Dry Fire
08-14-2011, 02:13 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 362
Dry Fire
My buddy accidentally dry fired my bow. It broke the string damper. I know that a lot of shops say "You Dry Fire, You Buy It". I know it is a bad thing but what are the consequences to dry firing a bow?
Last edited by cal516; 08-14-2011 at 02:21 PM.
08-14-2011, 03:34 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Eastern Virginia
Posts: 661
all the energy that is produced and released into the arrow when fired normally is now absorbed back into the bow.
take it to a shop and have them go over it. Damage can be done to the limbs, the cam and other parts.
take it to a shop and have them go over it. Damage can be done to the limbs, the cam and other parts.
08-15-2011, 06:16 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: So. Indiana
Posts: 288
It always a buddy, one of mine did it as well.
Created a hairline fracture at the limb split, you could only see it at full draw.
This was an older bow though, newer bows can probably handle a dry fire or 2.
Still get it checked out.
Created a hairline fracture at the limb split, you could only see it at full draw.
This was an older bow though, newer bows can probably handle a dry fire or 2.
Still get it checked out.
