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- Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:53 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Hunting Shooting Position
- Replies: 18
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Re: Hunting Shooting Position
Put 75 shots on one of Boo's strings yesterday and decided to do it all from a seated position on the ground. Definately a little harder as I had to get up and down for every shot but I think this or truly offhand will be my practice sessions for awhile. My accuracy was not as good at the beginning,...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:13 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
- Replies: 111
- Views: 23858
Re: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
Boo...right. I meant making a serving that will hold up to the higher pressure. Judging from the bows they already make the curve looks pretty linear to me. 25lb in draw weight = 20 fps, and all that is achieved with draw length. Assume they could get to a 250 lb draw weight. Should put it in the 37...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:41 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
- Replies: 111
- Views: 23858
Re: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
It will be interesting to see the difference between the 200lb bows and the 225lb-ers. PSI between string and latches on 200 lb bow = 6400psi. (assume latch = 1/8" width, and string = 1/8" width. That equals two 1/8 sq in areas holding back 200lbs. In 1 sq in there are 64, 1/8 squares. The...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:00 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
- Replies: 111
- Views: 23858
Re: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
The rain held off enough for me to get another round in. I failed to mention it earlier.....2011 Vortex (200 lbs). Arrows vary from 395 grains to 535 grains. Added 10 turns to the string to bring the brace height back up to within 2 widths of the top mark. It held steady through shots 76 - 150, and ...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:37 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Hunting Shooting Position
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5324
Hunting Shooting Position
What is your typical shooting position when hunting? How much do you practice from this position? I hunt from the ground and shoot from a sitting position with elbows on knees or I use a mono-pod. Leading up to deer season this is how I practice. But to evaluate different arrows etc. I shoot from a ...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:29 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Acceptable Accuracy ?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6669
Re: Acceptable Accuracy ?
For me, I just kind of enjoy chasing accuracy by varying all of the factors involved. Different sized vanes, different sized feathers, FOC, placement of the vanes on the arrows, brace height, what part of the reticle I use to aim with, etc. Doing all of this shooting I have been doing lately has let...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:29 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
- Replies: 111
- Views: 23858
Re: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
The rain quit and I got 75 more shots in today. Brace height started at 1" (to mid string) so I went with it. I will adjust before the next round. My original Excel string did not stretch anything like this one, nor did the new one I got. Boo, your pre-stretch must have helped quite a bit. Here...
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:17 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
- Replies: 111
- Views: 23858
Re: Excel string with 0.035" Angel Majesty Test
Got my string Thursday, put it on the bow and let it settle for 24 hours. Shot 75 times today. Waxed the string after every 25 shots. Pics Below Zero Shots http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r482/kwillwfnc/Zero_str.jpg 25 Shots http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r482/kwillwfnc/25_Str.jpg 50 Shots ...
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:00 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: What is your opinion
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4487
Re: What is your opinion
A Thermacell is the only thing I found that really works....and is a necessity here in NC. Last year on the opening day of archery season it was in the 90's.
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:21 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Here we go again!
- Replies: 95
- Views: 23744
Re: Here we go again!
What is the arrow setup you are shooting out of this?
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:11 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Testing Feathers and Vanes
- Replies: 4
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Testing Feathers and Vanes
I have been re-fletching arrows with all kinds of stuff and tonight started to categorically shoot and catalog results. Here goes, and I'm not really advocating any one thing over another, just reporting what I see. When checking POI for repeatability, I aim with the crosshair of the Vari-zone and n...
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:48 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: 4" vanes vs Blazers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10380
Re: 4" vanes vs Blazers
Keith, Please post your results when you can. As to the feathers, could you waterproof them the same way fly fishers do with their dry flies. A spritz of silicone spray? Thanks. Happy fletching, Hank Hank, No problem. When I get a few minutes I'll try to summarize my "findings". Right now...
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:18 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Lube
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2248
Re: Lube
Danny Miller will tell you not to put anything on the rail or center serving.
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:43 pm
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: 4" vanes vs Blazers
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10380
Re: 4" vanes vs Blazers
I've been messing with alot of fletchings lately. I've shot arrows with.... 4.5" vanes - perfom ok - about the same as 4" vanes 4" vanes - perform ok - not the best 3" quick spin/ quick fletch "crossbow" vanes - definately very accurate, but expensive 4" shield cut...
- Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:15 am
- Forum: Crossbow Hunting
- Topic: Not real happy, just picked up the Equinox
- Replies: 68
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Re: Not real happy, just picked up the Equinox
Check the tiller of the bow....it is how square the string crosses the rail. Either measure back from the limb where it comes out of the riser, or use a carpenters square. If the string is not square, it means the limbs are of different weights slightly. Another thing you might try is to unstring it...