Excalibur Crossbow Forum

I just reread my post and I'm not sure I was clear. My point is that if you're zeroed in accurately at 20 yards, changing the magnification should have no affect on the crosshair positioning.

If it does, there is something wrong.

Dave

Prorudy, I would check for something loose. What you described does not make sense. The crosshairs are only controlled by the turrets and the speed ring only changes magnification. So logically neither one will affect the other. Even if your arrow flies non-typical, by adjusting the magnification of...

call wyvern creations and order a spiderweb target. +1 on the spiderweb. I don't have a lot of experience with the various targets, but the spiderweb absolutely amazes me with its easy arrow removal. Their claims to the self-sealing holes appear to be true. I can't imagine this target wearing out i...

Help me out a little bit here, guys. I'm feeling a bit dense this morning. These are not the results I would have expected from this test. If the GTs with more FOC hit 3" lower at 20 yards and 3" lower at 50 yards, they sound to me as if they are flying the exact same arch as the lesser FO...

I haven't heard anyone mention this point yet but a surprising side benefit of the groundpounder mount is that it holds the hood of the quiver to where the bow will stand up by itself. I find this very beneficial as even when your foot is put through the stirrup the bow cannot fall forward on to the...

Red dot, holo and scope type sights eliminate any blurring or out of focus sight pictures. They eliminate parallax or make everything appear to be on the same plane. I didn't know that. I have never used a holo. Does anybody know if they can be adjusted to be parallax-free at the close ranges that ...

I agree with following the manufacturer's recommendation of removing the string if the bow is to be inactive for an extended period of time. However, I like to shoot year round (frequently). It is nice to know that this will not cause any ill effects and that string wear will still be primarily a fu...

It won't make any difference to the bow or the string to leave it hooked up. This was a big concern back when synthetics first started coming out. I worked for a bower, back in the 60s, who had a glassed longbow and a recurve in the shop that he left strung. He would shoot them periodically just to ...

I agree with Pydpiper on shot placement for small game being important. We are very good at selecting the vital zones in our big game animals but when it comes to small game hunting, I often see people view the animal as the target. I have shot hundreds of rabbits, quail and squirrels at close range...

Stosh, a longer string won't work. The brace height would be so low it would interfer with the bow mount. Plus what I am envisioning here is ch312 developing an attachment that can be applied in the field at a moment's notice. If he is successful in this, then while hunting the elusive whitetail, on...

I agree with you, Hi5. One of the things I have always enjoyed with bow hunting was the versatility of the tool. With my long bow I could hunt both the largest and smallest of game with ease. I love the cross bow but I find myself very excited with the thought of reducing the power stroke to enablin...

This is one of my ideas I would like to try. Hopefully, you will understand the idea I am trying to illustrate when I refer to "louvered". My thinking is increased twist produced in the same size track as a single feather, thereby making it fit within the constraints of the crossbow rail. ...

I'm pretty sure a really heavy arrow would absorb so much energy from the limbs on release that it would blow entirely through the squirrel and the tree that it was sitting on even with the rubber blunt. I am thinking light arrows are more influenced by drag. I used to love the ripping sound of a fl...

I'm not laughing. I wished someone would put half as much effort into designing a flu-flu arrow that would work with a crossbow as the effort they have put into new whiz-bang broadheads. The crossbow with its high-speed, low weight arrows should be a superb candidate for a fast deceleration gizmo. S...

My vote would be for the Exocet 200. Perfect balance, speed and comfort of shooting. Typical Excal, deadly accurate, beautiful, total work of art...ok, ok, I'm a little bias. But a VERY nice bow, indeed. One thing you might want to consider on the heavy/light arrow discussion is that white tails don...