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Author Topic: The best bowstringer for the money  (Read 823 times)

Offline Winterhawk1960

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The best bowstringer for the money
« on: November 15, 2009, 10:12:00 AM »
I am having trouble with the current bowstringer and being able to string and unstring my new Dakota Pro Hunter Recurve. It seems that the upper limb cup for my stringer wants to cover to much of the limb tip to be able to successfully get the string off.

I'm going to have to get something that will work on all my bows. I have two of them now, and neither of them will work on this bow.

Any suggestions, would be very much appreciated.

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 10:21:00 AM »
I've had that issue, too.  Sometimes you can stuff some padding in the cup so the tip doesn't seat quite as deep.  Keep the packing to a minimum, but it usually works pretty well.
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 10:24:00 AM »
Thunderhorn - Super stringer.
Best I have used.
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Offline buckracks7

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 10:27:00 AM »
Black Widow makes a really good one. The top cup is small, and works on most of my bows. Or, try Thunderhorn or Selway with the rubber pad at the top. Then you don't have to worry about covering the string groove. They do take a little more practice to use right.
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2009, 10:36:00 AM »
I love the Selway.  Inexpensive, effective, and really kind to the bow...
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2009, 10:43:00 AM »
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Offline James Wrenn

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2009, 10:47:00 AM »
I like the BW stringers because of the small upper cup.Works well on my longbows and ilf limbs.
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2009, 11:53:00 AM »
We sell the Webster, which I believe to be one of the best stringers going.  They are made from strong webbing and have two different top cups built right into the stringer, so they'll fit any bow.  They are at the bottom of the page on the link below.

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2009, 12:53:00 PM »
Selway. It does one fine job of stringing up a bow.
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2009, 12:59:00 PM »
Selway!

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2009, 12:59:00 PM »
limbsaver recurve stringer #5096 at 3rivers.
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2009, 01:24:00 PM »
I second the Webster. Best Ive used, and everyone that sees mine, wants it. I was a die hard Thunderhorn user, till I got my Webster with my ACS. You will not be sorry. No chance of slippage or twist.
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Offline Dave Bulla

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2009, 01:54:00 PM »
My two hands.

I don't like stringers and prefer not to use them.  I guess I just like using my hands and I trust them.  I don't trust a piece of string or leather to hold onto the bow as much as my own two hands.
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2009, 03:52:00 PM »
I think it is Braveheart Archery---they have a very nice stringer with 2 sets of upper limb cups--great for all your bows!!!
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2009, 03:53:00 PM »
OK....Duh!!!! That already got posted above by Braveheart Archery!! The Webster Stringer.
Guess I'll just second that .  :knothead:
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2009, 03:57:00 PM »
Selway
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2009, 04:42:00 PM »
Saunders stringer. Simple, inexpensive and kind to the limbs.
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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2009, 08:43:00 PM »
The Webster is the best stringer I have used. I have found that some bows have top limb tips that are not long enough to fit into the top cup of the stringer and still allow room for the bow string to slip into or out of the string groove in the limb tip. The best solution I have found for this is to cut a small piece of leather that has a small hole punched in a corner where a thin string is tied, with the other end of the string being tied near the top end of the stringer. When a top tip of a bow fits too deeply into the top cup of the stringer, push the little piece of leather into the cup to take up some room and decrease the depth of the cup. It is then an easy matter to pull the leather piece out using the attached string when you are finished stringing or unstringing that bow. Most of the time the stock stringer works fine, but not always. I have used little pieces of paper, cloth, string and other soft materials in place of the leather, but the leather seem to be the best solution. I would rather use the Webster than any other stringer for the reasons stated by others, but I do own and occasionally use other models, and they work fine too.

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #18 on: November 15, 2009, 08:47:00 PM »
You can make your own.  The upper limb just get some thick rubber bushing like those used in the lower frames of auto or trucks.  Or get a rubber hell from a boot.   You can just copy the Selway format.  The other end just needs to be a cup of strong material.  I use leather to make the cup of the lower limb.  The string you use should be paracord.

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Re: The best bowstringer for the money
« Reply #19 on: November 15, 2009, 08:50:00 PM »
Selway! works great for me, thats all I ever use.
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