$100 is a pretty fair price for a few hours of work by a skilled tradesman. As a machinist, I always had a laugh at the people who wanted me to make them something that they can buy off the shelf (not saying that is the case here) and then balk at the price I give them.
The OP may have a zoning issue rather than safety. In these parts there are some localities that ban metal projectiles. They consider it to be discharge of a firearm, but do not extend it to plastic projectiles or arrows.
I don't have a bow scale to measure it, but I figure I've got it set to between 25-30 lbs. It hits the stops nice and even too. It didn't take long to set it up right for him. He's got pretty long arms for a 12 year old so I didn't have to adjust the draw length out of the box. It seems to...
Replaced the hammer with an original I found on eBay.
The block pivot screw had to be re-worked as a replacement was impossible to find.
The threads were broken clean off. I had a decision to make, re-make it from scratch or repair. I repaired it by boring out the old screw and plugging it...
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