Have you ever had a carbon arrow disintegrate?
 

I noticed a thread about a carbon arrow with a crack in it and it's made me curious. Have any of you had a carbon arrow splinter upon release? I don't mean when it impacts the target but rather the moment when the arrow is sent on its way.

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Nope. The part of the "splintering, exploding arrow on release" story they don't tell you is that of the .....oh......3 or 4 known times it's happened, it's because the arrow somehow got jammed on the rest or riser.

I've certainly had them break from hitting ......oh..........if I HAD to make something up........let's say a rock......that could happen.....[&:]

They can, and do break though. But exploding on release and impaling your bowhand is just....well......not very likely at all.

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I have seen the scars from this happening to an old friend from IL.Nasty.I know alot of people who shoot carbon arrows along with myself and this was the onlyincident Iknow of.

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You mean like this off of thunderbucks.com http://www.thunderbucks.com/cgi/forum/Blah.pl?b-bowhunting/m-1150229985/s-new/

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Does that guy live in IL?

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yes i have had a carbon arrow explode upon release,it happened last Sunday. at first i was like what happened ,as the arrow flue very weirdly ,which told me some thing went wrong.da!
it broke off about three inch's behind the tip in a very raged brake

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I have, one recently. Shot it, pulled it, checked it, and when I went to draw it again I noticed a different sound, looked it over at full draw, didn't see anything wrong and released. Part of it went into the woods, parts on the ground, the string sliced my hand but no damage to the bow except the site took a hit and my doniker d2 has since fallen apart. I thought I had did some serious injury to my hand. It began to swell instantly but I put ice on it right away for about an hour and it was better, though cut, by evening.

I won't release another one if thepitch changes like that one did, or any changein sound.

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Nubo, would you mind describing the sound the arrow made? That way we could all have another way to "test" our arrows.

Thanks

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I was shooting with a buddy and he had one blow up after he shot. Itstuck right in his hand, It was not a pretty site. Always check dem Carbons.

Hatchet Jack

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I just checked out the picture on the web site and that is what happen to my buddy too a TEE!! NASTY!!!!!

Hatchet Jack

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Never had one explode or shatter either. Then I check them every time I use them so that probably helps!

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That was nodog not nubo.;)

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You get used too the sound made when the arrow is drawn over the rest. It changed enough to draw my attention. Best way to describe it.

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Hardcorehunter, that picture is enough to scare me into being more careful! yuck!

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Yea, I hear ya. I won't take any of my arrows for granted either

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Its happened to me, last Sept.practicing on the back porch. The arrow had no visable damage, pulled back let it fly and it came to pieces. It did not get stuck on the rest or anything just came to pieces. I would not put that pain on my worst enemy. Also carbon shows up on X-rays. I still have spinters in my hand. I will for now on buy new arrows every year and trash the year before's.
Be Carefull, Gabe

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Just talked to a supplier when ordering some Bemans. After talking different arrows for a while he mentioned on his own that GT hunter xt's had an increased number of breaks last year over the year before. Mine was an xt purchased from them in that year. He also mentioned they'd sold more than the previous year and didn't know if the percentage had changed.

He brought it up so I'm thinking something caught his attention.