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by Cw.abeljr
Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:49 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Thoughts on 308 Short
Replies: 18
Views: 11702

Re: Thoughts on 308 Short

I shot the 308 Banshee at the Harrisburg Great Outdoor Show. I really liked it a lot and had made up my mind to buy one. I ran across a used Micro 335 Nightmare priced that I just couldn't pass up. There isn't a lot of difference in size that is noticeable when handling(at least not to me). I did no...
by Cw.abeljr
Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:03 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: 2017 Mounts
Replies: 11
Views: 3563

Re: 2017 Mounts

Great looking Mounts.... Congrats to you and your son on a very successful hunting season.
by Cw.abeljr
Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:49 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: 2213's and Current Excalibur Models
Replies: 21
Views: 10112

Re: 2213's and Current Excalibur Models

I found the best for me to prep the shaft was Ajax on a rag rinsed with really hot water. This removes anything and everything from the shaft. A mistake that many make is handling the gluing surfaces after prepping. https://s19.postimg.org/plif6mmcj/My-2-_Cents.jpg +1.... People tend to forget that...
by Cw.abeljr
Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:51 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Trophy Ridge XV530iR has arrived.... Wow !
Replies: 34
Views: 15611

Re: Trophy Ridge XV530iR has arrived.... Wow !

THANK YOU, very good review......
by Cw.abeljr
Sun Mar 25, 2018 7:02 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Ghost Blind Sale
Replies: 18
Views: 7688

Re: Ghost Blind Sale

Yes they are a bit pricey....I was reading the description of one of the models and it stated that tree stands and conventional blinds have their advantages over the ghost Blind and should be used where appropriate.... Sounds like they are shooting themselves in the foot with that statement. At tho...
by Cw.abeljr
Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:05 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Sheds and Floods
Replies: 1
Views: 1394

Re: Sheds and Floods

That's a bummer.... I have a winch on the front of my ATV plus I carry an 8' choker strap and 25'' tow strap in case I get hung up while in the woods. I'll use the choker around a tree and the winch cable plus the tow strap if I'm farther away from a tree than my winch cable can reach.
by Cw.abeljr
Sat Mar 24, 2018 12:54 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Composite Frame vs Aluminium Frame?
Replies: 13
Views: 7038

Re: SMF Composite Frame?

What exactly does SMF stand for???? I have an Axion SMF and always wondered. I saw where in another thread someone asked this question and the answer back he received was "steel main frame" which I never believed.
by Cw.abeljr
Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:05 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Ghost Blind Sale
Replies: 18
Views: 7688

Re: Ghost Blind Sale

Yes they are a bit pricey....I was reading the description of one of the models and it stated that tree stands and conventional blinds have their advantages over the ghost Blind and should be used where appropriate.... Sounds like they are shooting themselves in the foot with that statement. At thos...
by Cw.abeljr
Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: What would be your EXCALIBUR CROSSBOW DREAM HUNT
Replies: 38
Views: 17215

Re: What would be your EXCALIBUR CROSSBOW DREAM HUNT

gerald strine wrote:
Fri Mar 23, 2018 3:02 pm
Red stags in New Zealand.
+1 On the New Zealand Red Stag....It's always been my dream hunt but I know that I will never be able to afford it. I can dream though.....LOL
by Cw.abeljr
Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:39 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Cocking rope
Replies: 26
Views: 9159

Re: Cocking rope

I left my pop up blind up this past hunting season and we got a foot of wet snow. I went to my property to retrieve it and the snow had smashed the top down and broke 3 of the fiberglass rods. It had survived 6 inches of snow in the past but the wet one foot snow was just too much for it.
by Cw.abeljr
Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:12 am
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Reducing scent
Replies: 27
Views: 12727

Re: Reducing scent

My hunting clothes, other than cold weather gear, are all Scent Lok or Scent Blocker. There are many things we can try doing to reduce scent but I believe the most effective thing to do is free.....hunt the wind. That's the most successful scent elimination going. :wink: Paul +1 on hunting the wind...
by Cw.abeljr
Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:07 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: traintohunt
Replies: 9
Views: 3152

Re: traintohunt

I'm going to be 66 in May... My wife and I walk a couple of miles each morning. Our local Mall allows people to enter the Mall prior to the stores opening and walk the main floor layout. One complete trip around the Mall is a 1/2 mile. We normally do 2 miles. When the weather is not cold we have a r...
by Cw.abeljr
Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:11 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: Quiver on or off when hunting?
Replies: 29
Views: 13609

Re: Quiver on or off when hunting?

I hunt both ways with mine but I intend to buy a Munch Mount and then it will probably be left on.
by Cw.abeljr
Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:05 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: New to Excalibur Crossbows
Replies: 23
Views: 9401

Re: New to Excalibur Crossbows

I started out with the verticle recurve, then when the compound hit the market basically the same things they are saying about crossbows was being said. Muzzleloader are the same thing. The newer in lines are not truly muzzleloader..... People just aren't open to change.... As has been already said,...
by Cw.abeljr
Sun Mar 18, 2018 3:30 pm
Forum: Crossbow Hunting
Topic: United States Postal Service WTH
Replies: 18
Views: 6796

Re: United States Postal Service WTH

Several years ago my son mailed an Ithaca 10 gauge Shotgun Barrel down to Louisianna to have choke tubes installed in it. He insured the barrel for $200 if I remember correctly and when it arrived at the place that was going to do the work an empty box with a hole in the end is what arrived. The com...