Shooting in the rain
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Shooting in the rain
Probably a stupid question but would shooting a wooden recurve in the rain wreck it ?is there anything you can use as a preventative to stop any problems or nothing to worry about ? Cheers
Re: Shooting in the rain
It should be ok but you could give your bow a few coats of gun stock oil. I use that on my bows.
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may your arrows fly straight and true and your limbs return.
Re: Shooting in the rain
Are you talking about a laminated recurve or a selfbow?jesse1987 wrote:Probably a stupid question but would shooting a wooden recurve in the rain wreck it ?is there anything you can use as a preventative to stop any problems or nothing to worry about ? Cheers
The previous suggestion is good, or use a Danish or Scandinavian oil (which dries) or a beewax/oil polish combination, on a laminated recurve. Most laminated recurves have a protective coating anyway, of various types, be it an oil finish or acrylic finish (typical of entry level timber recurves on the later).
If a self bow, personally I would not shoot that in the rain regardless.
A good beeswax/oil polish combination you can make at home is:
3 parts beeswax
1 part carnauba wax
4 parts linseed oil
4 parts turps.
If a take down recurve - make sure you remove the limbs, when drying out and/or coating with polish.
Re: Shooting in the rain
Dubbin works for me.
Re: Shooting in the rain
you can also saturate a rag with the above Wax mix, keep it in a plastic Bag in your Quiver and wipe it over the Bow and even your Arrows.
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