty quiver i would hate to ruin this nice old bow for sure so i guess ill wait till i get a responce from the guy on ebay STILLDUB is his screen name. very nice well put together string for sure. but if it is a fastflight b-50 3 bundle flemish string .
MAYBE I SHOULD NOT SHOOT THIS STRING

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the add says
hand twisted from brownells dacron b-50
works great for vintage or modern recurves and longbows but not suitable for compounds or crossbows

now im second guessing this string and its nice out want to shoot a few but ill wait till i get answers
HELP b44mag

b44mag · « **Reply #20 on:** March 02, 2011, 07:54:53 AM »

ok now looking deeper into his adds on ebay he has 2 differant adds well more than that but the string adds are differant the one says flemish recurve longbow dacron the other says flemish*** fastflight*** new now the one i bought did not say fastflight on the add so maybe im ok . now im really confused about as confused as i am about the spine charts

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b44mag

Empty Quiver · « **Reply #21 on:** March 02, 2011, 10:28:54 AM »

B-50 is what I would consider a traditional material, it has some stretch to it.

b44mag · « **Reply #22 on:** March 02, 2011, 03:13:34 PM »

ok the guy that i bought the string said its brownells dacron b-50 and will be fine it has stretch to it thats a load off for sure . shooting tomorrow for sure.

b44mag