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Author Topic: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!  (Read 802 times)

Offline Looper

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OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« on: July 23, 2012, 03:01:00 PM »
Is it just me, or is it incredibly and shockingly tragic when you finally get your hands on a long-awaited treasure, only to see it shatter before your very eyes? And, to make matters worse, you didn't even get to experience it in all it's glory?

AARRGGGHHH!

Feel my pain:
 

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Offline ron w

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2012, 03:11:00 PM »
What the heck happened.....???   :scared:    :scared:
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Offline Goshawkin

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2012, 03:11:00 PM »
OOOUUCH!!! Not the Shrew Hill! I'm sure they'll take care of you.
Did it get broke in shipping?
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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2012, 03:16:00 PM »
:banghead:    :banghead:
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Offline Dogboy900

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2012, 03:22:00 PM »
Oh I think I would have a little cry about that one!
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Offline WESTBROOK

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2012, 03:41:00 PM »
I cant look  :scared:
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Offline centaur

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2012, 03:45:00 PM »
A little gorilla glue, and that will be good as new! Well, maybe not.   :knothead:
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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2012, 03:46:00 PM »
No way!
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Offline JamesKerr

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2012, 03:48:00 PM »
NOOOO!
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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2012, 03:49:00 PM »
After I decoded the message to my wife... "looper's shrew hill exploded" meant nothing to her...then she came and looked. She's not a shooter and even she cringed at that one!
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Offline Gen273

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2012, 04:12:00 PM »
:eek:    :scared:    :scared:    :help:    :banghead:  

That looks BAD!

Sorry!
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Offline Looper

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2012, 04:23:00 PM »
Well, the short version is that the limb collapsed the very first time I tried to make a full draw with it. I had just strung it for the first time and made a few half draws to get a feel for the limbs working. I had given it the once over after unpacking it and didn't find anything amiss. When I went to draw it back, the limb simple folded up right at the fade out. It wasn't a violent event, either. It was more akin to breaking a somewhat still green piece of wood.

It looks like the belly veneer failed right above the fade. It could have been an unseen pinhole, but it's a little difficult to tell.  

At any rate, it's going back for an autopsy, and a new replacement is in the works.

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Offline longbowray

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2012, 04:31:00 PM »
Wow !
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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2012, 04:36:00 PM »
Geeezzzz
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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2012, 04:46:00 PM »
So sorry!  That must have been a devastating feeling.
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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2012, 05:00:00 PM »
I'm sick looking at it.  I can only imagine how u felt!  Only happened once to me with a very inexpensive hickory Selfbow I purchased.  Was a 26" draw, I'm a 27.5.  Didn't think it would matter    :confused:  

It mattered...   :dunno:    :dunno:
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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2012, 05:37:00 PM »
Sorry to hear this happened to you. Sounds like you already have a remedy in the works though. Glad you weren't hurt!!!!
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Offline Goshawkin

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2012, 05:40:00 PM »
Atleast you know they'll take care of you as far as a replacement.To bad,that bow was a looker.Maybe they'll really pretty up the next one for you.  :goldtooth:
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Offline gringol

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2012, 05:45:00 PM »
that's pretty ugly...I'm sure your luck will be better with the next one.
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Offline LongStick64

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Re: OH, the huge manatee!!!!!
« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2012, 06:16:00 PM »
Dang I can't believe it, she was a serious looker. But I'm very sure you'll have a replacement.
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