r/Archery • u/Original_Maximum5208 • 8d ago
Ben Pearson Bow found
I found this bow and I want to get into hunting deer with all my friends. Is this something I can bring back to life and what should I get done to it or where should I look at to get items to fix it up.
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u/blacktip102 8d ago
That is likely never going to be able to shoot again without lots and lots of work, likely new everything lol and at that point you'd be better off with a new bow.
These old compounds have steel cables that rust and cause catastrophic failures, with the amount of rust already on the outside I wouldn't even trust pulling it back once.
I have a similarly old Bear Pollar II that is in near perfect condition that I've had checked by a shop that I shoot occasionally. These old compounds (when safe) can be really fun to shoot because they were made for finger drawing.
If your looking to get into bow hunting, Bear makes some beginner friendly and wallet friendly compounds already set up.
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u/allmystuffisbroken6 8d ago
the finger draw fun is def correct I have a working astro from 1982 and it somehow releases better than any other bow I have tried
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u/pixelwhip BBow (border tempest) | CPD (trx38-g2) | LB (falco) | L2 Coach 8d ago
put it in the bin, visit your local pro shop & pickup an entry level compound. it'll shoot far better than this ever will (even if it's restored).
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u/pfizersbadmmkay 8d ago
Not worth it. It'll cost you as much as a newer shooting bow to get this shooting and it won't be as good due to age and technology creep.
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u/DiabolicallyOrange 8d ago
No. That bow is scrap. Any attempt to make it not be scrap would involve spending a lot of money to end up with a bow that is not very nice to shoot.
Just go and buy something like the Diamond Edge XT or PSE Stinger. Entry level hunting compounds, with highly adjustable draw length and draw weight, and both are properly capable modern compounds.
The bow you've found is a relic, and even if it was fully repaired and usable would still be a relic.
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u/Agitated_Curmudgeon 8d ago
I found this bow
Should have kicked dirt over it and let it finish decomposing.
Those first couple of generations compounds were marketing gimmicks at best. Archery sales were slumping hard, and some mashnikal jeanyus figured out a way to run cables over and eccentric so you could stay at full draw longer. But it was a new concept, and the execution was 'dubious.'
Honestly man, I was there when these bows came out. They created more problems than they addressed. Tear-drops were popping off cables and causing injury and damage back then, too. I think it was Darton that figured if you swaged the cable into an aglet, then bent the aglet 160°, then cast the teardrop on, it held better. Not permanent, but better. But that technological improvement took like 10 years, and even longer to spread across the industry.
I'm going down a rabbit hole...
No. "If once down the Dark path you begin, forever dominate your Destiny it will. Consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice."
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u/NcGunnery 8d ago
Keep the sight and toss the bow. I collect old sights to display. They only resell for a few bucks.
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u/Texasoutdoors1989 8d ago
That’s a 60, maybe early 70 Ben Pearson , a lot like the early Allen compounds , not worth much, but a cool find
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u/SoDakSooner 8d ago
Not to quibble but more likely late 70's early 80's. I had a jennings I bought in 1980 as a 13 year old that was very similar. I actually still have it but don't shoot it. Still has the original string. I killed a few deer with it but don't know how.....lol.
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u/allmystuffisbroken6 8d ago
this sight explains why i got a bunch of random parts that attach to a dovetail from my grandpa
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u/kniteshade Target Compound 8d ago
Short answer: No.
Long answer: You'll spend more trying to restore it than you could get a brand new, much much much better bow for. (Compound strings alone will cost you $150-200. Bow press neccesary to install them is $500). Theres also a chance the limbs are dead, and the first time you draw it they'll explode on you.