Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Beautiful deer.
We have coyotes that are the size of wolves here in NY. They are an ongoing problem.

Congrats on the good luck

I think 8' will do it. I see you are from NY. I'm in Penfield. Plenty of deer in my backyard where it's legal to hunt; however, I drive 3 hours down to Delaware County to hunt, as half my neighbors would love me and half would hate me if I killed a deer in the neighborhood. I would rather they all l...

Success! The 5/64 size HTS 78 Dyneema rope fit through the holes and worked beautifully. This looks to be a little bigger in diameter (very slightly bigger) than the original rope that came with the C2, so I'm guessing it is stronger. It's rated at 1,000# breaking strength, so it should hold up well...

With a bow, vertical or crossbow, I do not hunt in the rain. The harder the rain the lower the chance of recovering your deer. Not worth taking the risk. Better days are always ahead, and I do this for enjoyment; agonizing over a lost deer is not enjoyable.

I will keep you posted. Just ordered today West Marine part# 12357406. Got 8' for $2.42 including tax. It's dyneema from New England Rope Co. which is similar to Amsteel.

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Thanks for suggestions, I will order 5/64 Amsteel direct to store free shipping .28 per foot from West Marine. So less than $2.50 for 8 feet.

I have the open part of the hooks facing back toward me as I crank up. Always make sure the hooks are tight against the outside edge of the rail on the way up from start to finish.

Thanks I will do that. The rope can be compressed some and pulled through with surgical pliers. I will order the 5/64" rope, I believe it will be plenty strong enough and the other rope did not get wasted as it is used to tie down various things for example a kayak in the back of my truck.

Congrats on the fine deer. Looks like you cut the neck to slice through the wind pipe when field dressing? I do this as well, however, by grabbing the wind pipe (feels like a small radiator hose) and cutting through just above where you grab it you will have a much smaller cut and less likely to get...

Just back from weekend hunting with vertical bow in Delaware County
Seeing no response for my question, I will go ahead and order the 5/64" size

I can buy the rope at various places, just need to know if 5/64" and 1000# strength is o.k, or if there is a secret to getting rope through the holes.

Very nice, looking forward to the pics

Congrats - any deer with a bow is a good deer.