School me on this Recurve

[DB29]

My uncle gave me this Bear Recurve. Super Magnum 48 with Fascor. It was bought from Fred Bear in the 70s, but I don’t know anything about it or recurves. Excited to try it out but any information or advice is greatly appreciated.

He also gave me the aluminum arrows in the pictures. They don’t have any name brand, spine or other information on them. Any ideas on what they are?

 

[jimh406]

There were a few manufacturers that attempted to compete with Easton in the 70s/80s. It's hard for me to guess what those are, but Easton arrows had the size on them. They could be Bear arrows.

The bow was designed for close quarters and tree stands. Generally, shorter bows are a bit harder to shoot depending on your draw length. I believe the markings say it is a 40lb draw. That was usually measured at a 28 inch draw.

Have fun. You should probably be on the lookout for a new Dacron string or similar traditional string. Dacron isn't fragile, but due to the age, I'd be worried about the string breaking assuming you plan to shoot it.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’ve always thought the 48” bear bows were interesting.

 

[DB29]

There were a few manufacturers that attempted to compete with Easton in the 70s/80s. It's hard for me to guess what those are, but Easton arrows had the size on them. They could be Bear arrows.

The bow was designed for close quarters and tree stands. Generally, shorter bows are a bit harder to shoot depending on your draw length. I believe the markings say it is a 40lb draw. That was usually measured at a 28 inch draw.

Have fun. You should probably be on the lookout for a new Dacron string or similar traditional string. Dacron isn't fragile, but due to the age, I'd be worried about the string breaking assuming you plan to shoot it.

Thank you for the information.

I have a 27in draw with a compound. Will my draw length be the same with a recurve?

 

[jimh406]

It depends on how you are measuring. If you measure from the front of the shelf on the compound, yes.

 

[North Idaho Stickbow]

Thank you for the information.

I have a 27in draw with a compound. Will my draw length be the same with a recurve?

Sometimes it’s the same, sometimes shorter. It depends on how you shoot. Mine is 30” whether compound or trad.

At 27”, that bow will be a lot of fun I think. There are videos of Jeff Kavanaugh pulling that bow to 29” all day on YouTube, and he claims it handles it just fine.

 

[Btaylor]

Arrow looks like what I remember the Bear shafts looking like. Put a new B50 string on it and have fun.

 

[DB29]

I talked with my uncle about the arrows and the couple of suggestions here are correct, they are Bear shafts from the 70s. Wish I knew what spine they are.

 

[Stoutstuff]

I'd suggest getting a tab to use with a new string. Get a stringer while your at it.
I'd string it up with the old string, check the string, make sure the limbs are straight, shoot some arrows, check the brace, hang it strung and shoot some more for a couple of days and recheck everything. Maybe check on www.stickbows.com and see what is recommended for string and brace height for that bow. Get set up right and then figure out what you need for arrows if those aren't shooting the way you think they should.