Last evening I watched a show on the Sportsman channel called Factory to Field. They went to the Bear Archery manufacturing facility. They showed the making of a Grizzly from start to finish. Now, I've watched the Martin version of making a Dream Catcher and hadn't realized so much was done by hand. The Bear bows being made today are done in the same way, much by hand. They are still using forms, presses and machines from when Fred was there. I have Grayling bows and I have Gainsville bows, magnesium and wood. I've heard the new Bear bows being much maligned and the old ones being touted as so much better. I have never really understood this and after watching the program I understand it even less. I have never really seen any better or worse performance between new or old. I will say the gloss finish on the older bows is better and the color variations look more appealing. The craftmanship and materials looks to be equal.
