dry fire
 

has anyone experience a bow that was dry fired? and what happened?

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I dry fired my new bow this year (first day I got it) because my release trigger broke right off, I'llnever use a Tru-Fire release again in my life. I was lucky enough that this happened at half draw but still was a bummer. Because this was a brand new bow I wasn't really concerned aboutany damage done. I checked over the bow and every was fine and still is to this day. My old bow, a High Country, was dry firedat full draw and that wasthe end of that things life.The top limb cracked pretty bad and the buss cable broke right off. I haven't done anything with it,it's just been sitting in my closet. Nowadays I always nock an arrow when I draw back. I always say I'd rather lose and arrow than have my bow broke.

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My dad dry fired a PSE way back, and it exploded. I have friends that own a archery shop in IL and have seen a lot of BowTechs that have exploded while just shooting, I don't knowif they were of a particular model or year, but I thought that was odd.

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yall think that is bad. as u may have seen in my recent posts of the pic of my BRAND NEW BOWTECH GUARDIAN....... how beautiful she was, her quietness, smoothness, etc... well she is no longer in service because of my idiotic roomate who thinks he knows everything about bows. he grabbed my bow while i wasnt looking, drawed it back, dry fired it, and what do u know.... cracked the limb, damaged the cam, string went flying off the cams, and the peep went flying off the string. i havent had the bow 2 1/2 weeks and it is going into the shop bc my roommate is stupid, retarded, soon to be dead.

this happened yesterday immediately after me shooting it. i turn my head for about 3 minutes and this is what i get. so, for those of you who havent learned from your mistakes..learn from mine. keep your possessions that you love dearest and take great pride in away from the hands of others.

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Manthat really sucks. If I was you, he'd be dead already.

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Dude that is terrible! Is he paying for it? I hope so. I would have insisted on a brand new bow, if not, take his azz to Judge Judy!!

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Heres a dry fire for ya.

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Danggit motown, every time i see that pic i wish i would have taken pics of mine when my hand slipped, bow came back and busted my hand. Once the shock goes away it hurts like a bugger don't she. I bled like a pig too just bout as much as the elk i arrowed the next day lol.

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he said he will pay for it. he may not have to bc of the warranty. we will see what happens. it will be in the shop for about 3 weeks

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I dont think I,d be advertizing it for the warranty repair ?
If Bowtech finds out you mines well have your buddy buy you a new bow .
Bright side is he gets your veryt slightly used bow .
Amagine someone listing this 2007 bowtech on e-bay as only shot a few times , but no pics avalible.
Wow be careful what you bid on .

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I had mine dry fire part way back it slipped and the string jumped off the cam . I did this just before heading out in the morning to go hunting. Luckily i brought it to the shop he put a new string on because the other got chaffed and after a quick sight in i was back out hunting in the afternoon.Boy was i thankful i thought I'd be out of business for a while .






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ouch!!!!

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I dry fired my Martin Panther a few months after I bought it. Scared the carp out of me. It looked like the bow was fine, but after dry fireing it I didn't exactly trust it. So I took it to the proshop where I bought it and had them look it over. The bow was fine and I can still shoot and hunt with it. Accidents can and do happen. Nocking a arrow every time you draw is very cheap insurance.
Chief

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yup i draw fired my bow in the summer two year ago 1 week before the season and the peep came off and the sight got nocked off bad. it was loud never use a crap walmart release it opens up on same times for no reason

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I was at Bass Pro one day standing next to a guy who was looking at bows. He was drawing one backwhen he accidently released it, at full draw. It scared the hell out of me. It sounded like a rifle going off. Needless to say the salesmen were pretty pissed off. In some places if you dry fire a bow, you buy it.

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That happened at are proshop here.A guy dry fireda bow, scared the crap out of everyone except the owner. He was cutting arrows and never heard him. After he was done cutting the arrows the guy came up to him and asked what if someone dry fires a bow, he said you will end up buying it, the guy walked out of the store. :DI guess it didn't help that the owner is kinda on the old side with hearing aids.

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yea some people are clueless... i'm one of archhunterbowtech whatever his name is roommates.. We were like what the world did you do! He was clueless that u couldn't dry fire a bow...

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i dry fired my bear the truth bow and there is a thing that moves out of place so the limbs dont break luckily it was only $10 to get it fixed.