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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Florida bowhunter on September 18, 2014, 05:10:00 PM
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Do you leave your bow strung or unstrung, when you are thru shooting or hunting for the day.....??
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Strung
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Strung for the season.
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My main bows have been strung for years. They sometimes get unstrung for maintenance and string replacement. Not recommending just answering. :archer:
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Always strung unless I'm tuning or if it'll sit in a hot car
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I believe it all depends if you are still going hunting or shooting targets . If it is going to be more than a week I unstring mine.
Just my thoughts on the matter
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Mine has been strung continuously for the past 6-7 yrs except to replace the string. This is of course with the manufacturers blessing. Not to be done with the vintage bows.
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I try to shoot mine every day so it stays strung, I have seen some serious damage done when stringing and unstrung on a daily basis.....
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Boy, this sure comes up a lot. The bows I shoot frequently , vintage or otherwise, stay strung - some for years. Always unstring when traveling in a hot vehicle. No right or wrong, just do what you're comfortable with.
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Bjorn X2!
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Strung when I am hunting, unstrung all other times.
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It really does not matter..........but for the record, I unstring mine every time I get done shooting.
Bisch
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Originally posted by Bisch:
It really does not matter..........but for the record, I unstring mine every time I get done shooting.
Bisch
X2.
I don't like the idea of loosing draw weight.
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Have to unstring my horn bow after every time, the Manchu type stays strung.
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Originally posted by Mr. fingers:
Originally posted by Bisch:
It really does not matter..........but for the record, I unstring mine every time I get done shooting.
Bisch
X2.
I don't like the idea of loosing draw weight. [/b]
x3
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I will leave mine strung for a few days at a time, ecspecially during hunting season. Most times, unstrung....saves space since I hang mine vertically.
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I leave recurves strung all the time , the bowyers of them all say draw weight will not be lost and the chance if bow damage stringing and un stringing is greatly reduced , I normally unstring longbows
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Unstring longbows and you can leave your recurve strung if you shoot it ALL the time. If not daily, unstrung it!
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Here is what Bob Morrison told me years ago. I don't mind whether a customer unsrings or not-both are right, and does not affect the warranty. If you leave it strung you can expect to lose 1# of draw weight; but it is not permanent. Anyway that's what Bob had to say.
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I guess I operate under the old line that you can leave a recurve strung but a long bow needs to be unstrung.
My old dacron string Widow MA has been strung forever. No limb twist and no loss of #'s at draw. However, I keep my PL's unsrtung when not in use.
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Do what the Bowyer recommends....
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wow i thought it was the norm/rule of thumb/what everyone did was unstrung the bow when not shooting... man i guess i was wrong lol. i have always thought you would damage your bow if you let it be strung for even more then a day lol
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2bird, with modern materials that is no longer true. Self bows are another matter altogether. All wood bows (or bamboo) should not be strung unless they are in use. Fiberglass-backed (or equivalent) can be left strung indefinitely. The bow I'm shooting this season was my cousin's, one I got for him years ago, and after he passed away the bow was forgotten in a closet for several years. When his son found it and gave it to me, the FF string that was on it had stretched completely out. The bow was undamaged.
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Another aspect that may affect some. In Michigan when you transport a bow in your vehicle it must be either unstrung or in a case. I have a strung recurve case, so can go either way, but I usually unstring it anyway just in case it gets hot in the car.