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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 matt  |
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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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Not every product is perfect. Lucky no one was hurt!
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Was he trying to shoot mechanical broadhead?
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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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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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ORIGINAL: GMMAT 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.;) rick |
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ORIGINAL: GMMAT 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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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:D 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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Sorry to hear that! :(Glad everyone is ok thats the main thing.;)Now for the bow I'm thinking the same thing along the lines of Jeff don't know the history of the bow which is 3 years old? Has it been to a shop and gone over ...ie(new string,greased bolts,tuned up, pm'ed) sometimes the little things you let go over time bite you in the end. Sorry to hear all about the bow none the less.
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 Blasphemy. |
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ORIGINAL: twildasin Sorry to hear that! :(Glad everyone is ok thats the main thing.;)Now for the bow I'm thinking the same thing along the lines of Jeff don't know the history of the bow which is 3 years old? Has it been to a shop and gone over ...ie(new string,greased bolts,tuned up, pm'ed) sometimes the little things you let go over time bite you in the end. Sorry to hear all about the bow none the less. For the record I had a bow that was over 10 years old, and it's still a shooter. The issue is not the bow IMO, it's the setup;) |
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People on the board can rationalize the brake however they want. I'm just glad to hear he is OK. It sure could have been a lot worse.
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ORIGINAL: Bluetickhunter 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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Glad to hear he is okay.
Hey...tell him I got a 06 Tribby. If he's interested I'll make him a good deal on it.;) |
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ORIGINAL: BobCo19-65 People on the board can rationalize the brake however they want. I'm just glad to hear he is OK. It sure could have been a lot worse. |
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ORIGINAL: turtleshell ORIGINAL: Bluetickhunter 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 Really isn't that big a deal. How long could it take to read it even slowly, 20 seconds? The bows are taken care of ifhe isthe origanal owner. I know bows blow up but I've been on these forums for some time and Hoyts are another company that people love to slam (deservidly in some cases :D) I can't count on 3 fingers the number of times I've read of them breaking. BT on the other hand would take more fingers then I have. Just saying...:eek: |
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I can't count on 3 fingers the number of times I've read of them breaking. (I keed!):D |
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ORIGINAL: Germ 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:D I posted somewhere on wait until these preloaded limbs get 3 0r 4 years on them shooting a light arrow. BOOM No he didnt even shoot the arrow you guys he was DRAWING BACK when it happened his release was still clipped even after this all happeend so it has nothing to do with the arrow and either way the arrow was rated for the bow what do you guys think bowtech or the dealer will do he has a lifetime warrenty but would it be covered? he is the only owner and he is the type of guys who aint rich but got a nice bow when i came out and has kept very very very good care hasnt been dropped or dryfired in the 3 years he has had it i dunno just strikes me as weird hope he gets a new bow out of it or atleats they fix his season is 3 weeks away the bow has only about 500 shots threw it matt  |
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also guys and gals the bow gets tuned/check 2 times a year once in the spring when he pulls it out and once after hunting season
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Blue, You're better off just saying the guy never took care of his equipment, shot toothpicksand he deserved what happened to him, unfortunately it'll be easier that way. :(
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ORIGINAL: bowtechlove imean, the bow is pretty old, and who knows what it actually has went through over the years. a 3-4 year old bow is "old", I would think for $700 a guy should get a few more years out of a bow (if its taken care of properly), Alll bow will have difficulties at times...i agree, but this isn't the 1st time we have all heard of this happening with BT |
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thats one thing i was wondering if you gusy have ever heard of this happeneing before?
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ORIGINAL: Bluetickhunter ORIGINAL: Germ 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:D I posted somewhere on wait until these preloaded limbs get 3 0r 4 years on them shooting a light arrow. BOOM No he didnt even shoot the arrow you guys he was DRAWING BACK when it happened his release was still clipped even after this all happeend so it has nothing to do with the arrow and either way the arrow was rated for the bow what do you guys think bowtech or the dealer will do he has a lifetime warrenty but would it be covered? he is the only owner and he is the type of guys who aint rich but got a nice bow when i came out and has kept very very very good care hasnt been dropped or dryfired in the 3 years he has had it i dunno just strikes me as weird hope he gets a new bow out of it or atleats they fix his season is 3 weeks away the bow has only about 500 shots threw it matt
I was asking what arrow he has been shooting the last 3 years with the bow? I am wondering what the weight of his arrow setup is, this might give us a clue as to why it happen. Do you know what arrow he was shooting and the length? |
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It happens to ALL bow companies (except hoyt:D;))...the limbs fail on bows seemingly at random. Most of the time the shooter is blamed[:-].
