Can an Exomax shoot short bolts?

Rammstein · Post by **Rammstein** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:31 am

Well, a long time ago I watched a video on youtube, showing an Exomax shooting special bolts for special purposes:
- nails for hunting small games & birds,
- a short bolt for personnal defense,
and so on...

Does anyone remember it? I can't find the video anymore...

And now a stupid question: has anyone ever tried to shoot short (but heavy) bolts from an Excalibur crossbow? Is it possible, as long as the weight is similar to a normal bolt?

Rammstein

dick195252 · Post by **dick195252** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:11 am

are you talking shorter than 20 Inches?

Rammstein · Post by **Rammstein** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:30 am

Yes!

The ones from the video were maybe 3-4 inches long.

Rammstein

Limbs and Sticks · Post by **Limbs and Sticks** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:34 am

19in I think is it your bh will be on the rail any shorter.

Wes

vixenmaster · Post by **vixenmaster** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:47 am

you can't go shorter than the riser BH cutout. i am sure thats abit over 18"

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:53 am

Boo had one of those little bullet looking things once. It looked interesting to say the least.

You got someboby to pick off?

Stash · Post by **Stash** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:45 am

You can go as short as you like provided the point isn't any wider than the shaft, and the weight stays over the minumum recommended. Haven't tried it, but I suspect if you go much shorter and it won't be all that accurate.

I've shot some 16" arrows out of an Exomax - managed to hit 400 fps with them (200 grains) on about 3 shots, but highly not recommended.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:17 am

There was a guy on here a long time back, engineer from Illinois, I believe that had made some 6" 'arrows' up that looked like a giant field point w/ bhead blades for vanes.

He'd converted an Emax so these things sat in a slot, not on top of a conventional rail. He also had a shot gun type conversion for it if I recall.

He left in a huff due to the response he got, his loss.

Anybody else remember it? Went a bunch of pages.

bkisel · Post by **bkisel** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:40 am

Here are some CB bolts that are about 11.5". Not certain how historically correct the are.

http://www.outfit4events.com/in-stock-c ... -6002.html

Take care...

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:39 pm

a bolt that short will be no different than dryfiring the bow

18 is the shortest I would go, but it would have to be over 350 grains also

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:57 pm

crazyfarmer wrote:a bolt that short will be no different than dryfiring the bow

18 is the shortest I would go, but it would have to be over 350 grains also

I had some 18" customs made for a bud that was too cheap to buy a rf for a carvewd tip Vixen i let slide away, trying to get down to 325 gr and flatten his traj a tad. They didn't fly as well as the 20's.

The guy I mentioned in previous post had them flying like darts at 50 yds and I think they weighed in the 400+ gr range.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:00 pm

is this it dan?

http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB2 ... ort+exomax

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:06 pm

mikej wrote:is this it dan?

http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB2 ... ort+exomax

Yeppir, good job, Mike! Someday, pm me an how to use the search here, I just get a gazillion threads w/ no real discrimination on the topic I want. Tia!!!

ComfyBear · Post by **ComfyBear** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:31 pm

For 3D, I use XX75 -2216 which are 18". With a 125gr fieldpoint, they weigh approx. 420 gr. and their accuracy is awesome, whether I use my Exocet, or Exomag.

Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Can an Exomax shoot short bolts?

Can an Exomax shoot short bolts?

post sub