Post by grandpawrichard on Mar 23, 2005 20:37:16 GMT -7
Today ( March 23, 2005) I took some time out of my rigorous retirement schedule to get my brand new Newberry Sabre out of the box and set it up. I used a Medicine Stone Tuning Vice to hold the bow and to level out the axis’s. Then I put my Laser tuner on the bow to set up my Golden Key Futura TKO Drop away Rest for center shot. Next I set my nocking point so that I could install a string loop.
Normally I set my nocking point 1/8th. Inch high for use with Turbo nocks, but this time I wanted to try a little experiment. I set the nocking point at Dead Even, so that I could see if the claims of level nock travel are actually true. Imagine my suprise when I found it was true! Even with my Turbo Nocks my nock height was at zero!
I then installed a string loop leaving myself enough room for my Turbo Nocks and my release head.
Next, I pressed the bow so that I could split the down cable and inserted the drop away cord, leaving myself plenty of adjustment cord. The cord was inserted thru the cables at approximately 2 fingers below the rest.
Then came the peep sight installation and servings for the peep sight and drop away cord. At this point I was hoping that I had set everything as close as possible, so that I wouldn’t have to do too many adjustments at a later time. At this time I installed my Toxonics Topgun sight and my Golden Key Futura Tranquilizer Stabilizer.
The Sabre is a very short axel-to-axel length bow, so I had to make several trips back to the bow press to fine-tune the peep sight height. I found that due to the extreme angle of the string when at full draw I had to go to a larger than normal peep sight aperture. Not really a big deal, but a little troublesome.
Within a few adjustments to time the rest to come up in the last 1 to 1 ½ inches, I was then ready to start shooting and sighting in the bow. With very few movements of the sight vertically and horizontally I was immediately shooting and killing X’s!
My observations on the Newberry Sabre are as follows:
1. The angle of the string in relation to the angle of the peep sight are a little bothersome, but can be conquered by using a little larger peep sight aperture.
2. For me, the shorter axel-to-axel bows are a little bit harder to come to a consistent anchor point. But in a short time they become second nature.
3. The bow has a nice, smooth draw cycle with a very good, hard wall.
4. Upon release there is virtually Zero Hand-shock and jump. The bow just sat nicely in my hand.
5. The Sabre is a little louder than I normally like, but I can cure that with a couple of Limbsavers on the limbs and some Catwhiskers on the string.
6. I really liked the new string and cable colors on the Sabre. They are far nicer looking than the Yellow and Black strings on the other Newberry bows!
7. Peep rotation was absolutely great! I didn’t have to mess with it once even after shooting 100 arrows! That says a lot for Factory Strings and cables!
Here are a few photos that I took of my new Newberry Sabre after I got done shooting it:
Sabre Bow #1:
www.hunt101.com/img/267280.jpg
Sabre bow #2:
www.hunt101.com/img/267279.jpg
Sabre Bow #3:
www.hunt101.com/img/267281.jpg
Sabre bow #4:
www.hunt101.com/img/267283.jpg
All in all, I can truthfully say that the Newberry Sabre is a great shooting and fun bow! I personally feel that Newberry has a real winner in the Sabre!
I didn’t do any shooting thru a Chronograph, but I feel the speeds are going to be very respectable, even though I shoot heavier arrows than needed.
This day was a total blast. I didn’t do anything but setup the bow and do some shooting. Man, I really Love Retirement!
Dick
Normally I set my nocking point 1/8th. Inch high for use with Turbo nocks, but this time I wanted to try a little experiment. I set the nocking point at Dead Even, so that I could see if the claims of level nock travel are actually true. Imagine my suprise when I found it was true! Even with my Turbo Nocks my nock height was at zero!
I then installed a string loop leaving myself enough room for my Turbo Nocks and my release head.
Next, I pressed the bow so that I could split the down cable and inserted the drop away cord, leaving myself plenty of adjustment cord. The cord was inserted thru the cables at approximately 2 fingers below the rest.
Then came the peep sight installation and servings for the peep sight and drop away cord. At this point I was hoping that I had set everything as close as possible, so that I wouldn’t have to do too many adjustments at a later time. At this time I installed my Toxonics Topgun sight and my Golden Key Futura Tranquilizer Stabilizer.
The Sabre is a very short axel-to-axel length bow, so I had to make several trips back to the bow press to fine-tune the peep sight height. I found that due to the extreme angle of the string when at full draw I had to go to a larger than normal peep sight aperture. Not really a big deal, but a little troublesome.
Within a few adjustments to time the rest to come up in the last 1 to 1 ½ inches, I was then ready to start shooting and sighting in the bow. With very few movements of the sight vertically and horizontally I was immediately shooting and killing X’s!
My observations on the Newberry Sabre are as follows:
1. The angle of the string in relation to the angle of the peep sight are a little bothersome, but can be conquered by using a little larger peep sight aperture.
2. For me, the shorter axel-to-axel bows are a little bit harder to come to a consistent anchor point. But in a short time they become second nature.
3. The bow has a nice, smooth draw cycle with a very good, hard wall.
4. Upon release there is virtually Zero Hand-shock and jump. The bow just sat nicely in my hand.
5. The Sabre is a little louder than I normally like, but I can cure that with a couple of Limbsavers on the limbs and some Catwhiskers on the string.
6. I really liked the new string and cable colors on the Sabre. They are far nicer looking than the Yellow and Black strings on the other Newberry bows!
7. Peep rotation was absolutely great! I didn’t have to mess with it once even after shooting 100 arrows! That says a lot for Factory Strings and cables!
Here are a few photos that I took of my new Newberry Sabre after I got done shooting it:
Sabre Bow #1:
www.hunt101.com/img/267280.jpg
Sabre bow #2:
www.hunt101.com/img/267279.jpg
Sabre Bow #3:
www.hunt101.com/img/267281.jpg
Sabre bow #4:
www.hunt101.com/img/267283.jpg
All in all, I can truthfully say that the Newberry Sabre is a great shooting and fun bow! I personally feel that Newberry has a real winner in the Sabre!
I didn’t do any shooting thru a Chronograph, but I feel the speeds are going to be very respectable, even though I shoot heavier arrows than needed.
This day was a total blast. I didn’t do anything but setup the bow and do some shooting. Man, I really Love Retirement!
Dick
As of today (5/15/05) I have still not put any limbsavers on the bow. 
After about 2000 to 3000 arrows I noticed a major seperation in the serving about 2 1/2 inches above the bottom cam. I also noticed that it looked like I had some strands that were broken. A trip to my bow press confirmed that I did have a Catostrophic Failure in the making! I plan on taking the cable apart to see what caused the problem in a day or so and to see how close I really came to having a major problem.