Cam Frozen

[stromdiddily]

Oh sorry...Mathews Creed

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[luckyman]

I can see that happening if the bottom of the cam had a ice drop frozen to it.
If it rolled over and was no longer in the groove the chance of re entering the groove on let down would be a long shot. 

[sakoshooter]

How do you know the cam froze in place? What bow is it?  This sounds like a derail to me.

I've heard lots of reasons for strings coming off. Cam froze, string track too shallow, debris in cam, strings breaking. 95% of the time you hear these stories it happens on let down, and it's because of a user induced derail. The main cause of this is torquing the bow while letting the bow down too quickly, causing the string to slide out of its track, derailing the bow. Now while it is possible for the cam to freeze, I don't think it happened, because drawing back would free any ice buildup and free the cam for release. Plus, I'm pretty sure that a single cam that freezes at full draw will keep the limbs compressed. The cable would hold the bow together and you would be able to take the string off by hand.

Totally agree.

[Weehunt66]

I had this happen a couple of years ago during late elk. Ice had formed on the cam groove. String rolled off the cam and around the axle. Used a bow press and was good to go no sting damage.

[sakoshooter]

Sako what oil do you use? Is it something I could put directly on the cam?

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Any light oil like 3 in 1 or similar. I even use a Q Tip to get into all the tight spots. I really do not like rust or corrosion.