What kind of bow was I given??

I was given a bow last night by my husband *tho im not sure he understands the risk he just put himself in...lolz* and i cant find a lot of info on it or who made it. i was hoping some fellow bow nuts could help.

Elly

 

I believe the bow is a Ben Pearson 12 GA Magnum. From what little I can remember they came out in the early-mid 1980's so she's got a few years on her. Looks to be in pretty good condition, although you may want a bow shop/technician to inspect the strings and cables just to be sure.

 

thats what i thought as well. i am gonna take it to the local shop the next time i make a trip to town. so very excited to actually hunt with it. :D its better than christmas!

 

Looks to me like an old Ben Pearson 12 ga magnum from the early 1980's (looked at the sticker pic). I can't read much more on that pic since its pretty blurry. Being that it is a older bow. I would take it to a local pro shop and have them look it over. Have them check the integrity of the string and limbs. Other than that I don't know to much more about the bow(another reason to head to a proshop)

 

my hubs picked it up for 30 bucks at a pawn shop in the next town over. i cant even pull it back so i need to take it to a proshop to see if it can be brought down a smidge. least till i get some guns on me. lolz. thank you both

 

looks as if I was a little slow on this one...

 

Yup, Tim and Justin nailed it. I still have a love for those older bows!

 

will that bow take down a deer? *and zombies*

 

Zombies=yes, Deer=maybe

 

Yes to both, Elyzabeth.

I've killed a lot of critters with a bow that wouldn't hardly shoot 200fps.

You'll be fine.

That is a neat old bow, so long as it is given a safe bill of health, just have some fun shooting it.


All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure - Mark Twain

 

Don't get me wrong I love older bows too. Here's the thing tho and the pro shop will probably tell you the same thing. Unless that bow has a good string on it and everything else is up to par adjustability wise your probably going to be into as much expense fixing that bow than you would be just getting into something new but that's your preference. I just got my boy a new bear apprentice 2 which is rated at 20-50 # so depending on what you can pull back. Right now they have some good prices on youth and woman bows but a lot of woman use youth so just a thought from me. Great gift overall shooting Older bows is quite the challenge compared to todays technology. Have fun and Welcome to the site