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Bear Kodiak Questions.....

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  1. Carpmaster

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    I have a 60" Bear Kodiak 45# @ 28" thats been calling my name to use for some time now. I am going to give it an honest try for the rest of the summer. I cannot figure out if it is FF safe or Dacron only bow. I have no idea on age either it was given to me as a gift in '99 it has green face lams with a gold layer beneath then maple color throughout, serial # SL 4509 if that helps. If it is FF safe, what are the benefits??? I ordered a B50 flemish, bear hair rest and a new glove for starters. I have some misc. arrows for now but am looking at going with 29.5" Gold Tip 3555 with a 100 grain insert and 125 grain tip. Any Tips / Info / Brace Height / Nock point Info would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    It was a good choice to go with the Dacron. A picture of the limb tip would be helpful to determine FF compatability, but I think it's not.
    The Kodiaks are GREAT bows and time tested shooters. Your set up sounds like it will be good. Try a 7 1/2-8" brace height measured from the deepest point in the handle.
     
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    Nice bows , always fancied one myself .
     
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    I have been playing with the brace height and it seems that the 7.5-8" range yields the best flight, I just have to get some "good" arrows set up!!! Thanks!
     
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    If you plan on hunting with this bow...remember that you need 100gr of arrow weight for every 10 lbs of draw weight. ie: 50lb bow=500gr of arrow, 45lb=450gr, 60lb=600gr. That's weight at your draw length.
     
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    Thanks - That's what I had heard, so I was intending on getting setup for that....we will see how the shooting goes before she hits the woods....so far I am shooting "well" groupwise at 15 with my overspined 2315s but am having issues putting them where I want them...oh well it is fun....on another note I found out the bow is a 1965.
     
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    A 1965 is an excellent bow.
    Pictures, Pictures, Pictures
     
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    Very nice looking bow and definitely not Fast Flight (D97) compatible. It would take a few shots but not repeatedly before limb tips snapped off.
     

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