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    • George D. Stout
        May 31, 2011 at 7:18 pm
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        #3763

        Picked this one up a little over a week ago. Needed some TLC for sure as the paint was flaking on the riser. It was one of those camo 61 Grizzlys, 62″, 54#, right hand. I redid it as close to original colors as I could get…olive drab and brown. The bow is a great shooter and will make a good companion…even though it’s much younger than me. 😳
        Click photo for slides.

      • bruc
        Member
          May 31, 2011 at 10:58 pm
          Post count: 476
          #23486

          Sorry George I can’t get it to work.
          Bruce

        • George D. Stout
            June 1, 2011 at 2:46 am
            Post count: 256
            #23688

            I don’t know what’s up with photobucket…I’ve used it for years without issue. I’ll try to find a way to post tomorrow.
            Durn, dadblasted technology.

          • David Petersen
            Member
              June 1, 2011 at 4:29 pm
              Post count: 2749
              #24327

              George — I can’t open your images either. And it seems that yours are the only ones coming through with an icon link, rather than as photos posted directly to the thread??? Perhaps our computer-wise Webmother can shed some light on it.

              Meanwhile, maybe you, or another member reading this, can help me in what seems a lost-cause quest. I recently acquired a 1968 Bear K Mag from a fellow tradbow member. It’s in great shape except it has that darned ugly and useless screw-in attachment for quiver, stabilizer, etc. I would either like to pull it and plug the hole, or at least plug the hole with a bolt sawn off and capped with a small antler burl. It appears to be 5/16″ but the threads aren’t standard so I can’t find a bolt at the hardware store to match it. The factory responded promptly to my request but could be of no help at all — that’s ancient history to the current Bear folks. Surely there are thousands of bolt-on attachments lying around “out there” that have the proper bolt and can be had for cheap. Short question: do you have any such, or know of where I can find anything with the proper bolt? I’m not really interesting in playing Ebay but would rather buy or acquire from someone who has but isn’t using. Thanks, dp

            • Chad Sivertsen
              Member
                June 1, 2011 at 4:42 pm
                Post count: 84
                #24333

                Dave,
                I have a Kodiak Mag (green) and the insert on it is 5/16 UNF, standard fine thread bolt. The Bear fishing reels used that hole and are also 5/16 fine. Maybe the threads are messed up on yours or they changed over the years?

              • George D. Stout
                  June 1, 2011 at 6:32 pm
                  Post count: 256
                  #24395

                  It was a photobucket issue, for some reason my bandwidth was full over there. It’s fixed now. The arrow is a Kodiak Fiberglass #10, with a greenie on the business end.

                • George D. Stout
                    June 1, 2011 at 6:39 pm
                    Post count: 256
                    #24401

                    Dave, you can get a tap and clean it out and rethread it. It’s 5/16 x 24. If the threads are damaged, the tap will rethread it. Simple fix.:wink:

                  • David Petersen
                    Member
                      June 1, 2011 at 8:28 pm
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                      #24490

                      George and Chad — thanks for the info on the old Bear. I took the bow to the biggest hardware store in town and tried every 5/16 bolt they had, and the threads on all were too coarse. Looking into the hole the threads seem to be in fine shape. So the question now becomes: where can I find a 5/16 x 24 bolt if hardware stores don’t handle them? Thanks again, dp

                    • George D. Stout
                        June 1, 2011 at 8:53 pm
                        Post count: 256
                        #24522

                        Check around your area archery shops. Some of those folks may carry the studs that go into the stabilizers. Many of the hunting and target stabilizers had removable studs, that could be taken out with an allen wrench.

                      • Chad Sivertsen
                        Member
                          June 1, 2011 at 10:00 pm
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                          #24586

                          Dave,
                          I can send you a 5/16 fine bolt, I have hundreds in my bolt and nut bins. How long do you want?

                        • David Petersen
                          Member
                            June 2, 2011 at 12:00 am
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                            #24664

                            Chad — OK, done deal. See PM. Now we can restore this thread to where it belongs — to George’s old Bear, not mine. Big thanks, dave

                          • Chad Sivertsen
                            Member
                              June 2, 2011 at 12:57 am
                              Post count: 84
                              #24710

                              Apologies George for side tracking your thread, hope the moderator does not catch us.

                              A Kodiak Mag was my first new bow in the late 60s, many good memories of the bow and adventures with it.

                              they still shoot great.

                            • George D. Stout
                                June 2, 2011 at 1:45 am
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                                #24743

                                No problem Chad….I love those K-Mags.:)

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