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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">No, a Bear 76'er is a solid fiberglass
bow. They're fairly tough, but they can develop cracks because
they don't have layers with different grains.<br>
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They made a lot of the 76'ers. They are pretty good bows though.
A bit heavy, and don't shoot light arrows all that well. They're
often used as fishing bows, the heavier limbs do just fine with
heavy fishing arrows. Not many bowfishers though. Combat arrows
are certainly "on the heavy side" that would do just fine on a
76'er.<br>
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Oznog<br>
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On 8/25/2012 12:35 AM, Frank Schalles wrote:<br>
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type="cite">You might look into "backing" the bow. Look here:<br>
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<div>The bow is right around a 30# draw. The color on the
limbs look faded. I went over them with a fine tooth comb
and can't find any obvious damage. As far as hidden damage
goes, is there anything I can do to reinforce them so they
don't shatter... Or shatter as bad?<br>
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<div>You are talking about the solid fiberglass limbs that
have warped. They are 35+ years old, and if warped, they
probably were not stored correctly. <br>
Those bows were "club and camp" grade back then, and
probably stored under tension, only being unstrung when
the season ended. <br>
The heat and stress that would be required to straighten
the limbs would probably cause other problems in the
fiberglass. I have seen glass limbs with hidden damage
break dramatically.
<div>If the bow is a lightweight, and as you say the
limbs are not warped enough to cause problems when
shooting, I would leave them alone. <br>
I would also start looking for a one piece recurve to
replace the 76'er. They have little collector value,
except to fill in a gap in a series, though there were
some with fancy paint jobs. <br>
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On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Harry Billings <span
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Try getting with Bear archery they may be able
to help you.<br>
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plachoya <br>
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came across an old "Bear 76er takedown
bow" the limbs are fiberglass and are
slightly warped. the bow still fires
just fine and its still accurate
considering the twists. Does anyone
know of a way to straighten fiberglass
limbs? im trying to restore the bow to
hopefully spark an interest in archery
for my wife. Any help would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you<br>
<br>
Lord Griffin Fane<br>
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