Do I need to restring this bow before I use it, or can I start firing with it as it arrives?
1516720
You may fire when ready, Gridley! (Sorry, that's a Navy thing.) Yep, you can shoot it when it arrives, no adjustments necessary.
1516721
It comes just like the picture - strung and ready to go. This is more of a longbow than a recurve, as you can see in the picture.
1516722
It will be ready to shoot a son as you open the box. The string is high-quality.
1516723
We used it and have been using it now since we purchased it without restringing. We use it for target practice but we still have the original string on it.
1334482
Place string on one end of bow, place that end in-between a door and the frame, now with both hands force the bow to bend and place the string on the other end, release bow slowly. Note the bow is attached to the gun before doing this
402150
Hey Nick: You can use this with any bow. But you need to be able to mount it on your bow at the right position, so that the arrow is not cocked.If your recurve doesn't have a place to rigidly attach it, you may need to drill a hole in the body of the bow and bolt it. Good Luck
2264592
The hard part of putting the crossbow is stringing it. You need a strong person to bend the bow and you canstring it. The scope I think is a cheap one so I left it off the bow. If you are a good shooter, you won't havetrouble shooting it.
1004631
Scope, quiver, 3 bolts, rail lube. You will want to buy practice points, but you can be shooting this crossbow in a few minutes after you get it. Luv mine, just waiting for deer season next fall.
361323
I have one coming, but I plan to wrap the spearhead shaft and the first foot of the wood shaft in rawhide. Once that dries it will be like iron and tighten down on the haft and hold the head to the shaft like it was glued on there. Plus it will strengthen the first foot or however far down I wrap it of the wood shaft. I might even wrap the first 40 inches or so in rawhide and then the balance in paracord. Will decide once I get it.
1826152
The site includes roughly 2 parts- then some nuts and 2 screws. first put the two black screws through the metal bracket and then screw them into the two holes on the bow. let me clarify- hold the bow grip with the left hand, like your going to shoot it, now from YOUR view, (the way you see it while holding the bow right now), the rubber arrow "rest" should go on the left side of bow (above your hand), the site "bracket" should go on the right side (opposite the arrow rest). Which way you put the bracket on is irrelevent (really) because either way works...just make sure that the "slot" (that's the skinny curved cut-out place in the bracket) is facing away from you (again while your holding the bow). Now, pick up the long brass "pin"; it has a red or white dot painted on the end of it. Real quick take that pin with your right hand and slide it thru the curved bracket slot so that the painted dot is sticking out on the side of the arrow rest. the dot should be above the rubber arrow rest. Now you get the point, yes it's loose and not attached but just use the locking nuts to get the pin locked in. Example: put one lock nut on pin (while it's pulled out of bracket), screw it way down...now put the pin thru the bracket again...now put another nut on and squeeze the bracket by tightening both nuts. IN THE END (again you are holding and viewing the bow like your going to shoot it...grip in your left hand) you want the pin all the way at the bottom of the curved adjusting "slot", with the painted little dot above the rubber arrow rest. tighten it there. put an arrow in the rubber arrow rest, pull it back, put the painted dot on the target and let it fly. adjust the dots position accordingly. That's all there is to the site. if you get that built it doesn't matter how many of the lock nuts you use or if the indent on the bracket is going left or right.
154473
how is that possible, it looks like a rt handed bow. Do you have to order it lt handed?
737438
No! Just press extra hard with your well-tightened bow hairs until you have broken the glaze, after which it will be much easier going. If it still seems too hard, you may need a softer rosin, especially if you play in a cooler environment.
1100452
I recommend a whisker biscuit for recurve. This will not work at all, because a compound bow has the needed down line to pull the rest up.
402149
Hey Nick: You can use this with any bow. But you need to be able to mount it on your bow at the right position, so that the arrow is not cocked. If your recurve doesn't have a place to rigidly attach it, you may need to drill a hole in the body of the bow and bolt it. Good Luck
17144
You will have to contact the company who sold the bow in order to get replacement parts for it. I had to do the same thing with the arrow rest on the bow we bought. They sent me another one, but it is basically the exact same part as the one that was on there, which is a piece of junk anyway. Most likely the new will break at some point as well.
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I think you will. It was my first crossbow too and I got a nice 7 point buck this season with it. It is accurate and very easy to handle. I recommend buying the String Suppressor and the Dissipator Bars (as a combination) to quiet it down a little bit. After you get use to it, buy the Flemish string too; it will improve the velocity big time. Good luck
759215
Yes, now that I think about it you can buy a hand crank to cock your bow. Once cocked there is no holding the string. Crossbow would be perfect as long as you got the hand crank. Without that the crank it does take some effort to cocktail the bow. Hope this had helped you
753244
I would consult the manufacturers guide for the xbow. I do know you are putting yourself in danger of at least an inaccurate shot if you use a bolt that is not the correct length and weight for your bow. I have heard it can damage the bolt over time also and firing a damaged bolt can result in it sharrtering. I just imagine shards of carbon going in my face or hands and that is enough for me not to risk it. What xbow did you get???
1171866
Honestly, I am unsure. I would take it to a specialty store, ie. BassProShop. Let the 'archery' dept look over the bow. They will be able to tell you if it is from abuse, neglect, high-heat exposure, etc. If it is not and it is simply damaged due to normal wear and tear, I would contact the manufacturer and ask them this question. I would think that after 3 yrs, there would be a question as to the liability of warranty
1818061
The bow is beautiful but it splintered on the first shot.I may have strung it wrong.Good luck