i agree. i had a 35lb version of this bow and done a lot of killing with it. never knew what it was or just how dang old it was lol wish ida held on to it now. i miss it
It was the only commercial bow I shot for years. No sights, never took a hunting shot over twenty yards, but I hit what I shot at. I shot it on a cant, so it absolutely ruined me for the pin sight compounds to come. Bowfishing, rabbit hunting, deer hunting, just stump shooting. All the same bow. left it out in the rain, dropped it in deep snow and had to wait for it to melt to find it. It never even knew it. Loved that bow. Probably tough for the company to make money on after a point, because they lasted forever no matter what. Slowly strangled their own market.
I bought a Ben Pearson model 3350 green fiberglass for $10 at a flea market. It still in great condition new string on it and still flinging arrows. 60"45# but actually it's 50# when used my weight puller. Hand shock still has some getting use to. I'm fine with it though. Very good bow.
Great video Greg! Very informative. I have two Strato Jets, a 35# and a 40#. They cost me $35 each at a Good Will Store. Not bad considering how YOU drove up the prices. LOL I shoot 600 spine GT arrows out of these bow with no problem. These bows are pure fun to shoot!
Nice video thanks. I liked it. I shoot a 337- 50 lbs for about 4 years now and getting pretty sharp with it ,nice bow havent seen another one but im in New Zealand might be why cheers for the history kiwi Carl
Hi Greg, nice wayback machine video. I have 3 Ben Pearson Jet bows just for fun. I got them because of your 20 pound challenge video. I bring them out for my grandkids and even my kids love shooting them.. Always fun when you have a Pearson in your hand. Be safe Ambassador. Pearson Power 🏹🏹🏹 Rick Mansberger Redmond Sports Group
First bow I ever bought, got in the mid 60s and just pulled it out of a box of many at the hardware store. Only color available was drak green, seemed to shoot pretty well. Cost about 5 bucks and only came in 45lb.
I found a 50# 337 in the basement ceiling rafters twenty years ago of a house I bought. It needs a string now but the kids and I shot the hell out of it when they were strong enough.
I almost bought one a year ago, well two for 80$ and.. shipping combined would have been 150$ (to Europe) But they had cracks and I was concerned. So in the end didn't, because I wanted em as a nice does everything, masters nothing bow. And I like their form/limbs. Hope to still one day get one.
What a great, fun and informative video! Found a Bear Golden Fox 60"/30 lb now for $25 at an antique store. Needs a string and cleaning...think I'll pick it up. Oh... "Availability"... (Grammar Nazi...sorry). Seriously... this is a great, well done video! Thanks!
I got a 1961 Strato Jet Target of an unknown original lbs rating from my uncle a few months back along with some other toys. It was supposedly last strung for 50lb, but that string broke sometime before I was born in 1996. Wondering if I should try to have it strung again as my first bow, or just pass it on to an existing enthusiast archer?
I got from a friend his dad in the mid 2000's a 55 pound Ben Person Super Jet 62 inches or 5 foot 2 inch (we think not sure on the bow since it for enameled over before the Return of the Jedi Helmets the rebels had on Forest Moon of Endor camo job in the mid 1980's). I think this the only model that went past 55 pounds though most are 55 pounds and under. The bow is nice Though was bit much on bow for me, was a smooth shooter. in 2020 or 2019 I gave the bow to my brother due to him liking the bow when he used it and he only had a Bear Grizzly. The Bow is going to get an USA army green and Tan Camo spray paint with a matte clear coat over the paint eventually by my brother or worst case left as is but at least given two hair rests/fuzzy Velcro glued on the rests for the bow. He needs to get the new string I forgot to buy him before getting to use the bow again. The prices of the bows has gone down into below $100 for the bows including shipping so they are a good price, just not in the best of shape, need some work and looking over for deep scratches in the pictures that might be the only way to have the bow not usable.
Found one several years ago and it has been in my closet ever since. BP Power Jet Bow cat no 3340. 30lb model. I want to put a string on it. Can someone off some guidance on getting the correct string for it?
I had a green and white striped one that I don't remember as being a recurve. I shot it almost every day when I was 12 and 13. What would be the proper string to buy for a bow like this?
