Help! Dry fire!

[2Blade]

Guys I was out shooting my Jack Kempf just now and as I drew the arrow must have popped off the string because when I shot the arrow dropped on to my arm and I heard a loud THUMP. The bow looks to be ok but I need some advice. Should I take the bow down limbs and all and check the limb pockets rise etc.? I looked it over real quick and looks to still be in top shape the bow is 56lbs at a 28inch draw if that helps any. My uncle said it should be ok because these bows dont store as much energy as a compound. I need help on what to do!

[Jeremy]

My uncle said it should be ok because these bows dont store as much energy as a compound.

I've seen trad bows blow up at a dry fire!  There's still a lot of energy that needs to go somewhere.

I'd take the bow down and inspect it very well.  It'll most likely be fine, but you always want to check.  Check the tips thoroughly as well, since problems often show up there first.

[Ken Allen]

Like Jeremy said i would look it over but most likely it should be o.k.

I have a longbow that has been dried fired a 1/2 dozen or more times due to bad nocks that has held up just fine. I would pull it back a little at a time and listen for any unusual noise until i got to full draw.

[JRY309]

I would do the same as what Jeremy said.I've seen trad bows blow up and seen them be ok after a dry fire.Look it over well and look close at the tips.

[2Blade]

I looked it over and it looks to be in good shape should I try and throw some arrows through it?

[jonesy]

PUT ON KEVLAR, HELMET,LEATHER, SAFTEY GLASSES, MAKE THE WIFE AND KIDS GO INSIDE AND LET ER FLY,just kidding should be fine with a thourgh inspection.Jonesy

[2Blade]

Jonesy I took it out and it felt the same and shot the same man am I relieved its ok I would be disappointed if I broke it. Thank you everyone who replied.

[nine]

HI
We shoot 400 dry fire( with shooting machine )  and left the same  bow ( F.F. string ) stringed 6 month without any damage or any change in draw weight and brace height . The bow is still working all right .It’s a Black Douglas 60 # made by BORDER Scotland .
I got some of these Border bows, and they all had accidental dry fire but never saw any bad consequence.
 http://www.borderbows.com/    

[Allan Hundeby]

I believe I dry-fired my 49# @ 62" Bob Lee Hunter recurve a couple days ago, and I don't quite know what caused it.

Hx:
I had taken about 10 or 12 shots with a slightly-thinner-string from the previous owner. (I had never tried this string before now, but the newer string had serving wear and I wanted to be, "safe".) Also I switched to shooting 3-under a few weeks ago. The string had one brass nock under which I place the arrow. After the bang, the arrow tumbled to my feet and the string gave me a nasty red mark in front of my armguard. The brass nock was gone.

Dx:
Is it possible the string nock the wasn't tight enough on the string, ...or that my arrow nocks were too large? ...or that I should use two string nocks for 3-under?

I checked the bow, and the brace height is now ~ 1/4" shorter than when I strung the bow. I don't see any damage that wasn't there previously (there are hairline ?cracks/delaminations? right near the limb bolts that have been there since I bought the bow last fall).

Rx:
I'll disassemble it and check averything, but then if I "see" no damage, is it safe to shoot this bow once I get a nock secured onto the string?  (I'd like to eventually double serve the string.)