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Title: Broken Herters Help
Post by: foxchef on June 13, 2008, 08:29:00 PM

Recently broke the tip on this old Herters, 1961 I believe. It shot really well. I didn't pay a whole lot for it $40 or so. Any suggestions?

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Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: aromakr on June 13, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Yep! hang it on the wall.
Bob

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: shamus on June 14, 2008, 12:20:00 AM

looks pretty bad. Try posting this over at the history/collecting forum and you might get a better answer.

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: foxchef on June 14, 2008, 02:59:00 AM

Thanks,
Wasn't sure where to post this question . I'll give that a try. Thanks for the info on brace height on Herters bows on another thread. I have a few that I lucked into. Great shooters and look good to.

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: Killdeer on June 14, 2008, 05:05:00 AM

Bowdoc is hunting right now, right? Maybe Droptine will see this.

Killdeer

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: Danny Rowan on June 14, 2008, 06:21:00 AM

Do not think that can be fixed, wall hanger for sure.

Danny

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: kurtbel5 on June 16, 2008, 04:38:00 PM

I call foul,Can you give us the story?   :bigsmyl:  
            Kurt

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: foxchef on June 17, 2008, 12:54:00 AM

Not really sure what happened. I'd had it for a while and had shot quite a bit with it. Great shooter. Actually hit where I pointed it, most of the time!  One afternoon fired an arrow and it sounded and felt different and a millisecond later the string slapped me in the face. I thought that the bow had exploded, as I've read that this can happen. I was lucky enough to only have a pretty good welt on my cheek.
Any ideas? I thought I had looked it over pretty good for cracks and delams, apparently missed something. Time for new glasses?
  :rolleyes:    :saywhat:

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: britts on June 17, 2008, 02:08:00 PM

Were you shooting a dacron string?

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: foxchef on June 22, 2008, 05:35:00 PM

I shoot 3rivers dacron strings. I thought dacron was safe?

Title: Re: Broken Herters Help
Post by: tim-flood on June 23, 2008, 11:01:00 AM

you can always shorten it the same from each end and redo the nocks but it will be heavy, it will look like a reflex deflex then you can take some width from the limbs to lighten the load.
But the auction site is full of bows similar to that!!