@@3DArchery Oh, right. It may have been the 334 Power Jet that you also did a video on but mine was striped dark green, light green, and possibly white as you see here (although this isn't a Power Jet. www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ben-Pearson-Super-Jet-335-59-Green-Fiberglass-Recurve-Bow-No-String/133547009956?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3Ded582866fb31431d91ecfdf307609856%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D184466685519%26itm%3D133547009956%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2334524%26brand%3DBEN+PEARSON&_trksid=p2334524.c100667.m2042
I have a stratojet 337 gold and white 35 lb Target what size string does it take. I realize this is a year old video the bow you're shooting is identical to what I have so I think it's a 58
Buen día.muy buen video veo que está bien informado con el arco recurvo y me gustaría hacerle una consulta.tengoun arco Browning modelo 3350 y está sin la cuerda.que cuerda llevaría? Gracias
Great question and one I do not have an answer for. Not sure how that would affect it. From what I can gather it works by timing the difference between two points that are an inch or so apart. Don’t see how short of a distance between two points would cause any issues.
@@3DArchery okay does it measure the movement through a field or a a laser refraction cuz if it oscillates so fast is it actually picking up those vibrations in going into the calculation of the speed?
@@3DArchery look up slow motion video on RUclips of an arrow in flight I've seen them Flex with some of the slow motion cameras is much is 56in and the crazy thing is it keeps a straight flight path
The arrow will fly in the direction of the Node Points. A well tuned arrow flexes as little as possible. The chronograph readers are about 2” left to right, so the will catch the arrow. Here is a kicker, on compounds they flex in the vertical plane as opposed to the horizontal due to the release
They called it a semi recurve. Here is a link to a collection of the catalogs. Scan through it and see which one you have. It will also list the brace height for you on most years. www.vintagearchery.org/ben-pearson---golden-sovereign.html
It was made from 1959 to 1966. listed as 5' in length and sold in weights from 20 to 40, in five pound increments. You will find it in the catalogs at the website "Archery Vintage and Traditional"
@@3DArchery definitely a model 336. 5' unstrung. How long should my string be? My 336 jet bow has only a 55" stretched string. Why can I find 337 and others but not this 336. Thank you again for all helpful info in my research of this particular bow. Later we can talk if you can help research a 1940ish daisy pump BB rifle.
@@hayleyharris2139 They never listed a string length, so you should buy one about 3 to 4" shorter than the bow. The 336 is listed in the catalogs at this site, just check out the years I gave, it will be under the "Jet" bows page. www.vintagearchery.org/ben-pearson---golden-sovereign.html
Oops! Fat fingers! I have a Ben Pearson fiberglass bow that was handed down to me back in 1978, it’s the Ben Pearson Power Jet Bow 334 . Haven’t shot it in years, maybe it’s time for a new string & hit the range
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I learned to love archery on a 15# fiberglass bow. Now 69 years young and own 5 different bows. All traditional and still love it.
Wish the american market could see the importance of making products like this again. I'd totally buy a modern production version of these.
i agree. i had a 35lb version of this bow and done a lot of killing with it. never knew what it was or just how dang old it was lol wish ida held on to it now. i miss it
I also have a 35lb version of this bow. Looks just like the one in your video. For about 40 years it has been my go to bunny buster.
It was the only commercial bow I shot for years. No sights, never took a hunting shot over twenty yards, but I hit what I shot at. I shot it on a cant, so it absolutely ruined me for the pin sight compounds to come. Bowfishing, rabbit hunting, deer hunting, just stump shooting. All the same bow. left it out in the rain, dropped it in deep snow and had to wait for it to melt to find it. It never even knew it. Loved that bow. Probably tough for the company to make money on after a point, because they lasted forever no matter what. Slowly strangled their own market.
you had me @ asking for advice.
I bought a Ben Pearson model 3350 green fiberglass for $10 at a flea market. It still in great condition new string on it and still flinging arrows. 60"45# but actually it's 50# when used my weight puller. Hand shock still has some getting use to. I'm fine with it though. Very good bow.
Great video Greg! Very informative. I have two Strato Jets, a 35# and a 40#. They cost me $35 each at a Good Will Store. Not bad considering how YOU drove up the prices. LOL I shoot 600 spine GT arrows out of these bow with no problem. These bows are pure fun to shoot!
