I havn't bow hunted in years, about 8 to be exact. My brother found my old Wing Thunderbird in my parents garage yesterday and brought it to me last night. It was a garage sale buy back in my youth and I managed to take two deer with it when I was 18. Anyways, It has no string, and I'm wondering, since I'll be near a Gander Mt store this coming week, can I walk into a store and buy a string for this thing or do I need to have one made? It is a 52", 48# bow. Also, what about arrows? I just had some old wood shafts with ancient broad heads from the 70's when I used this thing, real feathers for fletchings and all, I never knew much then other than how to aim and shoot, so I'm basically starting from scratch again now. All the advice on what to grab this week would be much appreciated. Thanks, Mark.
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Found my old recurve... now what.
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I would take it to the store. Have them look at it to make sure sitting in the garage all those years didn't damage/twist it somehow. Also, will let them put the correct string on it for you.
I pulled an old bow out recently and pretty much did the same thing just to be safe. One was fine, the other I had had issues that I would not have notice but that the man at the archery shop was able to point out to me.
May be better off though to go to an archery shop, I have hit/miss experience finding knowledgeable people at Gander.
I pulled an old bow out recently and pretty much did the same thing just to be safe. One was fine, the other I had had issues that I would not have notice but that the man at the archery shop was able to point out to me.
May be better off though to go to an archery shop, I have hit/miss experience finding knowledgeable people at Gander.
yea, Gander is just a big franchise store, and hires who ever walks in off the street like any big box store does, which is why I was wondering if I could just buy a string, off the shelf, if they existed at this point, rather than trying to talk with someone who has never hunted with anything less than the latest and greatest (most expensive) state of the art compound bow. Thanks.
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Try going to a site called Trad Gang, you will find all the advise you need there! You will be able to get a string there also. Make sure you get a dacron B-50 string and not a newer fast flight string since your bow isn't made for that kind. As for arrows, Gold tip gt 35-55 with 175 grain tips should out perform anything you ever had in the day. Aluminum 1916 will work, and you need real feathers not plastic vanes.
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Go to your local archery shop is your best bet, something that specializes in archery, or an outdoors store that isn't a chain, from my experience they seem to know more than places like gander mountain, bass pro and cabelas. Take it to gander mountain if you cant find an archery shop.
most small places can take measurements and what not to get a new string all set up for you. I own a couple vintage recurves, and that is what i have always had to do.
also,post some pics of it I love recurves and would like to see it
most small places can take measurements and what not to get a new string all set up for you. I own a couple vintage recurves, and that is what i have always had to do.
also,post some pics of it I love recurves and would like to see it