This is the link to the video on Youtube. thank you. https://youtu.be/uULuAgpW4pM

Has anyone looked at the Barnett holiday bundles; are they worth it? Is the XP385 a good bow for starting out? https://barnettcrossbows.com/collections/holiday-bundles-2024/products/xp385-holiday-bundle

So I tried cranking my bow after putting it together, and I have been trying to keep my hooks from getting too close to the frame but they got stuck against the frame. How do I safely release this? It's like this on both sides

I'm not a crossbow owner but am looking to buy one to hunt coyotes, can I equip any kind of rifle optics to a crossbow?. It looks like I can just because of the picatinny rail but I'm just wondering if the limited range (compared to a rifle) would come into play here, which would mean I can only mount crossbow specific optics. Looking at a Ravin

Thanks! Most likely will be used to hunt deer.

I've posted a video on the accuracy of the Adder at 20, 30 and 40 yards using the 130lb and 180lb limbset.

Just in case anyone is interested 😆

https://youtu.be/WyhjbB50UfI?si=F0YzqDgwutLo7PFv

Want to pickup a decent crossbow to hunt whitetail with. Im stuck between a Barnett XP400 ($300) and a WICKED RIDGE RAMPAGE XS ($550).

Any advice/experience with these bows?

Hello, I am pretty new to using crossbows, and I have a question about uncocking. I have a Barnett Jackal and it has a dryfire safety that can only be disabled when a bolt is in. I had to uncock my crossbow the other day and I couldn't turn the safety off because I didn't have a bolt in it. I used my cocking rope, and since I couldn't pull the trigger to release the string, I put a bolt in first, turned the safety off, and then removed the bolt and uncocked it. This made me pretty nervous because I had to handle the bolt to remove it without the safety on, and I was afraid of it dry firing while I was getting the rope setup.

Is this the best way to uncock a crossbow, or is there a better way.?

So i don't know shit about crossbows but i always really liked them. Now i decided i finally wanna get one. What would be a good crossbow for around 500 - 600$ but i live in switzerland so must be available here.

I would like to shoot far..

Hey guys, my father had a stroke about a year ago, and has some troubles with his grip and strength. He has a crossbow that he really enjoys shooting/hunting with, but is currently unable to cock it (he has a rope that you pull on to draw it back).

Can anyone give me suggestions for a motorized cocker or something that would allow him to use his crossbow again?

I know almost zero about crossbow hunting, so any ideas or guidance would be very welcome. Happy thanksgiving!

Heyyo what are some good cheaper replacement bolts for the AR-6 Stinger II. My uses are shooting at targets. I heard to avoid plastic and that alu gets bent real quick. Heard that carbon/carbon fiber is the way to go. Thanks guys!

Trying to connect two dense short poles together with rope, it won't just tighten for the sturdiness I need for the cross bow.

shot only 1 time barnett xp400 when I rub your finger on it its very rough even after applying rail lube

For years I've been happy with the carbon express piledrivers. This year I purchased an entire new set of 6 so I could sort them for weight and straightness. Quality has gone way down. Weights all over the place. Inserts not milled flat on a couple, so repeated practice shots bend the ferrule. Vanes not glued on well. Been using them for close to 10 years with no real complaints until now. What are you guys using for hard hitting bolts?

Stalk hunting with tons of activity and zero shots. This dude came limping in after a doe on the walk home, thought he had previously been shot so I took a mercy shot. 3 broken tines and tons of battle scars. Heart shot. CP Dagger 405, rage SC mechanical, Bloodsport Witness.

I have posted a video to YouTube unboxing the new M10.

The hot topic seems to be the magazines which were initially my concerns. You can fast forward to 22mins where I address the magazines.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks 🏹

https://youtu.be/tP67A_fAwI0?si=pTmDjcTKYL7Lwrb7

Hello all! Please don’t make fun of me but I have a really newbie question when it comes to removing the arrow from a crossbow while it’s cocked? Is this possible? Like if I’m looking to remove the bolt and put a decocking bolt in the crossbow at the end of a day of hunting?

Thank you!

Hi, I have experience with bow, but this will be my first crossbow, proper... If I dont count Aligator

In my price range I have limited options here is it

Mankung Anaconda 175LB Beast Hunter Rip Claw XB-51 Beast Hunter Jaguar I Beast Hunter Hound Cobra R9 Deluxe 90LB Beast Hunter Jaguar 2 Pro Jandao Chace Wind

Anyone can help me, they all simmilar price range, no idea which to pick or if I should just go on liking or try YouTube

Thanks guys!

I have a few DIY crossbows based loosely on the steambow and adder designs, and only recently figured out that my total bow-belly to trigger distance is about 25% greater than the manufacturer's suggestion and i need to calculate the actual poundage because i had been assuming i had about the same as the factory model and wondering why the plastic limbs tips kept cracking... I need to make heavier darts, but have no idea by how much.

at 21 cm, the limbs i have are supposed to draw 60 and 90 lbs respectively. At 26cm, how much weight am I pulling? if a recurve scales linearly, that should be a simple 75 and 112, but as you reach the elasticity limits of fiberglass i think it begins weird nonlinear scaling... does anyone know how to calculate this?

just found out there's a local archery club a few minutes away that allows crossbows, they suggested I get something low power so I don't destroy the bolt vanes every shot since their archery foam isn't thick enough to stop bolts from hunting ones.

I'm asking for non-pistol since I already have one for backyard shooting and would rather use something that feels more like a rifle for when I use the archery range.

currently looking into SAS Manticore, EK Jaguar 1 or 2 but would love other suggestions.

Why will the bow not release the safety?

Long story short, I am currently no longer a gun owner due to theft; somebody stole it from me. I read somewhere that you can keep your crossbow cocked, as long as it's not over 24 hours. I would like to keep mine cocked, locked, and loaded on the stand for only as long as it takes me to sleep. Would that be acceptable without doing much damage or wear and tear on the crossbow? Because for obvious reasons, in the event of a home invasion or something, I would need it already cocked and ready to go. I'm talking about leaving it cocked for 8-12 hours max. And if I shoot it after leaving it cocked for so long, does the timer reset (as in start all over in terms of not damaging it)? Please remember, I'm a new crossbow owner who wants to temporarily use his crossbow in place of a gun for home defense. I already plan on getting a repeating crossbow or mini crossbow in the future, due to the very quick cocking mechanisms. But for the time being, I would like to make this work. I have a Barnett Whitetail Hunter STR, by the way. Thanks for any advice. I mean, why possess a weapon if you're not going to use it responsibly in home defense? I miss my 1911 45 ACP. It will be replaced soon hopefully.