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Title: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: aim small...release on June 19, 2015, 07:52:00 PM

I wanna get out the ol bear and shoot it. It's in great shape overall but has these on upper and lower limb same spot are these ok   (http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b620/Weakman_85/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150619_194517_zpscn68alze.jpg) (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/Weakman_85/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150619_194517_zpscn68alze.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: Sam McMichael on June 19, 2015, 08:45:00 PM

I don't know, but either way, you have an excellent opportunity to justify buying a new bow.

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: aim small...release on June 19, 2015, 08:54:00 PM

Lol I hear ya I already bought a new longbow but keep going back to that bear... Something about it and it's history

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: MR BILL SHORTY on June 19, 2015, 09:07:00 PM

shoot it   :archer2:

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: cyred4d on June 19, 2015, 09:47:00 PM

I agree, shoot it.

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: on June 19, 2015, 09:52:00 PM

Depending on what that looks like in person, it might just scare me a bit!

Bisch

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: aim small...release on June 19, 2015, 09:55:00 PM

It doesn't look deep... Maybe just the glass?

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: Hummer3T on June 19, 2015, 11:19:00 PM

I had one like that on a BP, bow blew up in my hands.  made quite a bit of noise just before it went and evidence got worse.

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: RecurveRookie on June 20, 2015, 06:57:00 PM

Looks like just the glass, but wear safety glasses if you shoot it, or maybe a helmet...lol

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: damascusdave on June 20, 2015, 07:07:00 PM

Kind of unclear what you are talking about...I shoot old Bears that look a lot worse than that all the time

DDave

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: PaulDeadringer29 on June 20, 2015, 07:09:00 PM

Shoot it

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on June 20, 2015, 07:39:00 PM

If you are talking about the stress crack, I would shoot it.

Title: Re: Should I be concerned about this????
Post by: Babbling Bob on June 20, 2015, 09:23:00 PM

I got worse stress cracks on three of my old Bears, a '59 K and a '60 K. Specials, and a '61 Kodiak.  Shoot'em all the time and no problems, especially the '61 Kodiak.  May have them refinished and the cracks touched up Locktite when extra money comes around, but they shoot fine.

Shoot it.