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    • MARK GILMORE
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        I have a 26″ draw. Would the Bear Kodiak Magnum be a suitable bow for my draw length. I am looking for a bow that will utilize its limbs to the full extent.
        Kind regards,
        Mark, Out of Australia.
        PS, Good job on the Bin! Thanks!

      • David Petersen
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          While I can’t speak to limb performance, I have owned a couple and with their shortness and significant recurve, it seems they are perfectly made for a 26″ draw. Of course, Bear has reintroduced the K-mag, for $500, and I look forward to reports of its performance. Until such time, if I were shopping for one — and while I’m not actively shopping, I’m watching for ads and very interested — I’ll hold out for a vintage Grayling-era model, which generally will sell for less than the replicas. What I do recall with these bows is that they do not come up to the performance, forgiveness or shooting comfort of, say, a Shrew of equal length. But then, the K-Mag definitely has a charm and a history that are compelling. It’s the only Bear (along wuith the economy K-Mag, or Black Bear) that has ever seriously tickled my fancy. I’m a short bow guy with long arms. dp

        • Bruce Smithhammer
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            David Petersen wrote: While I can’t speak to limb performance, I have owned a couple and with their shortness and significant recurve, it seems they are perfectly made for a 26″ draw.

            x 2. I have a 27″ draw and I find the K-Mag to be a smooth drawing, good performance recurve.

            David Petersen wrote: Of course, Bear has reintroduced the K-mag, for $500, and I look forward to reports of its performance. Until such time, if I were shopping for one — and while I’m not actively shopping, I’m watching for ads and very interested — I’ll hold out for a vintage Grayling-era model, which generally will sell for less than the replicas.

            x 2 again. You can often find vintage K-Mags on eBay for less than a new one, and a Grayling model is a classic piece of trad bow history as well as still being a very functional hunting tool. Just make sure to ask the right questions before buying.

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