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Title: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: stevewills on December 14, 2010, 06:36:00 PM
got a 3 piece td tim meigs yesterday and when i get it back about 20 inches it makes a popping sound.are the limb pockets supposed to be felted cause these are not,i went and shot it today and everone said it was slow on my other post,well this one slings them pretty good,it may have something to do with the 70lbs.draw
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Joe Subler on December 14, 2010, 06:38:00 PM
Had one do that at one time and was advised by the bowyer to put a little vaseline on the pockets before putting the limbs on.  Worked like a charm.

Cheers,
Joe
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Bjorn on December 14, 2010, 06:42:00 PM
String wax works great.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Dirtybird on December 14, 2010, 06:44:00 PM
Ditto, I've always used string wax if the problem occurred.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: limbolt on December 14, 2010, 07:26:00 PM
String wax x3.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Elkchaser on December 15, 2010, 12:00:00 AM
At 70# for me, it would be my elbows and shoulders popping   :biglaugh:
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Orion on December 15, 2010, 12:09:00 AM
String wax works good in warm to moderate weather, but it can crack loudly in very cold weather.  Scary.  I've always liked thin cork, felt or moleskin between the limb butts and riser limb bases on 3-piece take down bows. Some other plastic like thin sheet materials that I don't know the name of also work.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: on December 15, 2010, 01:18:00 AM
Cork on all my 3 pieces!

Bisch
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Jim Wright on December 15, 2010, 05:19:00 PM
If you apply a thin coat of Abu Garcia Reel Lube (teflon paste) with a q-tip the popping will likely go away plus it works in any climate and will not cause the riser and limb to stick together like string wax can.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: randy grider on December 16, 2010, 08:26:00 AM
cut a gasket out of thin plastic, like a grocery bag. Thats all you'll need.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: bornagainbowhunter on December 16, 2010, 08:36:00 AM
Could be that cork is the answer.  I ahve seen that on alot of takedowns.

God Bless,
Nathan
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: countrygirl on December 16, 2010, 08:59:00 AM
My bow was doing the same thing on our last hunting trip and Tom found that one of the alinement pins was loose. Two drops of super glue and no more noise.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Dirtybird on December 16, 2010, 02:32:00 PM
You can purchase compressed cork at any arts and craft store.  It helps.
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: Bullfrog on December 16, 2010, 03:04:00 PM
I am used to shooting 1 piece D bows and bought a 3 piece hybrid that had a pop noise to it. I found out that was just the way the bow sounded. I sold it.   BILL
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: 30coupe on December 16, 2010, 03:38:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Elkchaser:
At 70# for me, it would be my elbows and shoulders popping    :biglaugh:  
I'll second that!
Title: Re: 3 piece longbow popping
Post by: stevewills on December 16, 2010, 03:48:00 PM
i took it too the indoor range last night and there wasnt any popping when it was warm so ill probaly moleskin it and see where i have to go from there