Question on decocking
#1
Question on decocking
Prior to getting my current crossbow I had and Excalibur. That had a 175# draw and I could decock it by putting on my cocking cord, taking all the slack out on one side and pulling the trigger letting the string down slowly.
Because my current bow has an anti-dry fire mechanism, can I put a piece of dowel in place of the bolt to lower the anti-dry fire mechanism and decock the same way?
Because my current bow has an anti-dry fire mechanism, can I put a piece of dowel in place of the bolt to lower the anti-dry fire mechanism and decock the same way?
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: fairview park oh
Posts: 657
bronko i'm not sure if i would try that. all i do is take a bolt with a field point & shoot it into a block target. if i forget the target i just put one in the ground maybe ten yrds out. they do make a small bolt to discharge into the ground. just shatters heard they run around 10 to 12 $ a aluminum bolt runs 4 bucks & can be reused alot of times
#3
bronko i'm not sure if i would try that. all i do is take a bolt with a field point & shoot it into a block target. if i forget the target i just put one in the ground maybe ten yrds out. they do make a small bolt to discharge into the ground. just shatters heard they run around 10 to 12 $ a aluminum bolt runs 4 bucks & can be reused alot of times
I like to have my cocking cord snug on the string by taking up all the slack plus a tad extra so it will stay there until I'm ready to go out again. Then all I have to do is grab the handles and cock the bow.
#4
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 12
I can decock my sniper 370 exactly how you described. It does take a little strength, but no more than it does to cock it. Not sure what crossbow you are using, but if it is possible on yours, I'm sure someone has tried and posted it on youtube.
#6
Like I stated in my post above my cocking cord has all the slack taken out of it while it is on the bow and the bow is "at rest" in such a manner that it remains on the string and won't come off. When I decock the bow using the cord I just leave it on the string and it is all set for the next time out. It is perfectly safe to decock in this manner. Watch the video below and you will see how easy it is.
Bzlytbeer I have the same bow.
Last edited by bronko22000; 03-06-2019 at 06:08 AM.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: west central wi USA
Posts: 2,242
I keep a foot long piece of 6" pvc, capped on one end, and stuffed with rags in my truck. It's my discharge target. I've been using it for 4 years. It works great. Bolt goes in about 3-4 in. I can withdraw it with 2 fingers.