Bear encounter
08-25-2013, 05:58 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 25
Bear encounter
ok i have a bear encounter and looked it up mines set at 60 but i saw the max draw weight is 70 but is that only with different cams if any one is familiar with it can you help me out i tried lookin it up but couldn't find that out
08-26-2013, 05:26 AM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 872
tighten the bolts where the limbs meet the bow to make the draw weight go up, loosen it to make draw weight drop. i'm not familiar with that model but every bear bow i've touched, that is how you adjust the draw weight.
08-28-2013, 12:48 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,905
When you're adjusting your draw weight, it's usually recommended that you press the bow, although most hunters don't bother. It is also necessary that you keep the limb tensions balanced, especially with a solocam bow (equal turns =/= equal limb tension). A good shop should be able to balance your limbs, then have you draw the bow and balance your tiller.
A lot more to it than just turning the same number of revolutions from "fully tight".
BUT, LET'S BACK UP A BIG STEP....
Why are you wanting to increase your draw weight from 60-70?
08-28-2013, 12:59 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 1,035
Good plan. When it comes to archery, if you don't know, then don't mess with it.
When you're adjusting your draw weight, it's usually recommended that you press the bow, although most hunters don't bother. It is also necessary that you keep the limb tensions balanced, especially with a solocam bow (equal turns =/= equal limb tension). A good shop should be able to balance your limbs, then have you draw the bow and balance your tiller.
A lot more to it than just turning the same number of revolutions from "fully tight".
BUT, LET'S BACK UP A BIG STEP....
Why are you wanting to increase your draw weight from 60-70?
When you're adjusting your draw weight, it's usually recommended that you press the bow, although most hunters don't bother. It is also necessary that you keep the limb tensions balanced, especially with a solocam bow (equal turns =/= equal limb tension). A good shop should be able to balance your limbs, then have you draw the bow and balance your tiller.
A lot more to it than just turning the same number of revolutions from "fully tight".
BUT, LET'S BACK UP A BIG STEP....
Why are you wanting to increase your draw weight from 60-70?
Unless you can really stack them on the X, and you are planning on hunting in Alaska or Africa or something, I wouldn't see any need to go up to 70 lbs from 60.
09-28-2013, 08:31 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,071
