I was at a new sportsmans warehouse that just opened by my house a week ago, and they had a bear under the counter that a kid dry fired trying to impress his girlfriend. Derailed it and bent the cams. Limbs looked ok. But that's my only experience. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I dry fired my Hoyt the night before opening day a few years ago as I was checking my stand to make sure no limbs were in the way of possible shooting lanes...Took it right to the repair guy and he restrung it and checked it out and all was good...Been firing it with no issues since... Deff take it to a professional and let him check it out before you go to all the hassle of tearing it apart... Lastly as a safety precaution, he recommended to me to get a "dummy release"...Its identical to a normal release but painted orange (so you know its not real) and it has no trigger...I use it every time Im ever pulling the string back with no arrow... Hope this helps!
Whatever, just gave my opinion on what I would do personally... No point in criticizing it because it is different then yours, just write what you would do or recommend and let the kid make his own decision.
I think hoyts 1000 dry fire is only on their riser limbs? That doesn't mean the cams or anything else won't break.
Don't panic its happen to quite a few of us. The biggest thing is the limbs. I wouldn't worry about the riser. Question for your did your string come off after the dry fire? From what you posted above it doesn't appear to have. I would bring it to the shop and have it looked at. Let them tell you what you need to do. You might have only tweaked a bearing and that is the noise you hear. But the Pro shop needs to check it out. Hutch.
Don't panic but at the same time you need to be cautious. Like others, you will need to remove the tape to inspect the limbs for cracks. I don't care what anyone says, if you have a crack take it in and have it inspected and hopefully fixed. An inspection by people that know what they are looking for will also make sure the cams and strings are good and safe. There are Darwin awards for a reason, not saying that could be the result but don't be stupid at the same time with something like this.
No the string appears to be in perfect shape (or as good as it was before the dry fire). Like i said, the only thing i can notice thats wrong with it it the noise on te lower cam. Its a solocam btw
Right now I would be concerned with cam bearing and limb damage. Riser in not a concern especially with only 50lb dw.
One more question about that, if there is no limb damage, could the riser still be damaged? Or if the limbs are ok, is the riser fine too? Im just asking because i heard somewhere that the older bow risers arent as durable to dry fires
I wasn't trying to bust your chops. We simply don't want to see a young man get hurt over something that could be easily avoided. From his post, GWH seems to be a young man about 14-16 yrs old. He's freaking out because he doesn't want to tell his Dad that he may have damaged a perfectly good bow. As a dad of a son about GWH's age, there are certain things you expect to happen when you have sons, breaking expensive things is one of them. Believe me, your dad has broke more expensive stuff than you'll ever know about. Although this is a major deal in your life right now, it won't be that big of a deal to your Dad. Tell him what happened and let him get it taken care of. In the end, you'll have removed some tape, got your bow looked at, you'll put some new tape on, and you AND YOUR DAD will be confident that you're not going to get hurt. Now, if you weren't supposed to have the bow in the first place, that's another story. But you've gotta come clean.
IMO if the limbs show no damage and the riser shows no visible damage you should be good to go. Just keep an eye and an ear out for any thing that shows a crack or damage.
You can't believe all you read. It is less likely for a riser to get damaged unless it was made wrong in the first place. And the age of your bow is not old at all. I would have the limbs checked out and the cams. I believe the bow is not as bad off as it seems. Hutch
Dude, do not shoot your bow, strip the tape off of it and bring it to a shop. They`ll let you know what sort of damage their might be. Good luck.
GWBH: We know you have a lot of time invested in taping your bow and can appreciate that. A dry fired bow is nothing to take lightly. I have had a cam stuck in my forehead when the top limb came apart at the axle. Its not worth the chance there could be a cracked limb or riser. Right now you might be able to get away with a new cam. If there is concealed damage it could cost you an eye or who knows what. Take the tape off and get it inspected by a professional bow mechanic. Believe it or not that would be a small price to pay. Just learn from your mistake. How would you feel after all these warnings, to ignore them and have a major accident? I know that bows of today are much better built than years ago. I can't believe anybody would dry fire a bow and without checking it, keep shooting it to see what happens. What happens could cost a whole lot more than the bow. Unless you have an x ray machine it will be hard to check with tape on it.
Bow risers are very strong it's hard to damage the riser. That being said the things you need to look at are your limbs make sure no stress cracks or splinters then look at your cams make sure no cracks or there not bent one of the biggest things I see in a shop with dry fires is the barrings on the cam they will crack or bend or the side caps will come off the creaking you might be hearing from the cam will either be the barrings or a limb making that noise. Does it sound more the a creaking door when drawing or is there a crack / pop sound during some point of the draw . Being a Mathews tech id advise you not to shoot it until inspected by a tech to avoid injury or more damage.
I'm about 99% sure that if I rear ended a smart (stupid) car while in my truck I wouldn't have much damage but the smart car would be totaled. With that being said, I wouldn't do it on purpose just to find out. Take your bow in and get it checked out, cams, limbs, cable slide, etc. It's not worth risking, especially when it's in the back of your head every time you shoot that bow from now on.
This is terrible advise. ^^^ Here is how a dry fire should be handled and looked over. Press the bow. Start checking from the outside in. Remove the strings and cable, give them a once over make sure there are no cuts from derailment or contact. Pull the axels, roll them and make sure they aren't bent. Check the cams and mods for obvious damage. Pay attention the the bearings. Look at yeah tracks for bent spots on the lips. If they are out of spec and it's not obvious you will find out later after it's all put back together... Take the limbs off...look them over for cracks and splinters, check around the limb bolts and in the forks....go over them with some cotton to see if it catches... Now pull the limb pockets and check for any damage or misalignment .. Pull your aight and rest off also..check for damage or loose parts. The riser is the least likely part to be damaged but look it over anyway. If it all checks out start reassembling it. At that point I measure the string before I put it back on. I rough time the cams ...put it into a shooting machine for the first couple shots. I am looking for any noticeable problem with the cams... If this all checks out ... Your good to go reset and retune . I would say most of the dry fires I have seen have resulted with some type of damage ...might be as simple as a bet axel or a rocker in the limb pockets ...or a big as bent cams or a cracked limb.
