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Title: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 01, 2011, 05:48:00 PM

I got sucked in, couldn't pass it up on the auction site even though my kid said "Quit wasting your time" and took a chance. Sellers pics sucked and did not know the poundage. It's a Herters Perfection Mag takedown with aluminum/magnesium riser and attached bow quiver. Started acetone to take the fifteen coats of paint. 62"  53#@28. This will be my winter project. I would like to know the reccomended brace for these( came with 3 original 55" strings which string up to 9.5" brace from throat). Were the bow quivers standard ? Were the original risers painted or left bare ?

Thanks for the info .....and yes pics Will follow

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 01, 2011, 06:14:00 PM

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Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 01, 2011, 06:16:00 PM

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Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 01, 2011, 06:18:00 PM

what are those "clips " for ?

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 01, 2011, 06:21:00 PM

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Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 01, 2011, 06:23:00 PM

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Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 03, 2011, 06:02:00 AM

No info on those clips?

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: vintage-bears on December 03, 2011, 11:49:00 AM

Kuch,
If you know a furniture restorer or someone who has a dipping tank of stripper, that would be the way to go on that.
I'm talking "brief submersion" then into the hose we go to wash it all away.
I've done this many times when my brother was in the restoration biz.
........Philip

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 03, 2011, 01:55:00 PM

Thanks Philip, Lots of elbow grease with the 4 coats o paint. Any ideas on those clips and what the original riser colors were? I strung it up and feels at Least the 53# marked. Always wanted to see how their limbs "attached" to the riser.

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 03, 2011, 04:51:00 PM

I can see the fadeouts !
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Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 03, 2011, 04:53:00 PM

(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy259/elizipper/DSC00102.jpg)

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 03, 2011, 04:55:00 PM

(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy259/elizipper/DSC00103.jpg)

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: vintage-bears on December 03, 2011, 05:09:00 PM

Dip it Kuch!
It will completely remove everything and make it an easy resto.

.........Philip

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 03, 2011, 06:02:00 PM

I will next time , Philip. By the time I got your post ,I had 1 limb and the metal sockets mostly clean. Plan to shoot her tomorrow.

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: vintage-bears on December 03, 2011, 07:28:00 PM

Keep us posted Kuch.
I bet she shoots an arrow pretty good.

.........Philip

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: oldbohntr on December 04, 2011, 01:54:00 AM

Yes, I'll second the thought that it might shoot very well.  I've got two wood handle Herters T/Ds in 60 and 52# and had they shoot well. One suggestion though: take a look at the limb profile....that's quite a bit of mass.  Load those up with a heavy string and you will be hurting the bow's performance even more. However, if you put 10-12 strands of dacron on it, you'll very likely have a better shooter.

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 04, 2011, 01:38:00 PM

Tom, Just shot about 30 arrows. Not bad. Had an 8 strand FF but too long and brace was 7.5 had to try the original string(16 strand) , which I usually throw away but these were in good shape. Waxed it , braced at 9" and shot fair but more limb vibration than I'm used to. Not a bad bow for the price... unique.Seems like there were some good ideas (hex head bolts instead of flat head bolts to attach the metal brackets and quiver..which is solid and well made....but unusual contact points for the limbs.

Still don't know what those clips are for ?

Title: Re: Herters Perfection Mag ??s and refinish pics
Post by: kuch on December 31, 2011, 03:43:00 PM

this bow is in the classifieds,now