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Beside myself right now

Jay_Disarray said:
that is a very generous offer, thank you. I live in Minnesota, so that is quite a ways away.
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What part of MN. I’m down in La Crosse. And I had a friend dry fire my bow one time by accident and all that happened was the peep sight flew off. People that aren’t familiar with newer compound bows is the let off. So they pull it back and can tell it’s easy to hold it there and then they hit the “hump” and bam it dry fires. I do all my own work on bows and for a couple friends. It’s not rocket science and once you get the equipment it is a nice way to continue the archery hobby.
 
Jay_Disarray said:
So i was showing my bow to my step-son last night, showing off my ezv sight and all the stuff i've done to upgrade it, like getting it restrung and a new whisker biscuit. He pulled it back and was looking down the sight, checking it out, and he dry fired it. The peep sight came off and went went flying like a rocket, I heard it bounce off the kitchen cupboards and down the hallway to god knows where. He has been around bows for a while and knows you should never dry fire a bow, and he said it was an accident, which I do believe.

There doesn't appear to be any damage, i've checked the both the limbs and string for any visible cracks or damage, but didn't see anything obvious. The problem is with all this craziness going on right now, I cant bring it to a pro shop to get checked out, they are all closed, and wouldn't be able to afford to right now anyways because i've been out of work.

I'm just so frustrated right now because archery is pretty much the one thing I have been doing to keep myself occupied during the quarantine period, and now its no longer an option until i can get it checked at a pro shop.
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Dry firing a bow happens to the best of us but more often than not it doesn’t do many damage.

Get a magnifying glass and a bright light. Then check the limbs in particular. Look for cracks and splinters around cam axles and where the cams or pulleys fit in (slots) because those tend to tilt sideways after a dry fire. The area around the wheels is usually the weakest part of a compound concerning dry firing. Check limb pockets and if the wheels are still in place and not bent. Also take a look at the string and look for frayed or torn portions especially near the axles. Check cables, bus cable to string joiners and string and look out for possible serving breakages. Test all clips and fasteners. Are they still tight? Also check the cable guard and if it is still positioned correctly. If everything seems to be okay draw the bow with an arrow in place and check if there are weird noises or vibrations while drawing.
You can also use a cotton ball for looking after cracks and splinters. Just wipe it over the limbs etc. If there are cracks the cotton will snag on it.
Hope this helps and good luck
 
My bro in law dry fired an older bowtech and cracked the limb. Bowtech covered it. I was surprised and didn’t actually expect them to. Was like $50 to have the new limb put on and bow tuned at my locomotive shop.
 
I actually remember going to the Ohio Deer and Turkey Expo in the ‘90’s with my dad every year. He was a guide for a caribou outfitter. They used to have a Hoyt booth there with a plexiglass cabinet and a bow hooked up to an automatic draw mechanism that would dry fire the bow repeatedly. There was a counter to keep track of how many times that bow would dry fire before failure. Almost every time it was the string or cable that let go first. I remember once it was upwards of 3k cycles before that happened. Grant it, those were different times in bow technology, but it was a testament to the toughness of the equipment.
 
Good news,

I was able to get it into my local archery shop, the same one that put my new string on, and they were able to inspect it. The only damage to the bow was the peep flying off, got a new one put on, cost me $20 after a good tip to the bow tech
 
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