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Old 09-09-2008, 07:09 AM   #1
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my buddie and me were shooting last night, and his bow blew up in his face he was drawing it backgot to 3/4 draw and the limb just shattered he lucking it didnt kill him the cam went flying around and hit the bow and dented it good lucky it wasnt his head i watched all this happen brought it to the dealer and they said they were calling bowtech right now anyone ever heard of this happening? pictures to come soon incase someone dont belive me


p.s bow has never been dry fired or dropped or anything it was an 05' liberty



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Old 09-09-2008, 07:14 AM   #2
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I don't discount the occurrence at all. But I'm also not alarmed by a single occurrence on an almost 5yr old bow I don't know the history of.

Glad everyone is OK.
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:16 AM   #3
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Not every product is perfect. Lucky no one was hurt!
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:17 AM   #4
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Was he trying to shoot mechanical broadhead?
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:19 AM   #5
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no he didnt even realease the arrow he still had his realease cliped after it happed a beice of the cam stuck 8inches in the ground he;s got lifetime warrenty on it i hope they cover it
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:25 AM   #6
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I Heard thatBowtech had a recall on one of its bows for Limb issues. Not sure which bow, or the exact problem.
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I don't discount the occurrence at all. But I'm also not alarmed by a single occurrence on an almost 5yr old bow I don't know the history of.

Glad everyone is OK.
exactly. Glad he is ok. I am sure they will take care of him.

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Old 09-09-2008, 07:31 AM   #8
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I don't discount the occurrence at all. But I'm also not alarmed by a single occurrence on an almost 5yr old bow I don't know the history of.

Glad everyone is OK.
I'm with you. Bows fail all the time, you should see some of the scary things people are shooting. This time of year, at the bow shop I go to, there are lots of bows coming in that the workers don't even want to test fire!
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:46 AM   #9
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What arrow did he shoot? I suspect in this age of lighter arrows we are going to be seeing more of this, I really think Bowtech is a victim of their own success here. They make a fast bow, so I suspect guys are pushing the limit on weight of the arrow. After a bit of time shooting this is what we get, and yes I called it in 2005 I posted somewhere on wait until these preloaded limbs get 3 0r 4 years on them shooting a light arrow.

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wow! but all in all, every bow on the market or one that someone owns, can and will fail eventually! i mean, the bow is pretty old, and who knows what it actually has went through over the years. was he the only owner of the bow? was he the only one that shot it? there are lots of variables to consider when something gors wrong with a bow.
just luckily no one was hurt.
hope all goes better!!!
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