emrah1028
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My lower limbs snapped at full draw the other day. I'm not happy. It's a 2014 Lithium with the X4 limbs. I bought it used on AT and it looked brand new, but you can never guarantee it's never been dry fired, can you?
I've shot the thing at least 300 to 400 times since I got it, so I doubt anything was wrong when I got it due to dry firing. I've had it turned down 5 turns off max down to 40lbs. It was my small game hunting bow and still shooting 204 fps! In fact, we were chronographing our bows and I cranked it back up to max (60lb) and it snapped at full draw.
I'm wondering this: do you think having it turned down to such a low poundage was bad for it and I inadvertantly damaged it? Like the limbs end up TOO loose and stress back and forth due to lack of tension? The manual from Martin says do not turn it more than 5 turns (which I didn't). When I called Martin to tell them what happened, the girl on the tech line said, "oh, we are told in the shop to no go more than 4 turns". When I told her the manual says 5, she says, "oh? really? Huh."
It's not a popular bow and I can't find used limbs for it anywhere. Limbs from the factory are $175 or $140 through a dealer. They say 2-3 weeks, but they had a fire at their facility and burned to the ground in early July, so I doubt they'd get anything for months.
Do I hang on to the riser and wait for the off chance some limbs show up cheap on a bow site? Do I even trust Martin limbs after this? They HAVE had QC issues a few years ago. Do I cut my losses and toss it all in the trash?
Bummed.
Emrah
P.S. No, Martin will not replace the limbs without original proof of purchase. They guy I bought it from doesn't have it either. Don't really want to spend $140 on new limbs for a bow I bought $290 shipped.
I've shot the thing at least 300 to 400 times since I got it, so I doubt anything was wrong when I got it due to dry firing. I've had it turned down 5 turns off max down to 40lbs. It was my small game hunting bow and still shooting 204 fps! In fact, we were chronographing our bows and I cranked it back up to max (60lb) and it snapped at full draw.
I'm wondering this: do you think having it turned down to such a low poundage was bad for it and I inadvertantly damaged it? Like the limbs end up TOO loose and stress back and forth due to lack of tension? The manual from Martin says do not turn it more than 5 turns (which I didn't). When I called Martin to tell them what happened, the girl on the tech line said, "oh, we are told in the shop to no go more than 4 turns". When I told her the manual says 5, she says, "oh? really? Huh."
It's not a popular bow and I can't find used limbs for it anywhere. Limbs from the factory are $175 or $140 through a dealer. They say 2-3 weeks, but they had a fire at their facility and burned to the ground in early July, so I doubt they'd get anything for months.
Do I hang on to the riser and wait for the off chance some limbs show up cheap on a bow site? Do I even trust Martin limbs after this? They HAVE had QC issues a few years ago. Do I cut my losses and toss it all in the trash?
Bummed.
Emrah
P.S. No, Martin will not replace the limbs without original proof of purchase. They guy I bought it from doesn't have it either. Don't really want to spend $140 on new limbs for a bow I bought $290 shipped.
