Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
09-19-2006, 10:57 PM
#31
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 29
RE: Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
Wow, glad to hear you are alright. I have seen this happen to a couple of guys that I know. Neither of them were hurt but, their bows were. It put a small crack in the top limb on both. Check your bow out really good, make sure she is alright. The A/C/C is a really good idea.
skeeter
skeeter
09-20-2006, 12:23 AM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cornwall, Pa.
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RE: Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
Some Beeman and Carbon Extreme arrows are notorious for this. They fracture in the inside and will often snap when they hit the target, but in some cases they let go when released. You are very lucky.[:-]
09-20-2006, 05:46 AM
#33
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Lima Ohio & Clarion Pa
Posts: 6,453
RE: Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
I had the same arrow break on me. I now check them every shot! Mine wasn't as bad as yours but scary non-the-less. I know I shoot with safety glasses on now!
What's the saying for carbons..bend'em before you send'em??
What's the saying for carbons..bend'em before you send'em??
09-20-2006, 06:55 AM
#37
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RE: Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
Glad you are ok. I think thats the only thing about an all carbon shaft, its harder to detect a split sometimes. Aluminum can blow up too though.......I saw one blow up halfway to the target, but both guys were shooting aluminum arrows way to light and underspined as they were trying to see who had the fastest bow as they were shooting through a chronograph and kept upping the poundage on their bows.
09-20-2006, 10:06 AM
#38
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Trenton, SC
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RE: Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
ORIGINAL: gzg38b
Glad you're okay. The same thing happened to me this summer with a Carbon Express CX 300. Scared the crap out of me!
Glad you're okay. The same thing happened to me this summer with a Carbon Express CX 300. Scared the crap out of me!
09-20-2006, 10:16 AM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Clermont Florida U.S.
Posts: 4,970
RE: Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
Glad you are o.k. Don't let this "bug" you. I've shot ACC's for years. IMO, they are the best compromise, but somewhat pricey. Well, that's ok, if I had your $ I could burn mine. LOL
09-20-2006, 10:19 AM
#40
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,716
RE: Carbon arrow just blew up on me!!!!!
HCH - I had a Beman ICS blow up on me once. Like you, I was lucky and didn't get hurt.
It was actually during bow season when the ICS carbon wrap arrows first came out (maybe 6-8 years ago). I drew on a buck and let him walk into a clearing at about 10 yards - when I hit the release, I just heard a loud snap, and it felt like my bow dry-fired.
I was looking to figure out what happened when I saw what was left of my white feathered cresting fluttering down out of the air, maybe 10-15 yards out. I never did find the other half of the arrow (the broadhead half), but I was able to recover the nock end. It looks like mine broke about the same point as yours, just forward of the front of the feathers. It was a fairly clean break, but that was scary.
I scrapped the rest of the dozen and went back to heavy aluminums, which were also en vogue at the time.
Finally, about four years ago, I regained the courage to go back to carbon arrows - Gold Tip XT - which have performed flawlessly.
I will never shoot a beman arrow again, and that buck should send a personal Thank-You letter to the good people at Beman.
It was actually during bow season when the ICS carbon wrap arrows first came out (maybe 6-8 years ago). I drew on a buck and let him walk into a clearing at about 10 yards - when I hit the release, I just heard a loud snap, and it felt like my bow dry-fired.
I was looking to figure out what happened when I saw what was left of my white feathered cresting fluttering down out of the air, maybe 10-15 yards out. I never did find the other half of the arrow (the broadhead half), but I was able to recover the nock end. It looks like mine broke about the same point as yours, just forward of the front of the feathers. It was a fairly clean break, but that was scary.
I scrapped the rest of the dozen and went back to heavy aluminums, which were also en vogue at the time.
Finally, about four years ago, I regained the courage to go back to carbon arrows - Gold Tip XT - which have performed flawlessly.
I will never shoot a beman arrow again, and that buck should send a personal Thank-You letter to the good people at Beman.