Cracked Riser Cause For Concern?

[SIR_34:16]

New to trad bow shooting and was hoping you more experienced members can give me some advice on how concerned I should be about this. I've been shooting this bow (Fleetwood Cabela's brand Saberhawk) for about 6 weeks now. I went to rewax the string and noticed a crack across the bottom of the riser. After a closer look, the crack extends vertically up the outside of the riser. Is this a sign of imminent failure and how concerned should I be. Should I stop shooting it or keep going to see if it gets worse?

 

[LostArra]

Back to Cabelas

 

[nevadabugle]

Cabelas will stand behind it im sure. A Crack like that, which is not at a glue line could hold up for a long time. Could fail tomorrow. Hard to say. In general glue line cracks are more concerning.

But since im sure Cabelas would take it back I would go that route to be safe.

 

[SIR_34:16]

Thanks for the recommendations. I actually bought this several years ago and have been sitting on it until I finally committed to go all out trad this year. It'll be a while before I can get to a Cabela's to see if they will back it up. In the mean time, I'll probably just order some higher poundage limbs for an ILF bow I picked up this spring. I got the ILF bow with low weight limbs to learn proper form before transitioning to the other bow I already had. To be honest I may just stick with the ILF since it has better options for limbs and I'm not sure I want to go with another Cabela's brand bow.

 

[1Canvas]

Time to stop shooting that bow. At full draw I bet that crack opens up a bit.