Underweight/Overweight Bows...

[Shredd]

  I would like your opinion on this...  My friend is just getting into archery and he was shooting and old PSE takedown recurve...  He wanted something a little nicer so he bought a Samick Sage at a local archery shop...  He said he would have bought one of my bows but he wanted something better...   
     Here is the problem...  They sold him a 40# bow and when I weighed it, it is only 36#...  I called the shop and they did not want to have anything to do with it... After going back and forth with this typical salesman...  He said, "what do you expect for a $120 bow?" Then he tried to BS me and told me he weighed the bow and it is 40# and my scales must be off...  I weighed another Sage about 1 1/2 years ago and that was about 4 lbs. underweight also...  Finally he ended up saying to take it up with Samick... 

   What do you think of this??  I am kinda pissed that they sold my buddy a 35# bow that is supposed to be 40#...  Now he is stuck with it and he does not have a lot of money to throw around, otherwise he would have bought one of my bows...  I guess he will have to contact Samick and try that route...

[Mad Max]

Pike it one inch on both limbs will get it to 40#
You being a long bow guy maybe you can’t do it 

[Bob D]

Hi Sredd,
Im not trying to be a suckup here but if I wanted a better bow I would have bought one of yours😁
I own a sage. I do not consider it quality by any stretch, but it is a good value because of the low price and its function is acceptable.
Mine is a listed at 25# because of my messed up shoulders. But I am pulling over 30#s due to my draw length. It wouldn’t do any good for me to weigh it at 28in as I built a new riser and shortened it from 62 inches to 60 inches, so that probably changed some things.
Im probably guessing but they might have a plus or minus tolerance of 5 pounds if they have any tolerance at all.

[Longcruise]

I have a sage and have had four sets of limbs.  A 35, two 40 and a 45. They were all right on.

Do his limbs have one or two wood lams?  My 35 had one wood lam.  Maybe a mismar?

Put a caliper on his just beyond the fade and I'll do the same with my 40 for comparison.

If he or anyone else is looking to buy these,  go through Lancaster.  I split a limb by overtightening the limb bolt.  Called Lancaster and i was mailed a new set of limbs THAT DAY including a prepaid label to mail the others back.

[mmattockx]

Here is the problem...  They sold him a 40# bow and when I weighed it, it is only 36#... 

What do you think of this??  I am kinda pissed that they sold my buddy a 35# bow that is supposed to be 40#... 

Hmmm. Unless there is something critical about it being 40# draw (to be legal for hunting, for instance), then you could say that is the way it goes when you buy a low cost product that may not be the highest quality. He can sell it or shoot it as is and accept the lower weight.

Or you can say that it is unacceptable that a product was off by 10% of the promised rating and never deal with that shop or Samick again. If I were him I would try contacting Samick or the distributor and see if they will do anything. Doesn't cost anything and it's worth a shot.

Either way, I would definitely not deal with the local shop ever again and I would likely share that opinion with as many people as is practical. They are the ones being douchebags in this scenario.


Mark

[Bob D]

I just went and weighed my 25# Sage limbs on the shorter riser which has the same basic profile as the original, and I got 25.5 pounds at 28 inches so mine was just about right on.
It also has 2 lams.
I agree with Longcruise on going Lancaster. I have had a few issues with things over the years and they made it right faster and easier than any company I have ever dealt with.

[kennym]

Rich, if you weighed another one and it was also 4# off, at least both your scales are consistent. 

[Crooked Stic]

If it is marked 40 then they should make it good. But the dealer should take care of it.
I would tell everyone about the dealer.
My opinion Sage are j--k

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

How do you calibrate your scale? 2 bows both 4lbs low?

[Shredd]

How do you calibrate your scale? 2 bows both 4lbs low?

   All my bows are about 4 lbs. under weight...     I have a 40# dumbbell and I check my scale with it now and then...  Since most of my bows are in the 40 to 45# range I think it is a good test...  In case if you are wondering if the dumbbell is accurate, I checked it with multiple scales...

Must be a fluke that the two bows I checked are under weight...

   Longcruise...  That is good customer service and the way things should be...

  Mattox...  Yeah...  I posted on FB in the local Archery Group...  I gave my thoughts and there is only one shop in the area so everybody knows who I am talking about...  I hear that they don't have the best reputation...

   Funny, Kenny...

  Thanks to everyone else for your opinion...  I am not gonna waste any more time on that bow, piking and such...  I'd rather buy him a new set of limbs...     Chit like this just pisses me off though...

[Flem]

Tell him to sell the POS and buy another, or you could give him a bow for Christmas.