Durability Of Takedown Bows

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Snickersnee

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I am buying a sling(not slingshot, I've got a couple of those
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I was considering a takedown recurve bow, since I love archery and it seems a likely solution. I was wondering though, are take down bows any less durable than "fixed" bows?

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Hey Snickersnee, good to see you around here again, I missed your posts! Don't have any info on the bows, but how's your Project 1 doing?
 
Snicker...
Go to the American Tomahawk Company forum and click on Andy Prisco's e-mail and address the question to him. I have just been looking at some of the bows he offers on his web site and I live the take down very much. I am sure he can give you some good advise.
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Hi Nick,
Where ya been? I used to have a Bear take-down recurve. It worked just as well as my one piece bows, but it was important to have the screws tight, but not so tight that they caused undue wear.
Dan
 
Properly assembled a well made takedown bow is just as tuff as a solid bow. Also you have the option of different draw weight limbs. I have two a PSE tournament (30 lb.) for fishing and a Martin Hatfield (45 lb.).
I am planning to get another Martin for a spare. A good place to look for bargans is ebay. As to draw weight the trend like firearms is "heavier is better". You can kill any game in the US with a 45 lb. pull.

Good hunting,

ts

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"Don't have any info on the bows, but how's your Project 1 doing?"

Five years of field use and still going strong! My appreciation of this knife has only grown.
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You know, I'd never even thought about checking eBay for take down bows till you just mentioned it. I'll check it out soon as I'm done here.

Thanks for the info, everybody!

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I agree with BMWGS80 and the other posters. Takedowns can work quite well. I heartily endorse BMW's advice to avoid going too heavy. After enjoying a 48lb custom longbow, I was deluded into thinking I needed 65lbs in the recurve I bought after the longbow. I can't shoot the 65 pounder nearly as accurately, despite attempts to build my upper body strength.

The bowyer who made my longbow said that one of his female customers used a 45lb bow to take a monster bull elk. She was named female bowhunter of the year in Arizona some years back.

Best of luck,

DPD.
 
Bows are great for hunting, but I like archery for its own sake, too. I don't worry about having the heaviest bow, I like a 45 or 50 pound bow, myself.

I've always prefered recurves, too. They feel smoother and more natural for me.

I acknowledge the virtues of a compound, but they're just not my style.

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A great place to talk about longbows and recurves and get a list of custom bowyers is the stickbow.com. There are takedown bows that use a sleeve like a fishing rod and do not need allen bolts or tools to assemble or take down. Some use a hinge. But watch out, buying custom knives AND bows can get pretty expensive.
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Sleeved take down bows are exactly what I was intrested in finding! I once had a set of Popular Mechanics books on different little weird projects, and that was once of them. I thought it was a cool concept.

Could you save me some leg work and slide me some model names/brands?

Thanks.

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Take downs last as long (at least) as regular recurves, and if you damage a limb, you can just get a new pair and you´ve got a new bow.
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Snick--

Nice to see you back on the forums.
Last I checked, Kustom King Arrows sold the stainless steel ferrule that is used to join a 2 pc bow together. They have a website. If you can wait a bit, I'll call up a buddy in CO who bought a Canadian bow a little while ago with some whacky hinge system. He is a serious user, and was convinced that this was the cat's meow.

I used a TD recurve that this same friend had made, and it sweet to carry around in a pack, instead of having 58" flopping around. He had the limb bolts simply screwed into the laminated maple riser. No problems. I think that you'd be more likely to experience limb delamination or twisting than problems with the limb-riser interface, unless you didn't properly cinch down the fasters.

There was a 42lb Zipper TD recurve on Ebay. It's gone now, but last high bid I saw was $305 which was an outright steal I bet.

Martin hatfield is possibly the most overbuilt limb attachment system I've seen! The bow seemed heavy to me (good and bad)

Short list of TDs I'd like to have (all recurves):

1) Paul Schaff (sp)
2) Black Widow series
3) Zipper
4) Bear Custom Kodiak TD
 
Snick--

Nice to see you back on the forums.
Last I checked, Kustom King Arrows sold the stainless steel ferrule that is used to join a 2 pc bow together. They have a website. If you can wait a bit, I'll call up a buddy in CO who bought a Canadian bow a little while ago with some whacky hinge system. He is a serious user, and was convinced that this was the cat's meow.

I used a TD recurve that this same friend had made, and it sweet to carry around in a pack, instead of having 58" flopping around. He had the limb bolts simply screwed into the laminated maple riser. No problems. I think that you'd be more likely to experience limb delamination or twisting than problems with the limb-riser interface, unless you didn't properly cinch down the fasters.

There was a 42lb Zipper TD recurve on Ebay. It's gone now, but last high bid I saw was $305 which was an outright steal I bet.

Martin hatfield is possibly the most overbuilt limb attachment system I've seen! The bow seemed heavy to me (good and bad)

Short list of TDs I'd like to have (all recurves):

1) Paul Schaff (sp)
2) Black Widow series
3) Zipper
4) Bear Custom Kodiak TD
 
For production bows, stick with Bear and Martin. For customs, the list is almost endless.

I bought my TD recurve from a friend who is also a semi-custom bow builder. It has been with me for over 10 years and still going strong. I seldom take it apart, but the instances I want to, it sure is nice.



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