In an older Traditional Bowhunter magazine is a review of a Horne takedown recurve where limb set is integral with riser. Riser divides via an interrupted pin inset. I did not identify this takedown bow on Horne's web site.

Are bows that take down this way still made? If they are, who makes them? Does this takedown mechanism have some inherent weakness or problem that I should be aware of?

Do you have a picture? I would give Horne Archery a call and ask them.

Although I don't have the ability to furnish graphics, here is information from the article.

1. (Traditional Bow Review) "Brush Bow T/D Longbow from Horne's Archery," Traditional Bowhunter, Dec/Jan 2007.

2. Takedown system: "The Bow Bolt take-down system from Warren Archery . . . Cutting off certain parts of the male and the female threads allows the male part of the Bow Bolt to be inserted all the way to the flange of the female part. At this point the male and female parts are centered and the male and femal threads aligned. A quarter turn clockwise is all it takes to tighten the flanges against each other. No tool are needed to lock or unlock this sturdy system."
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Although it's referred to as a longbow, it looks like a recurve to me. And since I perceive it as such, I returned to Horne's web site to see whether it was offered where I hadn't looked. It is not.

I also visited Craig Warren's web site to learn more about the Bow Bolt. Interesting, but I have never seen a bow with this takedown mechanism, nor do I know anyone who has. Apparently, Horne's interrupted thread version is not a custom alteration, rather a variation offered by Warren.

That's all I know about this.

Lance: Craig Warren of Warren's Archery (a sponsor) makes not only the bow bolt but he also makes custom longbows and recurves with and without the bowbolt. If you contact him he can either make you a bow with the bolt or he can tell you who can. I can tell you the system is bomb proof if done correctly. Call Craig...you will not be disappointed.

QuoteOriginally posted by Bill Carlsen:
Lance: Craig Warren of Warren's Archery (a sponsor) makes not only the bow bolt but he also makes custom longbows and recurves with and without the bowbolt. If you contact him he can either make you a bow with the bolt or he can tell you who can. I can tell you the system is bomb proof if done correctly. Call Craig...you will not be disappointed.

Many thanks for the information.

You have addressed what I intended to query in another thread. I think of this takedown device as rendering a one-piece bow into a takedown. In the universe of one-piece bows, what bows or bowyers create bows with greatest percentage of stored energy? I think I'm asking about bow efficiency, but I also think?? I should be asking whether these most efficient bows are forgiving or stable to shoot??

Right now, I use only DAS Master Hunters. So I suspect some of the makers of limb sets for my bows do not make one-piece bows that might be satisfactory candidates for Mr. Warren's unusual takedown mechanism.

Lance: I am a DAS shooter, as well. It is going to be a task to find a bowbolt bow that comes close to the performance I suspect you are getting now. I am really impressed with my Border HEX 5 limbs but doubt that Sid would want to embark on an experiment with the bolt. But....ask, you just never know what a guy will do.

I know that to be done right the bow bolt must be installed while the bow is in the building stage...from scratch. It is almost impossible to retrofit a finished bow.

I still think it would be wise to give Craig a call. There are some technical issues involved with making the riser that must be compatible with the function of the bolt.

Several bowyers use them. Shrew bows by Ron LaClair and Navajo Stick bows by Roy Hall are two right off the top of my head.

Many thanks for your information, guys.

Bill, I would not expect a non-metal or all-graphite riser to have a Master Hunter's storage efficiency. I also don't know what I should expect.

I think I'm considering a more basic bow than even a stripped Master Hunter can become. I doubt I would hunt large animals with it. But knock-around target shooting and small game hunting? Different story.