I have seen dry fires where pieces go flying off, but if you have a dry fire with no apparent damage to anything except that the string came off, do you thing the bow is ok? Yes, it will go to a bow shop for further inspection, but if initial examination is clean, have you just dodged a major bullet????
Does a dry fire completely ruin a bow?
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I have seen dry fires where pieces go flying off, but if you have a dry fire with no apparent damage to anything except that the string came off, do you thing the bow is ok? Yes, it will go to a bow shop for further inspection, but if initial examination is clean, have you just dodged a major bullet????
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This exactly, axles can be bent but you can't see them. Get you bow checked out by someone who can tear it down....
Yep it depends. I dry fired a Vendatta XL last year where only the strings and cables were ruined. I will admit that I was nervous shooting it at first after it checked out and I had new strings and cables put on it. However, never had any more problems out of it.
I dry fired my Z7 Extreme before I ever shot an arrow out of it after leaving the place where I bought it. The only thing it did was throw the peep across the room,derail the string and scare the 
out of me. They put the peep back in and we had a good laugh about it when I carried it back to the sporting goods store. I looked over my limbs real good with a magnifing glass. You can also rub the limbs with a cotton ball. If it has a small crack it will show up with the cotton ball by pulling off some fibers. One thing this event did for me is made me is made me commit to never drawing back the bow without an arrow nocked. I did not have mine at full draw - I was actually letting it down and I think I turned the bow and let the string or cable ride out of the cam. It happened so fast I don't really know what happened.
If I had to bet, I would say once you get the string back on it will be fine. They can check to see that the cams are not bent when you carry your bow to have it serviced. Just remember, you aren't the first one to have ever fry fired one, I mean dry fired one.:wink:
out of me. They put the peep back in and we had a good laugh about it when I carried it back to the sporting goods store. I looked over my limbs real good with a magnifing glass. You can also rub the limbs with a cotton ball. If it has a small crack it will show up with the cotton ball by pulling off some fibers. One thing this event did for me is made me is made me commit to never drawing back the bow without an arrow nocked. I did not have mine at full draw - I was actually letting it down and I think I turned the bow and let the string or cable ride out of the cam. It happened so fast I don't really know what happened.If I had to bet, I would say once you get the string back on it will be fine. They can check to see that the cams are not bent when you carry your bow to have it serviced. Just remember, you aren't the first one to have ever fry fired one, I mean dry fired one.:wink:
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Hoyt however i dont shoot one now. But if i go out west or out of state for a hunt thats the only company that seems to make a bow with some meat anymore. All the cams are tougher than crap and very few limb issues.Most bows today the cams are so light they come blow up really easy. I've seen many many hoyts dry fired shooting indoor. Looked them over put the peep back in and shoot again.
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Hoyts limbs are guaranteed to last 1000 dry fires, the risers like as said above 1500. So if you shoot a Hoyt, look it over and you should be ready to go Hoyt's the best
Hoyt's the best:thumbs_up
Hoyts limbs are guaranteed to last 1000 dry fires, the risers like as said above 1500. So if you shoot a Hoyt, look it over and you should be ready to go
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Thanks for all the input. I brought it to my pro shop, they checked in thoroughly, restrung it and gave it the o.k. I was sick to my stomach all day. Glad that is over!!!! Now, back to shooting!
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Hoyts limbs are guaranteed to last 1000 dry fires, the risers like as said above 1500. So if you shoot a Hoyt, look it over and you should be ready to go
I like Hoyt, but I think there are MANY good bow manufacturer's out there. Saying one is the best is purely opinion and inflammatory in nature.
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Axles are almost always bent from a dry fire and need to be replaced.
Cams are very often damaged too, as are string and cables.
Limbs and riser can usually take it pretty well but even they can be damaged.
If I dry fired my bow, I would probably never be confident in my limbs again, no matter how good they looked after the dry fire.
That's just me being paranoid though.
Cams are very often damaged too, as are string and cables.
Limbs and riser can usually take it pretty well but even they can be damaged.
If I dry fired my bow, I would probably never be confident in my limbs again, no matter how good they looked after the dry fire.
That's just me being paranoid though.
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