"Oops" Dryfired my new Phoenix

Grayarrow · Post by **Grayarrow** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:32 pm

Don't ask me how I did such a stupid thing, I just did it.

The limbs held together, just the string came off, restrung bow and it shot fine. Lucky me and thanks to Excalibur for building one tough bow.
Grayarrow

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:35 pm

You're not alone. Just make sure you check the limbs, string and screws carefully. If you have DB bars on your bow check to make sure they haven't bent.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:51 pm

Ayep make sure ya lay a straight edge across them DP bars and make sure they are straight....

Grayarrow · Post by **Grayarrow** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:58 pm

Thanks, GaryL I will check it out when I get home. Grayarrow

GREY OWL · Post by **GREY OWL** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:19 pm

Don't feel bad, I did the same dam thing, my string came off also. Only one of my DB bars are bent, but only slightly. Good thing I was the only one at the range that day, it would of been major embarassing. Now if that'd a been a compound Xbow...........................

Grey Owl

P.S. Wait till your thumb is not where it supposed to be.

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:44 pm

Grayarrow,
Noise reduction tip #1: Your Phoenix will shoot quieter with a bolt in it...
...

sorry, but I had to say it...

Grayarrow · Post by **Grayarrow** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:08 pm

Thats real funny Hawkeye

Nudo7 · Post by **Nudo7** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:19 pm

LOL. Atleast you didn't break anything.

DOXNUT · Post by **DOXNUT** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:55 pm

GREYARROW............I have done the same with, my 2004 exocet.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:06 pm

GREYARROW I is glad too say I is not a member of the dry fire club as yet....(knocking on wood) Glad ya did not hurt anything, but then again it is a EXCALIBUR....

ComfyBear · Post by **ComfyBear** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:27 pm

GaryL wrote:GREYARROW I is glad too say I is not a member of the dry fire club as yet....(knocking on wood) Glad ya did not hurt anything, but then again it is a EXCALIBUR....

Gary, you went and did it now. The last time I bragged about how long my strings last, it wasn't long after that one bit the dust.

You'll have to be careful now.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:36 pm

I love horseradish on pork chops.....

ninepointer · Post by **ninepointer** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:43 am

It happened to my buddy yesterday with his Exocet. The only ill effect is that he has to get his serving replaced.

Ninepointer

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:22 pm

ninepointer wrote:It happened to my buddy yesterday with his Exocet. The only ill effect is that he has to get his serving replaced.

Ninepointer

And he better check his DP bars if it has them, most dry fires and busted strings will let the limbs go forward enough to bend one or both bars....

ninepointer · Post by **ninepointer** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:43 pm

Thanks GaryL, but no DB's on this one.