Excalibur Crossbow Forum

yeah you can use cocking string , but if you know how to do it you can use crankaroo, either way to be cautious is to be smart

i shoot a heavy bolt so it ameliorates the effect of the wind, but it does affect , i suppose a chart on different wind velocities and where the poi changes would be in order ,

yes hunters supply is good source , i have 95 and 115 grains from them in .358, i have a quackenbush on order , i cant wait!in a 458 cal, also brushfires are good bullets, i find most of my info on airguns in gateway to airguns , great source of all kinds of info and guys who supply and work on thes...

it can be if your not experienced , i have it down to a t , but yes you must have good grip in the handle when uncocking

i have a pair of sam yang big bores, one in 9mm and one in 45, the .357(9mm) likes speer plinkers 148 gr and 158 gr hollowpoints, they are .358 the barrel chokes down the head , it shoots them very accurately, ive killed several deer and a few hogs they have amazing power , tho they can be tuned for...

its definitely worth having especially if you hunt from a treestand, less conducive to having an accident either cocking it on ground ,or trying to use string cocker in tree stand, also nice to de cock bow, and as mentioned if you want to shoot all day will save you some muscle tension, i also i thi...

i like using a heavier foc , the fpe is more important to me , but theres more than one way to skin a cat, very interesting reading , its finding the right balance like everything else in life

boo is correct , lol was fletching some traditional arrows other day ,

i hav e an axiom its dead on accurate no worries

same as dash no discernible difference at short range but i do notice more accuracy at longer shootiung 512 grains and still have decent speed at 304 fps in exomax, shot 22 really saw no difference at all , havent tried going to 18 but i have agreat combo now so why screw with it

speed is for people ho dont want to judge distances accuracy is everything a fast inaccurate shot sucks, a slowewr accurate shot is best which do you prefer?

hawkes way to go

soybeans for sure

woody is correct the quality of meat cool depends on how rapid they cool , cool deer asap i stuff them with some bags of ice regadless if it s cold outside , and just to add make sure deer is dead lol know soime had dee rjump up and had a friend almost got gored

the answer is whatever combination your comfortable with and shoots the way you want it from your crossbow, theye countless combos , but its not only the bolts its you vanes weight fwd , strasightness of shaft carbon or alum, feathers or vanes there are many many combos that wok i shoot mostly 2219s...