Shakespeare Sierra brace height

[Stone Knife]

My friend gave me a Shakespeare Sierra model x18 52" 45# AMO standard What should the brace height be on this bow.

[Shawn Leonard]

I believe a good starting point is 8"s. I know the K-mags and some other 52"ers start there. Shawn

[ishiwannabe]

I have that exact same bow...Shawn set it at eight inches, and it has been shooting great. Thats the bow I killed the baloon with. Sweet little bow I think(and it was my Dad's). The 8 inch BH seems to be perfect. I tried to find the specs but havent yet...let me know if you do.

[Stone Knife]

Mine's not much to look at but it shoots real well, i was surprised how well being so short and all.

[Bowsey Wails]

Take a look at archeryarchives.com
They have Shakespeare specs.
Tim

[Dave Worden]

Sierra X 18, 1972, 52 inches

Recurve

Weights 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50

Handle Imported imbuya

Brace height 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 inches

Sight window 4 inches

From Shakespeare literature.
Hope it helps.

[Stone Knife]

Thanks Dave.

[Stone Knife]

What string length the one that is on it is 47" i thought 48"?

[ishiwannabe]

I just measured mine....48" nock to nock....brace is a hair under 8". Thanks Dave, now I know what the specs are. Have fun Stoneknife. Wouldnt mind finding one that is 50#. 45# will do I guess.

[Stone Knife]

Thanks Jamie. I can't believe how good i can shoot with this bow for 45# it throws an arrow real good. I'm going to put a new string on it and use it this spring for turkeys. A 50# would be nice.

[ishiwannabe]

They do shoot rather well dont they? Good luck with the Turks....Im heading to Ga. tomorrow(well florida for a week first) for turks. Figured I would practice for our season.

[Bowhuntah]

I know this is an old thread but I just bought one of these bows for a friend and I want to set it up for him. Are you measuring the brace height from the deep part of the inside handle or the middle of the arrow shelf? Thanks. Oh, also how high are the nocks set at.