Rebuilt Riser

Thumper Dunker · May 01, 2016, 01:51:00 AM

A good while back some crazy fat guy was out hunting ground squirrels . Tried to get up and fell on one of my bows. Later that day I found a small crack in the riser. Finished the day shooting with it . Crack staid the same never grew larger. Was a wall hanger for a long while. Last week I decided to try and fix it. Glued the crack up, ran a couple of steel pins in it and refinished it. Strung it up two days ago and shot the snot out of it today and no crack. Time will tell. Renamed it .At any moment

Not going to let ant body shoot it but me. I'm pretty confident it's going to be ok. :rolleyes: Crack was just about in the middle of the shelf maybe 3/8"

Thumper Dunker · May 01, 2016, 01:55:00 AM

Wrong picture ? That was the first five shots at a rose at 20+- yards Still shoots good. Here's where the crack was.

Dogboy900 · May 01, 2016, 03:22:00 AM

Nice repair. I can't even see where the crack was! It looks deadly to coyotes too.

highlow · May 01, 2016, 08:07:00 AM

What did you rename it? And don't worry about letting anyone but you shoot it. No one will want to. It's a Widda!

awry · May 01, 2016, 10:25:00 AM

See the pins but no crack. Good job

mahantango · May 01, 2016, 11:57:00 AM

Don't think that's a Widow.

Thumper Dunker · May 01, 2016, 12:41:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by mahantango:
Don't think that's a Widow.

Its one of my Rainyday bows Buy George Perez. I'm going to get another riser for it one of these days. If it dose go I think the crack will open up first to give me a warning.

That what makes it exciting shooting it you never know. :rolleyes:I think its going to be ok .For a while any way.

kennym · May 01, 2016, 01:12:00 PM

Hey Tim, it can be worse when a fat guy with a mule lands on his bow!! Just wish I'd had a vid of it all so I could see how it actually went!

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=125&t=000226#000000

RainyDayBows · May 01, 2016, 02:37:00 PM

Tim , Be safe and not sorry you mentioned you wanted to help build your next riser lets do it.

Thumper Dunker · May 01, 2016, 05:49:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
Hey Tim, it can be worse when a fat guy with a mule lands on his bow!! Just wish I'd had a vid of it all so I could see how it actually went!

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=125&t=000226#000000

How is that bow doing? that crack looks much worse than mine. I have four other bows that I can shoot well with and two are my to go bows so I don't have to have this one it was just bugging me. And yes George I really want another riser for these limbs . Got a pretty wild idea for it.

kennym · May 02, 2016, 06:43:00 AM

I used it the rest of that year, then built another. Been sitting in the shop since, but thinking about reshaping the limbs a little and trying her again. Has a bit too aggressive reflex to suit me right now , thinking if I slimmed the tips a little it might help her out.

Thumper Dunker · May 03, 2016, 02:38:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
I used it the rest of that year, then built another. Been sitting in the shop since, but thinking about reshaping the limbs a little and trying her again. Has a bit too aggressive reflex to suit me right now , thinking if I slimmed the tips a little it might help her out.

Thanks for the up date. Good luck with her.