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Title: Is my Kodiak Hunter safe to shoot.
Post by: Homey88 on January 11, 2015, 11:54:00 AM

Was looking for feedback on whether my recently purchased Kodiak Hunter is safe to shoot. I took off the old sight which was attached to the belly of the riser and found these holes. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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Title: Re: Is my Kodiak Hunter safe to shoot.
Post by: warpedarrow on January 11, 2015, 10:30:00 PM

I think probably so.  It appears that too short of a screw was used and it pulled out for some reason. I would drill out the larger hole and glue a hardwood dowel in it just to be sure.  Not necessarily all the way to the bottom of the screw hole either, just go past the torn up area an eighth inch or so, fill the screw hole with loctite or expoxy and then glue in the dowel. Take it easy for a few days when you do start shooting it.  

They used a lot of wood in the risers on the Hunters.  I would be a bit worried if I saw a hole that big in a smaller risered bow like a 59 Kodiak.

Title: Re: Is my Kodiak Hunter safe to shoot.
Post by: Homey88 on January 12, 2015, 09:33:00 AM

Thanks for the feedback.