I decided to break my own rule and hunt with limbs I consider precious. In the past I've preferred to take inexpensive bows into the terrain as they very often come back with scratches and dings. For me the ideal has been bamboo core and glass limbs, simple and sturdy, and I can do things like put the limb tip in the dirt or carefully on a boulder and rest my binos on the other end without feeling too nervous.
With these new quick Nika N3 'Progress' carbon foam limbs on a 19" f261 riser I have a new favourite setup, and I intend to hunt with it through the coming months. The limb tips are tiny, supposedly for speed, and I worry about them getting smashed up in the field. They're strong, like the rest of the 55% carbon limb, but there's not much to them. I use camo socks on the limbs, and pull the end taught over over the tip like a sort of hood, so at least there's a little protection there. Obviously not good enough.
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My craziest idea has been to dip the limb tips in thick 2-part epoxy mix, to give them a light but hard skin. The most normal has been been buying rubber limb tip protectors, that probably won't be a good fit on these tiny tips.
What do you guys do?
With these new quick Nika N3 'Progress' carbon foam limbs on a 19" f261 riser I have a new favourite setup, and I intend to hunt with it through the coming months. The limb tips are tiny, supposedly for speed, and I worry about them getting smashed up in the field. They're strong, like the rest of the 55% carbon limb, but there's not much to them. I use camo socks on the limbs, and pull the end taught over over the tip like a sort of hood, so at least there's a little protection there. Obviously not good enough.
My craziest idea has been to dip the limb tips in thick 2-part epoxy mix, to give them a light but hard skin. The most normal has been been buying rubber limb tip protectors, that probably won't be a good fit on these tiny tips.
What do you guys do?
