New member that is. Of the "dry fire club". It was only a matter of time i guess. Thought I was always careful. Swapped out strings from FFF to Standard Excel string that came w my E-cet because of some serving seperation. started sighting in w/ the brand new Excel string and I did it. Got that sinking feeling when nothing hit the target. Aside from the obvious, the limbs , is there anything else that gets affected like d-bars bending and such? The string did not come off. But did stretch to about 1/4" below the first line on rail. after checking over I fired several more shots. seems o.k.But I guess I cant really be sure.Do you think the string should be replaced? What about limbs? No visible cracks or splinters but still worried about future shooting.I did not have string suppressors. Do have D-bars. Any thoughts or advice?
Thanks
Tom
Phoenix I, Phoenix II, Excocet 200, Vortex, Matrix 350Se, Matrix 330, Matrix 310
I had a partial dryfire several months ago and got a big limb splinter from it (unless it was already there). On advise from this forum and Excalibur I broke off the splinter and went on shooting and hunting. I will do a limb swap once deer season is over.
robertyb wrote:I had a partial dryfire several months ago and got a big limb splinter from it (unless it was already there). On advise from this forum and Excalibur I broke off the splinter and went on shooting and hunting. I will do a limb swap once deer season is over.
Excals rock....
Just curious robertyb... How did you do a partial dryfire? Also, where on the limb did you notice splinter?
Yeah your right Excals are the best and so are the people on this forum.
Good luck in the woods. Be safe.
Tom
Phoenix I, Phoenix II, Excocet 200, Vortex, Matrix 350Se, Matrix 330, Matrix 310
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Vixen, Micro 315, HHA Optimizer, Boo & VixenMaster strings, Munch Mounts, Dr. Stirrup accessories.
Joined the club recently myself. The cotton ball swipe and shooting it the next day confirmed no harm to the crossbow. These type of incidents that we all go through at some time help confirm we purchased great crossbows.
Been crossbow hunting for 3 years (older type recurve no name not sure what type) and never once dried fired. This was my first weekend out with my new excal. I must officially join this club aswell . Thank you everyone who talked my out of upgrading the string right away.
target parcticing 50yrds hitting the heart every shot, one last shot before heading home, NO bolt !!! string came off, check over bow and string reinstall string take 4 more shots and everyone in the heart at 50yrds. I Love You Excalibur...
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robertyb wrote:I had a partial dryfire several months ago and got a big limb splinter from it (unless it was already there). On advise from this forum and Excalibur I broke off the splinter and went on shooting and hunting. I will do a limb swap once deer season is over.
Excals rock....
Just curious robertyb... How did you do a partial dryfire? Also, where on the limb did you notice splinter?Yeah your right Excals are the best and so are the people on this forum.
Good luck in the woods. Be safe.
Tom
I had a partial dryfire not long after buying my Vortex. Not sure what happened cause I always look to make sure I have string/nock contact before shooting. I was on a bench rest and when I shot it sounded funny. Looked at the target and saw no arrow but then saw it sticking up in the ground a couple of feet in front of the target. I looked over the bow and saw no damage so kept shooting with no POI change at all. I did have a wrinkle in the cock vane on the arrow. About three months later while target shooting I noticed a small split in my left limb on the top side towards me about half way on the limb. Ran my finger over it and found the limb splinter. It was about an inch long. I assume it happened when I had the partial dryfire but could have been there when I bought the bow.
As stated earlier I broke it off and am shooting the bow till deer season ends before getting new limbs.
xbowjay wrote:Been crossbow hunting for 3 years (older type recurve no name not sure what type) and never once dried fired. This was my first weekend out with my new excal. I must officially join this club aswell . Thank you everyone who talked my out of upgrading the string right away.
target parcticing 50yrds hitting the heart every shot, one last shot before heading home, NO bolt !!! string came off, check over bow and string reinstall string take 4 more shots and everyone in the heart at 50yrds. I Love You Excalibur...
Well I guess I should be the first to welcome you to this club! Didnt think I'd be welcoming someone so soon after my joining! I guess its not a matter of "if" but "when" Seems to be pretty popular!
Thanks for the replys and advice everyone.
Be safe and good luck.
Tom
Phoenix I, Phoenix II, Excocet 200, Vortex, Matrix 350Se, Matrix 330, Matrix 310
Partial dryfires often occur when the arrow isn't inserted all the way back to touch the string. And, sometimes if the serving diameter isn't big enough. Ask me how I know...
It was only a matter of time i guess. 
Thought I was always careful. Swapped out strings from FFF to Standard Excel string that came w my E-cet because of some serving seperation. started sighting in w/ the brand new Excel string and I did it. Got that sinking feeling when nothing hit the target. 
Aside from the obvious, the limbs , is there anything else that gets affected like d-bars bending and such? The string did not come off. But did stretch to about 1/4" below the first line on rail. after checking over I fired several more shots. seems o.k.But I guess I cant really be sure.Do you think the string should be replaced? What about limbs? No visible cracks or splinters but still worried about future shooting.I did not have string suppressors. Do have D-bars. Any thoughts or advice? 
Didnt think I'd be welcoming someone so soon after my joining! 
I guess its not a matter of "if" but "when" 
Seems to be pretty popular!
