factory dry firing
#13
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Newtonville, Ontario, Canada
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RE: factory dry firing
Exactly Straightarrow! If a bow is so well made that it "typically" would put up with a certain amount of dry firing then it only follows that it probably will be a better built and longer lasting bow that is less likely to "break" or need maintenance under normal circumstances without dry firing. One good example is the Excalibur crossbow. Many an Excalibur has been dry fired by accident with no repercussions, other than having to change the shooter pants. I am considering another bow but after seeing various posts about limb cracking and bows "blowing up" I think I will look for a bow that isn't on the cutting edge of performance but rather a bow with less attitude and constantly reliable.
#14
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 10
RE: factory dry firing
From an engineering materials standpoint, I would imagine any bow maker could put out a bow with a set of limbs that could be flawed in some way, that said, I don't know what dry firing would do for your reputation as a bow manufacturer, pro or con even if you published that you did it.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: factory dry firing
I am considering another bow but after seeing various posts about limb cracking and bows "blowing up" I think I will look for a bow that isn't on the cutting edge of performance but rather a bow with less attitude and constantly reliable.
This type of problem has been occuring for years, and you usually see it connected with the need for speed.
I had a cheap Martin a few years back. This bow was not made with the highest quality components. Yet, it survived about 100,000 draw cycles, one dryfire, and a string breaking at full draw. It is still going strong today (in the hands of a new archer). In my opinion, this is because it's 70 lb limbs were typically set at 60-63 lbs and it always shot an arrow in excess of 410 grains.
I see lots of guys shooting their 70 lb limbs at whatever the bow can be cranked down to, which in some cases can be near 80 lbs. They pop in their wimpy 375 grain arrow, draw the bow with the longest drawlength module they can put on it, and then wonder why it doesn't hold up for more than a year of moderate shooting.