Bear Minuteman Takedown Bow

[Stitch]

A friend of mine has on of these. After seeing his I had to have one, too. I think these were made in the early 1970s. The first picture is of it broken down. The second picture is of my wife shooting it. It is a lightweight piece of gear that I would highly recommend. I found mine on Ebay.

[Diesel]

wow that looks awesome, I may have to pick one up

[Echo2]

nice.....just wondering....made in the 70s.....would there be any fear of the fiberglass degrading?

Very cool though.....some one is making a modern day version....can't remember who though.

[Stitch]

I have had it for a couple of years now. It has been on temploan to the Backpacking Instructor at Yavapai College for the last year as he gets more field time than I do. So far the only casualty has been a broken bow string. The center section is magnesium. The other two pieces have plywood cores with fiberglass laminate on the outside. It hasn't seemed to have degraded in my experience. I am not sure who made it, but there was one similar in the 2009 movie "a Perfect Getaway".

[Echo2]

http://www.bowhuntingoutlet.com/prod...roductid=76607

[Stitch]

Echo2,
Thanks. When I bought mine I think it was around $85.00. There is one listed for $250.00, ouch!
Stitch

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bear-Archery-Minuteman-Take-Down-Bow-/380327917873?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588d4f7931

[Snow Walker]

Bear recurves have always been great bows and have a long standing reputation in the industry.

Good find!

[bravokilo17]

that looks awsome, im just wondering what is the draw on it? im just wondering if my wife would be able to use it

[Stitch]

The draw weight depends on the length of the string. Without looking at it I think it is adjustable between 40 & 45 lbs.

[Iron mike]

thanks for the post gets me to thinking about a handy little bow like that for canoeing and such

[coxmw]

I'll have to look in to one, be a nice thing to have in my pack.