Better Day of Shooting

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Better Day of Shooting

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So I set up to shoot this afternoon after work. I picked only ONE arrow to sight in with. I began and seemed to be doing well. After a few shots and some adjustments nothing seemed to work, I kept hitting the same spot. I sat back and began to think while taking a break. I thought, "Is there something wrong with the scope? Is it not adjusting until after I shoot and then the recoil makes the reticle move to where I had just adjusted it?"

So then I remembered, check to make sure the scope is mounted tight. I had actually done this about a week and a half ago, but I figured it might as well try it again. I started pulling, twisting, and ripping it pretty hard. Nothing at first but then for a second I felt something move. I tried again but it took about 30 seconds to get it to move again. I SEE IT!!!!! All four screws on my scope rail were loose. I quickly tightened them, began sighting it in with the arrow I had chosen to do so, and was very quickly hitting dead center at 20 yards. I was a very happy man. So I began testing another arrow by rotating every vane to test for the best cock vane. (Yes, once I put on the ADF I will be buying some of the blue Loctite when reinserting the screws, lesson learned)

I then got the deer target out to see how it would hold up to the power of the crossbow. I shot my first shot with great results of course. So I grabbed my second arrow and aimed for the aluminum nock on the end of it. I know they say don't, but I seriously wanted to make sure that it was as dead on as I had hoped it was. Besides, I have 27 of the same arrows, I could stand to lose one if I had to. Sure enough, I got my first Robin Hood ever. I quit on that note.

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Great ! Glad you figured it out .
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8ptbuk wrote:Great ! Glad you figured it out .
Mike, that new string of yours works amazingly and looks bada$$! It stretched right down to the brace height line like you said it would. It's sitting just shy of the line now. I repositioned my REDS to the new string now that it's stretched down.
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Oooohhhh! That's a nice one! :wink: I'm glad it worked out. I went through the same thing when I first joined, and was adamant all my fasteners were tight. :oops: :oops: :lol: I tell you what, that's one time I was sure happy to be wrong. :lol: How's your confidence in your equipment now btw? :mrgreen:

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The Big Red One!! That's great new's bud..Loctite a crossbows best friend. Glad your back in the saddle Smile...
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paulaboutform wrote:Oooohhhh! That's a nice one! :wink: I'm glad it worked out. I went through the same thing when I first joined, and was adamant all my fasteners were tight. :oops: :oops: :lol: I tell you what, that's one time I was sure happy to be wrong. :lol: How's your confidence in your equipment now btw? :mrgreen:

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I gotta tell you Paul, my confidence is definitely building. Now to put the ADF on, resight it if I have to do so. And then begin shooting at 30, 40, and 50 yards for confidence. Then I have to try the broadheads to make sure I like them and that they're shooting right also.
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Get some blue loctite on those screws or it will repeat.
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Riflemanz wrote:Get some blue loctite on those screws or it will repeat.
I will be picking some up tomorrow Brother! I won't put it on until I swap out my regular scope rail with the ADF that I'm getting.
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It looks like the nock was pounded more on the right side than the left, a lil tweekin and it will meet excel accuracy standards :wink:

glad to see you got it working for ya
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one shot scott wrote:It looks like the nock was pounded more on the right side than the left, a lil tweekin and it will meet excel accuracy standards :wink:

glad to see you got it working for ya

LOL I was waiting for someone to say that it wasn't a true Robin Hood because the other arrow wasn't sticking out of the back. You know, kind of like a fish isn't truly caught until it's in the boat type of deal. :lol:
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Boom baby good job man! :D
Enjoy!
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deertrx wrote:Boom baby good job man! :D
Enjoy!
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Brian, you're the man Brother. After shooting it in I got out one of the Luminoks and shot it, the first time I had ever done so. It was cool!!!! It was a pain to turn off though, I wasn't excited about that but it was cool to shoot it. Now I have to go through each arrow and shoot all three vanes to find the one that strikes exactly where I want it to and mark the cock vanes.
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TheBig1 wrote:
one shot scott wrote:It looks like the nock was pounded more on the right side than the left, a lil tweekin and it will meet excel accuracy standards :wink:

glad to see you got it working for ya

LOL I was waiting for someone to say that it wasn't a true Robin Hood because the other arrow wasn't sticking out of the back. You know, kind of like a fish isn't truly caught until it's in the boat type of deal. :lol:
Did the second arrow bounce back toward you? I robin hooded one a while back, and as I was trying to follow through in the scope I see the arrow bounce off target , I thought, and back my way. :lol: Glad you got it sorted out :D Life is good when at least some of it works!
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flightattendant100 wrote:
TheBig1 wrote:
one shot scott wrote:It looks like the nock was pounded more on the right side than the left, a lil tweekin and it will meet excel accuracy standards :wink:

glad to see you got it working for ya

LOL I was waiting for someone to say that it wasn't a true Robin Hood because the other arrow wasn't sticking out of the back. You know, kind of like a fish isn't truly caught until it's in the boat type of deal. :lol:
Did the second arrow bounce back toward you? I robin hooded one a while back, and as I was trying to follow through in the scope I see the arrow bounce off target , I thought, and back my way. :lol: Glad you got it sorted out :D Life is good when at least some of it works!
Yes, I heard it "dink" and then I saw it bounce back and to the side. It was cool! I never had one before, although I never wanted one before but since I got a great deal on 2 dozen arrows I figured, what the heck, lets see just how accurate this is.
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Nice, very nice!
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