I too have got my hands of a stripped down Black Bear bow and am going through the same things. No grip, I'll wrap it. No string. No rest. I have emailed a few companies for suggestions, but am trying to get it right the first time around. Hookeye, you mentioned a guard that used the same mounting holes as the sight. I have seen the bent guards that screw into the bow itself, that's it. Bear customer service said they believed it to be 5/16 thread. Would many of the generic guards such as Cobra work?