Supper Kodiak

[1611-1911]

#2981

I have been shooting bow for over 30 years thanks to my dad giving me my first when I was about 4 for my birthday. I have hunted with compound my hole life, but now want to go traditional. I found a used Supper Kodiak , not sure its of it’s Manf. date, but it has wore groves in it at the ends of the bow where the string rides. How deep is to deep as far as this grove in the bow looks to be into the second level of the bow. The seller is asking $250, or half price of a new one,bow is in great shape other then that.

[David Petersen]

#15118

Can you send close-up pics of the grooves? I’d be careful. You can buy any number of excellent used bows for that price. Aside from that, does it give you everything you want by way of draw weight, length, shooting qualities, aesthetical satisfaction? Sounds overpriced to me but I’m no Bear expert.

[1611-1911]

#15131

Thank you for the help, it was my gut feeling. The groves looked realy deep and questoned the bows life it had left in it.

[NavySkyPilot]

#15190

Brother,
Take a look around. I bought a nice 70# Super Kodiak from a fellow for $65. Patience…
Dave

[bruc]

#15319

Was the bow built with those grooves? My new custom recurve has a definite groove built into it and my older recurve is the same. Seems like a lot for a used bow but I am no expert.
Bruce

[sharpster]

#16037

One of my favorite bows is an old Super-K and it has deep string grooves in the limbs like you described but they are from the factory, not from wear. I could be wrong but I have difficulty imagining how even years of extensive use could actually “wear” grooves in the limbs. The older Super Kodiaks are great (not good) bows. Find out if it was made in Grayling MI. or Gainsville FL. (it will be marked on the limb). $250 is a reasonable price for it either way in shootable condition but I’d buy it in a heartbeat if it’s a Grayling.

Ron

[Cottonwood]

#16067

My vintage 72 Super Kodiak has those same string groves that are deep, but still hold the factory finish.

[1611-1911]

#16142

Sorry for the slow response I was on a air card load testing a generator at a hospital when I sent the first message. Thanks I will look at it closer, I have seen groves before in a recurve just not like this, looked well past the finish. It looked like it was through a layer of the bow and into the grain of the wood if that makes since. I did shoot it I was having some work done on my Elite at the archery shop and it was for sale there by a guy who makes some self bows and sells them at the shop. I think it was a old bow of his. I shot it about 20 times and loved it very quite and really smooth I think it was a 65lb.

[Cottonwood]

#16270

That is exactly the way mine is, I can post pictures later.

[Cottonwood]

#16668

Here is the string grove which is identical on both limbs on my 72 Super Kodiak.

[1611-1911]

#21706

thanks, that is the same as this one great picture.

[Frank H V]

#33292

My two year old Super K has those same grooves. If the one you are thinking about was built in Grayling Michigan & in good shape I’d buy it.
Frank

[makesmoosecry]

#44046

that grove is perfectly normal… shoot the heck outta that bow and love it, it will do you just fine.

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