After months of research and handling, shooting crossbows I've decided to make the Excalibur Axiom my first crossbow. I hunted with vertical bows for 20 years but due to shoulder problems had to give up archery hunting for several years but since Pa. has legalized crossbows I can now enjoy the sport again.
I am completely new to crossbows and am open to any and all advice I can obtain about this new to me hunting tool. Please help me shorten my learning curve it would be greatly appreciated.
WELCOME Randy.
Congratulations on your choice. You came to the right place.
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Hi Randy (birbdog), The most important thing to remember is KEEP YOUR FINGERS BELOW THE RAIL. Beileve me you will only forget once. The second thing is make sure you have an arrow on the rail. Dry fires can crack limbs. Don't get distracted while shooting, be safe and have fun. Also Welcome to the forum
Good advice from spitfire, the sun came out this afternoon and I felt like shooting the excal and after reading spitfires responce to you I fired half a dozen arrows and somehow managed to have my thumb in the way of the string wow I didnt know what happend at first but when the pain started I soon knew what happened. It just nicked the top of the thumb , That will be a reminder to me from here out. Welcome to the forum the best people are here , and are willing to help.
bommer wrote:Good advice from spitfire, the sun came out this afternoon and I felt like shooting the excal and after reading spitfires responce to you I fired half a dozen arrows and somehow managed to have my thumb in the way of the string wow I didnt know what happend at first but when the pain started I soon knew what happened. It just nicked the top of the thumb , That will be a reminder to me from here out. Welcome to the forum the best people are here , and are willing to help.
now that you got that out of the way dont forget the dryfire advice,,drill it in yer head ,,cock -safty-load arrow-raise bow -check arrow -aim-take of safty-FIRE!!!!!..oh and just from a guy who knows a guy who did this if you decock with the rope cocker,,take out the arrow first
Beileve me you will only forget once. 
The second thing is make sure you have an arrow on the rail. 
Don't get distracted while shooting, 
be safe and have fun. 
Ask away as I'm learning alot on here as well.
if you decock with the rope cocker,,take out the arrow first 
....birddog from hunting pa forum.........bob