Exploded Limb (pics) - This doesn't seem right

was.deevey · 14-12-2014 7:27pm #1

Bow is only a 7 months old and gets use (if even) every other weekend - few hundred shots put though it. Its only 18lb and the owner only has a 23' draw - its always been taken down when not in use.

Had been re-waxing the strings yesterday intending to go out with it today and left it on the table strung. Turned on the TV, after about an hour we heard first a weird creak ... thought it was from upstairs, and then BANG!

Complete catastrophic failure of the upper limb! :mad:

It looks as though the fiberglass itself has torn through, and looks nothing like any regular breakages I've seen (even at full draw).

Really glad it didn't happen in use.

greysides · 14-12-2014 11:51pm

Contact the place you purchased it from.

was.deevey · 15-12-2014 12:33am

I'll be bringing it into them sometime during the week if the traffic isn't too bad.

was.deevey · 16-12-2014 6:41am

Brought it in and they sorted me out with replacements for both the upper and lower right away, just in case it was a bad batch.

greysides · 16-12-2014 5:58pm

was.deevey wrote: »

Brought it in and they sorted me out with replacements for both the upper and lower right away, just in case it was a bad batch.

Good result and it's nice to know there's good back up available.

Exploded Limb (pics) - This doesn't seem right

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