Forearm hand saver for Exo series bows

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shafferm
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Forearm hand saver for Exo series bows

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The later Exo series bows added an additional half an inch to the forearm to keep fingers and thumbs out of the way of the string. So I decided to put together a cad model that would add that additional half inch spacing to the bottom of the forearm.
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Here it is printing in PETG plastic with a print time of around 3.5 hours at 25% infill.

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Here is an Axiom stock for comparison with the adapter added on my Exomag, still waiting on some half inch longer round head screws to arrive, although it is a bit of a snap fit onto the stock.

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Front view of the adapter on the Exomag with the front of the Axiom as well.
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Side view of the adapter on the Exomag. It weighs in at around 73 grams and helps to get the thumb and fingers further away from the string. Nice way of retrofitting the older Exo series bows (ones that had the metal sling swivel in the rear) to keep them out at the range and out in the woods.
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Great job on the modification.
I love the gold, bronze railed bows with the old camo patterns they look awesome.
They take deer pretty darn well also.
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Nice Job!! :thumbup:
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Re: Forearm hand saver for Exo series bows

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gerald strine wrote:
Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:20 am
Great job on the modification.
I love the gold, bronze railed bows with the old camo patterns they look awesome.
They take deer pretty darn well also.
I agree. That color is my favorite.
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Nice job Michael. I did something similar back when I had a micro stock on a Vortex chassis. That short fore-end left way too much open rail in front.
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Nice work !!
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Nice! I added aluminum angles to mine to prevent fingers getting to to the triangle of death. Posted it a few years ago here https://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=599391#p599391

They still have not come off despite hunting in extreme conditions, work perfectly and cost almost nothing. best of all to make a set you need a file, a hacksaw, some black painted aluminum angle from home depot, some heavy duty 2 sided tape and 20 minutes. oh and some black spray paint to touch up the raw edges when finished.
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