draw weight

[westhoyt]

I have an old bow I am playing around with, is there a way to tell how far you can unscrew the limb bolts to lighten draw weight without haveing the limb fall off, Thanks

[blaker_99]

As a general rule I never loosen limb tension bolts more than 4 full turns. Your bow may be a bit different but I would try 3 1/2 turns
first. Good luck.

[timbermilton]

what bow do you have?

[westhoyt]

It is a Hoyt Mystic 40 to 50 lb

[tomahawk]

I have an old bow I am playing around with, is there a way to tell how far you can unscrew the limb bolts to lighten draw weight without haveing the limb fall off, Thanks

Pull it with a scale and see what it is now, then you will know if you can go any further out with the bolts.

[Bow Walker]

No telling how long the limb bolts are on an older bow. The safest way to do it is to press the bow, remove the string/cables, and then unscrew the limb bolts.

While the tension is off the limbs, tighten the limb bolts all the way in - then count the rotations that it takes to remove them.

Take something and mark the bolts so that you know where you should stop - obviously make it visible when the limbs are re-assembled.

[westhoyt]

Ok thanks alot