If it's going to be more than 48 hours before I shoot again, I unstring; otherwise, they stay strung. I usually have 2 or 3 strung, and a couple unstrung, but I shoot as often as I can. IIRC, BW says leave theirs braced.

Rob, the ones that I saw take the most set had a considerable amount of edge grain black locust in the core and on the belly...but they were indeed fiberglassed longbows. The bowyer actually stopped using black locust (despite its high compression strength) because he too noticed some of his longbows were taking a set over time. I never tried leaving any other deeper cored longbows strung after that...because I felt it was just too easy to string and unstring them to risk such.

Hmm, only one of mine is a recurve, the rest are longbows.  One of 'em I know has been strung for three years, other than a change of strings.  

I can't tell you it hasn't lost ANY weight, because I didn't scale it the day I got it.  I can tell you that as of two weeks ago I had it on my spring scale, and it still reads the same weight that is marked on the riser.

If you store a strung recurve hanging horizontal from the string can it be stored with a bow quiver attached ?? If not, how should I store my bow if I want to leave it on ??

Recurve or longbow, I unstring using a stringer.

Unstrung/Habit unless on a Hunt.

All Widows...  I leave the curves strung and let the LB's down.  Always use a stringer.....

QuoteOriginally posted by Protege Longbows:
Rob, the ones that I saw take the most set had a considerable amount of edge grain black locust in the core and on the belly...but they were indeed fiberglassed longbows. The bowyer actually stopped using black locust (despite its high compression strength) because he too noticed some of his longbows were taking a set over time. I never tried leaving any other deeper cored longbows strung after that...because I felt it was just too easy to string and unstring them to risk such.

ah. locust.  all mine are bamboo, with some tempered.  :D

The ones I shoot every day or two remain strung. If not being regularly shot I unstring them. I even take some of the TDs apart and put them in cases.  Most of this is because I don't have a rack solution for my bows.  I need to build a vertical hanging system.

Longbow.... strung most of the time...over the winter it sits unshot alot.....doesn't seem to bother it.

When I asked Steve at Northern Mist about it, he said its so easy to unstring em, why not? He has a point, so I unstring mine after every use, even though I will likely shoot it again later that day or the next.

I keep mine unstrung, mostly because it saves space.

Although recurves seem to be less effected by being strung than a deep cored longbow, one other risk to a strung recurve (especially a static bow) is more prone to damage if it was to fall off a rack and hit the ground on the tip in a sideways (twisting manner). Or if a string was to fail for some reason, you will witness a "bang" as the bow releases its stored energy. If you know how to properly string and unstring a bow, it is my opinion that it is just safer all the way around.

I leave my recurves strung, I unstring my longbows and selfbows

If I know I'm going to be shooting a particular bow for a few consecutive days I will leave it strung. But in most instances I unstring my bows.

Old School unstrung always. I killed a LB leaving it strung as a kid. Modern stringers make stringing & un too easy.

QuoteOriginally posted by sentinel:
If you store a strung recurve hanging horizontal from the string can it be stored with a bow quiver attached ?? If not, how should I store my bow if I want to leave it on ??

Anyone? I'd like to hear opinions about this too.

Both of my Blacktail take down recurves have been strung for the last 15 months.

That says it all, right there...

I leave mine strung. hanging on the bow rack.