Easy to breakdown in the field Part 2

[grandpawrichard]

When Newberry bows claimed that you can disassemble one of their bows without a bow press and only using an Allen Wrench I was skeptical. So I decided to go out and try it when my new “GPR Custom Camo” strings and cables came in the mail.
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Here is a photo of all the tools that you need to break a Newberry bow down:
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I read their instructions about backing the limb bolts off evenly. A Full Twist on one limb bolt, then two on the other limb. Back and forth I went until the limbs rocked back in their pockets enough to give me the slack that I needed to remove the factory strings and cables.
Here is a photo of the limb pockets as you back them off:
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Now the limb pockets are backed off and ready for the strings and cables to be replaced:
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As you can see by this photo it is very easy to take the strings and cables off the bow:
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As soon as I got the new string and cables routed in their slots on the cam I began the process of putting tension on the limbs to bring the bow back up to shooting condition. It was very easy to do and it only took a few minutes to complete the whole process.
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(note: you should be watching the string and cables to make sure that they stay in their grooves in the cam as you start to bring the bow back up.)

While I had the strings and cables off the bow I decided to take a gander at how the limbs were mounted to the limbs. So I removed the limb bolts and completely broke the bow down. I found that the limb pockets have a really resilient Anti-vibration material in them. No wonder there is virtually No hand shock in the bow.
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I was very pleased with how the bow was disassembled at reassembled so easily and with only one tool. It didn’t take as much time as I feared it would; nor was it as complicated as I thought it might be. I personally feel that this bow manufacturer has designed a Quality Product. I also feel they have designed into it a good many features that have the archer/hunter and do-it-yourself bow mechanic in mind.

That’s why there are bows like this in my bow stable:
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Don’t you think it’s time that you take a Newberry bow for a test drive? You might just be as pleased with them as I am!

Dick Raymond
Aka: grandpawrichard

[Mountainman]

I have enjoyed reading your write up's Dick. Very interesting. Thanks


Ed

[grandpawrichard]

Thanks for the kind words Ed! I appreciate them very much.

Dick