dry firing a bow

Is there any harm in firing your bow without an arrow in it??

 

Yes much harm can be done by dry firing avoid it at all costs.

 

You could end up with broken strings and cables, cracked or exploded limbs and possibly injuries.

 

Yes, it's very bad. I don't even let anyone else draw my bow anymore, and when I do, there's always an arrow in it just in case.

 

ok thanks gentlemen.....reason I ask...is because....me being a dummy did it....and it broke my strings and I didn't thank nothing of it before cause I couldn't see much difference in arrow and no arrow....now I have to have it restrung....it didn't mess up anything else that I can tell...just broke my strings.....I just wanted to make sure if it was cause I dry fired it or if something else went wrong....I really appreciate it guys

 

Make sure to check the limbs. Run a cotton ball along them to check for cracks.

Would be a good idea to have a proshop look it over.

 

It depends on what your poundage is set at. You may have got lucky and everything might be fine. Just be sure to get it checked out because cracks in the limbs can be very hard to see. Best of luck to you and hopefully the limbs didn't crack.

 

I would take it to your local pro shop and tell them the bow has been dry fired and make sure they look it over really well... You could have other problems and not see it or know...

 

thanks guys...I will....

 

if the limbs are damaged...would I have to replace the whole bow???

 

Not the whole bow, but the limbs. Price would depending on the age & model.

 

oh me....lol....its a brand new Mathews nocam htr I got it bout 2 or 3 months ago

 

It would probably be around $300. Don't take my word for it though.

 

well I sure hope they aint messed up lol

 

Yeah a $60-$100 fix is better than hundreds. The shop I go to is really good on prices for strings and cables so it might cost a bit more than $100 if you get high end strings which is recommended especially for a $1100 bow.

 

it had zebra strings on it when I got it so I was thanking on going back with them are they good?

 

I'm not sure on the new ones that Mathews uses. I believe they're the trophy strings. I hated the ones that mission uses because they dry out and fray super quick or at least mine did and I had two mission bows. The ones on my reezen look brand new but I'm not sure how old they are. I've heard good things about the new ones. Almost forgot Hutch makes some great strings and the price is good too. Check them out http://www.bowstringdepot.com/

 

ill check it out...I appreciate it

 

Do not do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ever ever ever

 

Too late, he already did it...

My friend dry fired his PSE Drive twice, yes twice, last year on a Florida hog hunt. The guy who was taking him hunting suggested he draw his bow to make sure it didn't hit the blind. Why he did it without an arrow I do not know. But after it happened the first time he tried a second before switching releases. He still shot a hog but it ended up needing new strings and cams. I would not have trusted it after one dry fire, let alone two! LOL Surprisingly even after he told his dealer the truth PSE covered it under warranty. I did not expect that.