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People simply do not ahve the facts about the laminates, and I welcome anyone to try to rip one off a limb---ain't gonna happen.

Merlin's process brings the laminate adheasive to within 1/16" from the limb edge on both sides, therefore you can actually "roll" the edge slightly, and this is what the hubub was about in regards to "peeling". They will never "peel off" . If more people at the show had asked someone who knew the deal instead of just thinking this was a flaw, they would've gotten the correct answer as others who asked did---This is designed into the limb as such so the laminate adheasive does not run out and look unsightly along the limb edge. The laminate will NOT peel off, no way--you will tear the material itself or pull a chunk of the limb apart first! In fact, they tried at the factory and the only way to get the thing off was to sand it with a drum sander down to the limb itself. Once laminated it is there to stay.

The overall purpose of the limb laminates is twofold-- first, to eliminate shock and vibration-- and secondly, to protect the limb both front and back. Yes, Merlin had a few minor instances of soft paint in the past due to high restrictions in England on certain paints and products, so rather that spit into the wind and continue to have that problem, they decided to take an alternative approach while designing something technologically superior to any other limb design in the process. They effectively reached that goal. Good shooting, Pinwheel 12