Advice on sighting in a crossbow.

How old is the string, When I switched to a compund a few years back, my xbow sat. SOn decided to take up hunting so let him use it, we found the same thing, and the string was lose , so put new string on and then did like others had said start at 10 yards, and work back .

With it being an older style you have to make sure you pull back as straight as possible, if you are 1/4" in drawing back, to one side that can make a huge difference at 20 yards, and if string is lose makes it even worse,
Just my limited experience.

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Originally Posted by old outdoorsman

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but if you aren't cocking the bow string evenly it will cause erratic flights too.
If you aren't using a string cocking aid, you should because even being very careful, drawing the string by hand is tough to do equally on both sides.
Hope you get it sorted out.
Like others say, start close to the target and work backwards from there.

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Good point. I mark the string with chalk on either side of the forend when sighting in.
I had a horrible problem with this when I first started using a crossbow.

I don’t own a crossbow but a story was shared with me about a guy who had problems sighting in his crossbow and it turned out that one of his limbs was delaminating. It could of resulted in a serious injury if not caught. Maybe someone else can chyme in on this.

Buy a new scope. I highly recommend the Killer instinct lumix speedring. Not expensive but the reticles are super comfortable to use, great for low-light, and it's a durable scope. I'd choose it any day over the Hawke scopes I have.

Thanks for the suggestions guys will look into it

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Best bang for your buck today and actually available in Canada is the Vortex crossfire ii crossbow scope kit.

Nice clear glass, illuminated reticles and the VIP warranty can't be beat!

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Originally Posted by bellerivercrossbowhunter

Best bang for your buck today and actually available in Canada is the Vortex crossfire ii crossbow scope kit.

Nice clear glass, illuminated reticles and the VIP warranty can't be beat!

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looks awesome I just cant get over that busy reticle...dont you find it a bit much at the moment of truth when youre trying to aim at a big buck?

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Originally Posted by kokes

looks awesome I just cant get over that busy reticle...dont you find it a bit much at the moment of truth when youre trying to aim at a big buck?

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Actually not too busy of a reticle. I have shot a bear and a deer with it with no issues.

You just have to remember the top aim point is 20 yards and you zero the scope at 40 yards... :)

My dad actually found some laser tips for the arrows.

Hopefully that puts him on the board and we can move on from there. Should come in in about a week

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