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Offline LongStick64

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Re: Dry fired my bow........$%#@$%
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2010, 01:30:00 PM »
Well double dang #$%#%$## and a whole lot more than that.

You guessed it my Rose Oak Riser has a kicked the bucket, ugh. Went shooting again and you could hear the riser split as I was coming to full draw. Let down real quick. I know you might be able to restore it so it looks good BUT no way I want to trust in shooting it. Did I say DANG IT.
Now I have a pair of gorgeous Yew veneer limbs without a way to shoot them. If I can't find a Bear B riser I'll put them up for trade/sale. They are way too good looking to sit alone.
This one really hurts, it was an excellent riser made by Brandon Stahl. Both me and my son loved shooting it.
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Offline Doc Nock

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Re: Dry fired my bow........$%#@$%
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2010, 02:57:00 PM »
Sorry for your loss. I'd not write off anything on this site with the talent in bow repair.

I was going to post what B. Morrison recommends for any crack, ding or chip...SUPER GLUE, but too late.

I'm hoping you can find a replacement riser you like! Some great stuff turns up on our Trad Bows forum!
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Offline kbaamigo

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Re: Dry fired my bow........$%#@$%
« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2010, 03:07:00 PM »
I also had a nearly new GT nock fail. Both ears went at the same time. Was only shooting the one arrow at the time and no hard hits.
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Offline NorthernCaliforniaHunter

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Re: Dry fired my bow........$%#@$%
« Reply #23 on: September 13, 2010, 03:16:00 PM »
I haven't shot too many types of arrows, and don't know the type of plastic Grizzly uses on the nocks, but I do know from my own experience that I don't trust the translucent (green, orange, etc.) nocks made of stiff/brittle plastic as much as I do the type of plastic used by ArrowDynamics - which are not translucent, are more flexible and haven't failed on me once.

The dry fire experience is enough to make one soil his shorts. I needed a change, that's for sure.
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Offline saumensch

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Re: Dry fired my bow........$%#@$%
« Reply #24 on: September 13, 2010, 03:38:00 PM »
I feel for youre loss, had the same happen to my Bob Lee sometime ago. Still searching for that Riser.
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Offline YORNOC

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Re: Dry fired my bow........$%#@$%
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2010, 04:04:00 PM »
My friend's brand new Silvertip years ago. His arrows too. He let me take a couple of shots at the end of the day and you guessed it, blew a nock and dry fired the bow. Bottom limb delaminated.
I tried to pay for it but he wouldn't let me. Crap happens, glad you didn't hurt yourself or your son.
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