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help gettin' crossbow sighted in
i'm shooting a 20" bolt with 125 grain 3 blade broadhead . when i shoot with a 125 grain field point it's dead on everytime... with a broadhead it's shootin' to the left about 10-12". i really don't want to spend $40 on expandables any ideas?
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
Just make some adjustments when shooting your broadheads. Then again they should not be off that far .. are you sure the blades are straight?
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
Shoot each arrow 3 times with a different vane down each time, mark the vane that shoots best. Worked for my cb. Also spin test them first.
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
Imho, you got real problems. I set up a Horton RT HD 175 for a friend last fall, had great groups w/ field tips at 20 and 30, but my beloved Slicks were 10" low right at 30. Obviously, something wrong w/ bow, but Horton told me to "just go w/ mechanicals" even though this was a package bow w/ Horton low profile bheads included. We didn't try them, as the friend had already decided to off the Horton for a different name bow. It's still a puzzle to me, if you figure yours out, please post the answer.......
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
I'm having a similar problem. Dead on with 125gr field points out to 40 yards. Decided to go with G5 Montec 125gr 3 blade BH's so I bought the practice BH's made by Montec for that BH. Well, now my grouping seems eratic (not usually a problem for me). How important is it that the blades of the BH align with the bolt's vanes? Could this be my problem?
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
2 things to consider. What is the diameter of the broadhead? What is your FOC? IMO, both will help you get the stability you are looking for. Too large a diameter seems to make a broadhead spin drift, IME. Also, more FOC helps your vanes point the arrow better. Moving the balance point forward gives them a longer axis to work with. In the end, I don't really know exactly what helped, but switching to ABC Bolt Sonics and Blazer 2" Vanes has me running in top form at 467 gr.
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
ORIGINAL: nksmfamjp 2 things to consider. What is the diameter of the broadhead? What is your FOC? IMO, both will help you get the stability you are looking for. Too large a diameter seems to make a broadhead spin drift, IME. Also, more FOC helps your vanes point the arrow better. Moving the balance point forward gives them a longer axis to work with. In the end, I don't really know exactly what helped, but switching to ABC Bolt Sonics and Blazer 2" Vanes has me running in top form at 467 gr. Trying to align 3 blade bheads w/ vanes on carbons is a good way to get in trouble, imho. I'm a bigger believer in added FOC and spin testing than I am that method. |
RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
My cutting diameter is 1 1/8" Please pardon my ignorance but I don't know what FOC is. Please let me know because it sounds like a solution!!
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
i had the exact same problem u are having a couple years ago.....iswitched tomechanical broadheads and that fixed it......again this year a cousin of mine bought hell razors for his xbow and called and said his field tips were dead on but when he put a hellrazor on that it shot to the left about a foote...i suggested mechanicals so the next day he tried mechanicals and it fixed his problem also............hope this helped
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RE: help gettin' crossbow sighted in
Well, I'm not thrilled about buying a new set of BH's but it's looking like that is the easiest solution. Thanks!
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