was the bolt pushed right to the string before you shot ? that is the golden question . I had one blow up on me years ago because of that . must make sure bolt is all the way back.
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was the bolt pushed right to the string before you shot ? that is the golden question . I had one blow up on me years ago because of that . must make sure bolt is all the way back.
keeping life simple
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Well seems like a good time for a story after reading this. Years ago when I lived near Ottawa Ontario. I was out hunting deer with a cross bow. Trying to fill my last anterless tag. I got into stand, took an arrow out of my quiver and like I always do I made sure the broadhead was tight. To my surprise it turned but the whole insert turned. I put that arrow back in the quiver, grabbed another arrow and put it in the bow. Was an excellant night had 12 deer feeding infront of me. A doe came to within12yards so I took the shot. Heard the "twap!!" All deer took off. Waited a few minutes then climbed down outta the stand and walked over to where the deer was standing when I shot. There was a little bit of cut hair on the ground. I looked past the spot to see if my arrow had pass through. The was a small hole in the snow a few yards away. Brushing the snow away expecting to find my arrow, to my surprise I found my broadhead attached to the insert laying in the snow, no arrow. I never recovered that animal unfortunately. Looked for hours with my body and only found about 3 drops of blood. Never did find the arrow.
Lesson of the day- Always make sure your insert are glued in properly!
"A rifle hunter's hunt is over at 200yrds, a bowhunter's hunt is just beginning at 200yrds."
"Train Hard, Hunt Easy."
"A bow hunter in a week will learn what a rifle hunter learns in a lifetime."- Fred Bear
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I just tested all the inserts in all my arrows and bolts (about four dozen in all). LOTS of the inserts turned, and Wayne - ALL the GT Crossbow bolt inserts turned. So I pulled them out, scruffed up the inside of the carbon shafts, cleaned up the inserts, and re-glued them all.
Glad you received the new 2011 bow, and upgraded scope. Please let me know when your new bolts arrive and if the inserts were loose! Cheers
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Sounds like operator error. It you were using the leather because the string was getting too hot between your fingers this is a problem. The string only needs to be waxed
about every 60 or so shots. If the string looked like it needed to be waxed after 30 shots ie: tiny frays or looked a little furry, I don't think I would have used it.
I fixed a friend up with one of the Maximus crossbows and they are great, I regret not buying the thing as it was a demo model he got a screaming
deal on it. I have shot both the Excalibur Exomax & the Maximus and you can tell the thing apart. The first time I laid hands on the crossbow I couldn`t tell it
wasn't a excalibur, the quality is there for sure.
Don't worry about a pandemic, stupidity is spreading way faster
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