Nice video thanks. I liked it. I shoot a 337- 50 lbs for about 4 years now and getting pretty sharp with it ,nice bow havent seen another one but im in New Zealand might be why cheers for the history kiwi Carl
Hi Greg, nice wayback machine video.
I have 3 Ben Pearson Jet bows just for fun. I got them because of your 20 pound challenge video.
I bring them out for my grandkids and even my kids love shooting them..
Always fun when you have a Pearson in your hand.
Be safe Ambassador.
Pearson Power 🏹🏹🏹
Rick Mansberger
Redmond Sports Group
First bow I ever bought, got in the mid 60s and just pulled it out of a box of many at the hardware store. Only color available was drak green, seemed to shoot pretty well. Cost about 5 bucks and only came in 45lb.
I love the strato jet.
After watching this video I figured out something. My bow is older than I thought. It still shots well also.
I found my 40# 337 at a flea market...$20.Made a Flemish twist string, love shooting it
I found a 50# 337 in the basement ceiling rafters twenty years ago of a house I bought. It needs a string now but the kids and I shot the hell out of it when they were strong enough.
thank yew. enjoyed.
Excellent!!!
I almost bought one a year ago, well two for 80$ and.. shipping combined would have been 150$ (to Europe)
But they had cracks and I was concerned.
So in the end didn't, because I wanted em as a nice does everything, masters nothing bow.
And I like their form/limbs.
Hope to still one day get one.
thanks. I found a ben pearson superjet bow on craigslist for $40 dollars. I dont shoot it much, but thanks to this video, I will be.
My first bow was a 25# Jet which I still enjoy. My 2nd is a 40# Rogue 7058. Used bears are over priced too.
What a great, fun and informative video! Found a Bear Golden Fox 60"/30 lb now for $25 at an antique store. Needs a string and cleaning...think I'll pick it up. Oh... "Availability"... (Grammar Nazi...sorry). Seriously... this is a great, well done video! Thanks!
Well done good job
I got a 1961 Strato Jet Target of an unknown original lbs rating from my uncle a few months back along with some other toys. It was supposedly last strung for 50lb, but that string broke sometime before I was born in 1996. Wondering if I should try to have it strung again as my first bow, or just pass it on to an existing enthusiast archer?
I too love mine they are fun. 👍🏼🏹🇺🇸
Good video Greg. Greg are you going to have Oktobowfest this year?
Hi Gregory! I have a small request. Could you write down arrow weight and poundage (maby draw length)?
Are you trying to tempt Fleanna?
$15.50 in 1964 is $130 today adjusted for inflation.
Ben Pearson also manufactured automotive lifts.
I have a strato jet, a 55lb I think. It has a lot of hand shock. Tried adjusting brace hight, it didn't help. Maybe a 12 lb arrow?
Yeah had one like that too. Never could get rid of the hand shock.
I got from a friend his dad in the mid 2000's a 55 pound Ben Person Super Jet 62 inches or 5 foot 2 inch (we think not sure on the bow since it for enameled over before the Return of the Jedi Helmets the rebels had on Forest Moon of Endor camo job in the mid 1980's). I think this the only model that went past 55 pounds though most are 55 pounds and under. The bow is nice Though was bit much on bow for me, was a smooth shooter. in 2020 or 2019 I gave the bow to my brother due to him liking the bow when he used it and he only had a Bear Grizzly. The Bow is going to get an USA army green and Tan Camo spray paint with a matte clear coat over the paint eventually by my brother or worst case left as is but at least given two hair rests/fuzzy Velcro glued on the rests for the bow. He needs to get the new string I forgot to buy him before getting to use the bow again.
The prices of the bows has gone down into below $100 for the bows including shipping so they are a good price, just not in the best of shape, need some work and looking over for deep scratches in the pictures that might be the only way to have the bow not usable.
Which is the Ben Pearson fibreglass bow where you can take the limbs out of the handle? It's about 54 or 56 inch I think!
I have one, it is the Model 904. Working on a video of it. Should be out on a few weeks
I have a bow like that BP 337 hunting, shoots nice
Found one several years ago and it has been in my closet ever since. BP Power Jet Bow cat no 3340. 30lb model. I want to put a string on it. Can someone off some guidance on getting the correct string for it?
