Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Congrats on the deer, and what a great story, you should wright a book, i was totally into it.

Marc

Well I guess now that I'm going to be hunting with a crossbow I will need a range finder aswell. Any thoughts? I don't want to spend a furtune.

Thanks
Marc

I've been hunting bears all my life here in Ontario, and that bear is 350 + I'm sure. When the ears on a bear look small, you know you got a good bear in front of you.

Marc

I just wanted to know what combination of bolts and b/h the Vortex owners are using? What seems to work and what doesen't. I'm going to stick with fixed b/h for now, unti I get used to it. I also would like to know what you recommend for a spare string and what type of wax to use.

Cheers
Marc

Thanks for the tip Dave.

LOL I only need the one :D So my visit at the bow shop was awesome. I looked at 4 different xcal's and tried them all out on a 3D target. As I thought the Vortex is the one for me, I realy like that shadowzone scope wow :wink: So Jim the owner gave me a reasonable price I think. $ 930 for the shadow...

Well i'm going to the local bow shop today, my goal is to pickup as many xbows as I can and get a feel for the best one for me. There is a 3D range there aswell, so mabe i'll be able to try a few of them out.

Marc

I've used the smoking sticks a few times, i'm not sure if they work or not, but it's a great tool to determine where the wind is coming from. I take a coffee can drill 12 holes around the bottom edge of the can, then I drill 6, (1/2") holes about 1 inch from the top of the can. I then light 2 s...

What are the best weights for broadheads? I'm thinking 150 gr and 100 gr for mechanicals? Do carbon errows come in different weights too, or are the standard weight? Wow so many things to take in to consideration when it comes to setting up a great setup

Thanks for all the help, and advise. I was thinking of getting the shadow-zone multiplex scope, anyone ever use one? and i am also going to get the flemish dyna-flight string for a little extra fps. As for broadheads, any suggestion on what type and wheight for deer and mabe bear.

First I would like to introduce myself, my name is Marc, and I live in Ontario. Now to the fun stuff. As I said I am bran new in the crossbow world. I've been hunting for 22 years now, mostley whitetail, black bear and moose on occasion. I've hunted with a slug gun, a rifle and i shot a deer once wi...