3Rivers Archery



The Trad Gang Digital Market













Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!

Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!

Traditional Archery for Bowhunters






LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS


Author Topic: Limb Cracks  (Read 260 times)

Offline matt61

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 26
Limb Cracks
« on: January 06, 2014, 05:50:00 AM »
I have a 52" curved bed TD Colorado Bighorn and I took it out of its bow bag today and I noticed some very small cracks that run up the limb starting at the limb bolt hole and continue through both dowel pin holes and stop just pass the second dowel pin hole on the backs of both limbs. They are very fine and hard to see even with a magnifying glass and look as if they are only on the surface. Should I be overly concerned about them.    :help:
thanks
Matt
..Can post pics if need be...

Offline damascusdave

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 3273
Re: Limb Cracks
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 07:20:00 AM »
That is quite common with a lot of the older Bear bows and is likely only in the finish...not sure if it is a common issue with some versions of the Bighorns...if the lines you can see are actually cracks that will catch a thumbnail run across them you can repair them with a thin CA glue like Loctite 420

DDave
I set out a while ago to reduce my herd of 40 bows...And I am finally down to 42

Offline **DONOTDELETE**

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 10441
Re: Limb Cracks
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 12:48:00 PM »
Some times the glass will get those little fracture lines in it with no effect on the limbs strength at all... just keep an eye on it...

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©