Excalibur Crossbow Forum

I pre stretch my #1989 strings. I stretch them with a small block and tackle deer hoist and a 300 pound deer weighing spring scale. I load the string up to 250 lb on the scale and leave it for 24 hours. I wax it good while it's being stretched. I don't know if this pre stretch proceedure really buys...

I use NAP QuikSpin ST Speed Hunter vanes. I bought them to try first because I like the high technology used, like the high profile, short length, kicker rib on one side and rib texture on the other side. These vane tickled my high tech funny bone. I had my doubts that a 2" vane would stablize ...

I am using the McKenzie ShotBlocker Crossbow model foam cube target. http://www.mckenzie3d.com/products/20860_mckenzie_crossbow_shotblocker_target.php It stops 150gr field points and Boltcutter broadheads. Penetration into this cube varies with impact velocity. Close and fast gets penetration allmos...

If I could hijack my post back again just for a moment, shame full. Where the bark of Boo when you need him. The bolts that hold the limbs on are they also to be used to make tiller adjustments to remove the slight imbalance of power between the limb sort of the opposite of a vertical bow tiller adj...

I have not shot an arrow at a turkey before and would like some recommendation on the type or style of broadhead to use. I see 2 main styles: 1) - a standard deer hunting head like excalibur's "Boltcutter" with which you would aim at the body (vitals ) of the bird. 2) - a huge 3 or 4 blade...

I got a new Equinox and have shot it about 50 times using the same arrow (excalibur carbon 150 gr point and 2" Quikspin vanes). I noticed a line of abrasion approximately 2" on the left side of the shaft at the nock end at about the 8:00 position when looking at the shaft from the nock end...

I use an OLFA H-1 extra heavy duty snap off blade utility knife.
The square back of the blade works very well for scraping off hard cyano super glue. The stiffer blade of the heavy duty version flexed less making it easier of scrape off old glue on carbon shafts.

A marine store for yacht and boat supplies would have lots of cordage to choose from on spools and sold by the foot.

Clear polycarbonate rods are available at the url listed below: http://www.smallparts.com Lexan is a trademarked name for polycarbonate plastic that stuff is used for bullet proof glass, its very tough. If you have a small hobby lathe you could turn your own custom sized flat nocks. Also Easton used...

If (big if) the dissipator pads are made out of the same kind of jelly plastic that fisherman's artificial worms/baits are made from then their will be a problem with the pad touching anything plastic or painted. I had always wondered what fishing tackle box manufacturers meant by saying their plast...

Do you want to cut aluminum shafts or carbon shafts? If your cutting carbon an abrasive wheel cut off saw would be the way to go. But if your cutting aluminum and are only cutting a few shafts then you could do like I have done for years. I insert the smooth top of a appropriate sized drill bit into...

Here's more info on the Beiter brand serving tool plus a few other Beiter tools or aids for the string maker:

http://www.wernerbeiter.com/en/informat ... der_GB.pdf


Remember just about any tool can be modified by the user to suit them selves or the type serving thread to be used.

Then there is the Mercedes-Benz of serving tools, the "Beiter Winder PROFI Heavy":
http://www.wernerbeiter.com/en/products ... /index.php

The following link shows a bunch of various brands of serving tools:
http://www.bowsports.com/acatalog/Bowsp ... s_126.html

To start off do like poster Cossack recommend and just use the strung bow while it's removed from the stock/rail assembly. Later you can make up a jig like the ones picture in previous post. I just stretch my string with a small rope winch. A come-along ratchet winch would work too. 2 large eye hook...

Excalibur bow strings whats their shot # life expectancy :?: Assuming the user maintains the string with wax and re-serves the center and end servings when they looks worn. How many shots can one expect to get out of the: #1989 "Flemish Dyna Flight string" or the #1994 "Excel String&q...