TOP TEN CROSSBOW RULES
04-29-2012, 10:52 AM
#53
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
I heard that a young fella was working a xbox in my home state and didn't pay attention and the string took his thumb off. No urban legends on this one!!!
08-17-2012, 02:45 PM
#54
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2
great list for everyone to follow. Of course there are folks that do it different and so be it. And then there might be safeties build in by some manufacturers and others may have a cocking device that allows its use for de-cocking. However: Basics are basic and if anyone will ask a x-bow hunter / user ever to handle an unfamiliar bow it will serve well to remember the basics listed! That bow may not have the "stuff" ones own bow has ... Great tips and always "on the money"!
08-20-2012, 07:27 AM
#55
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 30
At the end of a day of hunting I set up a target (with a light on it if it's dark) at 30 yards, that's how I unload my crossbow. You'd be surprised what that one shot can do for keeping you sharp.
Glad to read that one about the guy killing himself from a loaded crossbow slinged on his back. I quit doing it (while blood tracking) after I lost a bolt (Duh) that likely hooked up on a tree branch. The more I read here the happier I am I got the Ten Point Elite.
Glad to read that one about the guy killing himself from a loaded crossbow slinged on his back. I quit doing it (while blood tracking) after I lost a bolt (Duh) that likely hooked up on a tree branch. The more I read here the happier I am I got the Ten Point Elite.
11-11-2012, 04:51 AM
#56
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Swansea MA
Posts: 2
I get them all except walking in and out with a bolt in the bow. Seems the same as hunting with a rifle with a round in the chamber WITH THE SAFETY ON and during daylight and carried as a rifle would be (not slung) of course. Please explain the reasoning?
12-13-2012, 01:48 PM
#57
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Northern IL
Posts: 6
I have a Wicked Ridge Invader HP and use the Eastman lighted crossbow nock very nice when you take that late evening shot and need to locate your bolt. Picked them up at Farm and Fleet for like $8
09-13-2016, 03:01 PM
#59
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 4
I published a list for the most important safety rules/
http://bit.ly/2c95dEM
I did not have time to read all the posts in this thread but I will add them on later if i find something. However I am happy about any feedback to improve this list.
http://bit.ly/2c95dEM
I did not have time to read all the posts in this thread but I will add them on later if i find something. However I am happy about any feedback to improve this list.
10-04-2016, 02:35 PM
#60
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Pikeville, Tennessee
Posts: 591
I definitely cock my excalibur up in the tree, then I de-cock it up in the tree with my cocking aid. It is the most effective, safe, and also economical (by not destroying arrows) way to utilize my bow.
