New Phoenix

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:28 pm

Just got mine yesterday. Got it put together and put a Varizone on it. What a sweet shooter!! I thought my Exmax was just great, even if a brute, but this is like a whole new world. I got bored poking the centers at 20, so I started shooting at flys that were landing on the target!! No hits but close enough. For you newer Vzone guys, I was shooting 431 gr LII's w/ FFF string, which I estimate at 295 fps, and have the "3" of 300 lined up, which put me right on at 30. Can't get 40 here, but can get 50, which I'll try when wind quits. I live in the mntns. May have to retire the Max til bear season. Good shooting to all,

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:32 pm

Congratulations on your new xbow Dan. I bet you can't think about much else today.

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:22 pm

Congrats!!

BOB7255KHZ · Post by **BOB7255KHZ** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:32 pm

Congrats on that new xbow , Dan..............ENJOY
BOB in Pa

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:37 pm

Gotta love the Phoenix

bait pile willie · Post by **bait pile willie** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:11 pm

Hell i wouldnt heasitate to use the phoenix for bear. I HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL WITR A VIXEN.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:52 pm

Bait pile willie: I just needed a good reason to keep the Emax!! I still think it's great, but the Phoenix is "sweet".

sidekick · Post by **sidekick** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:12 am

awshucks wrote:Bait pile willie: I just needed a good reason to keep the Emax!! I still think it's great, but the Phoenix is "sweet".

So that's how you do it...buy the biggest one first and work your way back. Just how do you word it to explain it to the misses?

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:50 am

Yep, Yep, Yep, like most other idiots, I got the Cabelas archery cataloge, looked for the fastest, hottest, besttest, ect ect ect. Heck, should be like varmit rifles [lots of expertise] The Chinese have a saying, "Be careful what you ask for, you might get it" LOL Well I got it! That Emax is one heck of a piece of equipment. Does everything Excal claims it will do. Like I read in somebodies previous post, they laugh when the new guys trade up to a lesser power bow. Chuckle away, guys, I'm one of them. How to say this w/o hurting anyones feelings? Dunno, but my better half went home to Jesus a year ago last month. Part of the reason I'm playing w/ these tools, [was gonna say toys, but NOT] Thanks all for the education and the entertainment.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:42 am

awshucks the Exomax is a brute, its the cream of the

Congrat's on the Phoenix