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    Leaving a recurve strung

    I am new to the Trad world and have one hand me down bear recurve and a Martin Independence. My question is do you leave them strung. I shoot almost daily and have been unstringing them for storage when I am not shooting. Is this right or can you leave them strung up for extended amounts of time ? Thanks for the reply’s

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      #3
      I leave mine strung if shooting them regularly.

      Gary

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        #4
        I leave mine strung, laying flat or hanging by 2 points where the limbs meet the riser.

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          #5
          Leave strung and store HORIZONTALLY on pegs, either hanging by the string or sitting on the limbs. Avoid standing the bow on-end or in a corner for any length of time. Leaving it strung and storing it horizontally won't hurt it, just keep it away from heat.

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            #6
            I also leave mine strung unless I know I'm not going to shoot for a week or longer, which is rare. Just don't store it in a hot place and ALWAYS use a bow stringer on a recurve. (not necessary with a longbow)

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              #7
              strung and hanging

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                #8
                If shooting regularly it doesn't hurt to leave them strung. Never store one proped up on it tip, like standing in a corner and never leave one stored where it's hot. Trad bows tend to delaminate quicker than compounds when exposed to extreme heat.

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                  #9
                  Leave mine strung unless transporting or not going to shoot for a while. leave them lying flat on the carpet in the bedroom.

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                    #10
                    I leave them strung, but shoot and rotate almost every other day.
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by RackstackerG5 View Post
                      I am new to the Trad world and have one hand me down bear recurve and a Martin Independence. My question is do you leave them strung. I shoot almost daily and have been unstringing them for storage when I am not shooting. Is this right or can you leave them strung up for extended amounts of time ? Thanks for the reply’s
                      Thanks for posting this question; I had assumed it was a definite no-no.

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                        #12
                        If I am shooting regularly they are strung and hanging by string when not in use. If jsut shooting one the other is not strung. During times I know I cannot shoot for a few days I will unstring and hang on pegs

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                          #13
                          I've got a few bows that have been strung for several years hanging on pegs. I shoot them occasionally. No ill effects. Still pulls the same weight and straight as can be.

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                            #14
                            I leave a couple of bows strung and keep them in the shop with my arrows and gear. The bows that I store in the house are unstrung mainly because it takes less space to hang an unstrung bow.

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                              #15
                              Thank you to everyone for your reply’s!

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