- Jul 29, 2014
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You might look into replacing the string first.
Leaving Crossbow Cocked... for how long?
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I did some reading on mine... not recommended to leave cocked over 24 hours. I threw a target bolt through the 5 stacked bags of top soil then found the bolt a few yards beyond. Power is INCREDIBLE!
This is about a 4 inch diameter maple tree. 100 years from now somebody might split that tree and get the shock of his life.
This is about a 4 inch diameter maple tree. 100 years from now somebody might split that tree and get the shock of his life.
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I make my own with a cheap or unwanted bolt and a polymer varmint tip. The ones I have are shaped like a cone. Don't hit a rock, it will bounce off to points unknown.
I did some reading on mine... not recommended to leave cocked over 24 hours. I threw a target bolt through the 5 stacked bags of top soil then found the bolt a few yards beyond. Power is INCREDIBLE!
This is about a 4 inch diameter maple tree. 100 years from now somebody might split that tree and get the shock of his life.
I have an older Horton 175lb draw Xbow. I hadn't used it in a couple of years, so to make sure the red-dot was still on, I took it out back and shot it at my bag. Well, the bag's contents has settled a bit over the years and while I did my best to fluff it up beat it back into shape, it was still a little thin where one of the bolts hit it. Blew through the front, the fill, out the back, and buried itself 8" into the 3/4" T1-11 plywood that makes up the exterior of my shed (which I use as a backstop) with nothing more than a 100g field tip on it. This was at 35-40 yards. After seeing a bolt blow straight through a buck's spine at 20 yards this year, only getting hung up by a ripped vane, I can honestly say I'd never want to be on the receiving end of one.
I'm convinced they do as much damage as a rifle if they hit bone. Both my kills this year went through shoulder and stopped deer dead within 20- 25 yards. I'm a believer in their stopping power.
The hole in my garage will agree with you.
Got my 3rd, this time a pretty good size buck.... same story, clean through deer and about 10 inches of rocky mountain dirt. Deer took off up the mountain, watched him after 30 yards, spun in circles like he was drunk and collapsed. 
Damn things are lethal.
Damn things are lethal.
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