I've had my Vortex forever, but no matter how much I shorten the rope, the wife was unable to get the last 1/4" to 1/2". Which is why we decided to get the Axiom when we did, so she could shoot with me when possible. Not legal for her to hunt with crossbow in MN though.
So after getting the BD400 here I measured the rail and its 3/8" shorter than the Vortex rail. That got me thinking.... Put that Vortex riser onto the BD rail and she might be able to get it.
So last night I drilled and tapped for the single 3/8-16 bolt to match a BD riser.... And with the 3/8" shorter rail compared to an Axiom being 1" shorter and rated at 305, I figure this one would be rated at 320.
And first try, the wife pulled it back no problem. And the balance of having the Exo riser on the Bulldog frame sure is an improvement. It is noticeably many inches shorter than even her Axiom was.
And now that I have a rail for that Exo riser to go onto when she wants to shoot, that frees up the old Vortex rail with my hacked up and majorly shortened butt stock to be cut into something like a short Matrix 360 with a swept forward trigger. More on that to come this winter.
