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Author Topic: How do you guys store your Bows ???  (Read 636 times)

Offline bkbk12

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How do you guys store your Bows ???
« on: March 19, 2012, 08:48:00 AM »
I have sold my house and fixing to close on a new one and will have my own man cave finally so I can keep all of my hunting stuff together instead of stuck everywhere. I was wondering how you guys store or hang your bows, I was lookng at a rack and I shoot my bows quite a bit so I leave them strung is it okay to hang them by the string like a hook on each end ?

Offline reddogge

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2012, 08:53:00 AM »
Yes. You can also store them horizontally on pegs but this should be in Pow Wow, not here.
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Offline erictetterton

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2012, 08:54:00 AM »
U might get more advice over on the Pow Wow
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Offline Ralphie

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2012, 09:13:00 AM »
+1

 The Pow is the place to ask this. Lots of answers there
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Offline Gil Verwey

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2012, 09:19:00 AM »
I hang mine unstrung in a bow sleeve on several wall racks and I also have a free standing floor rack that holds 12 bows.

I recommend the wall racks. The free standing floor rack tends to let bows fall if it bumped against so I have to strap them down with an elastic on the pegs for the bows.

I also keep them in a bow sleeve because Jack Harrison recommended it to keep the bows from oxidizing.
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Online lefty4

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2012, 09:37:00 AM »
Out of sight where my wife won't see them!

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I had a really good group going... until I shot the second arrow.

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Offline Night Wing

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2012, 10:16:00 AM »
I store both of my recurves fully strung laying horizontally in a wall mounted bow rack.
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Offline mahantango

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2012, 10:37:00 AM »
I hang the strung ones, that I shoot frequently, by the string from cup hooks in the bottom of the cieling joists.
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Offline Andy Cooper

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2012, 10:44:00 AM »
If I leave one strung, then I store it horizontally on wall pegs. Otherwise, I store them unstrung hanging vertically from a different line of wall pegs.
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Offline Ragnarok Forge

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2012, 10:56:00 AM »
All of mine strung or unstrung hang from the top limb on a hanger system a buddy made me.  It is a pine board with carbon arrows for hanging posts.  I presently have 10 bows on the rack and it works great.
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Offline House

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2012, 12:22:00 PM »


   

Whether strung or unstrung like this.  Easy to make in a couple hours.

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Offline Bjorn

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2012, 12:49:00 PM »


 

Offline ronp

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2012, 12:50:00 PM »
Here is the rack I made:

 
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Offline Stump73

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2012, 08:29:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Bjorn:
 

   
Ithink you have plenty of backup bows, but I think you need a few more. Very nice collection!
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Offline JohnnyWayne

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2012, 08:46:00 PM »
Keep mine unstrung, on horizontal pegs  :)
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Offline Pat B.

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2012, 08:09:00 AM »
Bjorn, do you have a picture showing the hooks or pegs on your bow rack?

Very nice collection!

Thanks,


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Offline Bjorn

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2012, 02:15:00 PM »
Pat I will take a good pic and post it today!

Offline Michigan Mark

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2012, 02:21:00 PM »
Bjorn, How do decide which one goes out on the Hunt? Very Nice folks. I unstring the few I have, put them in a bow sock and put them away, out of light and heat.
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Offline stujay

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2012, 03:10:00 PM »
Store mine strung horizontally on my homemade bow rack. The bowsting carries the weight of the bow supported by wooden pegs at both ends.

Offline JParanee

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Re: How do you guys store your Bows ???
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2012, 03:49:00 PM »


I keep the bow I'm shooting strung
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