Parker BB 175 limb splintered
 

Was shooting my BB the other day and on the 3rd shot I heard my bow pop... I had the bow in my shoulder getting ready to pull the trigger when all of a sudden it felt like my bow went off with out me pulling the trigger... I was thinking WTF when I looked down and seen that my arrow was still on the bow... Then I heard the cracking and watched my limb slowly peel back... I was sick!!!

I will be taking it to parker next week to have it repaired...

My buddy has a BB also and he had some string prob and took his bow back to parker and he said they fixed him up right away... I hope to get the same kind of good service:wink:

You will. Spit happens with any 175 lb bow from time to time. I blew up my first Cyclone with a bad nock. Parker replaced it NQA!

I am not one to bash a manufacturer, and I truly think that Parker is a good company that cares about hunters. But they have lots of limb issues.
I had a friend who had his BB blow up inside of a tent blind. That thing literally exploded in there. One limb had delaminated, causing extreme stress on the other. The other limb then exploded into many 1-2" long toothpicks.....thousands of them. There are still some stuck in his boot soles and the trees. He showed me 6 mos later in Turkey season!!!
Seems he jumped out the window as it began delaminating but his legs stayed inside. Fortunately it was cold and he had coveralls and big boots on. Shards from those limbs went through that blind all over. Looked like you put a shock collar on a porcupine and cranked 'er up... It ruined that blind. He was very lucky. He took it back and the dealer gave him a TenPoint to hunt with while he sent his back. He paid the difference for the 10pt. and kept it.
I have another friend who bought one off EBay for a song. When it arrived it was sealed from the factory with repair papers inside. He called the seller and found out that it was just redone from the factory. It blew up on a 12yr old and the cam came back and bruised his upper arm and the cable cut his neck. Fortunately they were not the sueing kind. They got it fixed, sold it Ebay and used the money for another brand.

That said, I had a Safari Magnum that I used one season and sold to a good friend of mine after picking up a Horton I liked better. It is still doing just fine and I sure hope it stays that way....Bottomline, I would love to try a Cyclone, but I have just heard of too many limb issues. I will say though that Parker is noted for Good service. I'm afraid that comes from lots of practice...and in my book, that's not such a good thing.

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having problems with any brand of crossbow doesnt mean they are bad. They are high performance hunting tools. Things happen, hope the customer service is just as good as others. Buckeyefootball

"But they have lots of limb issues."
You cite three examples, without going into details about their occurrence, and make a generalization about the brand. I'd had a Parker blow up...but it was my fault. Parker fixed it anyway, no questions asked. I'd want to know HOW the bows malfunctioned. Had they been fired with too light an arrow? (same as partial dryfire). Had the limbs been abused in any way? Was a faulty string involved? (If the serving wears through and into the string strands - even one or tow strands - it wakens the string). Had the bow been pressed properly? Did the arrows have moon nocks? Etc. Etc. Etc. The most common cause for bows malfunctioning is a loose NUT....the one behind the trigger!!

Amen Brother Any XBOWS Will Give You Trouble I own 2 Parker Hurricanes They Are Awesome No problems ! Xbows Are like Fishing Rods You need To store Them in Controleed Environments Inside The House ! Heck I used to keep mine Outside in my Barn ! The Limbs Get Hot Cold Etc. ! I used To keep mine in the truck All Season Thats wrong Too ! I shot 7 Deer & 10 Turkeys With my Parker Safari Magnum Had it for 3 years I noticed Some Limb Stresses On Them I took It to The Dealer & had them Replaced ! But Like i said Keep Out Of Extreme Temperature Changes When not Being ued Hunting Or Practicing Yall Take Care Kenny :fighting0007::poke:

You are right Buckeye....it doesn't mean they are bad, it means they have problems.

COSSACK: I really don't care to get into a spitting match over this. Obviously you have a Parker and you like it. However, it blew up!!! You justify it because of a "bad nock". Works for me, but I happen to think it should be able to withstand that.

You asked me a bunch of questions regarding the 2 I discussed that blew up (not 3). I can only tell you that to the best of my knowledge there were no identified contributing factors. The one that splintered in the blind had no more than 100 shots through it. It was in hunting ready state, safety on. It was readied with a Parker crank device and the arrows were those sold with it as part of a factory package. Matter of fact both were. The other one I mentioned split at the axle hole. It allowed the cam/axle to pull out. Again this is 3rd hand information. I didn't see it, but did see the repaired bow and the factory repair invoice. Bottomline...IT BLEW UP! I could go on, but no real point in it.

Lets just suffice to say that our opinions vary. Of the 4 Parkers I know of being purchased and used in my area, 2 of them have had limbs blow up and one had the plastic stock break in-two at the wrist while ****ing in a seemingly correct manner with a Parker crank device. The one that didn't break had an issue with the cable slide flying out. I called Parker and they said it was because of the stock flexing. Now if you are keeping tabs that is disabling breakages on three and a nuisance issue on the 4th. Everyone that has one and posted here has said that at least one of thiers had a limb issue as well. I am pretty confident that the average consumer would view that as a limb issue.

