Taking Down Takedowns

[Patrick]

#6797

Do those of you who have takedown bows only “take them down” when the situation absolutely requires it, as a last resort? In a round about way, I guess I’m asking how often you typically break them down.

[purehunter]

#54981

I leave my bow bolted together almost all the time. The bowyer, South Cox at Stalker Recurves, said it could be taken down on a regular basis. But, why stress the bolts if you don’t have too. I always worry about cross threading.

Purehunter

[rayborbon]

#55025

I pack mine in and out broken down until I hit the hunting areas. My favorite take down doesn’t have bolts. It’s a sleeve style and goes together in a snap. Seems logical and simple. Works well.

[William Warren]

#58318

Only take mine down as needed.

[frassettor]

#60122

Had mine for a couple of years now and only took them dowm a couple of times now.

[David Petersen]

#60327

I not only don’t take down my Shrew Classic Hunter unless I’m going on an airplane, but either it or it’s twin one-piece is always braced while hanging on the rack. Shrew uses a BowBolt system so it’s just a twist and pull. However, I’ve made several take-down two-piece wood bows using a rectangular sleeve, brass into steel. Those suckers can really lock up on you after being assembled for a while, making taking them down a challenge for one guy. Much easier if you put the bow behind lets just above the knees, grasp it with one hand on each side of the handle and spread your knees so that your legs rather than your arms do the work. I personally don’t care for 3-piece bows, having owned a few over the years. The advantages of course are that you can buy different limbs for the same handle section, and they are shorter than a 2-piece when taken down. The disadvantage is that rather huge handle riser section, adding buld and weight I don’t need. With a 54″ Shrew, that’s two 27″ sections that fit in almost any suitcase or bag. Off topic a bit, sorry.

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