New to Crossbows...Help Please
04-13-2008, 12:34 PM
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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
04-13-2008, 03:00 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
I recently bought a Barnett Panzer V and the crossbow string would not center after I cock it.
04-13-2008, 05:21 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: New to Crossbows...Help Please
ORIGINAL: awshucks
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!
I recently bought a Barnett Panzer V and the crossbow string would not center after I cock it.
04-13-2008, 08:05 PM
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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....
04-13-2008, 09:28 PM
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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
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
04-13-2008, 10:38 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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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
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
04-16-2008, 06:38 AM
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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.
04-16-2008, 05:38 PM
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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