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Main Discussion Area => Horn Bows => Topic started by: Jakesnyder on February 21, 2020, 08:41:15 am

Title: Cold weather shooting?
Post by: Jakesnyder on February 21, 2020, 08:41:15 am

How do horn bows tolerate cold weather? I understand warming up the limbs but if your in pretty cold weather will that affect them?

Title: Re: Cold weather shooting?
Post by: bownarra on February 21, 2020, 12:08:42 pm

The draw weight will go up a little but other than that no problem.

Title: Re: Cold weather shooting?
Post by: gorazd on March 11, 2020, 06:52:36 pm

Mongols atacked Europe and Russia in the winter months so obviously their horn bows did just fine  :BB

Quote from: bownarra on February 21, 2020, 12:08:42 pm

The draw weight will go up a little but other than that no problem.

Title: Re: Cold weather shooting?
Post by: WhistlingBadger on March 11, 2020, 07:37:03 pm

Hey, Jake, I asked this question about self-bows a while back.  The consensus is that it can raise your draw weight a bit, but poses no risk to the bow.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,67007.msg941020.html#msg941020

The Tukudeka/sheepeaters around here hunted all winter at high altitude with horn bows, and they seemed to do pretty well.