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Author Topic: losing poundage  (Read 216 times)

Offline stack

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losing poundage
« on: August 09, 2013, 12:07:00 PM »
What would cause a laminated bow to lose poundage over the years? I found a good looking bow at a sale not sure what kind, that was marked 50# at 28 and when I got home and put in on a scale it was only [email protected] bow was in very good shape looks like it was well cared for. The guy I got it from thinks it is about 12 years old.

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Offline Jasper2

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Re: losing poundage
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2013, 12:10:00 PM »
May have nothing to do with losing poundage....I have seen bows that varied by as much as 8# from what they are marked.....depending on the scale used to measure.

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Jason
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Offline Bear Heart

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Re: losing poundage
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2013, 12:19:00 PM »
I have noticed a lot of old bows that were rounded up to the nearest five pound increment.
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Offline ronp

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Re: losing poundage
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2013, 12:19:00 PM »
X2.  Could have been mis-marked or an inaccurate scale used.
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Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: losing poundage
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2013, 12:22:00 PM »
Agree with all of the above. I have a Pearson that was hung strung between two pegs in 1967 and not taken down or shot until it was given to me in 2007. It was marked 50#s and had not lost a pound in all these years. Shawn
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Offline wingnut

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Re: losing poundage
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2013, 12:27:00 PM »
When you say laminated bow do you mean with glass or without?

A laminated "all natural" bow without glass can loose poundage with use over time.  A glass or carbon bow should not.

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Offline dhermon85

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Re: losing poundage
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2013, 11:05:00 PM »
I have a 65 kmag that's marked #58 that sure doesn't feel like it, but I haven't ever scaled it.

Offline manitou1

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Re: losing poundage
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2013, 11:28:00 PM »
Man... I thought you were going to tell me how to loose that little extra layer of insulation at my belt line!
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