Oh CRAP

[Dirtymike]

While cleaning my bow and waxing I found a small crack in the upper limb. It is a bowtech. What do they dip these in. It looks to be only on the surface like a gouge actually. About a milimeter wide and half inch long. Still shoots fine. Is not gotten any larger. Am thinking it was there when i bought it used. What do yall think about shooting it? Could it just be the dip or coating got scratched with a broadhead? That is what it kinda looks like to me.

[Mudslinger]

Could be what you say. What I would do is to carefully cut off the splinter or if it is not a splinter from the limb and just a gouge or little crack, then leave it and put some epoxy on the area until after the season and see if it gets worse after shooting it some. I have done this before and even put black electrical tape over a limb splinter in a 3D tournament and finished the tournament with no problems.

[Dirtymike]

That is what I was thinking of doing. There is no money in the budget for a new bow before with Christmas. It is so small I think it is good. Just need to watch it, however this is my first bow and first full season hunting with a bow. I was thinking a small dab of superglue since I have some here. ???? anyone else experiences. I cant afford a dr bill either for repair of an eye, face or arm either so....

[Bryan88]

I had the same issue with my Bear. I thought the limbs were cracked but it was just the camo dip. I had the shop check it out and he chipped away enough around the crack to see that it wasnt the limb. After he removed the area arounf the crack, it didnt get any worse so Im just not going to worry about mine, it goes thru some brushy stuff anyway.

[oktx]

Can you run a cotton ball over it to see if it snags. If it is just in the dip it won't snag. Be careful !

[Dirtymike]

Oh it would snag, I can pull a very fine sharp splinter of it out. It is pretty thin. Like a mm in width but it looks like the dip to me where a BH got stapped into it by someone with buck fever nocking an arrow. Is it bad that i can pull on it?

[oktx]

I've heard of people just cutting the splinter off with fingernail clippers and go on. Me, I would get it looked at asap.

[atexx2]

go to a bow shop and get it checked out, you don't need it blowing up in you face or anyone else's if you are practicing with other's

[3children]

I agree ,go to the shop and have them look at it! If you bought it new, you can have them change the limbs after the season, but have them look at them first, before you do anything. Bowtech is known for its limb failure.

[txdukklr]

there is a lot of tension built into those limbs, I'd not shoot it a single time more and head straight to a pro shop.

[rrebel83]

Get it looked at asap. You may even get a new set of limbs from bowtech out of the deal. They may be under warranty.

[Dirtymike]

Well it stayed in the case over thanksgiving. Been using the rifles. I am thinking the bow shops will tell me I need to buy all new everything or it will explode in my face and send me home to an angry wife when she finds out i just dropped the cash.

[chris1911]

Well it stayed in the case over thanksgiving. Been using the rifles. I am thinking the bow shops will tell me I need to buy all new everything or it will explode in my face and send me home to an angry wife when she finds out i just dropped the cash.

yep....either way its going to blow up in your face!

[Lonebowyer]

Get it looked at right away. Maybe Santa Bow Clause will come early this year with a new bow.

[TxThumper]

I have seen bow limbs break before and it is NOT something to gamble with. Get it looked at by a pro asap.