Matrix Picatinny Rail

Crossbow Hunting

Moderator: Excalibur Marketing Dude

Post Reply
User avatar
Significent
Posts: 203
Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:50 am
Location: Northern VA, USA

Matrix Picatinny Rail

Post by Significent »

Has anyone put a picatinny rail somewhere on their Matrix? I'm thinking of putting one on Sheila over top of her quiver bracket to attach a flashlight for night hunting. Obviously, I'd need considerably longer quiver bracket screws. Ideally, I'd find a short picatinny rail with with two mounting holes 1 & 1/4th inches apart to match the quiver bracket hole spacing.

Anyway, I'm curious what others may have done.
Matrix 380 Camo (Sheila)
Leupold VX-1 2-7x33mm Shotgun
18" Black Eagle Executioners
Swhacker Crossbow 100gr (see avatar)
GTFG Lumenoks
LongCarbine
Posts: 772
Joined: Sun May 15, 2011 7:29 pm
Location: N.E. Wisconsin

Re: Matrix Picatinny Rail

Post by LongCarbine »

Get yourself a set of tactical scope rings with rails on them. Sportsman's guide and Optics planet have them.
Matrix 355
Axiom (Alum.Rail)
Matrix B.D 330
User avatar
NEPAbowhunter
Posts: 524
Joined: Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:15 pm
Location: Steamtown, PA.

Re: Matrix Picatinny Rail

Post by NEPAbowhunter »

Matrix 355
Bulldog 380
Mission Sub-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS9N8dEdZCQ
User avatar
cdn.redneck
Posts: 373
Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:45 pm
Location: Ontario

Re: Matrix Picatinny Rail

Post by cdn.redneck »

if you intend to record video while hunting with flashlight, I suggest you to install the picatinny rail under the crossbow so the lights don't interfere your vision with the scope and camera. I put my gopro on the scope mount and flashlight on picatinny rail under where the excal quiver mount is underneath.
Leupold crossbones
Mathews Monster 7.0
Black Eagle - Carbon Express - Easton
User avatar
Significent
Posts: 203
Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:50 am
Location: Northern VA, USA

Re: Matrix Picatinny Rail

Post by Significent »

NEPABowhunter your suggestion looks like the perfect solution. I didn't know it existed. Thanks to all for the info.

Code: Select all

http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/catalog/crossbow/tac_bracket_with_quiver_attachment
Matrix 380 Camo (Sheila)
Leupold VX-1 2-7x33mm Shotgun
18" Black Eagle Executioners
Swhacker Crossbow 100gr (see avatar)
GTFG Lumenoks
Hunt it
Posts: 987
Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:02 am
Location: 35 mins North of Lake Erie and 35 mins East of Lake Huron

Re: Matrix Picatinny Rail

Post by Hunt it »

Way cheaper to order 8" or 12" piece of picatinny rail blanck stock from Brownells. Cut it size you want and drill two holes in it to line up with two holes that hold stock quiver on. Then mount light or use a Streamlight laser/light combo which is what I have, works great on hogs at night. You then need top mount quiver from Munch.
Post Reply