string on or off in between seasons

GA.crossbowhunt · Post by **GA.crossbowhunt** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:39 pm

how many of you leave your strings on during the off season? or do you take them off at all. i usually leave mine on so what so you do?

ComfyBear · Post by **ComfyBear** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:55 pm

A direct quote from someone who knows, Bill owner/maker of Excalibur Crossbow.

You don't have to unstring your crossbow every time you use it, but it will appreciate having its limbs relaxed at least between seasons when you aren't using it. The #1 concern is that you NEVER leave the string on if your bow is exposed to high heat, such as in the trunk of a car in the summer sun!

RichardS · Post by **RichardS** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:25 pm

I tend to unstring mine if I know it wont be touched for two or more weeks.

Most of the time Im shooting it now and then so I dont bother to unstring it.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:36 pm

I unstring mine unless I'm shooting almost every day, and unstring if temperatures are very high (like over 75-80F) where I store it. In the summer I just target shoot without the DB pads, so I don't have to take them off each time I unstring. When Deer season gets here I will leave it strung with the DB pads on & ready to go.

huntin1 · Post by **huntin1** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:13 pm

I unstring when I am finished deer hunting, usually sometime in Nov. It stays that way until late March or early April when I start shooting on a regular basis again.

huntin1