Excalibur Wolverine bow

XBHUNTR · Post by **XBHUNTR** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:33 pm

I have a used Excalibur Wolverine X bow. Does anyone know how to cock it besides by hand?This bow has no groove for a string cocking devise. I was thinking of cutting a groove in it with a disc cut off saw. Thanks for the input. Ray.

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:57 pm

I carved a groove in mine with a rat tailed file, worked great, just keep gong till the cocking aid doesn't slip out of the groove

jay73 · Post by **jay73** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:29 pm

Great question. I picked up one at a garage sale earlier in the year. It goes well with my Exocet. I've been cocking it by hand for target practice, but I guess i should carve me out a groove as well. If I cock it for a number of shots by hand, I can feel it in my shoulders the next day.

Thanks digger.

Hey Digger, what's the poundage/fps on these bows, any idea?

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:25 pm

Wolverines are 150 lb and the speed is around 255 - 265 fps.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:27 pm

My first Excalibur was a Wolverine.I think that I used the cocking aid over the butt plate and as I recall had no problems at all. I'd like to find one of them at a garage sale.Good Find!!

JRS · Post by **JRS** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:39 pm

I too have a Wolverine as a second bow and also do as dsr does, use the rope cocker over the butt plate. I just couldn't bring myself to take a file to the stock and start hacking.

mtbyak · Post by **mtbyak** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:52 am

I also carved a groove in mine with a file.

Shoot Straight
Kirk

peter p · Post by **peter p** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:23 pm

Isn't the rope cocker to short to fit over the butt plate of a wolverine?

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:42 pm

Most will fit no problem....

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:59 pm

I have the Relayer which is the first style bow produced by Excal, the woverine was the second. They basicly had the same stock with only the limb asmbly being different. The trigger is great and if I remember correctly the earlier rope cockers for these bows went over the BUT PLATES and not behind the receiver like they do now.

Todays rope cockers are too short for this, but if you lengthen the rope with a new piece to the length needed it will work as well.

Hope this helps.

TB · Post by TB » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:01 pm

Excalibur has a longer Rope for the older wolverines. Bill used a round file to put a groove in the butt for me (thats where it has to be cut to get by the safety). I cut a groove but i went straight across but he curved it down a little on both sides so that the string would move smoothly and not catch on the edges of the butt. Once it was rounded out the accuracy improved considerably.