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by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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 :roll:
by mcgyvermark
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 ...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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 ...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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.
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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...
by mcgyvermark
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...