I was just wondering if anyone has ever seen anyone dry fire their bow on purpose. I know this sounds hard to believe but it is a true story. I was at a friends house helping him do some remoldeling the other day. We were talking about hunting he started telling me that he bought a bow a few years back from a proshop and he would like to start hunting. He said he had only shot the bow a couple times then put it in the case and hasnt ever used it since. So he went and got it brought it out. It had been in the case so long the vanes were briddle. The bow was bran spanking new but it was an older round wheel compound. Im standing right next to him asking some stuff about it. I had him draw the bow checking his length no big deal. Then he lets it go. Sounded like a shotgun going off.Man I couldnt believe it I hit the deck so fast I think I was on the floor before the bow bottom out. I started yelling some choice words at him and by the blank look on his face I could tell he had no idea what he had just done was wrong. I asked if he had ever done it before and he didnt even want to answer me. I knew then he had done it before which he admitted he had done many times. I checked the bow out and couldnt find anything wrong so must be a pretty well built bow. I suggested he have the bow checked out before trying to ever use it again. I just really couldnt believe it when he did it. By the way if you couldnt tell alcohol was involved.