Broken Herters Help

[foxchef]

Recently broke the tip on this old Herters, 1961 I believe. It shot really well. I didn't pay a whole lot for it $40 or so. Any suggestions?

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[aromakr]

Yep! hang it on the wall.
Bob

[shamus]

looks pretty bad. Try posting this over at the history/collecting forum and you might get a better answer.

[foxchef]

Thanks,
Wasn't sure where to post this question . I'll give that a try. Thanks for the info on brace height on Herters bows on another thread. I have a few that I lucked into. Great shooters and look good to.

[Killdeer]

Bowdoc is hunting right now, right? Maybe Droptine will see this.

Killdeer

[Danny Rowan]

Do not think that can be fixed, wall hanger for sure.

Danny

[kurtbel5]

I call foul,Can you give us the story?    
            Kurt

[foxchef]

Not really sure what happened. I'd had it for a while and had shot quite a bit with it. Great shooter. Actually hit where I pointed it, most of the time!  One afternoon fired an arrow and it sounded and felt different and a millisecond later the string slapped me in the face. I thought that the bow had exploded, as I've read that this can happen. I was lucky enough to only have a pretty good welt on my cheek.
Any ideas? I thought I had looked it over pretty good for cracks and delams, apparently missed something. Time for new glasses?
  :rolleyes:    

[britts]

Were you shooting a dacron string?

[foxchef]

I shoot 3rivers dacron strings. I thought dacron was safe?

[tim-flood]

you can always shorten it the same from each end and redo the nocks but it will be heavy, it will look like a reflex deflex then you can take some width from the limbs to lighten the load.
But the auction site is full of bows similar to that!!