WeednFeed Posted May 5, 2019 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 42 Topic Count: 365 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2637 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 4218 Achievement Points: 26689 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 48 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Windows Posted May 5, 2019 Been looking at Excalibur Crossbows for years. Pulled the trigger on this 3 weeks ago they had it on sale $300 off! https://www.cabelas.ca/product/86390/cabelas-exclusive-excalibur-micro-355-crossbow-package Unchileno, YACCster, baldie and 1 other 4 Awards
RIPZILLA Posted May 6, 2019 Member ID: 9 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 66 Topic Count: 245 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1239 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1230 Achievement Points: 11498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2023 Posted May 6, 2019 Beautiful bow. A little steep for me. Did you buy it? Awards
WeednFeed Posted May 7, 2019 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 42 Topic Count: 365 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2637 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 4218 Achievement Points: 26689 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 48 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted May 7, 2019 Yes I bought it it was $999.99. That's $300 off the package and $100 bellow the price of the bow by itself. The crank that came with it is a god send. The bow is 280 pounds pull using the rope cocking aid it is 140 pounds pull. I can cock it with the rope but more than a few times is MURDER. It is a Micro so the limbs are very short hence the 280 pound pull. It's a sweet shooter. @RIPZILLA Awards
RIPZILLA Posted May 7, 2019 Member ID: 9 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 66 Topic Count: 245 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1239 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1230 Achievement Points: 11498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2023 Posted May 7, 2019 I've never used a crossbow. What is the max kill distance. Awards
WeednFeed Posted May 8, 2019 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 42 Topic Count: 365 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2637 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 4218 Achievement Points: 26689 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 48 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/6/2019 at 10:02 PM, RIPZILLA said: I've never used a crossbow. What is the max kill distance. I really have no Idea. For me it would be maybe 50 yards with a good rest. On you tube many folks are shooting deer farther. It would be irresponsible to shoot at distances without using a range finder. Crossbows and all bows have quite an arc in the trajectory. Knowing the exact distance is crucial. The scope with mine is graduated 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 yards. I have never shot a deer with any kind of bow. I have not hunted deer in over 20 years but before that I harvested 21with a rifle, all but one were under 50 yards, one was 75 yards. As with all hunting shot placement is the key. Risky shots should always be passed up. Awards
RIPZILLA Posted May 8, 2019 Member ID: 9 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 66 Topic Count: 245 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1239 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1230 Achievement Points: 11498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2023 Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) Hi Weed, sounds like my story too. All my deer were under 50yds also. Except my largest, a 7 pointer at around 65 yds. A very lucky 2nd shot at that with a slug. All were taken with a 30.30 Marlin or a Ithaca Deerslayer slug gun. Both with iron sights. I was too poor to buy a scope at the time,lol. Edited May 8, 2019 by RIPZILLA add pic WeednFeed 1 Awards
WeednFeed Posted May 8, 2019 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 42 Topic Count: 365 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2637 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 4218 Achievement Points: 26689 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 48 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 21 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Windows Author Posted May 8, 2019 2 hours ago, RIPZILLA said: Hi Weed, sounds like my story too. All my deer were under 50yds also. Except my largest, a 7 pointer at around 65 yds. A very lucky 2nd shot at that with a slug. All were taken with a 30.30 Marlin or a Ithaca Deerslayer slug gun. Both with iron sights. I was too poor to buy a scope at the time,lol. I shot my 1st deer with a 30-30 Marlin 170 grain nylon tip round nose of course . Great little gun dropped a nice 2 year old 6 point. Dropped in it's tracks. The 30-30 is going the right speed for up and close in the thick woods. RIPZILLA 1 Awards
RIPZILLA Posted May 8, 2019 Member ID: 9 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 66 Topic Count: 245 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1239 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 1230 Achievement Points: 11498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2023 Posted May 8, 2019 Me too, amazing! Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted May 9, 2019 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 537 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17543 Content Per Day: 3.12 Reputation: 42645 Achievement Points: 151937 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 691 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 minutes ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Posted May 9, 2019 Ithaca Deerslayer .great guns most of my family worked there in the day.Ithaca was 1 of the best ..im for up there .but been here in fla for 47 years now .my brother still has 1 that my ant made for him in the late 60'S .. WeednFeed 1 Awards
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