Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: Kestrel on December 02, 2009, 05:26:58 am
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Hello,
I have a traditional recurve bow with at draw weight at 60#, to start with this is little bit to heavy. Will it be possible to reduce the draw weight by using a longer string?
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No that will only lower the brace height. Not much you can do for it if it is Fiber glass,if it was wood
you could scrape a little off. :)
Pappy
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Okay... It's a fiber glass :-\
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Build you one :),or shorten your draw length ,it will loose about 3 lbs. pre inch of shorter draw.
If it is 70 @28 then it would be about 64 @26.
Pappy
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I'll build one in the future. But would get some practice shooting first. If I leave to string on the bow for a long period will it loose some lbs?
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usually Glass bows won't, fiber glass has no memory ,like wood dose. :)
Pappy
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Pappy's right, you're only hope is to build a bow ;). If you're only interested in shooting you could make a light red oak D bow from a board in an hour or two.
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You could always trade for a lighter bow Kestrel
btw what model/specs bow do you have
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What zen said. Post it in the trading post. Someone (Eddie) might trade you for the bow you want.
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Ahh, beat me to it. ;)
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yea mullet will be all over it and if it is a bear he will go nuts.
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;D