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Title: broke a record the other day
Post by: nick:uk on March 30, 2013, 11:57:51 pm

about three days ago i was in my bedroom i had noticed my war/longbow had taken a bit of set so i strung it up and started to draw it then i heard a click so i stopped and looked up and down the bow and saw nothing wrong so i started to draw bow and the same click sound so i looked at it again nothing so i went to bring it to full draw THUD!! i was on the floor everything was blurry the bow was the other side of the room i still had the string in my hand LOL the bottom loop had split right in the middle
the stupidest thing i've ever done :(

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: Olanigw (Pekane) on March 31, 2013, 12:10:21 am

...
So what's the new record?

Hope you didn't get hurt too bad.

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: Carson (CMB) on March 31, 2013, 12:12:10 am

Glad you are ok.  Sounds like the bow is still around too.  If that is the stupidest thing you have done ever, well then you area heck of a lot smarter than me!!

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: nick:uk on March 31, 2013, 12:26:52 am

knocking myself out with one punch was my new record :o
thank you i'm fine :D just shocking is all :D
yer the bow is fine it will rove again ;D
what's the stupidest thing you've ever done contest?  :laugh:

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: Bryce on March 31, 2013, 12:43:13 am

Yeah I was nearly knocked out by an exploding bow myself... No bueno.

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: Joec123able on March 31, 2013, 01:14:26 am

I've yet to get hit in the face by an exploding bow but I've been hit in the chest a couple times

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: BowEd on March 31, 2013, 09:00:53 am

Yep it may take a second or two but to check your equipment before shooting is a wise thing to do.I've seen fellas string their bow to shoot and I notice one side of a loop of the string is'nt on all the way.I'm sure everyone knows this but I put a questionable bow on the tillering tree and pull it to full draw quite a few times before shooting it.I gotta have it very quiet in my shed while doing this.No radio going etc.Even then I feel a little leary shooting it.
The other night I was at a shooting range and a fella was shooting a 33 year old osage self bow.Pyramid type profile about 50#@28".It broke right at the handle at full draw.Limbs were fine.It was a billeted bow.I thought it was a bit odd.I know the fella who was shooting it and I know he has shot many a critter with it.

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: Pat B on March 31, 2013, 11:47:47 am

What was the ticking sound? I'd examine that bow very well. Lightly rub it with a cotton ball. If there is a splinter it will grab the cotton. So instead of breaking another record and your head again check out the bow very well. Just the fact of having the string break can be fatal to a bow, wood or fibergalss.
  And why did the string break? Are the nock edges sharp or did you round them before stringing the bow?

Title: Re: broke a record the other day
Post by: seabass on March 31, 2013, 12:36:58 pm

i am with Pat on this one.check out the bow.i never had a string make a clicking sound.