Cocking crank or cocking rope?
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Williamsport, PA
Posts: 273
Guys,
So a crank is made for all crossbows? My brother just had the "shoulder surgery" I mean a complete rebuild and he will have a 30 lb limit for life. I want to get him whatever bow he wants but just want to know if I'm restricted on what bow.
Thanks in advance
daddus
So a crank is made for all crossbows? My brother just had the "shoulder surgery" I mean a complete rebuild and he will have a 30 lb limit for life. I want to get him whatever bow he wants but just want to know if I'm restricted on what bow.
Thanks in advance
daddus
#13
Guys,
So a crank is made for all crossbows? My brother just had the "shoulder surgery" I mean a complete rebuild and he will have a 30 lb limit for life. I want to get him whatever bow he wants but just want to know if I'm restricted on what bow.
Thanks in advance
daddus
So a crank is made for all crossbows? My brother just had the "shoulder surgery" I mean a complete rebuild and he will have a 30 lb limit for life. I want to get him whatever bow he wants but just want to know if I'm restricted on what bow.
Thanks in advance
daddus
Ten Point is the only Crossbow company that I know of with the crank built right into their bow, yes it is an attachment but it stays on the bow the only part that could get lost is the crank handle.
The crank does slide into a holder on the bow and stays held in there fairly well. I suppose if you handle it very roughly you could lose the crank but I don't see that happening very often.
Other bows have cranking systems that attach to the bow for cocking and need to be removed before firing. And like a cocking rope the crank can be forgotten at home so it is something that you need to make sure you remember to take with.
Parker has a bow with a C02 cocking system built into it. I have held this bow its very heavy and not to comfortable. It has other problems as well like the C02 tank draining when its cold outside. The Oring that seals the C02 tank to the bow gets cranks in it and you get out to your blind and find out the tank is empty when your in temps under 20 Deg. That is what I have told by several salesmen at various bow pro shops.
Hope this helps.
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,071
Guys,
So a crank is made for all crossbows? My brother just had the "shoulder surgery" I mean a complete rebuild and he will have a 30 lb limit for life. I want to get him whatever bow he wants but just want to know if I'm restricted on what bow.
Thanks in advance
daddus
So a crank is made for all crossbows? My brother just had the "shoulder surgery" I mean a complete rebuild and he will have a 30 lb limit for life. I want to get him whatever bow he wants but just want to know if I'm restricted on what bow.
Thanks in advance
daddus
#15
Spike
Join Date: May 2006
Location:
Posts: 25
I had a complete rebuild on my right shoulder at age 62 last May. I am back cocking a 200 lb. Excalibur again. Shoulder still hurts some but it is slowly getting strength back. Tell you brother to do his PT and listen to what they tell him.