I scrap metals to recycle, and come across all sorts of other things that people are throwing out that are still usable. Many of these items fall by their nature often under the broad blanket of preparedness and survival gear. One such item that I recently happened upon in the trash, was a good fiberglass, recurve bow.
The bow itself is in great shape, but the bow string was shot. I plan on taking a trip to Bass Pro Shop soon to see if they have what I want. If not, then there are a couple of other places that I can check. Hopefully at least one of them will have what I want.
Since finding this little gem it has occoured to me that now besides the "middle B"of B,B,&B, archery supplies will be something that I'll need to add to my gear purchase list for hunting and protection. I had thought of some of this stuff before, but never too seriously. Now it's a bit different since this find. But,like any weapon system...you've got to have ammo to feed it, and repair parts for failures and breakdowns. Although it is simple compared to a compound bow or a crossbow, there will come a time when it will need another string, or is damaged by a break. Either way, I figure that now that I have it, I'll need to look and see about a spare and several strings, as well as plenty of arrows in both target and hunting heads.
I know it can amount to some serious FRN's taken out of the old wallet, but it will be well worth it to have a more quiet weapon at our disposal if needed.
The bow itself is in great shape, but the bow string was shot. I plan on taking a trip to Bass Pro Shop soon to see if they have what I want. If not, then there are a couple of other places that I can check. Hopefully at least one of them will have what I want.
Since finding this little gem it has occoured to me that now besides the "middle B"of B,B,&B, archery supplies will be something that I'll need to add to my gear purchase list for hunting and protection. I had thought of some of this stuff before, but never too seriously. Now it's a bit different since this find. But,like any weapon system...you've got to have ammo to feed it, and repair parts for failures and breakdowns. Although it is simple compared to a compound bow or a crossbow, there will come a time when it will need another string, or is damaged by a break. Either way, I figure that now that I have it, I'll need to look and see about a spare and several strings, as well as plenty of arrows in both target and hunting heads.
I know it can amount to some serious FRN's taken out of the old wallet, but it will be well worth it to have a more quiet weapon at our disposal if needed.
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