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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Gdpolk on October 05, 2016, 09:10:00 PM
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Is there any good reason to NOT add quiver inserts to a bow?
Right now and for the last decade, my favorite hunting bow is my Sierra longbow. I buy and sell others throughout the year but this is the only bow that has earned an all time keeper status. I also prefer to hunt with a bow quiver frequently, but when in stands I like to take mine off. I've been using the Kanati Dual Arc with straps and love it but it requires new foam every year over the mounting rods. If I had simple riser inserts installed I could screw it in and out as desired and not worry about the foam things that need replaced yearly. That said, is there any good reason to NOT install riser inserts?
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I have been thinking of installing quiver inserts on my PSA. I have come to prefer bolt on quivers to strap on. Don't really know if I should install them myself or send it in to have it done.
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I do it all the time on recurves that have fairly substantial risers. It may or may not affect the resale value of the bow. A quiver screwed to the side of the bow or a limb bolt quiver are probably the strongest most stable quiver attachment systems.
I'm not familiar with the longbow you mention. There may not be enough wood in the riser to install inserts where you want them.
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If you can do any woodworking at all, it's easy.
Mark and drill(using proper sized drill bit) and install the inserts. Do a practice run or two on scrap wood if you are apprehensive. Try and keep the drilled holes nice and perpendicular to the surface. :pray:
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We seem to be selling a lot more of the quiver insert kits in the last year or so,so lots of people feeling the same way.
Terry
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While I hate to interrupt the beauty of the riser wood with a piece of brass I personally only use quivers that I can bolt on. It's a very solid and dependable form of attachment as well having a very clean look on the bow. My "hunting" bows are never without a quiver anyway.
As a negative, the bow "might" lose some resale value. Personally I set my bows up to suit me, not the next owner.
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I think I have plenty of wood to have a stable, solid bond so no worries about it blowing up a good bow.
As for resell value, it'll never be sold so that is not a concern at all.
I have all the tools and skills needed to do a bang up job on it. I'm not worried about that.
I was just wondering if anyone has done it and found the quiver inserts made the bow louder or caused some sort of issue that wasn't expected. If I go through with it, I'll be coating the bottom and inside walls with epoxy to reseal it from moisture and give a good bond to the insert. Then instead of ordering new foam this year, I'll just order new mounting brackets for the Kanati.
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You will not get noise from the bushings themselves BUT as with all quivers the hood,arrow gripper ,angle brackets have to be inspected for tightness, and it helps to slip rubber washers under any fixings----like Kanati does.
If you mounting them yourself like iohkus says check everything for squareness and do a dry run lay the bow down and pack the quiver where its going to be and slip an arrow in.
I actually temporary tape my quiver to guage fell and balance
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I know they add a great way of attaching quivers.But for me personally I don't care to see anything metal in a nice wood bow.I think it devalues a bow when you drill into it and put in inserts.This is just my opinion for me personally.
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I've installed quiver inserts on many bows. If you have the tools and basic skills, and don't ever plan to sell the bow, why not? I love a bow quiver for hunting but want to be able to take it off easily since I'd rather shoot without it on the bow. I always use a Kwikee Kuiver. With a kwikee you have the option to use a 3 arrow, 4 arrow, or 6 arrow quiver. A plain 3 arrow would coat you $20 off the big auction site and go great with your longbow. If you tree stand hunt get the screw in tree bracket. Works fantastic.
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Most of my Schafers are drilled for quikkee quiver inserts. Easy on and off.
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My old River Runner has inserts all over it. While the value of the bow is now gone as far as resale, I can mount any kind of quiver I want and play with set ups to my liking. It's my go to bow and I'll never sell it anyway. I used a Kwikee Quiver for years on it.
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Added my own to a Howett Hunter for the same reason: ease of removing while on stand. Bought a Blacktail Elite from Norm a few years back and had the brass inserts installed on the original manufacture. ... I'm not sure why the resale would be affected... Anyway, I like mine.