okodoka

hi everyone....i have a question,does anyone know of any xbow scopes without all the yardage lines?.......i have heard that a regular scope wont work with a crossbow,is this true?.......i'd just like to have a scope for my new xbow without all those lines............any info will be greatly appreciated.

Wyvern Crossbow

Many rifle scopes work just fine on crossbows. Check with the manufacturer to see if it will hold up and go from there...
Wyvern

okodoka

thanks wyvern!

smokepolehall

excals lumizone has one xhair and 4 solid small black triangles that run 30-40-50. rifle scopes work well also. the heavy duplex or german post on bottom. will give 2 reference pts. example sight in at 20/25 yds with xhair then the heavy duplex or post junction will be 30/35 yds setting

KLS

I had a single red dot on mine and although I liked it at first I grew to wanting something with multiple points fairly quick, I'd imagine I'd have the same opinion on a regular rifle scope, I bought a lumi-zone from Wyvern Creations and cant believe I didnt do it right off the bat... with the lumi-zone and a range finder it almost take the fun out of it...

ranger56528

I will 2nd and 3rd the Lumi-zone.
I too cant beleave I didnt go that route right away....

Moonkryket

Looking at it from a different angle :-) I have hard time understanding why anyone needs magnification for shooting a deer sized animal at 30 yards. I also have a hard time understanding why anyone wants to add a large, heavy clunky rifle type scope to an already heavy crossbow. I have proved to myself mutlple times that in very low light, very close range shots in wooded terrain, target acquisition is better with a zero magnification reflex red dot sight. Shooting with both eyes open in these situations is a plus because depth perception is a crucial factor in not losing sight of the target. A scope with magnification creates depth perception problems for most folks in very low light close range shot situations because you either have your left eye closed or you are seeing a different image with each eye. Not good :-( Crossbow scopes with multiple closely spaced reticles AND magnification makes the problem even worse. For those reasons I use nothing but small lightweight red dot reflex sights either in single dot or 3 dot configuration. For single dot applications, the Zeiss Z-Point is unmatched in quality and patented features. For 3 dot applications, needed for extended range hunting situations, I use the Ten Point 3 dot or the Stryker 3 dot. Their dot spacing is different soI can normally get one or the other to work with most any crossbow by finding the right arrow and weight combination for either 20/30/40 yards or 30/40/50 yard sight-in.

Cossack

Aside from magnification, the most obvious advantage of a scope with an adjustable reticule spacing, like LumiZone, is that the scope can be tuned to the arrow...rather than the obverse.

awshucks

Lumizone/Vari-zone reticules.

okodoka

i have tried the lumizone on a excal that i had and i just dont like all the lines and triangles and stuff on the crossbow scopes in general.....i know that 99.99999% of all xbow shooters favor the new technology in the scopes and i can understand that but i just want a regular lightweight scope with the normal old school reticles......i'm not talking about putting a zeiss conquest 4,5-14x44 or anything like that but rather just a small scope.