One Mans Trash Is Another Mans....
11-09-2005, 03:15 PM
#1
Site Bouncer
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Illinois
Posts: 4,099
One Mans Trash Is Another Mans....
Bow!
I was in Indiana yesterday for work when I saw a bow in someones trash. Not usually one to pick through trash I couldn't help myself so I stopped to see what it was. It was a Browning Rage one. It was missing the cable, string, wheel, axle, bushings etc.. and the slide. The lower cam was inplace and the limbs "looked" ok.
So I brought the bow to a local Browning dealer and he actually had a wheel in one of his old parts bin. He put it on as well as the strings and all of the other parts that were missing. He took the bow apart inspected it,cleaned and lubed it, put it all back together and the thing shoots like a dream.
Total cost?? $58.00 he did not charge me for thewheel just the strings, laborand the misc. parts.
I called Browning and gave them theserial number on the bow, it turns out to be a 2005 model! 60-70lb 25-31in draw
I set it at 31 and measured the actual draw length. It measured out to 31 3/4in Ihave been shooting a 32indraw and this felt just fine.
I got it set up with sights, rest, peep, etc... and today I was shooting 1 1/2in groups at 20 yards. Shot the Montecs with the same results. To say I'm pleased is an understatement!
Unbelievable what people through away!
I was in Indiana yesterday for work when I saw a bow in someones trash. Not usually one to pick through trash I couldn't help myself so I stopped to see what it was. It was a Browning Rage one. It was missing the cable, string, wheel, axle, bushings etc.. and the slide. The lower cam was inplace and the limbs "looked" ok.
So I brought the bow to a local Browning dealer and he actually had a wheel in one of his old parts bin. He put it on as well as the strings and all of the other parts that were missing. He took the bow apart inspected it,cleaned and lubed it, put it all back together and the thing shoots like a dream.
Total cost?? $58.00 he did not charge me for thewheel just the strings, laborand the misc. parts.
I called Browning and gave them theserial number on the bow, it turns out to be a 2005 model! 60-70lb 25-31in draw
I set it at 31 and measured the actual draw length. It measured out to 31 3/4in Ihave been shooting a 32indraw and this felt just fine.
I got it set up with sights, rest, peep, etc... and today I was shooting 1 1/2in groups at 20 yards. Shot the Montecs with the same results. To say I'm pleased is an understatement!
Unbelievable what people through away!
11-09-2005, 04:40 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Almost Heaven,WV
Posts: 4,087
RE: One Mans Trash Is Another Mans....
3 years ago a fellow worker gave me and "old" Browning bow that his son was going to throw away. After looking it over, I decided to call Browning and get it repaired since it was a $400 bow. The guy at Browning asked for the SN# and then asked me what I wanted to do with the bow. I told him I wanted new pulleys, cams, thimbles, string and cables and he said that would cost about $128. I agreed to the price and then the guy said that the bow was still under warranty and if the limbs were damaged they'd give me a new one. I sent it in and sure enough in about a week I got a brand new bow for free. I couldn't believe it and neither could my friend that gave the old broken bow........lol....Since then I've killed 8 deer with it.
11-09-2005, 04:52 PM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kansas
Posts: 6,598
RE: One Mans Trash Is Another Mans....
Hey has any one found a bow in Indiana it fell out of my truck yesterday. Of all the dumb luck I think it fell in a trash can along side the road. Any help would be greatly appreaciated as it was my past away fathers bow. It means alot to me. Please help.
