Excalibur Crossbow Forum

I am currently using pins and those are the groups I get and I am happy with them. In a hunting situation I have been setting myself up for 20 yard shots and will take a shot at 30 yard shot as well. I am not hunting at 40.

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As a word of caution, if you hunt turkey in Ontario, those blunt points may not be used. Just as for deer, you must use a broadhead with a minimum "22 mm (0.87 in.) wide arrow head with at least 2 cutting edges that are sharp, unserrated, barbless, straight and made of steel". The requirem...

Based on the photo, am I correct in presuming that the Devestator required nocked arrows since it does not have a rail? Did Bear-Jennings promote this design as being somehow better than crossbows with rails?

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Does anyone compensate for a change in bolt trajectory by aiming low when shooting from a tree stand?

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Evan, I found the trigger pull quite acceptable, much lighter than the trigger pull on a Tenpoint that I recently shot. You are right though, My Exocet's trigger pull is a tad lighter. What impressed me about the Great Lakes was how much faster and flatter it shot than the Exocet. Accuracy was just ...

I was at my archery range today with my Exocet and the owner handed me his Great Lakes crossbow to try. WOW, was it ever fast and accurate. Just for fun, I took my first shot at a 3D deer at 75 yards and nailed it right in the vitals. My Exocet was jealous! You can check them out at: www.dartonarche...

My older Exocet does not have dispator bars, but I understand that they can be installed after the fact. I know from the Excal website that they are supposed to dampen sound with no effect on arrow velocity. How much should I expect to pay for dispator bars and are they worth it?

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Thanks Digger. Does anyone have a pic of the front sight? I presume it is fibre-optic pins? My 1996 Exocet came with plain ol' brass pins. Are the fibre optic pins significantly more visible than brass under low light?

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In some of the threads I have seen fibre optic sights mentioned. I was wondering what these sights look like, but I cannot find them on the Excal website. Could some please post a pic of their fibre optic sight set up (front and rear sights)? Thanks!

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Thanks guys... BTW nice 'bows.

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Can anyone recommend a type/make of sling? I used to have a web and nylon sling that I bought with my Exocet, but I got rid of the sling because the webbing made squeaking sounds. I'm thinking of a plain old 1 inch leather sling.

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Perhaps it is a secret kind of fibre-glass My first exposure to crossbows was an old Astro-Daco, whose limbs seemed to shed fibre-galss splinters with every shot. No splintering on the Excalibur!

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What material does Excalibur make its limbs from? Is it fibreglass or some sort of composite?

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The Bowbug sounds interesting, wonder how much it costs? By the way, whatever happened to those Gametracker string devices that were around in the late 1980's? Anybody ever heard of a Gametracker attached to a crossbow?

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Its on my mind all the time. To make matters worse, I have access to 2 or 3 new properties this fall, meaning 2 or 3 new deer puzzles to solve... locating bedding areas, feeding areas, timing of deer movements, stand locations, wind patterns. If it wasn't so much fun it would be stressful! -Ninepoin...