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Kuma or Arena??

KYHunter

KYHunter

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I’m looking at getting either a Bear Kuma 30 or Bear Arena 30. I’d love some feedback from guys who have shot either bow??
Thanks in advance!
 
I had an Arena 34 and it was a tack driver. Killed several with it. Made great speed and kinetic energy at 60 and 29. Sold it to a new archer and he loves it. The kuma is a nice bow also but the 34 was just a great stable platform coupled with the limb stops and it was a solid killing machine.
 
Arena is less hefty by a few ounces, but has an extra 1/2” of brace height. That’s my vote for those two reasons, because the bows are almost identical otherwise.
 
I had an arena 30, accidentally dry fired and blew it up.... so I bought another one. It's what I use now, but if I had to buy one today I would get a Kuma off ebay. They have some show room models up for $399 right now. I have no doubt they are great bows.
 
Bear Archery recently replaced my 2017 Moment for a 2019 Kuma 30. I've never shot the Arena so can't give any insight on that bow. I have however put roughly 400 arrows through my Kuma 30 in the past month. With the roller hinge guard the draw cycle is VERY smooth. It took me a little while to adjust to the 75% let off (the Moment was 80%). I hear the valley is a bit short on the Kuma bit since I'm a BT activated shooter I don't even notice it. As far as stability goes I havent noticed any difference between the Kuma and the Moment. Vibrations are identical. This thing (like the Moment) is a tack driver.
 
Awesome feedback guys, thanks. Does the extra brace height in the Arena make it more forgiving?
 
KYHunter said:
Awesome feedback guys, thanks. Does the extra brace height in the Arena make it more forgiving?
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That’s the general thinking. There’s a whole lot of math involved and actual shooting to know if that’s correct considering there’s only that 1/2” difference, so you might not think it’s all that more forgiving if the Kuma already draws like a pencil. I noticed a big difference in a 6.5” brace like I used to shoot and the 7.75” I shoot now, but again, the margin is greater.
 
DelaWhere_Arrow said:
That’s the general thinking. There’s a whole lot of math involved and actual shooting to know if that’s correct considering there’s only that 1/2” difference, so you might not think it’s all that more forgiving if the Kuma already draws like a pencil. I noticed a big difference in a 6.5” brace like I used to shoot and the 7.75” I shoot now, but again, the margin is greater.
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Makes sense to me, it’s be ideal to shoot both but hardly anybody caries Bear bows around here
 
KYHunter said:
Makes sense to me, it’s be ideal to shoot both but hardly anybody caries Bear bows around here
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Yeah, that can make it difficult to pick. Bear-to-Bear shouldn’t be too different with bows in the same price range. Maybe the Bear website has a find-a-dealer option?
 
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