Titanium peep cut my bow string

[Yankee]

So, I had a pretty scary moment today.  I went to the Kenmore range and shot my new Bow tech Insanity CPXL for an hour or so.  Noticed what just looked like a little piece of fuzz caught in string near my newly installed peep site, and didn't think anymore of it.  I was doing a little bit of tuning in the basement, drew back my bow and riiip the string basically exploded on me, right where the peep was installed.  As best I can tell, the edge must have been slowly cutting into the strands.  I'm feeling pretty lucky I didn't get hurt.  The bow seems to be okay, no obvious damage to the limbs.  Not sure if I've got a valid beef with the shop that installed the peep?  Just one of those things?  I'm not sure what to do (other than get a new string).

[Austrian Hunter]

Glad you ok!! That could have been very ugly!!   

[hughjorgan]

Ouch, that sucks, what kind of peep was installed on your bow?

[D-Rock425]

Who put in the peep.

[mtbiker]

Was it a Titan peep?  I've read on other forums that they've been cutting strings.  I think they got the issue fixed now, but if it is indeed a Titan you may have got one of the sharp edge peeps.

[Yankee]

I had it installed at Outdoor Emporium in Seattle by Steve.  I don't have the package for the peep, so I can't say for sure what the make was.

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[Jayfire83]

I had something similar happen Last year one day prior to the early archery elk opener. I decided to take one last conformation shot with my destroyer 350 as most hunters do.
I drew back released and "bang" explosion. What had happened was the string had broken upon release right at the peep sight. Natuaraly I was pissed due to the fact that my bow had malfunctioned, and the fact that i was leaving for a back country hunt that evening. Luckily there was no arrow hanging out of my wrist, though the string did lay my wrist open with a 4" laceration. After I did some research i found that the "Red Eye" peep sight was cuting peoples strings. FREAKIN AWESOME

[Yankee]

Quick update- I stopped by Outdoor Emporium this morning.  I confirmed that I had a G5 titanium peep.  It's pretty clear where there is a curled/sharp edge that caused the issue.  Steve is going to see if Bowtech will cover it under warranty, or he'll be making a call to G5 to have a chat with them.  In any case, it doesn't sound like I'll be out of pocket on the new string.

[whackmaster]

RAD peeps are the best

[jackelope]

Quick update- I stopped by Outdoor Emporium this morning.  I confirmed that I had a G5 titanium peep.  It's pretty clear where there is a curled/sharp edge that caused the issue.  Steve is going to see if Bowtech will cover it under warranty, or he'll be making a call to G5 to have a chat with them.  In any case, it doesn't sound like I'll be out of pocket on the new string.

Put a RAD peep in your new string.

[MLBowhunting]

Yeah hit radsav up.  Top notch guy and great products

[yajsab]

Glad you are ok.  I don't think Bowtech will give you new string.  G5 is the cause if that is the case and they should give you new peep and string.  Hope it all works out.

[RadSav]

Glad you are ok.  I don't think Bowtech will give you new string.  G5 is the cause if that is the case and they should give you new peep and string.  Hope it all works out.

When you produce as many peep sights as the top 4 do one sneaks through now and then that you just can not explain how it ended up sharp.  Happens to all of us sooner or later.  The best of us will usually build or replace strings that get cut.  Unless it is a close working partner RAD requires the string be sent back to us.  About 95% of the time, after looking at it under a scope, the cut string was a result of poor installation ie: burned with a lighter, loose peep burnishing or servings too close to the peep.  Yet we almost always pay for the $80.00 string and allow the customer to think it was the $5.00 peep sight.  Protecting our dealers is more important than taking the 200+% loss.  TIP:  Anyone who threatens us is automatically rejected as a potential recipient of string replacement.  So be kind and civil when talking to your peep sight manufacturer.

Companies that have produced painted peep sights for years find out real quick that producing an unpainted peep sight is more difficult than they bargained for.  Small inconspicuous burrs that were once covered up by paint are now exposed to the fibers of the string.  We use a special tumbling media and hard tumble for a minimum of 16 hours on our peeps.  And then the real labor comes in as separating parts from media can often take just as many hours as the tumbling process, but all hands on labor.  Then all of that work can be for not if an anodizer decides to be a bit too aggressive in racking or etching requiring the whole process the be repeated.  It's a whole lot easier to just use big tumbling media and then paint over what burrs are left.  But we feel a quality anodized peep is more desireable than saving a buck or two on labor.

As I have mentioned in other posts - The guys at G5 are good smart people.  They should definately take care of you if your dealer handles the situation well. Sort of hard to go wrong with any of the top four manufacturers.  All good people, we all get along well and we all strive to be the best.  Even though I do tag a lot more animals and build the better product

[Yankee]

Quick update, got the run around from Outdoor Emporium, but finally managed to get a replacement string in from Bowtech, which I had to pay for out of pocket.  Steve at OE said that G5 would reimburse OE, then OE would reimburse me, but given their follow through to date, I was doubtful I'd ever see my $$$.  So, I worked through G5 directly, and they're going to send me two packs of Montec broadheads (which I use) to cover the cost of the string cut by their peep.  Kudos to G5 for supporting their customers when problems arise.

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