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kornholyo_1968 04-13-2008 12:34 PM
New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
I recently bought a Barnett Panzer V and the crossbow string would not center after I cock it. When I received it, there were some scratches and gouges (looks like the stock rubbed against the limb during shipment) on the limb, could this be the problem? any help is much appreciated....thank you

awshucks 04-13-2008 03:00 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
I recently bought a Barnett Panzer V and the crossbow string would not center after I cock it.
I'm sorry, but this doesn't make sense to me. I'm not sure what you mean. If you mark the serving on each side of the rail w/ either whiteout or magic marker, you can see if it's centered after you cock it. then, you adjust the centering by pulling back on string and move it which ever way you need to get the marks equal to edges of the rail. A rope cocker does this for you. If your question is why doesn't the string center itself from limb pressure once it's cocked, you won't find any xbow that does this w/o manual intervention. good luck!

Mike Van Veghten 04-13-2008 05:04 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
Also make sure the limb is "centered" in the stock and tight.

Mike

907Alaska 04-13-2008 05:21 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
ORIGINAL: awshucks

I recently bought a Barnett Panzer V and the crossbow string would not center after I cock it.
I'm sorry, but this doesn't make sense to me. I'm not sure what you mean. If you mark the serving on each side of the rail w/ either whiteout or magic marker, you can see if it's centered after you cock it. then, you adjust the centering by pulling back on string and move it which ever way you need to get the marks equal to edges of the rail. A rope cocker does this for you. If your question is why doesn't the string center itself from limb pressure once it's cocked, you won't find any xbow that does this w/o manual intervention. good luck!
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kornholyo_1968 04-13-2008 08:05 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
Thank you for the replies...the serving and the limb has been markedand centered but whenever I cock the crossbow, one side is always longer than the other, I'll say that if the serving is 4 inches long, 3 inches would be on one side and the other inch on the other side when I cock it.Iam thinking that the limbmight have been damaged during shipping, i'll try calling Barnett on Monday and see if they can send me a new limb. Thanks again....

Mike Van Veghten 04-13-2008 09:28 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
DON'T....go by the serving................
It's NOT done as a precision part!

Go by how the string sits at rest...mark both sides of the string next to the track. Cock the bow...these two marks should STILL be an equal amount from the center of the track.

Mike

awshucks 04-13-2008 10:38 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
ORIGINAL: Mike Van Veghten

DON'T....go by the serving................
It's NOT done as a precision part!

Go by how the string sits at rest...mark both sides of the string next to the track. Cock the bow...these two marks should STILL be an equal amount from the center of the track.

Mike

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smokepolehall 04-16-2008 06:38 AM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
As long as the serving covers the area where arrow nok aligns with the serving its good to shoot. you take a good look to see if one limb is bending more than the other. thats a sign of weak limb. if so they both would need replacing.

awshucks 04-16-2008 07:27 AM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
I gotcha now, suspect the serving is not centered on the string, but shouldn't matter, just mark it at rest and go from there.

kornholyo_1968 04-16-2008 05:38 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
Thanks for all your replies, I called Barnett and they suspect a defective limb or prod as they call it. They sent me a new one last Monday and I should be receiving it soon. I'll post the results of the new limb here...thanks again

kornholyo_1968 04-17-2008 08:58 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
Update...I got the new limb today from Barnett...Still the same problem....I marked the string center after measuring it at rest. I sent the whole thing back to Barnett...I hope they fix it or give me a new one....

awshucks 04-17-2008 10:46 PM
RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
 
I marked the string center
This is one of those deals where a picture is worth a 1000 words, lol. I have a few questions:
Did you mark the center of the serving, or the edges where it sat on rail at rest?
Assuming the edges is your answer, [correct one, center is useless]could you not get those marks to show up equal on the rail when cocked? Bear in mind they won't be in exactly the same place when cocked as that would put them inside the edge of the rail due to string angle change, but what we/you are looking for here is the marks to be in the same position on each side of the rail.


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