Took my Ancient Spirits Sequoia takedown out to shoot this morning with some new arras. First shot, I think my glove somehow caught the knock, which is a loose fit on my string, and basically resulted in a dry fire. I gave the bow a quick exam, and no harm done, it seemed.
Four arrows later, it blew up on me. This was the nicest bow I ever owned, not only gorgeous to look at, but as sweet to shoot. (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/BillOregon/IMG_0636.jpg)
Ohhh man thats terrible :(
That's horrible but at least you weren't seriously injured. Do you think you can salvage the limbs and get a new riser?
Sorry to here that, were you ok?
:eek: Man, that hurts just to look at it. I can see why you feel sick. That was a beautiful bow.
:( :banghead:
Sorry to hear that, this is really too bad!
F-Manny
Looking to the picture again, is the second limb salvageable?
F-Manny
i feel sick just thinking about how you must feel sick. i have dry fired a compound bow, and when checking it for damage, dry fired it again! terrible things happen and i feel for ya!
I think one limb is salvageable, but I'm guessing it would cost close to what a new bow would go for to save it. I will contact JD Emerson about it. Fortunately, I escaped injury on this one, unlike the time a white oak board bow that I made let go on me. It took a while for the bleeding to stop on that one ...
Sorry to hear about your bow, but Glad you weren't hurt...
David
:scared: What a bummer......feel for ya man.
i am a little queezy
I've had dry-fires on many of my bows in the past and none of them resulted in that kind of damage - is this kind of damage typical?
Gosh, that is a beautiful bow, too....
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Make a grown man
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Glad your OK, what a bummer.
Sorry for your loss. It hurts to loose a good bow. Glad to here you were not injured. :scared:
Chort
That just sucks. I am glad you are o.k. She sure was a pretty gal and it's terrible she had to go that way.
Get ahold of Timthefuelman on here, he's got a few of his bows. He may be able to get you in touch with the bowyer as i believe they shot together at ETAR. From what i understand he may be able to help you out and maybe even send you a replacement until he's done, he's pretty cool like that. Tell Tim i told you to talk to him. Sorry about that man......
P.
do you still have a warranty on the bow?, if not, still give him a call and see what kind of a deal he can make ya for another one, I had a longbow that did not even have a warranty on it(small time bowyer)and snapped on me at full draw, when I told him what happened, he made me a new one for a third the original cost
OUCH! Sorry :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
Sorry, what a beauty. Gotta go now and take a swig of Pepto Bismol..... Good Luck.
Oh man glad your not hurt. Makes me wanna get sick
That sux dude...sorry for your loss!
Good news is that JD Emerson of Ancient Spirits said to send him the bow pronto, and he will tell me whether it can be saved. Sure hope it can, as it was such a lovely bow to look at and shoot.
Hey good thing it was not a better bow
but it is better of a bow than iv ever even touched so yea that sucks
That does suck.Glad you are OK
That's a bummer. Looked like a nice bow.
OUCH
Guess I'm a little confused as to why the riser would break before the limbs? It seems that the limbs would break at the fade outs before any damage occured to the riser. Was the riser laminated?
sooo sorry...hope you get it taken care of. :confused: ;)
That ain't good. Glad you were not injured to boot. That is why I have several bows ready to hunt. I'll be sure to show your pictures to my wife and talk to her about how awful it would be to be in that situation, just before hunting season, without a backup bow ready to go. Can't ever have to many gooduns. :jumper:
Hope you get it taken care of and glad you were not injured. If it was a new bow, hopefully you can get it replaced or repaired. A well made bow should be able to withstand a dry fire, although not a steady diet of them. Good luck!
Oregon Bill-
Dont know if you planned on hunting the season here in oregon (opens in 10 days), but if you are without a bow, let me know, I may have one you can use. Sorry about your bow.
Oregon Bill-
Keep us updated on your bow as to whether or not it can be saved. I know a few guys who also own ancient spirits bows, and a former bowyer of ancient spirits is making me a recurve right now.
