I decided to toss an arrow at 20, 30 & 40 just to check the zero of everything since my son used my Exomax at an archery shoot this past weekend. At 20 yards, perfect. At 30, perfect as I can get it after being up 20 hours. At 40 yards, oops. I jerked the trigger like I was shooting an elephant gun and ended up just missing my block target to the side. I heard the arrow skip off of the grass and contact the privacy fence about 15 yards behind it. Good, at least my errant shot was contained to my own yard. I took my time with the next shot at 40, perfect.
When I went to retrieve the arrow that was stopped by the fence, I expected to see it just short of the fence assuming it bounced off the rough 1/2" pine boards. I've had experience with using trees as a backstop on various occasions.
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I've got some spare front inserts, but don't have the time today to fix them as I like. So my Exomax is shelved for tomorrows opener. I'll be vertical only for a few days. A fresh set of FireBolts from Bass Pro are on their way as they should have been months ago.
The ExoMax never ceases to amaze me at just how much penetration is really has. I almost had a skipping pass through on a rough 1/2" pine board at 50 yards. I love my Max, but I'd certainly be confident carrying one of the 150# models to my tree stand. I can understand why so many folks love their Phoenix.
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