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Some words to myself: I live in Germany and am the proud owner of a Phoenix, bought last year in November. Absolutely love the bow, very happy with it.
However, a few weeks ago I had the string (standart Excel string) break at the ear while shooting, resulting in a kinda-dryfire. I have no idea why the string failed like that, it did not show excessive signs of wear or anything. I had redone the center serving twice but that was all.
Anyway, no big problem, I saw no damage done to the crossbow and put on a new string. Then I cocked it and rubbed down the limbs with a cotton ball as I had read to do after a dry fire. And sure enough, I noticed a small spot where the paint had come off and a tiny splinter caught on the cotton.
Pics:
![Image](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz341/chenessfan/P5300400.jpg)
![Image](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz341/chenessfan/P1010700.jpg)
![Image](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz341/chenessfan/P1010699.jpg)
Now I really don't care about the paint, that's purely cosmetic but I worry about the structural integrity of the limb. The splinter is right behind the dissipator pads, just the area that I imagine would be stressed the most in a string failure incident.
I don't think the bow will blow up on the next shot but I'd rather nor run any risk, the breaking string was shock enough for me.
What do you guys think? Should I ask for an exchange? I know the bow is covered by warranty but I don't know if this even poses a reason to have it exchanged... and I don't want to bitch about something that is completely harmless so I figured I'd ask you first before contacting the seller.
Thanks for your input
Lukas
Edit: I realize my links are not working... how does one post pics in here?
Edit II: Got it, thanks deerstalker
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