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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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Dry Fired My Bow
« on: February 02, 2014, 08:15:03 am »
Well today I was shooting my newly built Yew recurve and I accidentally dry fired it and here are the results.  It was completely my fault, I was using a different string that I had not put serving on yet so the nocks were super loose on the string.
On the plus side....I gained a giant set of calipers and I get to make a new recurve.
Mark

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Offline ajooter

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2014, 08:18:05 am »
Oh sh#@!! On the plus side...Now you have to make another one! :laugh:
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Offline turtle

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2014, 08:23:19 am »
Sorry to see that.
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Offline danny f

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2014, 08:37:25 am »
could you not rework it and use takedown sleeves as it has broken righ at the handle. it would be a shame burn that one.
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Offline Steve Milbocker

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2014, 08:44:23 am »
Do you think that could be glued considering the location of the break?
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2014, 08:49:40 am »
Quote from: danny f on February 02, 2014, 08:37:25 am
could you not rework it and use takedown sleeves as it has broken righ at the handle. it would be a shame burn that one.


Bummer! I thought takedown sleeve?
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Offline Easternarcher

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2014, 08:51:58 am »
Thats brutal! :'(
I just delivered a bow to a family member last night and we talked about the consequences of dry-firing or even using arrows too light in weight. (He's a wheelie guy but wants to get into trad.)

I also blew one up that was very close to finishing when I cut the string with a wayward scraper. looked ok until I took it out of the vice....blew the riser off and split in a similar location at the fade.

It happens I guess. :-[
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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2014, 09:10:30 am »
Yea, it's a bummer but stuff happens.  Right the way it sits the sinew is undamaged and holding the back together. I dont think it can be glued together and hold. I may give it another look.
Learned a good lesson on that one!
Mark
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2014, 09:13:02 am »
Tough break right there.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2014, 09:22:24 am »
that sucks.
I dry fired a fibergl@$$ recurve not too long ago- had robin-hooded an arrow, didn't know the nock was damaged. It shattered.  one of the phenol overlays flew about 40 yards downrange.

that really sucks.
A takedown sleeve?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2014, 09:26:54 am »
Ouch  :o   That was a great bow to
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2014, 09:42:22 am »
Man that's a totally bummer.  That was a gorgeous bow.
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2014, 09:44:49 am »
Sorry man - that is a bummer.
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2014, 10:26:29 am »
Awwwwwh man! This is the first results I have seen from dry firing. Great attitude with the caliper comment! Would love to find out you figured out a fix for her!
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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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Re: Dry Fired My Bow
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2014, 10:41:47 am »
I dry fired a glass recurve once years ago and the bow was fine, I guess a selfbow may have harder time withstanding the stress.
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