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[SabotageR1]

Hi all, just joining this forum looking for a possible new bow from a member here. I had a Bear Kuma 33 and absolutely loved the bow. On October when the crypto market kind of crashed, I had some stress and went to shoot it. I was so stressed, I forgot to load the second arrow and dried fired it. I bought the bow new in 2019 and in six years Bear already is not selling any parts for that bow. I tried to buy it again on-line and no one is really selling them at a fair price for a six yearold bow. I thought I'd be a Bear customer for life, but I refuse to spend flagship money on their bows and if something goes wrong with a part you have to trash the whole bow. One of my cams got damaged and Bear said they're not selling any parts for that bow anymore, which was only six years old.

 

[BigSky]

Since nobody else has responded, on behalf of the membership, welcome and sorry to hear about your predicament.

Although I’m not a Mathew’s guy and don’t wear skinny jeans or makeup (lighten up people, I’m just kidding) it is pretty much common knowledge that the only bow manufacturer who tends to keep/manufacture spare parts for a significant period of time is Mathew’s.

It’s nice to see a loyal Bear customer as they are pioneers. However, there are lots of great options out there. Good luck with however you decide to proceed.

 

[SabotageR1]

Since nobody else has responded, on behalf of the membership, welcome and sorry to hear about your predicament.

Although I’m not a Mathew’s guy and don’t wear skinny jeans or makeup (lighten up people, I’m just kidding) it is pretty much common knowledge that the only bow manufacturer who tends to keep/manufacture spare parts for a significant period of time is Mathew’s.

It’s nice to see a loyal Bear customer as they are pioneers. However, there are lots of great options out there. Good luck with however you decide to proceed.

Thanks for the response. I ended up buying a Mathews Phase 4 33 for now and I'll keep searching for a Kuma 33 to rebuild my Kuma from parting it. The Mathews joke definitely got me, as I'm not in the archery circle like that to know these things. I went with the Mathews just to be able to buy parts, since I prefer to buy flagship bows because I plan to keep them for a long time, so I need the most advance right that'll last and if something does wrong, I can find parts.

The only good thing about my bow breaking is I started shooting my 60# recurve and im starting to get nice with it.