Excalibur Crossbow Forum

I was thinking of posting my catalogue of screwups in connection with my 2024 elk hunt. So, before I two finger peck out my story, I had better check to see whether the effort may be all in vain.

I got drawn for Manitoba archery elk, 26 August to 15 September. It's good for bull, cow, or calf. I have a crossbow permit, so I should be good to go. I'd better make this one count as an addition to my good memories bank while I can still climb a tree, because time is running out. I'll be 80 in De...

Maybe I haven't got the whole picture in mind. The spindle holds the nut in place. I get that. What holds the spindle in place when there's no nut? Keep an extra spindle in your back pocket when you go fishing? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: X2 on what Normous said! Maybe you should buy a 649 ticket?

"Oh well, there is no law about how many crossbows you can own! "

Not yet. Not yet.

The end game is that the conservative government in 2025 will refuse to waste money on the "buy back", and reverse the prohibition/confiscation program. Then the Liberal party in future will be able to say that they were prevented from bringing salvation to the country. The next Liberal go...

You guys sure make me jealous. The only turkeys we raise here get elected to parliament.

I recall reading here about someone making a longer handle. Better leverage might make control easier.

If it’s the decocking function that is your concern, why not just carry an old arrow with you, and fire it into a target or the ground when you are done shooting?

I've never tried. The crank handle is sufficiently long that the average person shouldn't get overwhelmed when operating the crank. Anyway, the antireverse pawl positively locks the system. The only real risk would be while uncocking, and with the device mounted on the stock, foot in the stirrup, an...

My previous truck had a Warne front bumper and 16 ton winch. I would have loved to transfer them to my present truck. Sadly, the bells and whistles (and sensors) on my current truck preclude any such practicality. So, my truck is now a sissy model. No heavy bumper, no winch. I sense that you are a p...

Congratulations to your Dad for a well executed hunt. You are learning from someone who knows what he is doing. Congratulations to your Dad also for raising a son who is mature beyond his years.

Where I was raised there were no no freezers, except in wintertime. No farmer would butcher an animal in the summertime, unless the family was ready to can (bottle) the meat. Whenever we poached a summertime deer, it got canned, and that was frequent Then we got Rural electrification, and everybody ...

By all means confirm broadhead alignment, as Boo suggests. If broadhead alignment is not an issue, you may have a different problem. I suspect that no two bows have perfectly the same limb thrust or limb alignment to the frame. If one bow has a dominant left limb, you may tune it to shoot well on a ...

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You said you blamed Fotd. Well, so do I. The thing is, he should have offered every inducement, every encouragement, for them all to return. Heck, not just forgiveness.

Too many of them took root here.

I'm so glad to hear that the burbot wasn't wasted. Around here, there's a good (bad) chance it would simply be left on top of the ice as raven bait. There's a shameful, ignorant attitude about mariah, or freshwater cod, burbot, or whatever you want to call them. There's a lot of knife work to do the...

Thanks for sharing that.