yeh I bet they did say it was fine. most shops have a sign around here that reads "to dry fire a bow, means to buy it" they shouldn't have sold you that bow, especially if you were not the one that dry fired it. to bad for your frined, but he should be the one to pay for it. Take it to another shop or Gander mt and let them look at it, tell em what happened and see what they say. why on earth did he dry fire it?? they should have had the locks on the bow. If it were me, I would be back there and demand a new bow, you did not dry fire it, and you shouldn't have had to buy it!!