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I bought this bow as a gift for my grand-daughter who has been shooting a recurve bow in a winter Youth Archery Program sponsored by our local Bowhunters Club where I instruct. I have had a Bear Grizzly recurve bow since 1966 when I bought it new. The Tigercat bow which I bought through ebay is a very nice condition shooting bow as I shot it after buying it. The reason I bought it was my Grizzly has always been a verg good bow, have liked the line of Bear Recurve bows and the Tigercat is 30# pull at 28" which I felt would be a good shooting bow througout her life is it's taken care of.
For the money I would say it's a great deal. There are a few small annoyances. The string suppressor comes loose and the small set screws that lock it in place are too small. The poundage adjustment bolt was seized, and I had to use some Kroil and let it sit over night so I could break loose. The manual that came with the Crux did not have the Crux in it. You will have to go online to obtain. Now the good. The bow looks beautiful, it's compact quiet and the finish is top notch. The strings seem to be ok quality, but you may do better getting a better quality set. I only have about 30 shots through the bow, so time will tell.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
This is an excellent quality bow. The bow itself is nearly flawless with the exception being it needs the arrow rest repaired, a minor problem. For its age it is outstanding. It was even polished before it was sold. The only reason it did not receive a 5/5 star rating is the string. It is the wrong string for the type of bow, a serious problem. It was shipped with a compound string that was long enough to string the bow but far exceed its proper draw weight, far too short of a string to shoot properly. A recurve string has one loop much larger then the other for the propose of ease of stringing, as well as less strands. The problem being that if the bow was shot with string that it was shipped with the damage could already be done. This is something that will only show in time. Hopefully it was never shot with this string because it appears to be brand new. No nocking point or wear. If I was not a more experienced archer it would have damaged and destroyed the bow in a matter of a few shots. I would much rather buy a bow with out a string and purchase the proper one then someone haphazardly putting on the wrong string for the ease of a sale.Read full review
this is an antique bow manufactured over 40 years ago while my great aunt Lil worked for Fred bear. Lil kept a similar bow and it is with great fondness that I now have a part of her legacy in my home. the bow itself appears to be in wonderful condition, with no discernible cracks in the wood or fiberglass, and although I am a little concerned about brittling I will give the old tigercat a run at the range and see how she shoots.
I've had many bear bows but this is my first tigercat. It's a 42x28. I make my own strings so I threw away the one it came with. Did some research and set the brace height and had some real fun shooting a fantastic old bow. It is in very good shape for a 69 edition, and perfect theropy bow to get my shoulder back in shape after surgery.
Verified purchase: No