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slonstdy

slonstdy

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Went out last night for more practice shooting from the tree out of habit really as I've been doing it for months and had this buckle failure happen while attaching my ROS. I was standing on my stick with LB attached and when I started to cam the buckle over I felt it get easier as it got to the top of the cam cycle instead of the usual resistance when camming over. I looked at the buckle and saw the rivet on one side had given up, probably worn out from going through all of last season along with continued use up to this point.

Now this was a non event here at home and I've got spares but had this happened while I was setting up on an actual hunt it would have ended that outing. I'll be carrying a spare strap and buckle in the woods this year, lesson learned.

I don't want something as simple as a worn-out buckle to ruin anyone's hunt so please go over every piece of gear you guys are bringing out there. You never know just how Mr. Murphy will show up.

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I had 1 fail also.....I don't know the best way to describe but there is a sweet spot for the ocb buckle.....I start with it real loose then work it till it starts getting difficult to cam over then back it off 1/4 to 1/2.

The way u have the strap threaded thru the buckle in the pic appears to be incorrect.....

 
Cost me a shot at a doe last year. I would have been set up on the tree she eventually walked under. After the buckle broke I sat on the ground about 30 yards away from the tree, she seen me before I seen her. I realized after that I was tightening the strap to tight before camming it over.
 
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