I have a Fred Bear Game over that was recently dry fired.I had the limbs replaced and got the bow back from the shop, everything seems to be ok except when i draw the bow back there is a slight wobble in the cam.I‘m thinking maybe the axle is bent but I‘m not too sure, the wobble is only very small and not easy to pick up on unless you are paying attention.I‘ve drawn the bow back at least 50 times and the strings haven‘t slipped off or anything like that. but I have been too scored to actualy fire an arrow out of it.If the axle was bent, what are some of the outcomes? and is it safe to use?
In the old days it made a tremendous difference, especially if you were a finger shooter. But with todays bows, and with the use of a release, if your intent is to use it for a hunting bow, a shorter bow will work well for you. But still in the world of competition archery, the target models are never the short axle to axle models they promote for hunting. The minute difference in the accuracy of a bow on the tournament line can cost a person thousands of dollars.
I would get it checked out. The cams/limbs etc. all contain a whole lot of energy at full draw. If something went wrong and all that energy decided to break parts and fling them at your face, it would probably be a bad day.
The defective part, be it axle or cam will have to be replaced. Your bow will no longer shoot a broadhead accurately or even shoot a consistent group with field points until the problem is taken care of.And under the stress of a shot, the string may come off resulting in a dry fire that will again blow up the limbs. The shop that fixed it the first time should have caught this problem as they checked it out. If the first problem was covered by warranty, then this should be also because it was a part of the first problem. Take it back and good luck!
