[:@] I have been to 4 seperate bow shops in central Indiana to have a problem corrected with my old Browning bow. The problem is that the threaded insert that holds the arrow containment device is mounted into the side of the riser, but it was set crooked. It is not square to the riser and it causes my Whisker Biscuit to be farther forward on the right side than the left side. It is hard to see it unless you put an arrow in it and pull the string like 3 inches. At that 3 inch pull the lines that wrap around the arrow get closer to the Whisker Biscuit and shows without a doubt that the device it not square. It causes a very inconsistant shot and probably puts more wear on fletchings than normal. Now back to the shops.
1.) Around the Korner Archery in Clayton. I had the guy there install the new string, leaches, and peep for me. He also installed the Whisker Biscuit. (Not the threaded insert that was not square though, it was already there. Came like that when I bought the used bow.)The guy that runs this shop is the best of the shops I have visited, but I still walked out withmy bow shooting inconsistant. Good guy though. Probably go back in there tonight and have him peek atthe problem and see if he will try to repair it.
2.) Gander Mountain in Greenwood area. Pro behind the counter was too busy to actually help me with the bow. The bow is set up for a stick on arrow rest (it has a thick riser). He let me know this was the only way to fix the situation and showed me to the arrow rests. They wouldn't work onmy bow because they were to worried about selling me stuff I didn't ask for. [:'(]
3.) The Outdoorsman Sport Shop in Greenwood area. The guys in this shop seemedTOTALLY uninterested in my problem and kept telling me that everything looked ok. This is a nice shop with alot of products for all hunting stuff, but theemployees don't seem to care aboutcustomers at all in the bowshop upstairs. I had the guy in the gun section asking me how he could help me but nobody upstairs seemed tocare about my issues. Just another shop there to sell me a new bow. [:@]
4.) Whitetails Unlimited in Mooresville. The guy that was in this shop was very short. Nothing wrong with that but he insisted that my problem couldn't be fixed because there was epoxy that sets the insert. Since he obviously did not care to work on my bow I asked him if he could get me an insert so I could do it myself.He looked on the shelf for a couple seconds and said he didn't have one. No problem with that but he acted like this problem couldn't be corrected, and never offered to get me a new insert. He does have more reasonable prices than anywhere else though.[&:]
Help!! Where the heck can I get good service on my bow in Indiana. I know there has to be a good bowshop with a helpful proshop here in Indiana! I am about ready to invest in the tools to do it all myself! Since the insert sticks out far enough, the actual mounting bracket of the Whisker Bisquit doesn't touch the side of the riser.There is a small space there. If I have to resort to it I will put a washer big enough to fit around the insert so the bracket will be square to the riser with the washer sitting flat on the riser and the bracket resting on the washer. (If anyone has a better idea let me know!)
I take my bow to these shops to find out where I want to make my purchases! I don't want to shop at a place where they don't care to help their customers! I am not in the market for a new bow yet, but in a couple years I would like a new bow. A nicer model at that! But I am not going to buy a bow from a shop where they wont work on my older bows. So if you are a local give me advice on where to go that has good support and advice.
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