Ten Point X-Bow Failure
10-19-2010, 05:11 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Ten Point X-Bow Failure
My 3-Year old Ten Point X-Bow prematurely fired on on me Saturday afternoon. I thought that had cranked it to full draw, but apparently had not. When I tried to shoot a fat doe that was right in front of me at 15 yards or so, nada. The trigger had zero tension. I examined the X-Bow and in my infant wisdom, determined that somehow I had not brought the bow to full-draw. Using the hand cranked accu-draw, I carefully proceeded to pull the cable back again. The X-Bow trigger-release mechanism came to a different geometry that I figured was the "fully drawn" position. I then was in the process of releasing tension on the cable when it fired, slinging the draw yoke out into the food plot some 75 yards, breaking both drawing cables ... and scaring the pee out of me. What mystifies me most about this event was that the dual safety system had to be some how rendered ineffective, as well as their anti dry-fire design, as well as the bow being "triggered". I have sent the X-Bow back to Ten Point and am awaiting their findings. Their tech folks were very nice and obviously interested in this failure.
Mean time folks, keep them pinkies below the rail !
Mean time folks, keep them pinkies below the rail !
Last edited by Mojotex; 10-19-2010 at 05:15 PM. Reason: To remove unaccepted work and substitute "draw"
10-21-2010, 05:10 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Disassembled one last week whose crank failed, several internal parts seized and were consequently broken. ALL mechanical things can and do fail at some time. I too believe that fewer thing to go wrong is better: recurve.
11-02-2010, 04:16 PM
#6
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2010
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actually that's always a problem with the Ten Point X-Bow. many of my friends complaining same issue with you. what they did is, they call back the shop and told them that's what happen to your products. all they can do usual is have it change.
11-05-2010, 05:10 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Always a problem Barneth? THis is the first time I've ever heard of it happening... but failures do happen. Kinda wondering if Mojotex still had the arrow in it when he was trying to re-draw.
11-18-2010, 08:48 AM
#8
Giant Nontypical
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Did you take the bolt out or move it forward before cranking? The anti dry fire device is only activated by no bolt down in the throat, It may have gotten stuck in the up position somehow. such as sticky sap fowling things up.
11-20-2010, 05:34 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
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GT Curves maybe it's how they are useing them.