Ok I was given an old X Box and I want to string it and shoot some arrows out of it for fun
The blue rope appears to be a cocking or stringing aid. Two strings came with the bow. One String is way too long and the shorter string seems about right. I am trying to string the shorter one one but short of going to a bow shop and using a press I have no idea how to. the wooden arrows came with the bow and would probably shoot OK but I Have no idea how to string it. I used my excalibur rope cocker and the long string and cocked it but I need to cock it further to get the shorter string on. any suggestions? Appreciated.
the blue rope seems to be where you put your foot in and use as a stirup.probably made to go on each side of the limbs at the nose.the longer string is your stringer im gonna guess.
Thx foofoo. The blue rope as the stirrup makes perfect sense although it means it has to be on all the time but oh well...I will try using the method described in the link. Im just not sure how it will work because both loop ends have to share the same notch but there must be a way. Thanks again for the help.
from the looks of the instructions the only thing i can think is that once the new string is on you gotta play tug-o-war with the string loop til its off.probly 120 or 150 lb prod so might not be too bad. there are other methods on you-tube but some methods might put too much stress on the limbs. i saw one of those listed on ebay about a week ago. looks like they still fetch decent prices.
Yes I tried the tug o war last night and only succeeded in ruining the loop servings. I will probably need to have a custom string made if i shoot this thing much. Tonight I will try to make a cocking aid like the exclaibur one and do it right.., thx again for your help...
cool bow, I like the old classic recurve crossbows.
I remember seeing this bow advertised, the original stir up was made of simple rawhide. Bernard Horton used this bow to take Moose and Bear.
my opinion is that you should use the string that give you approx 3" brace height.
Thanks MCA that was going to be my next question...If I ever get the string on...any idea of the poundage of this thing? It feels like close to 100lbs (more like three hundred after trying to string it for an hour...)
All my crossbow prod bows I stand up with butt on floor and I press the limbs down while my wife puts the string on for me. Pretty hard to do them by ones self.
It was introduced in 1975, featuring a polypropylene stock, a Dial-A-Range sight adjustment feature, a 150-pound draw, and a rawhide-thong foot stirrup.
enjoy this classic
