Fred Bear Takedown Recurve Bow

Many years ago a legend created a legend. Fred Bear’s innovative Take Down recurve bow design revolutionized the archery world. Bear Archery is proud to reintroduce this classic with their Fred Bear Take Down recurve bow. This beautiful piece of traditional archery history is certain to inspire your archery spirit.

Riser: Available in A and B riser models. They feature the classic 1969 heal horn style grip for a deep feel and consistent grip. The riser features the classic Bear medallion on one side and the famous Bear compass on the other. Choose from wood combinations of Black Maple with a Phenolic Black Stripe, or Bubinga and Phenolic with a Phenolic Black Stripe. Radiused, cut-on center shelf for instinctive shooting and easier arrow tuning. The shelf is 1/8″ above the grip for closer arrow-to-hand trajectory and consistent arrow flight. The riser is tapped with Bear 1/4″ x 20 quiver inserts.

Limbs: Constructed of Dymondwood® with black fiberglass, with core lamination of Fascor. The handcrafted tips are layered with hard rock maple, and black and white fiberglass to handle modern high performance bow strings.

String: Black and white D97 Flemish twist bow string.

Available with A or B riser in right or left handed. Color/Wood options of black maple with a phenolic black stripe, or bubinga and phenolic with a phenolic black stripe. Limb weight options of 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or 70# @ 28″ draw.

See chart for determining bow AMO length with different limb models of #1 or #3. Subtract 4″ for actual string length needed. Recommended brace height: A handle 7¾” – 8¾”, B handle 7″ – 8″.