How Bad Did This Hurt?
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Beckley WV USA
Posts: 139
How Bad Did This Hurt?
I was shooting my bow today(Mathews FX) and when I shot my second arrow it was just a little louder than the first. I went to retrieve my arrows and find that the second one shot did not have a fieldtip in it! So I shot the arrow which weighs around 277gr. without tip through my bow with a 29 inch draw and set at 66 pounds. I looked the bow over and don't see anything wrong and went on to shoot around 8 more shots and they all seemed to hit well. Can anyone tell me if this hurt the bow in anyway or will it add stress to the bow that will make it weaker in time? Thanks
Whitey
Whitey
#3
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New York
Posts: 120
RE: How Bad Did This Hurt?
I don't think that it hurt the bow, reason being, you still had a arrow in the bow, and I don't think a 100gr or 125 gr field point will make that much of a difference. And like you said, it shot fine afterwards, I would check it over really good just to make sure, but I think you will be fine.
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pulaskiville
Posts: 3,529
RE: How Bad Did This Hurt?
A lot of people will say that many of today's bows can be dry fired without damage...I don't totally buy that.
However, I personally doubt that you hurt your bow in the least.
Just my opinion, though.
However, I personally doubt that you hurt your bow in the least.
Just my opinion, though.
#7
RE: How Bad Did This Hurt?
I wouldn't worry too much. I had a new sight and WB put on my bow last year (Martin Jaguar 70#'r was what I was shooting at the time.) and my buddy was checking out the new equipment. Anyhow he drew my bow back and the string rolled off his fingers and he dry fired it. The string leaches flew out of my string, my nock points came off, and my kisser button is probably on the moon but the bow was fine.
#8
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Georgia
Posts: 263
RE: How Bad Did This Hurt?
The string leaches flew out of my string, my nock points came off, and my kisser button is probably on the moon but the bow was fine.
#9
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 227
RE: How Bad Did This Hurt?
I don't know about you , but one time I got a new muzzleloader, loaded it for the first time and forgot to take the ramrod out!! KICKED LIKE %^$#@@*!! However, there was no apparent damage other than a ruined ramrod. I don't think you'll have any problems with your bow, but check it out carefully!
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 359
RE: How Bad Did This Hurt?
lol captian , i was doing a deer drive to my dad he shot a doe and 2 other does ran within ten feet of him and were looking back in my direction he loaded his muzzle loader and shot the 2nd doe when i got to him we slaped 5 and he went to reload his gun , well we looked everywear for the ramrod and after finding the doe we figured out were it was a big piece of fiberglass ramrod was hanging out the guts of the doe.. lol