Bolting it together was a breeze, I had seen the videos on the website so many times I could have done it blindfolded
![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/scope_mount.jpg)
And here it is in all it's beauty:
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/phoenix_assembled.jpg)
I live alone, so no wife to tell me to "get that darn thing off the table"
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The next day I went to the shooting range at my friend's place to sight it in.
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/table.jpg)
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/range.jpg)
Here's a look through the TruGlo scope (the crossbow shifted a bit, so it's aimed at the 50m mark instead of the actual range of 20 meters):
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/sight.jpg)
Things got really exciting after a while:
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/target.jpg)
And then the catastrophe set in. I cocked the crossbow, put it on it's rest and that moment got a phone call from a friend on my mobile. After a rather lengthy conversation (me babbling happily away about my new toy) I put the phone back in my pocket, aimed, flipped up the safety and... TWACK! HORRIBLE SOUND! I HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT A BOLT ON THE RAIL!
Result:
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/cracked_limb.jpg)
By utter stupidity and carelessness I had managed to destroy my crossbow after only 40 or so shots!
I since called myself many names definitely not suited for the younger members of the community.
Here's a question to the more experienced customers of Excalibur: Do you think it would be enough to send the limbs w/o the riser back to Kitchener? Or do the screws that hold the limbs have to be bolted down with a specific torque?
Of course I will have to pay for the new limbs and all related services in this ordeal, it was solely my fault, no one else to blame but stupid me.
Well, the next day at least I had a nice walk with the dog along the Elbe river to get rid of some of the frustration.
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p209/Bushwhacker2007/willow.jpg)
Mental note to myself:
Never, but NEVER let anything distract you when fiddling with a weapon!
Sad greetings
Rudi