Dry fired my bow!?!?

[erikwells]

I didn't think I'd ever do it but I did dry fire my bow. Talking and shooting, the arrow popped off the rest while I was apparently starting to squeeze and it happened. I have a new bow and the cables and limbs all look fine but my peep sight is now loose. I tried to put it back to where it had been but when I fired a couple of arrows I was about 8 inches right. Also the peep site come loose after I shoot. This is the first bow I have had in 20 years and I just bought it a few months ago. Any suggestions on how to fix it (anything else I should check after dry firing)? Maybe a good shop to bring it to get fixed? Thanks.

[SmellEsox]

I would definitely bring it in to get looked at. You could have bent cams, axles, modules, etc. I would NOT shoot it anymore!! I did this once and ended up with a cracked module (it had plastic mods) that I never would have seen if I hadn't taken it in. My peep went flying also and I still haven't found it.

[DonBo]

Yep, take it in. There must be a good shop up Elk River way.

[harvey lee]

Been there and did that once, ended up costing almost $200 to replace one cam, a string and cable and there was something else also but I do not remember.

Take it in and have it checked.

[Rippinlip]

Take it in.

You could check it over with a cotton ball and rub it all over the bow and especially the limbs to see if there are any splinters.

I had an arrow shatter this past year on release during league.

Had it looked at and some items replaced and they noticed the cam was damaged, not me.

Take it in.

[mnguy152]

take it in now so u have it in time for the opener. it may take awhile to get parts plus they be getting busy as the opener not that far away

[erikwells]

Thanks for the advice guys. I am going to bring it to Whitcombs in Princeton tomorrow evening and have Andy go over it for me and fix my peep too. Man, I feel like an dummy. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[harvey lee]

It has happened to more than you know Eric. Don't feel like you are the lone ranger here.

[ZachD]

It will be in good hands there good choice

[erikwells]

I had Andy look my bow over at Whitcombs last night and I dodged a bullet and only had to remount my peep site. I'll do a little less running of my mouth and concentrate on what I'm doing and hopefully I won't do this again. I'll get out and scout my deer hunting land and get some shooting in and it will be archery opener before I know it. Thanks for the advice.

[paceman]

That is very good news!

[LindellProStaf]

I have always heard dry firing is a bad thing. I had no idea it was that bad. Good to know.

[PFUNK]

Believe me... You can go into an archery shop for worse reasons than a dry fire. Take me for example, who once managed to back over my almost brand new mathews with a pickup. Now THAT will make you feel extra stupid. Glad to hear all is well!

[erikwells]

Self inflicted stupidity is the most painful. I had to sight my bow back in after the peep site went AWOL. I had only done this once before and it took me a while to figure out how to adjust my sights. Logically when I'm shooting right I want to move my pin left or if I'm high move my sights down but you got to chase the arrow someone once told me. It still doesn't seem right to me but my bow is tuned again.