How do I figure out what bowstring I need for my recurve

[bigbuck150]

I just purchased a pearson recurve at a yard sale.  It says 60amo on the handle.  I've read conflicting info on the web.  Some say to go 3" shorter then amo while others say 4" shorter.  I've always gotten my compound strings from 60x custom strings but I'm not sure which of these I need either.  www.60xcustomstrings.com/recurve/  Is one of these better then the other?  I've heard that dacron is the way to go on older bows.  Thanks for any help.  Looking forward to trying traditional archery.

[Old Dog]

Great bow.  How many pound pull?  The string length you need is 60AMO, but it will actually be 56 1/2 to 57" long.  Make sure you get a Dacron string.  The older bows don't like any of the new "fast flight" strings very much.
Use a bow stringer to string the bow, then set the brace height to somewhere around 7 1/4" by twisting the string to lengthen the brace, or untwist to shorten.  For starters set your knocking point at 3/16" above 90 degrees, and shoot feathered arrows. 

[bigbuck150]

Thanks for your help.  I was able to get the correct string

[Old Dog]

 

[Rich_S]

. . . For starters set your knocking point at 3/16" above 90 degrees, and shoot feathered arrows.

Follow up question, if I may. I am using a Bear Tamerlane recurve 27#. I put the nocking point so the arrow is perpendicular to the string. I have a problem in that I have set the sight all the way to the bottom stop yet the rrows still hit high. I've been compensating by aiming low, but I'd like to be able to sight right on.

Is this because my nocking point should be changed? BTW,  this is the Bear factory sight.

[dreamunelk]

As said above.  Place nock 3/16 over 90 degrees.  Currently sounds like your arrow is point up when you draw.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

. . . For starters set your knocking point at 3/16" above 90 degrees, and shoot feathered arrows.

Follow up question, if I may. I am using a Bear Tamerlane recurve 27#. I put the nocking point so the arrow is perpendicular to the string. I have a problem in that I have set the sight all the way to the bottom stop yet the arrows still hit high. I've been compensating by aiming low, but I'd like to be able to sight right on.

Is this because my nocking point should be changed? BTW,  this is the Bear factory sight.

27# Tamerlane? got any pictures ?   I love those old chunks of wood.
If you have the sight all the way at the bottom, it is going to hit high...
Put it all the way at the top, and try at 10 yards... 
Windage and elevation... , the sight is merely a reference point.
Bows were made for shooting targets, not game.
Once you get them fling they work great for rabbits and Bullfrogs though.

but back to your bow, any pictures?  What year? is it Rosewood?...

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

And I could not have said it any better than Old Dog

Great bow.  How many pound pull?  The string length you need is 60AMO, but it will actually be 56 1/2 to 57" long.  Make sure you get a Dacron string.  The older bows don't like any of the new "fast flight" strings very much.
Use a bow stringer to string the bow, then set the brace height to somewhere around 7 1/4" by twisting the string to lengthen the brace, or untwist to shorten.  For starters set your knocking point at 3/16" above 90 degrees, and shoot feathered arrows. 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Pics of the Pearson would be appreciated also...

[Rich_S]

27# Tamerlane? got any pictures ?   I love those old chunks of wood.
If you have the sight all the way at the bottom, it is going to hit high...
Put it all the way at the top, and try at 10 yards...  . . .
but back to your bow, any pictures?  What year? is it Rosewood?...

I stepped on my tongue there - I meant to say it shoots low. doh. I'm going to run some more tests and get back to you on that. I am running them at short range. Ha! When my son and grandsons were down yesterday, they brought their hunting bows and set my target out at 50 yards. I darn near couldn't reach it with the 27# Tamerlane. I strung up my 35# Tamerlane and it still had a trajectory like a bowling ball.

Here's the pics.:













I'd like to see pictures of the Pearson, too.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Thank you for the bow porn, I wish they still made them like that.
Have you checked your brace height ?
Speed affects trajectory, but 50 yards is pretty far for a 35#, let alone a 27#.
Those bows were made during a time when the local range was the bowling alley.
10, 15, 20, 25...
Target archery was fun, but it was those guys that wanted field archery that increased distance.
Why most target bows were lower weight, and "sporting" bows were heavier..