If you havnt serviced your crossbow yet now is the time! You should replace your string every 2 years and have it serviced. The amount of stretch is amazing and diminished performance! This is going to be a great year I was asked why it matters to do it now... my crossbow service center late Aug thru Sept is swamped and you might not get your bow back by opener!! Be proactive!
I've never tried this yet but I would think there's some type of problematic recoil from the bow affecting your aim similar to spring air rifles. What is your experience?
It looks like some sort of crossbow, which is why I'm posting it here, I don't know anything about these things so I looked around the internet for a bit, but I couldn't find an old crossbow with a crank like that, I just want to know what exactly this thing is.
I remember a specific miniature, that featured a weapon that seemed like a strange hybrid between a crossbow and an early firearm. It was a siege scene. Does anybody remember any such art? It would be of great help!
The only thing I inherited from her. I used to play with it in her living room as a kid (it had no string at the time). She got it restrung a couple of years before she passed away for me to have it. I didn't know I was going back home with it and had to take the train back home going through Paris. I took off my jacket and put the limbs in the sleeves and carried it nonchalently, even walking right by the cops at the station.
I made new bolts with old drumsticks in my wood shop and shot it a couple of times, it's a lot of fun. Thanks grandma ❤️
Tha bolts are ash or oak with a horn tip and a lead ring. Only two points of contact on the ring and the bone at the end. Four feathers on the shaft, there is none on the bottom.
Evening all,
Picked up this 150lb draw bow for dirt cheap at auction with the quiver (?) and two bolts. Arms and strings seem to be in good order and it came with a rope cocking device. The sight's batter cover is broken but I'll be replacing that when reasonable.
One day would love to hunt with it but any sage advice y'all might be able to give me would be infinitely appreciated.
Hey friends, I’ve got a situation where I think a cool crossbow would fit the bill.
I’ve got three large Japanese maples on my property and some have dead branches way up. At lower heights I use a golf ball with nylon line and a large diy slingshot on a handle.
I’d like to attach the line to the back of a bolt and fire it up there. Range needs to be more than 100feet near vertical, any more than that is fine and dandy, as long as the line doesn’t break.
I saw some rinkydink fishing combos at Bass pro shops but I don’t think this will cut the mustard. Same theory tho, I’d need a reel to attach so like a pic rail for goodies.
What do y’all think? Got any recommendations? Budget is ballpark $500 -700 and location is California, USA.
This caught my eye… https://barnettcrossbows.com/collections/crossbows/products/xp405