What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

I am new to the crossbow and would like to know whatmake, model,poundageand speed of the crossbow you use for hunting whitetail or mule deer ? What type of string do you use on your crossbow ?
Whatbolts do you use for hunting deer, how are they fletched and what type of nock end caps do you use (flat, half moon, aluminum, plastic) ? Whatbroadheads you use for hunting deer?

RE: What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

Excalibur Exocet, carved limb tips, 175 lbs
forget what speed but don't care
whitetail hunting
Flemish dacron
flat knock (threaded)
trying Lazer 2s this year
100 grain wasp jackhammers and magnus stingers this year
2" blazers

RE: What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

Sounds like a good recipe to me!:)

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Horton Supermax 175, 315 to 320FPS
Standard Horton string
Whitetail
Horton Carbon Strike Bolts, 478 grains with Tekan twos on them.
Half moon nock, plastic with a front brass insert

Horton has been my bow of choice for fourteen years, Excal will be my next bow.

RE: What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

Horton Legend HD 175
175 pound around 275 fps (+- 3)
Whitetails, Turkeys
Stock string and cables
Stock Horton lightning strike mx 2216 hunting arrows
Horton carbon strike mx occasionally
Half moon nocks
Spitfire 100's
Excalibur vari-zone scope
Horton hush slilecer kit (does almost nothing)
Flambeau stingray hard case.
Summit climber tree stand.
Clean scent free fruit of the looms!!!:D;)


Mitch

RE: What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

Excal Phoenix 175LB. use 2219's 20" long with 95gr. Bear Bruin Lites BH. 279 fps, Flemish Fast Flite string and an Excal Varizone scope!

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Tenpoint Elite Lite. 175lbs. Chono'd 290 fps w/ProElite Bolts(flat nocks) and 100grain fieldpoints. I use the string the bow came with:) Now using WASP SST hammers, was using Spitfires.

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Thanks to all those who responded to my post. This is my crossbow hunting setup.
-2006 Excalibur Phoenix 175#Recurve Crossbow
-Excalibur Excel Dacron Endless Loop String
-Excalibur Vari-Zone Scope
-Leupold RX-1 Rangefinder
-XX75 2219 Aluminum 20" Bolts
-Nap Spitfire 100gr 3bld mechs & Wasp Hammer SSt 100 gr 3bld fixed bhds
-fletch is three 5"left wing True Flight parabolic die cut feathers all yellow.
-bolt end caps are solid aluminum flat end caps
*I polish the aluminum end ecaps on a buffing wheel with jewlers wax.
This removes any sharp endes around the circumference of the end cap
that could wear on the string center serving. Plus the shiny end caps
show up better when looking for a spent bolt.
-my fletching is done with a 35 year old Jo-Jan Multi-Fletcher that I have
slightly modified to produce the quality fletch that I want. I also use the
newer Jo-Jan Crossbow Nock End Receivers in the Multi-Fletcher to
fletch with the flat end caps on the bolts. The Jo-Jan Crossbownock receivers require some modification to theolder Jo-Jan Multi-Fletchers to work.
-I use a straight fletching clamp set with a slight right to left offset looking
from the nock end of the bolt.
-I use Fletch-Tite Platinum Fletching Cement to install feathers on shafts.
-I wipe my aluminum shafts clean with lacquer thinner on a rag before I
install the feathers.
-I use high vaccum grease to lube the shooting rail and arrow channel of
my crossbow. Thisgrease is a stiff, non-melting silicone clear lubricant that maintains consistency from -40F to +500F. It is nonoxidizing, nongumming, nontoxic and insoluble in water and most solvents. I have found thatsubstance to produce a slickerlongerlasting surface on my shooting rail and arrow channel. It also results in less wear to the center serving on the string.I apply a thin coating of the grease with my finger tip all along the length of the shooting rail and arrow channel. I wipe off the excess greae with a clean dry rag. The surface that is left is greaseless, extremely slick and long lasting. I also apply some to the center serving of the bow string in the same manner.
*CAUTION: I do not recommend that any use this grease in place of the
manufacturersrail lube. I can only tell you what I use.
-my homemade crossbow quiver:
I use a 2 1/2" inside diameter platic pvc pipe 22" long.Pvc end caps are used on each end. One end the end cap isglued on and the other end the end capwill slide on and off. I line the inside of the fixed end cap with soft foam to protect the broadheads and keep them from rattling. I carry 3 broadheadbolts andone judo point bolt with different colored fletching.
The case is camo painted and rigged to attach horizontally to my hunting fanny pack. Thearrow case protects my arrowsand fletchings from weather, protects me from the sharp blades of the broadhead, easy to access arrows and carries arrows quietly and safely.

I wish all a safe and successful crossbow hunting season.

If anyone has any questions or would like some additional information please feel free to contact me. My e-mail is [email protected]

RE: What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

Wow, now aren't we a keener! LOL! Just kidding.

RE: What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

Excal. Exocet carved limbs.
310 fps. ( fast as you'll ever need)
100 grain tip
size 22-16 bolt
I use for whitetail deer as well as turkey, moose and blk. bear

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Horton Legend XT 175lb
Horton Lightning strike matched weight 2216
NAP spitfire 100gr
Horton Silencer kit
Horton Kwik detach quiver
Horton Multirange scope
Browning gel sling
Triple Double soft case

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Excalibur Excocet 200#,
Varizone scope,
Graphite gtII's,
Nap Razorbaks 100 grain.






Rolln.

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Geez bhdpal... Pretty slick sounding set-up for a rookie. Sounds like you have been around as long as Dan...
I am interested in your quiver. Can you post a pic? I justdon't like the one that came with the Pheonix. I would rather something I could just slide into my already over stuffed pack. >>>>>>Whack!

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Planter have u thought of using pvc and making a quiver tube. Kind of like DNK has. I am thinking of making myself one. I have been hand carrying and eastman quiver, holds 4 arrows but isn't handy when i climb up my ladder stands. I only need mine to hold 3 arrows,one fer practice and uncocking CB.2 fer hunting with.

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Are you sure thats all? sounds like your missing something!

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Hey Smoke.. When you put a PVC quiver together let me know how yah did it.With a compound or an Xbow I always just hang the quiver in a tree. It's tough enough just getting thru the brush with a quiver on the bow so there has got to be a better way. >>>>Whack!

RE: What Crossbow, Bolts & Bhds Do You Hunt With?
 

Horton blackhawk 200lb
Horton lightning strike 2216
100gr monotec G5 broadheads
Horton multirange scope

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Excalibur Exocet 200# tension ,Gold tip graphite bolts,Montec 100gr. broadhead ,speed 330 p/s