New Excalibur owner and newb on the forum.
I have plenty of wide open area on my undeveloped southeastern Colorado property to shoot but shooting where I live is pretty much restricted to shooting at 10 yards across my garage into a huge bag arrow target.
I'm shooting off hand with Excalibur open sights sighted in at 10 yards. I can hit a 1 inch dot all day long doing that.
I measured what that 1" dot looks like to my eye at where my front sight would be and it measured about 1/10".
My question is: If I could, shooting off hand, consistently hit a 1" target at 10 yards, would it but safe to assume I could hit a 5" target at 50 yards if my sights were sighted in for 50 yards?
Seems like I should, just curious and checking.
'Drif
Close range practice...
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- Desert Drifter
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Re: Close range practice...
I would say yes if you can keep them inside the 1 inch dot but if your just cutting the outside edge at times would be around 6-1/4 inches at 50 yd JMO
Re: Close range practice...
I know one thing for sure !!!
if anything even comes close to 20yrds from you....itsa done deal !!!
which is not an un-common distance if you strategically plan your area for the hunt.
research and time permits great plans............
if anything even comes close to 20yrds from you....itsa done deal !!!
which is not an un-common distance if you strategically plan your area for the hunt.
research and time permits great plans............
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vintage exomax & exocet
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Burris FF-III
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L&S speed demon arras
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Ignitors
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bowmax 1131
wabi calls
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Re: Close range practice...
What you are referring to is an MOA (Minute of Angle) measurement, and yes it is constant provided you account for arrow drop correctly. I bet you your setup is capable of shooting much better than 1 inch at 10 yds which would have you hitting much better than 5 inches at 50 yds. The limiting factor to your setup are the open sights and that is what will limit your accuracy. If you ever get a chance to shoot with a scope, I bet you will be able to hit a 1 inch spot on your target at 50 yds consistently.
Happy Hunting!!!
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Re: Close range practice...
Gents your comments are very much appreciated. I kind of thought that would the case, but wasn't sure. I know that angles looking through a scope could be figured out like that. But wasn't sure with open sights.
Measuring the sticky dot I placed on the target was easy, its an inch. But measuring its apparent width at about where your front open sight would be had me confused.
I used a digital micrometer and with it held out at arms length I took several measurements of the dot 10 yards away at several different times. But it always came in at around a 1/10th of an inch or so.
I didn't know if I should be trying to figure in the angle between my eye and the micrometer too in all of this thinking.
I've been shooting a Phoenix I got last week as if I was shooting a rifle in competition. I practiced the basics of off hand shooting, solid stance, sight picture, breathing and trigger control.
I have a confession to make. For years I've thought that crossbows were pretty much a novelty. But after taking a close look at the high quality of craftsmanship and materials going into the Excalibur and other makes made me change my mind in a hurry. Impressive.
Thanks for your responses.
'Drif
Measuring the sticky dot I placed on the target was easy, its an inch. But measuring its apparent width at about where your front open sight would be had me confused.
I used a digital micrometer and with it held out at arms length I took several measurements of the dot 10 yards away at several different times. But it always came in at around a 1/10th of an inch or so.
I didn't know if I should be trying to figure in the angle between my eye and the micrometer too in all of this thinking.
I've been shooting a Phoenix I got last week as if I was shooting a rifle in competition. I practiced the basics of off hand shooting, solid stance, sight picture, breathing and trigger control.
I have a confession to make. For years I've thought that crossbows were pretty much a novelty. But after taking a close look at the high quality of craftsmanship and materials going into the Excalibur and other makes made me change my mind in a hurry. Impressive.
Thanks for your responses.
'Drif
Re: Close range practice...
I've some experience w/ the peep and pin sights. If you set the pin 1.437" [1 7/16"] above the bottom of the base, you should be good at 20 yds.
The top of the black post under the pin should be 'minute of deer' @ 30 yds.
Ooops, forgot to add: Welcome!
The top of the black post under the pin should be 'minute of deer' @ 30 yds.
Ooops, forgot to add: Welcome!
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