Tip Protectors?

[Car54]

The baby bottles work great, as long as your tips are not to pointed..at least for me.

[JamesKerr]

I use the rubber ones as well. Never seen a reason to change to anything else.

[FBB]

I use the black rubber jobs and they work well. I have tried the leather and I do agree they look great but they made my bow louder. Has anyone else noticed this?

[wapitirod]

mine seemed to get quieter if anything, might be the type of leather one too. I think their are a few types out there.  Might also depend on the bow or type of bow, mine are all recurves.

[misfire]

Originally posted by Car54:
The baby bottles work great, as long as your tips are not to pointed..at least for me.

X2...went to the rubber. Not very traditional looking but will probably last forever.

[Possum Head]

I use the rubber but saw on here once where someone posted a homemade variety they made from the pinky finger of a leather work glove.

[Jon Stewart]

AS been said. Rubber keeps moisture in just  as well  as it keeps it out.  Making your own leather protectors is an easy job.

[Traddict]

I use the rubber also, but cut them down considerably.  I cut them to about 1/2" and they stay on fine.

[Friend]

Nipple from a pacifier.

The design provides excellent protection, dureable,conforms both nicely and secure to the recess of the string notch. While secure, the binky nipple is easily installed and remove.

Have used numerous limb protector commercial versions in the past. None, in my experience, have matched nor surpassed a nipple from a simple binky.

[Yellow Dog]

Same as rraming on longbows. Use these Saunders protecters on recurves.

 

[Fritz]

Rubber ones for me. I always put a couple of holes in the bottom to allow any moisture to get out.

[Bullfrog]

I like the clear baby bottle nipples as well. I just cut the tip off. I like the fact that if I have a nice tip(antler or whatever) You can still see them also. Almost looks like there is nothing on them.   BILL

[Razorbak]

use the rubber ones but I punch  3 small holes in it ...1 at the bottom and 1 on face side of bow and back side of bow..to have  holes to allow moisture to escape and the holes are 1/8" in diameter so  I would never have any issues with my tip overlay like a friend did years ago before I started using the rubber..I have also dipped in rubber 1/4" long on tip with great results as well

[RedStag5728]

I made my own tip protector from leather bought from Hobbylobby. It's kinda loose and tends to slip after two or three shots so I constantly have to re-adjust the protector every other shot. Kind of a pain in the butt, but it's better than ruining my tip.

[Bowwild]

TJ,
I have plastic and leather.  However, I don't put them on any of my bows.  I'm more afraid of the moisture I can't see doing damage.

It sounds like you may be dealing with highly portable stand situations (climbers, just hung hang-ons)?  I'm sure like I do you hang a haul line in your already hung stands and when the end loop is over the limb tip the bow is off the ground.  

I don't use climbers very often (once every 4-5 years) but if I were to use one I might put a glove finger over the limb tip and let it pinch under the string until I've hauled the bow into to the tree.   I used to do this with firearms to keep the muzzle protected as I hauled the gun, butt first into the stand.

[KentuckyTJ]

Yes, Roy, if I hunt an existing stand more than once I have a line that I tie up and can hang the bow off the ground. But I like to hang and hunt right then most the time. I think your first time in an area is the best one to surprise the big boy. Hanging a stand and leaving to come back another day I believe just gives the mature deer a leg up on the hunter as when they come through after you are gone they possibly smell you have been there and avoid the area for some time.

Then there are other times I lean my bow up when not at a stand. I hunt some ground blinds also and am always leaning them up.

[Swamp Yankee]

My Widow PSA is noticably quieter without a tip protector; doesn't seem to matter with my other bows.  Stopped using them anyway; never worn a tip out by not using one.

[Matty]

Wow I'm amazed at all the "rubber" responses. Out here hunting in the Rockies. There are lost of .....well...... ROCKS... I learned real fast that the tips always seem to be hitting rocks so I started making and using leather ones. I make them small so that they snug the tip well.  Each bow has a specific tip so I have to make a bunch.  But they are indispensable during the season. I keep them off the rest of the year.

[Roadkill]

Surgecal tubing

[Ralphie]

I never use them.
Tip protectors can store moisture and delaminate the tips.