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- Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:59 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Question for bi-pod users
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1177
Question for bi-pod users
I've been researching bi-pods and like the features of the Harris swiveling models. Is it really as simple as connecting it up to the swivel stud on an Excalibur? I'm guessing that the riser bolts and conical washers would make for an irregular surface that would complicate mounting the bi-pod which...
- Sat May 11, 2013 11:11 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: TriggerTech phenomenon?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2679
Re: TriggerTech phenomenon?
Thanks for the replies. Good to know that the problem is mine ... should've known
- Sat May 11, 2013 8:40 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: TriggerTech phenomenon?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2679
TriggerTech phenomenon?
I installed a TriggerTech trigger in my Exocet a couple of days ago and have put about 70 shots on it thus far. It shoots great, but I've had 5 occurrences (4 of them just this evening) where the string claw rebounds after the shot into the cocked position such that the trigger needs to be pulled a ...
- Mon May 06, 2013 8:19 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Stringing Aid Failure: Operator Error
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3904
Stringing Aid Failure: Operator Error
When replacing a flemish string this evening, I got sloppy seating the loop in the groove on the mag tip. After letting off the pressure of the stringing aid, the loop tried squeezing past the plastic ends as it slid down the limb and the laws of physics were too much. http://i1053.photobucket.com/a...
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:29 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Adjustable Cheek Rest
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5467
Adjustable Cheek Rest
I originally purchased my Exocet with an Excalibur cheek piece and although it is a wonderful little cheek rest, my line of sight was a good inch low of the center of the scope when I was settled into a comfortable cheek weld. The same was true of the foam pipe insulation trick discussed elsewhere o...
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:49 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Endless loop serving question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2979
Re: Endless loop serving question
http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s471/mcgyvermark/IMGP0810.jpg Considering how much stretch there is between a new and broken in string, loop serving separation seems inevitable. I have only ever waxed the main serving with the Excalibur serving wax. Would the use of a good string wax on the loo...
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:26 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Endless loop serving question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2979
Re: Endless loop serving question
If it's just a gap and not contacting the mag tip it's ok. Otherwise I would replace the string, it's not worth the effort. Does this mean that the main string strands are not touching the tip? If so I have a string that needs to be retired. Any harm in going till the strands start to show some wea...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:52 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Judo points leave lasting impressions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2935
Re: Judo points leave lasting impressions
Zwickys will go through and drag all kinds of interesting guts out the other side. Cup end blunts kill with a shock wave followed by the blunt itself. Hank I thought that the spring arms could make a real mess of things with anything but a head shot. How well do the Saunder's points stop an arrow i...
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:03 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Judo points leave lasting impressions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2935
Judo points leave lasting impressions
I tried out a Zwickey Judo point this evening. Two water bottles were eviscerated and the sod was aerated and the arrow was stopped as advertized. I was quite impressed. The carbon shaft was also quite impressed where the spring arms were slapped back on impact thus scoring both the aluminum insert ...
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:31 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Self enrolled DFC member
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2184
Re: Self enrolled DFC member
Just asking from personal experience, but did your string fly ten yards forward and five left? My string always lands in the same spot. :oops: :lol: Hank I thought we were supposed to have tight groups for the arrows not the string :lol: In my case the string was draped nicely over the deck but unh...
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:35 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Self enrolled DFC member
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2184
Self enrolled DFC member
How many licks does it take to get the center of a tootsie pop? I don't know... but apparently it takes me about 350 shots to dry fire :shock: :oops: I was conscious of where my fingers were, conscious of which chevron to use for the distance, but not conscious of the empty flight deck. Thankfully I...
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:55 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Ideas On How To Display / Store Xbow’s
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6622
Re: Ideas On How To Display / Store Xbow’s
Nice work. With your approach you can hang to crossbow with the quiver attached; that is one regret I have with the one I made.
- Sun May 27, 2012 7:46 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Ideas On How To Display / Store Xbow’s
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6622
Re: Ideas On How To Display / Store Xbow’s
"based upon what I remembered seeing on the Excalibur instructional DVD" Thanks & what video DVD is this? Please post a link? :D OK now you got me. I'm not sure where I thought I had seen this approach to hanging a crossbow. In Excalibur's DVD catalog there is a section describing the...
- Sun May 27, 2012 8:28 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Ideas On How To Display / Store Xbow’s
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6622
Re: Ideas On How To Display / Store Xbow’s
This is what I threw together quickly based upon what I remembered seeing on the Excalibur instructional DVD. http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s471/mcgyvermark/rack.jpg This is very simple to put together if you have access to a table saw and at least a hand drill. Certainly this could be expande...
- Mon May 21, 2012 3:08 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Stock wall thickness
- Replies: 1
- Views: 918
Stock wall thickness
For those who have taken the stock off, how thick is the material in the area below the safety? There is a relatively sharp corner that makes the grip a bit uncomfortable. When hunting with gloves there should be no issue but I notice after about a 45 minutes of target practice the trigger hand star...