Martin cougar 2000 Draw Weight

[Hadec]

How i can reduce the Draw Weight in Martin Cougar 2000, and how many pounds I reduce if I unscrew one turnover the screw which mounting the arms.

[bfisher]

Dropping the weight is very easy. Back out (turn counter clockwise) each limb bolt equally. One turn equals about 3#, so 5 turns would mean about 15 lbs.

[hadec]

Thanks a lot for your ansver.
The producer gives the range of the regulations 40-80 pounds, whether this means that to obtain 40 pounds I must back out limb bolts till 13 1/3 turns ?
Whether bolts are sufficiently long ?

[bfisher]

Thanks a lot for your ansver.
The producer gives the range of the regulations 40-80 pounds, whether this means that to obtain 40 pounds I must back out limb bolts till 13 1/3 turns ?
Whether bolts are sufficiently long ?

I might be wrong, but I'd say "No way". I've never known any manufacturer that made a bow with a 40# weight range. What I think you are seeing is that the bow is manufactured with peak weight ranges from 40# to 80#. Bows usually come in 10# to 15# ranges. In other words, say your bow is supposed to be #70 (max). It's weight range would be 55-70#. To have a 45-60# max the bow would have a different set of limbs on it (less stiff) and so forth.

Please don't turn the limbs out 13+ turns. 5 turns is about the most you can turn them out safely for shooting purposes. If you do want to shoot the bow at around 40# and it won't go that low with 5 turns off the limbs then I'd suggest you contact Martin Archery and buy new limbs for it in the correct weight range for you.

[Myk]

The whole time I've known Martins they've had a 15lb range and should be shot with no more than 5 turns out.