October Mountain Products Recalls Hanging Bow Scales Due to Impact and Laceration Hazards
Home product recall 16-203. Announced by CPSC on Jun 23, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 23, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 640 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The mounting ring on the scales can break during use, posing impact and laceration hazards to the user.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hanging bow scales and contact October Mountain Products to receive a full refund.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: October Mountain Products (OMP) at 800-366-4269 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, via email at Info@OctoberMountain.com or online at www.OctoberMountain.com and click on the Support/Recall tab for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves OMP M-100 digital hanging bow scales that measure the user’s peak or holding weight in archery and bow hunting. The orange plastic pocket-size, portable scales measure about 8 inches long by 4 inches wide by 1.2 inches deep. They have three buttons on the front. On one end of the scale there is a hook and a metal ring on the other. M-100 and the OMP logo are printed in black lettering on the front of the scale.
About 640 units, as CPSC gives them.
Hanging bow scales.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Kinsey’s Inc., d/b/a October Mountain Products, Inc., Mount Joy, Pa.
- Distributed by Kinsey’s Inc., d/b/a October Mountain Products, Inc., Mount Joy, Pa.
- Academy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain, Gun World & Archery Shop, Scheel’s and other sporting goods stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Eder’s, OctoberMountainProducts.com, Walmart.com and other online retailers from November 2015 through March 2016 for about $30.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received four reports of the mounting ring on the scale breaking, including one report of a laceration to the hand that required stitches.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.