decocking
 

new to xbows and new to this forum....not new to bowhunting.seems like a good bunch of folks here who have a great pool of knowledge. i wanted to ask....can the bow be decocked using a rope cocker or a cranking device, or do you have to fire a bolt. thanks in advance. hi to all. can't wait.....new exocet should be here in a day oe two.

RE: decocking
 

I have a 175 lb exocet and I can easily decock it by hand(gloves are nice to wear). Using a rope is really easy as well. Many carry one or just a few arrows so there's room for a bent alunininininum arrow to shoot into the ground. I would not use a carbon for that though. Don't want any surprises!
BTW welcome to the forum. Just wait its your time in the barrel! LOL! and watch out for the Squirrel!:D

RE: decocking
 

The best safest way is to shot it. Safer for you and the bow.
Randy

RE: decocking
 

errgggg why is it that every timesomeone comes here its Watch out for the squirrel??? LOL! Thanks Dnk, welcome to the forums, i use carbons to uncock it because unlike Dnk i'm not a scardy cat:D

RE: decocking
 

Ha Ha,

Don, you have your hands full

RE: decocking
 

Squirrel would you like me to send you an aluninum arrow? If you damage a carbon arrow badly and shoot it you maybe wishing you had armor and safety glasses.
Its watch out for The Squirrel because you are a force to be reckoned with! Remember the deer you killed without touching it?

RE: decocking
 

With my old 150# super mag I used to just use my hand and let it down. With my supermax 175 that extra 25# makes alot if differance to me. One time it sliped out of my hand and was kinda like a half dry fire. I think I had it down enough to not cause any damage but it freaked me out. Now I always just shoot an alluminumarrow into the ground. I just have a nice soft spot picked out by the woods with no rocks and the arrow last all season. Also you should only have this problem while hunting because you should be at home or range and have a target.

RE: decocking
 

I always keep a bolt with a field point just for unloading into the ground. Watch out for those rocks!:D:D

RE: decocking
 

i have an old aluminum i can shoot, but i'm not using the new ones i just got!

RE: decocking
 

I gotta disagree.....by far the best way to decock is by shooting a broadhead thru both lungs of a monster buck.:D

Second best is shooting into soft ground.[:'(]



Mitch