| From: jerseyman
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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I'm looking at some older bows on ebay and they show an X50 @ 28inches I have seen bows listed with the X or XX's after the weight assuming that to mean alittle greater weight than listed. Just wondering if I assumed right. Thanks
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| From: donnyjack
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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Yes, in most cases for each X after the number you add a pound. I not seen a bow with an X in front but I would think it ment you would subtract a pound. For some reason the older bow companys did that insted of writing the exact weight on the bow.
DJ
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| From: Tody
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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Each X is a pound, before is (-) after is (+)
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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DJ, you will find some with the x in front. I've seen many Pearsons like that.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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What Tody said.....
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| From: strshotx
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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If the X is in front of 50 subtract a pound,if behind add a pound for each X.Like 45X is 46# or X45 is 44#.The exact weight is behind the side plate on most of older recurves>.
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| From: Jeff Durnell
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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Does that mean an Easton XX75 is really an Easton 73?
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| From: Jeff Durnell
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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Yep George. Rest day. We moved over 4000 lbs of lane out of a bowling alley last evening. I'm recuperating :^/
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| From: Phil Magistro
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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The X doesn't necessarily mean one pound. I've seen 45X bows that were marked 47# under the side plate.
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| From: davidross
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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This circa-1962 Pearson Javelina is marked 45XX and draws 53# according to my digital scale.
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| From: BATMAN
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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WOW! Sounds like those older bows where X marks the spot need to be checked out real good before You start building arrows? Be really wondering WHAT is going on here? STAY SAFE / WELL / COOL Batman
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| From: Sipsey River
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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Phil is correct, an x sometimes indicates two pounds.
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| From: davidross
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| Date: 01-Jul-15 |
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I think an X after the number means "more than the marked weight" and XX means "a LOT more than the marked weight."
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| From: Jeff Durnell
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| Date: 02-Jul-15 |
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I'm missing something. What's the big secret? Why not just mark the actual weight?
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| From: Phil Magistro
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| Date: 02-Jul-15 |
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Probably because it was easier to label the bow to the nearest five pounds to match the catalogs. Doesn't really make sense to me either.
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| From: RymanCat
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| Date: 02-Jul-15 |
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Yeah for this reason we all need a scale to check our bows because not all bows are marked what we come up with at times. Some times I think the aliens marked them who didn't understand the worlds weight system since they might have been from Mars or beyond.LOL
That Java is beautiful.
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