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
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- Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:05 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Sighting in the varizone scope
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3598
- Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:31 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Sighting in the varizone scope
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3598
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...
- Tue May 26, 2009 9:13 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Target
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4735
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...
- Sat May 02, 2009 9:17 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: FOC and point of impact
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3008
- Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:38 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Groundpounder mount(very nice peice)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5161
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...
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:55 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Scopes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4331
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 ...
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:53 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: string or unstring
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3272
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...
- Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:40 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: string or unstring
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3272
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 ...
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:03 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: What excalibur for small game?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10283
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...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:36 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: EXOMAX speed reduction testing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7706
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...
- Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:03 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: EXOMAX speed reduction testing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7706
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...
- Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:52 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Flu/Flu arrows
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11529
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:00 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Flu/Flu arrows
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11529
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...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:51 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Flu/Flu arrows
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11529
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...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:12 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: question on phoenix
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7348
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...