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Summit Viper - how old is this stand? #2873455 08/08/19 05:31 PM 08/08/19 05:31 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 17,202 Huntsville, AL Claims Rep. OP Old Mossy Horns
Claims Rep. OP Old Mossy Horns Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 17,202 Huntsville, AL	Any idea when this Viper might have been made? I’ve never seen one that had the bottom slats running this direction - all I’ve ever seen run the other direction... The top piece looks like all the other Summits that I’ve seen. Last edited by Claims Rep.; 08/08/19 05:38 PM. Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Proud crossbow hunter!

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: Claims Rep.] #2873466 08/08/19 05:45 PM 08/08/19 05:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 10,624 Central, Al Bustinbeards Booner
Bustinbeards Booner Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 10,624 Central, Al	Looks like an older stand Originally Posted By: Wiley Coyote Well, the way I see it is there's just too many assholes On a good day there's a bunch of assholes in here. On a bad day there's too many assholes in here.

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: Claims Rep.] #2873478 08/08/19 06:07 PM 08/08/19 06:07 PM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 28,993 Fosters, Alabama, USA Shaw Administrator
Shaw Administrator Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 28,993 Fosters, Alabama, USA	The slats running that way would suck. "I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call ShawBuilt Custom Bowstrings

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: Claims Rep.] #2873486 08/08/19 06:16 PM 08/08/19 06:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,084 Hamilton/Auburn Shotts 8 point
Shotts 8 point Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,084 Hamilton/Auburn	The first climber I had the slats ran that way but it was a cougar claw circa 1990? Life is difficult Science prevails over bulldoodoo and superstition every time

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: Claims Rep.] #2873489 08/08/19 06:18 PM 08/08/19 06:18 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,211 North Alabama W Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature
Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature W Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,211 North Alabama	Must be steel due to the rust that I see and probably from the early 90s. I see potential to roll an ankle standing on that and contorting/leaning around to get a shot. I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time. NRA Life Member

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: Claims Rep.] #2873531 08/08/19 07:08 PM 08/08/19 07:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL Out back Grumpy Old Man
Out back Grumpy Old Man Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL	Early 90s My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: Claims Rep.] #2873763 08/08/19 10:14 PM 08/08/19 10:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 16,496 Guntersville AC870 Old Mossy Horns
AC870 Old Mossy Horns Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 16,496 Guntersville	Maybe a guy on the line was drunk when he put it together. I remember hunting out of a an older Summit that had slats running that way. Had a hand climber if memory serves. Last edited by AC870; 08/08/19 10:16 PM. “Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.” On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: Claims Rep.] #2874524 08/09/19 06:59 PM 08/09/19 06:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 5,082 central alabama J JA pic perv
JA pic perv J Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 5,082 central alabama	I’ve got the aluminum one just like that. Got it in about 1993. The give away is the hinged cover flap you open adjust the length of the cable. I like that old system much better than the newer models but it will swing open when your climbing if you’re not careful and it will bend after a lot of use. I never did mind the direction of the slats.

Re: Summit Viper - how old is this stand? [Re: JA] #2874599 08/09/19 07:59 PM 08/09/19 07:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL Out back Grumpy Old Man
Out back Grumpy Old Man Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL	Originally Posted by JA The give away is the hinged cover flap you open adjust the length of the cable. I like that old system much better than the newer models but it will swing open when your climbing if you’re not careful and it will bend after a lot of use. I like that setup too, but I aways drilled out the rivet and removed them flimsy locks. Never had a problem with a cable coming loose. My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.