I realize that if I looked hard enough I could find some reason that could be argued led to the failure of the ones I listed. HOWEVER, These weapons, as Buckeye pointed out, are high performance hunting tools. HUNTING TOOLS. A tool is made to work with. It must be able to withstand some abuse, or at least it's average use. I am not perfect, I make mistakes, the weather will be bad, they will have to be in a shot ready state for hours at a time. I will bump them, bang them and who knows what else. They should be able to withstand that in my opinion.

I have 2 Hortons. I have full confidence that they will not blow up in my face. I REALLY want a cyclone, but I just can't bring myself to trust one. I have a dear friend that has been a Parker dealer for years. I know thier reputation for great service. But I want a bow that will be there, ready to go when I am, not in need of great service.

Parkewr Terminator
 

I too had a limb blow up with my Parker Terminator. New crossbow, maybe 30 shots through it. Parker replaced the limbs and it has been fine, so far. I was kind of freaked out by it. Put it into my case and took it to the dealer to take care of it. Luckily it was in the off season.

Dryridge2,

You must understand that it is not acceptable around here so say that ANYTHING is wrong with parker design or manufacture.

There are other companies that you are allowed to rag on incessantly but NOT parker.

Limb issues happen with all bows but misfitting parts, bad camo, splotchy anodizing and patent infringement is only acceptable by certain somebodies.

"Obviously you have a Parker and you like it. However, it blew up!!! You justify it because of a "bad nock". Works for me, but I happen to think it should be able to withstand that."

Plastic nock, was cracked from a hit by another arrow. I should have pulled it. Didn't. Know better now; use aluminum moon nocks only now.

i've been looking at the parker tornado, i friend just bought one a few weeks ago. it shoots great. the parker factory is just a few miles from me ,thats one reason i'd like buy a parker. i think they have great service and i know a few guys that work for them,they talk like they don't have to many that fail.

I bought the Tornado for my daughter a month or so ago, and in my opinion--for the money--you won't find a better crossbow. This is a very compact, well-balanced, great shooting crossbow. I think it's fairly common for manufacturers to state there bows will shoot a certain speed, then you shoot them and find out its not as fast as they claim--this is not true with Parker crossbows. The Tornado will shoot every bit of 330 fps as Parker claims! It's super fast, but like most crossbows, a little loud.

To be honest, the only thing I could possibly complain about is the very first time I shot it, I tore a fletching off one of the Red Hot bolts that I'm using, because the groups were so tight!

I bought a parker bb 2 years ago, had a limb failure about the 4th time i used it. It sat all year till hunting season, and the first day out another limb delamination. Parker sent a complete new front asembly to my dealer and he installed it. Yesterday ANOTHER limb failure. My brother bought one at the same time and had a limb failure almost imediately. he took it back and got a ten point, which has not had any problems. Parker has been good about repairs, but im just fed up with it. I have used only red hot arrows and accessories, so parker lovers, leave it to the company to tell me i must have pried my truck out of the mud with it, or otherwise abused it.
I guess the thing that really irritates me is parker wont own up to the fact that they have a problem, and they have done nothing to correct it.
Will take it in to my dealer today, but i dont really want it back.
Jan 6, 2012, got a brand new hornet from parker to replace the buckbuster. nice look and feel to it, actually really like the unit, but still have mixed feelings as to whether it will be reliable. i hope so. would much rather have a good bow than to bash the company.

Exploding Parkers
 

I too posted the whole truth on here about issues with a Parker and was blamed for the problem all work was done by pro's always took care of it ,always checked everything out berfore hunting and still had two Parkers blow up a Terminator, and the replacement for it which was a Buck Buster. Parker does have great customer service.

Stored energy, you have stated the obvious. Cabelas will not post a negative review about parker. I do not think highly of parker. I own one that i have never shot. It was defective out of the box. When parker returns it to me, i will return it to cabelas. I have no love for parker or cabelas. To those of you that do, best of luck>

Not adding much ... but my very first cross bow was a Ten Point brand that was their top of the line at the time. It shot drop dead perfect and I had had great success in the field using it. Then one day while cocking the X-Bow, when I released pressure, the bow fired, slinging the cock yoke off into the air and battering the edge of my left thumb nail on its way "gone". The safety stop mechanism broke. Does that mean that Tem Point is a bad maker? Not in my book.

These are complex machines that are capable of storing enourmouse amounts of kinetic energy when fully cocked. Sooner or later there will likely be a breakdown.

There may sometimes be an issue with a run of limbs or risers or wheels .... hopefully rarely and hopefully the manufacturer's resonse will be as excellent as Ten Poibnt's was.