crossbow help

[Aaron ?????]

i have found an old powermaster crossbow in my grandpas shed with no string on it
does anyone know what size the string should be and if ill be able to buy or make a new one??

[Animal81182]

You want to get it down to some one who deals with archery i your area

I am from the UK and have built my own Bow, my local archery shop was really helpful with fitting the corect strings

Try google? might help

Animal

[Aaron ?????]

its old and i think the nearest gunshop will just take it and fine me for still having it but i did google it and found a few sites that say how to make bowstrings i just need to find some dacron ??? its some kind of string i think any ideas????

[boilingleadbath]

Well, a quick internet search turned it up as a polymer. You could search froogle for it.
Otherwise, mcmaster carries vectran rope... you might try to buy a few feet of .25" or slightly higher, and de-braid it. (It's tripple strand)
Or, I could mail you a few feet of some 550 (aka. para) cord I have lying around. It's a bowstring-diameter nylon rope that can hold 550 lbs.

[Animal81182]

yeah just google it and order it over the net

they are fairly simple to re string you just need to get the right tension on the bow and then hook on the strings or how ever you shall fasten them

Animal

[darkpyro]

hi im from australia and i have made many bows and used some strange things for string and i know if you dont use the right stuff you,ll losse 50% power so i suggest just go to the closest archery shope you know of without your crossbow and ask for some cross bow string and they cant take it off you then

[Cronic]

Why not click on the google link at the left...