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Bear Archery Grizzly vs Bear Archery Kodiak Magnum

A spec-by-spec, CareScore™-driven breakdown of these two traditional recurve bows. Every metric is normalised and weighted so the winner is decided by the data.

The verdict

Winner: the Bear Archery GrizzlyCareScore 40.2 vs 28.8.

The Bear Archery Grizzly takes this matchup with a CareScore of 40.2, a 11.4-point margin over the Bear Archery Kodiak Magnum. It pulls ahead most on lightest draw offered, amo bow length and street price. That said, the better buy still depends on how you shoot — check the spec table below for the trade-offs.

Archery Care
HEAD-TO-HEAD · TRADITIONAL RECURVE BOWS
👑 WINNER
Bear Archery Grizzly
Bear Archery
Grizzly
40
CARESCORE™
$499.99
Bear Archery Kodiak Magnum
Bear Archery
Kodiak Magnum
29
CARESCORE™
$549.99
VS
SpecBear Archery GrizzlyBear Archery Kodiak Magnum
Street Price$499.99$549.99
Lightest Draw Offered30 lb35 lb
Heaviest Draw Offered60 lb60 lb
AMO Bow Length58"52"
Mass Weight
Construction(ref)One-pieceOne-piece
Brace Height Window(ref)7.5–8.5"7.0–8.0"
Handedness(ref)BothRight-only
Warranty(ref)UnpublishedUnpublished
Specs won30
CareScore40.228.8

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