How long was he unconscious? LOL! Just kidding. I protect my bow like crazy and I refuse to let anyone pull it back unless they are shooting an arrow at a target. I hope it all works out for you.
I know for sure the cams got wiped. I pulled it back after getting it out of his hands and as a big F bomb faded away from my mouth....you could hear and feel the top cam rubbing on the limb. the bottom was not as bad but once I looked at it you could tell it was warped. he really did a number on it and it actually blew out the silencer on the string where it wraps around the string itself. I am thinking a string and both cams at the very minimum. I did not see any fracture of the limbs but I was too disgusted to look at it very long. live and learn. at least the guy was apologetic and offered to pay for shipping and damages. only time will tell if he honors his word when I give him a call and tell him the total.
im sure on a newer flat limbed bow its not to to bad, but on curved limb bow i know that limbs can crack, splinter and get completely destroyed, hope all turns out good.
I'm sorry that happened dude!! That sucks!!! I NEVER let anyone hold my bow without getting the "for no reason are you to draw this back or you bought it." speech. Then when I tell them retail, some don't even want to touch it. I will then offer them to let them shoot it with me right by their side.
I dont let people hold my bow, let alone pull it back. like my father always said to me when i was a child "look with your eye's not with your hands"
I know it's exciting to show off our new ballzzzy bows. But having anyone, and I mean anyone touch it is just like you have just bought a i.e. Dodge Viper and say to your friend, "Hey! Here is the keys!" can't really blame anyone. The owner is excited and the bonehead out of natural instinct WILL in all probability draw back the bow. "Hey! Here is my new Remington 338 Winchester mag!" You want to dry fire it?
I can't believe how selfish some people are. If someone wants to touch,hold or draw my bow, I have no issues with it.Unless they have an obvious issue that prevents them from doing it safely. I have never had one of my bows dry fired by someone else.Of course I do explain that they can't do it.If it happens,we will fix it. Not the end of the world.
update: it is going to cost 250 for new cams, strings and labor. I will check to make sure they check out the axles, thanks for the heads up. It cost 35 to send it to the shop and most likely 35 to send it back so it cost the guy 320 bucks to check out my new bow. He seems ok with paying it but the proof is getting that money in my hand. The parts will come in to the shop in a couple of weeks so I am most likely looking at a month of downtime and some serious lessons learned. I wish foresight was also 20/20.....
TFOX You call it selfish just because some of us don't want our bow touched being possibly wrecked by someone dropping or dry firing it? Yes. It's not the end of the world. But if it did happen, I'm sure we're not just going to shrug our shoulders and say, "Oh Well!" For a personal decision not to have anyone touch our bows, is the harsh word, "selfish" really the correct word? If you have no issues with it, I wouldn't say that that "you are stupid". That wouldn't be a correct opinion of your own decision. I'm just being defensivebecause you posted that right after my posted message.
I like my bow more then i like my wife, and i dont let anyone touch her.... So why would i let anyone touch my bow
I guess I just come from a different Frame of mind. My post wasn't directed at anyone specific. Just the way the thread was going. I let people borrow my guns too. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2
Just remembered i once let a person borrow my bow for a week because he was in to gun hunt from out of town and then decided he would like to bowhunt. Just so happened my bow fit him. He was a friend and not someone i didn't know . Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2
From here on out I will not hand my bow to anyone that I dont know personally. Even then only to people who are bowhunters that know proper etiquette and have the actual strength to safely pull back the bow, of course only with a release and with an arrow nocked.......
Luckily most modern bow companies make the cams where they crush like pop cans to take some of the trauma out out of dry fire when and if it would happen to save other key components of the bow. Only one way to tell is to take it to top end Bowtech shop.... Make your buddy pay for it and understand how expensive it will be to fix your $1000 bow. He will think about it next time... I cringed hearing your story... Sorry for you loss..
It is on its way back to me. Cost is 278 for strings, cams and labor. Everything is good so far as I know. With shipping at 80 bucks both ways 340 is a damn costly draw for the guy. I have yet to hit him up so we will see how that part goes. Thanks for all the support guys, nice to get some good advice along with some hard earned lessons.
Letting someone handle your bow is a big no no! When you go to the restroom to take a leak you don't let someone else handle your johnson do you? Same rule should apply to your bow.
Right on Papaw, that is putting it in a way that no one else has but it simplifies it and concentrates it down to the bone.....well said man, well said.
That sucks man im sorry to hear the bad news. I'm sure its all fixed up by now or at least i hope its all fixed up by now. Yea i don't let anyone touch my bow unless i know them and still then i say don't try to pull back the string
