Recurve/Trad Bow guys?

[Lkellogg]

I am wanting to start shooting and potentially hunt with my grandpa’s old recurve, we got it out, strung it up and shot it a couple times and the string keeps popping off… my grandpa thinks the limbs might be bent but we aren’t sure. Wondering if there’s anyone out there with much experience with these who might be able to help or if it’s even possible to repair one of these bows if it is indeed bent limbs. Any help or advice much appreciated!

 

[dtrkyman]

Limbs most likely warped, very common. It is possible to repair depending on how severe they are twisted.

Should be easy to spot, but if you posted pics would help.

 

[wyogoat]

Being a recurve someone probably wasn’t careful stringing it and twisted a limb. Growing up I saw people, my dad included, just step through to string his up and that’s a pretty easy way to twist that limb.
What’s the bow?

 

[tater]

From an old post where i explain limb bumping:

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Post in thread 'Wings recurve'

Jan 17, 2013

There should be no limb twist. But having said that, older bows (especially Wings with the thinner limbs) will often have a twist to them if they haven't been stored correctly.
Easy fix though, by a process called "bumping".
Take the unstrung bow, and run it under hot tap water in the sink. Get the limb WARM, but not too hot to touch.
Gently twist the limb section where the twist is in the direction you want to to go in.
Let it cool down. Check it for straightness. Small corrections are always better.
Do it again if it needs another correction.
This may take two or three sessions. Every...

• tater

 

[Burnsie]

If its twisted it can be straightened most of the time. What make, model, specs are we talking about. Strung pics looking down the string would help>

 

[Lkellogg]

Thanks everyone for the input! Here are some photos of the bow i just had my grandfather send me. I can have him take some more if theres a specific angle or photo that would be helpful.
All this being said, little bit of a long shot but is there anyone who works on these or would be able to maybe help with it who is in or anywhere remotely near Wyoming?

 

[wyogoat]

What part of Wyoming?

 

[Lkellogg]

What part of Wyoming?

Im in alpine but i can travel too.

 

[ianpadron]

Am I seeing things correctly that the bow is strung in reverse in those photos. That can definitely introduce unwanted torque into the limbs...if that was the storage method for any extended amount of time I wouldn't even try to shoot it tbh

 

[nettereo16]

That bow is strung backwards! You want to string it a recurve like this. That explains why the string keeps popping off. Hopefully it wasn’t stored like that for long and you avoided any warping or damage. Give this a try. Do you have a bow stringer?

 

[North of 60]

Yep, strung backwards and easily fixable