First time using the Bowmaster

[Cougar Mag]

portable bowpress and it worked great. I bought one of these a couple of months ago and finally got to try it out. Due to the marks on my Patriot's cam being slightly off after several hundred shots I thought I'd twist the cable and bring it back in. Being careful not to scratch the bow and using the leather pads, a few turns of the bolt, and enough pressure was off to easily do the job. Oh yeah, the factory cam marks are perfect again. For something so portable and easily carried on a far from home hunt it would do the job!

[rybohunter]

I bought one over the winter and absolutely love it.

[uphunter15]

I use one too and find it to be very simple. I use the split limb adaptors and hook them over the tips of the limbs so the tool is between the string and cables. Very little pressure is needed and it works great this way with no marks on the limbs and the limbs are being pulled at the axle point. Way less pressure than drawing the bow even. I even designed a bow holder (vise) so that the bow can be supported with the string upwards and very secure. It screws into the stabilizer hole and pivots on all axises so the bow can be swung from side to side, straight up and down for mounting accessories, and in the correct pressing position. My grandfather welded it up for me and it works great, just needs a little paint to clean it up a bit.

[MO_Bowhnter]

I also love mine except when you need to swap a string out. Its difficult to remove the string from the top limb if you use the split cable brackets. So on the top limb you have to use it without the bracket and I think it puts a little more stress on the limbs.

[cjsportsman]

I had a bowmaster and it broke while I was pressing my bow. The crimp on the end of the bowpress let go. Scared the crap out of me. I use a portable press made by psycho(I think thats the name). Its so much easier to use. It attatches the same way as the bowmaster except to press the bow you just draw the bow. I don't know if they still make them.

[RiverOtter]

I've used mine for a few years now...no complaints really, it does what it's supposed to. One thing I've found is that it's much easier if you have a ratchet on hand to use that when tightening the press down instead of relying on fingers with that short handle.

[Paul L Mohr]

I have one and like, it has saved me many trips to the shop. It's great for installing peep sights and stuff like that. I can actually take my bow apart with it, but barely. If you had just the right axle to axle length with the wrong press you wouldn't be able to do it.

And I HATE the split limb adapters. My girlfriend has a alpine and a rintec, both have split limbs. What a pain in the butt those things are to use. I mean it works, just a bit of a pain is all.

Paul

[BGfisher]

Paul, How are you using the split-limb adaptors? They work pretty well if put on the bow right. I hook mine on the limb with the adaptor between the string and the cable. This way they don't interfere with the string when the limbs are depressed.

Junst thought I'd mention this. I did it wrong for a while when I first got them. I even got to where I use them on solid limb bows like my Martins.

[Dairy King]

I don't need one of those. I can do all that with either two one inch dowels six inches long or a allen wrench and completely disassemble my bow.

[Paul L Mohr]

That is how I do it, but it took some tinkering to figure it out the first time. They are just a pain to get hooked up and everything. One falls off while you are trying to get the other one on and stupid stuff like that. I am using them on pretty small bows as well. Like I said, they work, just one more thing in the chain is all.

Paul