I have a Hill Longbow that is a take down...What tricks do you guys have for breaking one down without losing your brace height on your string when you reassemble? Also, when you break it down there is a little bit of grease on it for lube and what not, anyway, what do you do to keep it from getting grease everywhere or dirt on your takedown system?

I like the idea of breaking it down putting it in a carrying case and throwing it in the back off your car and being able to take it out slap it together and begin to shoot...but if you have to go through the rigmarole of stringing unstringing to get the right brace height it is a lot of work for just breaking it down for ease...

so, what have you found that saves you time?

for the grease you can either clean it off and then reapply or slip a plastic sandwich bag and rubberband around it

It really should not need grease and grease attracts dirt. As for the string just thread it back on the tip if it has come off. You can also thread the string loops through each other so they can't unravel.

I use a twist tie of a bread bag for the string

I also put a thin piece of arrow wrap around one arrow that I can use to check the breach height.  This is usually the arrow that I have a blunt on d=so I can identify it easily in my dawgware quiver.

QuoteOriginally posted by tracker12:
I also put a thin piece of arrow wrap around one arrow that I can use to check the breach height.  This is usually the arrow that I have a blunt on d=so I can identify it easily in my dawgware quiver.

Big thanks

Great Tips Thanks!

Yep bread wrapper twist tie for me also.

I'll mark my arrows with cresting or a tiny drop of whiteout at the proper brace.  I learned that trick from KentuckyTJ after he made a post about it some time ago and it has been a valuable tool on travel hunting trips.

Jake

take one loop in each hand.
left loop through right loop, then take the right loop and thread through the left loop- pull snug- should stay like that

QuoteOriginally posted by fujimo:
take one loop in each hand.
left loop through right loop, then take the right loop and thread through the left loop- pull snug- should stay like that

x2, string then can be folded up for small size

Shouldn't an endless loop work better for this?  I find they're a lot easier to keep brace height-just remember no twists and you're at brace height.

If you aren't getting on an air plane, i wouldn't take it apart. just get a string keeper to keep the string from sliding down the limb, and put it in a bow sock.

take one loop in each hand.
left loop through right loop, then take the right loop and thread through the left loop- pull snug- should stay like that

3X on this one for your string.

I keep a broken arrow that I cut to the length of my brace height.