If there is a bow length on it, buy a string about 2 or 3" shorter than the length on the bow.
I had a green and white striped one that I don't remember as being a recurve. I shot it almost every day when I was 12 and 13. What would be the proper string to buy for a bow like this?
If it was not a recurve, it was a different model. The string is dependent on the bows size.
@@3DArchery Oh, right. It may have been the 334 Power Jet that you also did a video on but mine was striped dark green, light green, and possibly white as you see here (although this isn't a Power Jet.
www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ben-Pearson-Super-Jet-335-59-Green-Fiberglass-Recurve-Bow-No-String/133547009956?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3Ded582866fb31431d91ecfdf307609856%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D184466685519%26itm%3D133547009956%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2334524%26brand%3DBEN+PEARSON&_trksid=p2334524.c100667.m2042
The 334 is the long bow one
I have a stratojet 337 gold and white 35 lb Target what size string does it take. I realize this is a year old video the bow you're shooting is identical to what I have so I think it's a 58
You normally get a string a few inches shorter than the bow. Being a 66" bow, a 62 to 63" string should work.
@@3DArchery okay thank you your video was awesome lot of good information
Buen día.muy buen video veo que está bien informado con el arco recurvo y me gustaría hacerle una consulta.tengoun arco Browning modelo 3350 y está sin la cuerda.que cuerda llevaría? Gracias
A Dacron string for sure. No, and I repeat, no Fast Flight.
My question is does the oscillation of the arrow as it leaves the bow affect the chronograph
Great question and one I do not have an answer for. Not sure how that would affect it. From what I can gather it works by timing the difference between two points that are an inch or so apart. Don’t see how short of a distance between two points would cause any issues.
@@3DArchery okay does it measure the movement through a field or a a laser refraction cuz if it oscillates so fast is it actually picking up those vibrations in going into the calculation of the speed?
@@johnlindsay6465
The time window is so small, milliseconds, that any oscillations would have no effect. I mean how much can it flex in a millisecond?
@@3DArchery look up slow motion video on RUclips of an arrow in flight I've seen them Flex with some of the slow motion cameras is much is 56in and the crazy thing is it keeps a straight flight path
The arrow will fly in the direction of the Node Points. A well tuned arrow flexes as little as possible.
The chronograph readers are about 2” left to right, so the will catch the arrow. Here is a kicker, on compounds they flex in the vertical plane as opposed to the horizontal due to the release
Know how to repair a shakespeare broken limb? It's solid fiberglass holding on by a layer of fiberglass
Depends on how and where it is broken
What brace height is recommended for the colt.
Depends on the year. Do you know what year it is? Or what model number?
@@3DArchery no serial # I purchased it around 1966.
Recurve or more of a long bow?
@@3DArchery long
Bow did not know there was a colt longbow
They called it a semi recurve. Here is a link to a collection of the catalogs. Scan through it and see which one you have. It will also list the brace height for you on most years.
www.vintagearchery.org/ben-pearson---golden-sovereign.html
Need info on model 336 can't find it can you help
It was made from 1959 to 1966. listed as 5' in length and sold in weights from 20 to 40, in five pound increments. You will find it in the catalogs at the website "Archery Vintage and Traditional"
@@3DArchery definitely a model 336. 5' unstrung. How long should my string be? My 336 jet bow has only a 55" stretched string. Why can I find 337 and others but not this 336. Thank you again for all helpful info in my research of this particular bow. Later we can talk if you can help research a 1940ish daisy pump BB rifle.
@@hayleyharris2139
They never listed a string length, so you should buy one about 3 to 4" shorter than the bow.
The 336 is listed in the catalogs at this site, just check out the years I gave, it will be under the "Jet" bows page.
www.vintagearchery.org/ben-pearson---golden-sovereign.html
Id still buy one if they still sold them. Buy the way im looking for one in 50#
Thank god I got mine cheap! Lol
Just picked up a 335 super jet #45 at a garage sale. For $1
Now that is a deal!
I hate people that get good bows for $1 before i can get to them.
I have a fiberglass bow given to
Oops! Fat fingers! I have a Ben Pearson fiberglass bow that was handed down to me back in 1978, it’s the Ben Pearson Power Jet Bow 334 . Haven’t shot it in years, maybe it’s time for a new string & hit the range
I still shoot mine