Rain and 3-piece bows

[BobCo 1965]

This will be the first year that I am going to hunt with a 3-piece bow. I'm just wondering if my bow happens to be out in the rain, will I need to take the limbs off and wipe everything down between the limbs and riser?

Thanks,

[Rick Butler]

That's what I do with mine.

[bbassi]

I don't plan to with mine. Too much could go wrong. I didn't spend the last 2 months fine tuning the bow to disassemble it. If it's got a good finish on it I would think it should be fine for as short as our season is this year.

[Bjorn]

I treat it the same as a one piece.

[mountaindog]

Originally posted by Bjorn:
I treat it the same as a one piece.

my thoughts exactly....  

[Herdbull]

If you have a three piece take down with a set pin, I would make sure you have enough wax in the set hole. That is one place where they can take on moisture. I just use the wax from a “new” toilet set pipe ring. It costs a couple bucks and will keep your bow quiet on the draw in cold weather as well.. Once I do that, I am like the others who use the TD like a one-piece.
Mike

[insttech1]

What Herdbull said...
I wipe the bow down before I put it in the case, but I don't disassemble.

I don't leave it in the case after it gets wet, though...it air-dries in the house.

The only time I'm concerned is if a really hard rain freezes quickly...which can expand water trapped under the limb.  Most likely, that expansion would push the water/ice out the way it came--thru the side openings--but if your pin/bolt aren't waxed, it can work its way in there, or into the surrounding wood area.  

Then I'd think about taking it apart...

Take Care,
Marc