DRYFIRED MY BRAND NEW SUPER SLAM
 

I JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW REFLEX SUPER SLAM AND SHOT MY FIRST BUCK OPENING AFTERNOON. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY BOW, BUT YESTERDAY I ACCIDENTIALLY DRYFIRED THE BOW, AND I HAVE LOST SLEEP THINKING THAT IVE DAMAGED MY BOW IN SOME WAY. I CALLED REFLEX AND THEY SAID THAT WHEN THEY TESTED THIS LIMB IT TOOK OVER 1000 REPEATED DRYFIRES TO ACTUALLY BREAK. ANY HELPFUL INFO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.:(

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[quote]ORIGINAL: REFLEXCAT

THEY TESTED THIS LIMB IT TOOK OVER 1000 REPEATED DRYFIRES TO ACTUALLY BREAK.]]]]


try it for yourself....c'mon it will be fun...lol
i've dryfired mine at half draw before (bumped release) very unsettling

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Its not a very good feeling when this happens but with todays carbon fiber technoligy broke and cracked limbs is less of a concern than it was 3 or 4 years ago especially Hoyt/Reflex are continually improving their limbs,
if it were a Mathews on the other hand I might be a little more worried of a limb failure
but for the most part the string will break before the limb does.

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The most common initial problem from a dry fire is usually string/cable jumping off the cams. Do a thorough physical inspection and if all looks okay, you should be good.

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What he said

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I dry-fired my Trykon shortly after I bought it. I was trying toturn my peepsite and let loose at about half-draw. I had that same bad feeling in my stomach...30 years ago dry-firing was the kiss of death for a bow. I called the shop, was told to give it a quick once over to look for cracks, and try it. Never had a problem. Didn't even have to resight it!

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Just look it over like Kodiak said. It is totaly fine, you have 999 driefires left what are you worreid about. :D

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I'm not trying to be smart but why would you be drawing it without an arrow?

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Another possible side effect of a dry fire is bent cams. Dry fires can scare the crap out of a person. I done it once at the range, I thought sure I grabbed an arrow. Even after firing, I wouldn't accept I dry fired, and went down range to find my arrow. It happens to everyone. Brain farts that is.

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No worries most guys shooting these tiny arrows dry fire theirs every time they shoot.

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Which is why so many people have limb problems with their bows these days. Hunters have gotten so fixated on how fast they can make their arrow go, they forgot that the object is to hit what they're aiming at.

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I shoot a 270 grain arrow and pull 70#
Not even knowing what you shoot I am willing to bet my bow that mine is quieter than yours!

and NO it does not have a lot of dampening rubber on it

a heavy weak spined arrow will do the same dammage as a light weak spined arrow will.
if you want to debate this subject I have years of study and research on this very subject but then you can archive some old posts here and over at archery talk.

and straightarrow the reasonwe go to such great lengths is to be more accurate

I cant convince anyone over the internet but in person 3 arrows from 25 50 and 75 yardswill;)

however I will tell you that it is not in the best intrest of your particular brand of equipment to shoot such light arrows but the equipmentI useis Designed,warranted and built to withstand lighter than 5 GN per pound arrows.
but that is another topic so I will stop here ;)

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Dryfired my brand new (not even1 arrow out of it)bow 5 years ago, showing my friend howlong I could hold my bow at full draw with my index finger (genius).

I ended up bending the axles.

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This is what i was going to mention. Take it and have a tech look at it. I dry fired mine while trying a new release that was improperly calibrated.(never hit the trigger, it released on it's own)It bent both axles. I would not have known it if i did not take it to a tech and told them i dry fired the bow.

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Reflex..you mite have killed it!!!Or at least wounded it.....tsk tsk

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i shot my hoyt deviator (carbonite limbs) on my college's archery team last year. we were outside practicing at 90m one day and when i touched the shot off it *sounded* like a dry fire. it scared the daylights out of me.

went over to the spotting scope and it was a 9 though. i still have no explanation for what happened, but i took it to lancaster archery immediately and they checked it out and ok'd it.

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Not trying to make anyone mad but why are so many people pulling back there bows with out arrows? And even worst with a finger by the triger?

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hey Mike
can you say DEE DEE DEE:D

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This does not address strings slipping off the cams or any othere possibilities. A tip from my Pro shop . . .NEVER DRAW YOUR BOW WITHOUT AN ARROW ON THE STRING !!!!:eek:

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Yeah, a friend dry fired an old PSE Nova thatI had. It was fine and if that could survive it I'm sure that yours can. The only things you have to check are the string and limbs. If nothing's bent or broken then you have nothing to worry about. My peepsight broke, but that was it. Check your point of impact also. Hope that helps.