New Guy Blunders

[cb750]

So, I am new to crossbows. I have a used Equinox and I love it. I am also a bit of DIY kind of person within my own limits. I certainly thought stuffing a feed bag for a target was within my capabilities. I've used the target with field points repeatedly without issue. The arrows have never gone through, not even close as far as I could tell.

So yesterday I thought I should start practicing with the set up I am going to use for turkey's. The heads I bought came with a practice head. Perfect. I set up the feed bag leaning against the old maple in my yard, about 20yards away. First shot, a little high not a big deal. Get up there to pull it out and realize I discovered a new and expensive way to tap Maple trees . The arrow went through the bag and two inches into the tree. As soon as I pulled it out Sap started to run. I also noticed damage to the arrow, right behind the insert it is splintered a bit .

Egg on my face, should have known better but I share my blunders so others don't have to.

[Kegbelly]

LOL! makes me think of the first time I shot a broadhead with my exomag right after I got it... it sailed right thru the bag target, 2 bales of hay, and buried about an inch deep in a 4x4 wood fence post. Had to unscrew the arrow and get vise grips to get the bh out of the post. Do not try this at home

[colouredchameleon]

Thanks for the update that the sap is now running.
Time to get out there and make some sweet nectar. Last years supply is long gone.

Never under estimate the power of your Equinox.
Some may consider it obsolete compared to todays new Matrix Series.
It will always be more than enough to get the job done for years to come.
I would say you were lucky that you didn't take two shots you could have split the first one and completely passed thru the tree

[vixenmaster]

Ah the joys of learnin & shootin yer Excal

[xcaliber]

Smart guys do dumb stuff sometimes, I wrote a book about it! Welcome to the forum, at least you got something for it!

[georgiaboy]

They didn't nickname your bow "The Beast" for nothing!!

[cb750]

Hahaha. Well its good to see I'm not alone. I'm getting 327fps with 400grains. I can't imagine needing more than that. Wanting more for sure, needing?, not so much. Unless oak syrup were a thing maybe.

[Kegbelly]

At least you didn't have to track it far

[luckymike]

i added the ADF to my 355 the other day and accidently got to try it out.loaded an arrow and only slid it down to the ADF lever and pulled trigger.OOPS!.

[Pydpiper]

i added the ADF to my 355 the other day and accidently got to try it out.loaded an arrow and only slid it down to the ADF lever and pulled trigger.OOPS!.

Mistakes happen, a lot.
I spend a good part of my life growing up in Hazel Park Mike, Elza ave.

[luckymike]

pydpiper, I been in the general area since the 60's.work is tied to auto industry but my heart is in the ausable river area where I have a cabin and a little acreage.

[Kegbelly]

pydpiper, I been in the general area since the 60's.work is tied to auto industry but my heart is in the ausable river area where I have a cabin and a little acreage.

That's cool, spent many a weekend on the Ausable and Rifle Rivers as a youngster. Still got a little spot in Ogemaw County on a creek that feeds into the Rifle, used to be a great little trout stream. Memories....

[luckymike]

I'm about 10 miles east of Mio on the north side of river.deer huntin isn't the best but the area is wild with many 2 tracks to get away from it all.

[Waif]

cb 750, (73 Honda?, my favorite case cover design year though I owned smaller bikes,350 and 500 ,never got ahold of a 73 750 title though.) Your start with cross bow and broadheads sounds par for the course. As much energy as we lose there is plenty left for sure.
Deer camp at luckymikes,l.o.l. A little elbow room is half the battle. We give the deer a chance to make a gift of themselves, if not today ,maybe tomorrow. Try while we wait not to set up a dry fire!