Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Offhand or rest?

What about those handy dandy little scent proof urine bags in case you have to relieve yourself out in the woods?

I mean no offence either, but I know who the two men are, and stand by my statement. Anyone who routinely takes shots like that endangers the whole thing for all of us. Bolt, I imagine they might very well outshoot me, an awful lot of people can :oops: . I limit myself to perhaps 100 yards. Here in...

Great tips, guys. Anybody on here tan their own deerhides?

TYE wrote:I still seem to be shooting fine with the fibre optics.. even in low light...

Just got this group a minute ago...

Nice group TYE!

How far away were you shooting from?

Does Excalibur still sell the adjustable vari zone? I have recently seen a scope advertised as the Vari zone, but it doesn't seem to have the adjustment ring.

I have a little trouble splitting the pelvic bone sometimes when I gut out my deer. Things get messy sometimes. Any tips?

Thanks TYE.

"As to the general question of the effective hunting range of a crossbow, I had hoped that forum members would simply give their longest successful kills, and that I would be able to ascertain from there the effective range.' I agree that your question is one of trying to gain knowledge but......

I am buying my Max without the scope, but I might be able to afford the scope in a month or so if I "scrape the bottom of the pot". Is the scope really necessary? Does it improve accuracy that much? Does it make shooting easier in low-light situations?

PS: Thanks Doxnut, good replies. Keep this kind of reply coming everybody, I want concrete numbers that I can write down in my little notebook .

JD Jones: I mean absolutely no offense by what I am about to say, but you really should think before you post a comment. Ackley was the foremost cartridge wildcatter in the history of the sport, and popularized such cartridges as 257 Roberts Ackley Improved, and even popularized the first short magn...

I would take 2,3,5,8, and 9. I'm not sure about 1. Could an arrow penetrate the spine?

The same people who are trying to shoot with a rifle at 500 yds are the same class of people who would try to shoot with a crossbow at 50. Tye said it well. The bragging rights come from how close you can get them, not how far away. Tim :) Then I guess you'd say Jack O'Connor and P.O. Ackley, to na...

Tar Heel wrote:I blew a 6 inch baloon all to heck at 55yds last week with my exomag first shot, consider this a challenge anybody want to go for 60.

Tar Heel

You're on, Tar Heel
You'll have to wait a month or so.