Brackshooter: That's a very kind offer, but JD has the bow in hand and says the limbs are salvageable. He's working on a riser for me as we speak.
Bill is JD gonna charge you for the riser if so I wouldnt pay more than half price, cuz iv known guys who have dry fired by accident and thier bow was fine, your riser wood could have had a weak spot. Just my 2 cents. ;)
Bows are made of wood. Wood can break. A dry fire can severely damage a bow. Most times the damage is unseen and will show up later. All bowyers who have a warrantee will not cover a dryfire. There is no way for a bowyer to know what is in the wood he is using so there could have been a weak spot. In fact all bows have a weak spot and if you are brave enough to dry fire (on purpose) you will find it. buckeybowhunter your comment struck a nerve in me. JD doesnt owe him anything.(Oregon Bill dont mistake this for no sympathy man. I have had 2 bows blow up. One I dryfired the other just blew up) I would not be surprised if JD cuts him a deal of some kind. If it was me I'd be glad to pay full price for a new riser to get my bow back.
I'm with heydeerman,almost always dry fires damage the the limbs or the limb tips.I think it was in the wood of the riser,and I'll bet the bowyer will replace it free of charge. My 2 cents. :banghead:
Yep...the limbs look salvageable...obviously not the riser! :0(
and yeah, JD owes him nothing. Dry fires can happen...and...you can get away with them sometimes, but in the long run, a wood bow will NOT benefit from a dry fire! :0) I have had several drys on one of my bows, all went well... Then the other day a dry resulted in the riser coming apart... sucked...but didn't surprise me.
E
Guys: JD is giving me a hell of a price on a new riser of walnut and curly maple, and is getting it out to me ASAP before he leaves for an elk hunt next week. I can't ask for more. I screwed up on the dry fire, and I am not the original owner of the bow. It is possible it had been dry-fired before.
Man....a moment of silence, and a day of mourning. :(
With you on that Teach....Glad you didnt get hurt Oregon Bill. My son has a batch of carbons the nocks keep poppin off... Im goat tuffin on before he shoots another shot!!!!
I'm glad to hear you were not injured. And man, I'm really sorry to hear your frustrating story. :( I believe everything happens for a reason, so maybe the bow you find to replace this one will be even better and/or exceptionally lucky for you. Hard to think about that just yet though, I know.
So sorry!
If the limbs are still intact you could make a new riser yourself!
Thats what I did with some A.S. Limbs...worked out real good!
Rather than "....a moment of silence, and a day of mourning" I say Praise the Lord. JD is getting the bow back to Oregon Bill in near record time and at a very good price. Let's not mourn, let's praise! Amen!!??
Bill
Hope that you are ok! My wife and I had 2 brand new Navajo Scouts break at the handle within 2 weeks of each other with no dry fires. Sometimes it just happens. Roy Hall said that he had a bad batch of wood and he made us 2 new ones within a month.
Bill glad your gettin your bow fixed man I figured JD would give you a good price for the new riser, and didnt mean to strike your nerve heydeerman, I was just sayin its not always the owner of the bows fault when it breaks, usually is but not always.
Guys: JD tweaked the limbs, built me a new riser and got it all in the mail Express before he left for elk season. I gotta say I can't recall this kind of customer service, ever. I'll post a photo of my nice new riser ASAP. For those whose seasons open this weekend, good luck guys and gals.
Oregon Bill, Be sure to take care of the bowyer on this deal. He went way above and beyond what he was required to do. The dry fire was your fault and he took the time to make it right in record time. It wouldn't hurt to throw a little extra cash his way to say thanks for helping you out. I just know what a big pain in the a#$ it is to make a bow and just want to see JD taken care of on this deal. I've read posts about him where he was really drug through the mud on here and the other site. Mike
That sucks cojones! Send 'em the limbs and they'll make you another riser no prob.....maybe call first and tell them what happened. Price might come down too. Bob Lee did that for me.
Oh man......