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Old 04-15-2004, 11:22 AM
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Rangeball
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Default Retrofitting Longer limb bolts

One thing I really like about older bow designs was the use of longer limb bolts to allow one to simply relax limb pressure by unscrewing the bolt until the string/cable(s) relaxed, eliminating the need for a bow press to do work.

I just learned that Newberry bows apparently does this, which is a big plus, in my book. I wonder why more manufactureres don't, not doing so makes little sense to me.

However, I'm left wondering why one can't simply have a qualifed machinist lengthen the limb bolt hole a bit and install longer bolts? If there is no big issue in doing so, how much longer of a bolt would it take to accomplish the desired no press needed feature?
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