You guys want to see something ridiculous, look into the Browning Barracuda Bowfishing Bow....talk about a ticking time bomb....those limbs seemingly fail more often than not. Im talking huge numbers of failures, and Browning still denies literally EVERYTHING. Sure they ship out a new set of limbs the next day but this is a bad deal waiting to happen. I know of one guy who has 3 cudas, has for2 years now.He has went through8sets of limbs that exploded. This is a serious situation that Browning/PSE wont own up to or even look into for that matter. In one case, a guy got a reply email for browning that WATER may have delaminated the limbs on a bow marketed for bowfishing. ridiculous. |
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ORIGINAL: TEmbry I know of one guy who has 3 cudas, has for2 years now.He has went through8sets of limbs that exploded. Sound to me he should think about switching before something bad happens.... |
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guys,
EVERY company has a problem occasionally. THat is a fact. Best just to get it fixed and move on rick |
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ORIGINAL: bowtechlove 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 (DAVE IT'S A 2005!!!!), 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!!! So you find it "acceptable" for a 3 yr old bow to blow up???? Must be a BOWTECH mentality that comes with the admission into the "cult." :eek: Sorry, and I know and like a lot of you BT guys, but this stuff is just not what I'd consider acceptable. This may be why I'm shooting Hoyt and Reflex line bows, which may not draw quite as smoothly, and may not be quite as fast, but with welll over 20,000 shots on 2 of my bows, and probably 30,000 + on a bow I sold last fall, I must expect MORE out of my bows. My old bow that I sold last fall was a 2000 Reflex Bighorn, it had LOTS of shots, never failed me, only went through 2 sets of strings, it's been dropped from trees, and used and abused, and it's still shooting great today, in a newer bowhunters hands.[:-] WHOA, and 8 actually real close to 9 year old bow and someone still shoot it????? A lot of the members on this forum are probably shooting bows that are 2005 and older, and they're NOT OLD, they may not have the newest, latest, and greatest technology, but they are still good shooting bows that get the job done. For the record, my #3 bow is a 1999 Hoyt that I've put a couple thousand shots on myself since getting it back in Feb., and I've logged a RH with it, and it shoots nearly as well as my #1 (Trykon XL) and #2 (Reflex Highlander) and I don't have ANY FEAR shooting any of them quite regularly, and shooting them a LOT!!!! Hell, at 63#, that Old Stryker II zips those 420gr arrows out there in the mid 260's!!!! ORIGINAL: quiksilver Blasphemy. Did you take this picture while you were marching, dressed in DRAG????? :D |
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ORIGINAL: quiksilver Blasphemy. For those who have never met Quik, he's the one on the far left..... Nice shades by the way! Scary stuff. To me,a5 year old bow is NOT old... Heck, that's just entering it's prime! :D |
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ORIGINAL: OHbowhntr Dave, So you find it "acceptable" for a 3 yr old bow to blow up???? Must be a BOWTECH mentality that comes with the admission into the "cult." :eek: Sorry, and I know and like a lot of you BT guys, but this stuff is just not what I'd consider acceptable. This may be why I'm shooting Hoyt and Reflex line bows, which may not draw quite as smoothly, and may not be quite as fast, but with welll over 20,000 shots on 2 of my bows, and probably 30,000 + on a bow I sold last fall, I must expect MORE out of my bows. My old bow that I sold last fall was a 2000 Reflex Bighorn, it had LOTS of shots, never failed me, only went through 2 sets of strings, it's been dropped from trees, and used and abused, and it's still shooting great today, in a newer bowhunters hands.[:-] WHOA, and 8 actually real close to 9 year old bow and someone still shoot it????? A lot of the members on this forum are probably shooting bows that are 2005 and older, and they're NOT OLD, they may not have the newest, latest, and greatest technology, but they are still good shooting bows that get the job done. For the record, my #3 bow is a 1999 Hoyt that I've put a couple thousand shots on myself since getting it back in Feb., and I've logged a RH with it, and it shoots nearly as well as my #1 (Trykon XL) and #2 (Reflex Highlander) and I don't have ANY FEAR shooting any of them quite regularly, and shooting them a LOT!!!! Hell, at 63#, that Old Stryker II zips those 420gr arrows out there in the mid 260's!!!! |
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Why are so many guys calling this bow 5 years old. It is an '05. Isn't this 2008 and even in todays math that would make it a 3 year old bow. I don't think BowTech had the 2005's out in sept. of '04 so it can't even be 4 yet.
Glad to hear your friend is ok. |
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apprently this is a problem with bowtech. Glad I shoot a Mathews. But the company recently fired its top designer for marring the girl in the Martin archery adds. So he got pist and wrote this http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=243824
this might anwser your questions about the faulty limbs |
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ORIGINAL: crenshaw apprently this is a problem with bowtech. Glad I shoot a Mathews. But the company recently fired its top designer for marring the girl in the Martin archery adds. So he got pist and wrote this http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=243824 this might anwser your questions about the faulty limbs |
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ORIGINAL: bowtechlove 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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I had the same thing happen to me a few years ago. A buddy of mine was into target shooting (not hunting) and needed cash. The bow was just over a year old and the price was right. When I went to see it he pulled out of the attic off the top of the heating duct. not thinking athing about it i held it and drew it with just fingers. it seemed like a great deal. we talked about the price again. and i drew it one more time and at about 3/4th draw it just exploded in my hands. after it was all said and done there were pieces of the limbs stuck in the drywall. I figured that it happened because of where he had stored the bow. I felt bad and gave him the money for the bow and told him to take to his bow shop and see if they would honor his warrenty. He did and they said that the bow had beendry fired and there would be no warrenty. never evev looked at a bt since.
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well guys thx alot for the advice and what not i dont know what to say guess well just have to see what they say about it and fi they will replace it or cover under warrenty
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they tryed doing this to him also i went with him today to the shop we have pictures of the arrow still in the wisker biscut the cables came flying around and broke the arrow he didnt dry fire it and never has so i dunno i hope they dont do that to him as i know he cant replace it and he'd be pritty pissed off if they didnt and they would loss alot of customers here if they did
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ORIGINAL: Germ 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:D I posted somewhere on wait until these preloaded limbs get 3 0r 4 years on them shooting a light arrow. BOOM |
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