You hunting elephants with that trad bow?;) One of these days i got get out and see your set up. When i retire and have time and hopefully the strength i plan to take it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher
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You hunting elephants with that trad bow?;) One of these days i got get out and see your set up. When i retire and have time and hopefully the strength i plan to take it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher
OK So I think I am going to go with the Montec . I also notice they are on sale hopefully they still will be on Saturday.
I just don't know whether I should go with 125 gr our bait piles are max 15 yards and the farthest either of can shoot will be 20 yards because of the trees.
I also noticed that the crossbow my son and I purchased is on sale even cheaper then what we paid.
$279.99 and we paid 299.99. So I might go buy another one and put my old Barnett 150 for sale for 60 bucks.
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/23122...ariantId=82585
Sounds good. That gives me some time to become a better shot first. They don't call it the struggle-stick for nothin :tongue:Quote:
Originally Posted by Species8472
With a 405fps crossbow just about any broadhead will work as good as any other. As long as it's not a mechanical that opens mid-flight or a fixed head that's untuned.Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
I used Rage mechanicals on my bear hunt this week and they worked great but I didn't like how easy they opened in my quiver so I did some research on the new Excalibur Trail Blazer mechanicals. They snap into place and can be re-fired without damage to the arrow (no shock collar like Rage) so I bought some at my local gun/bow shop today.
Looking forward to see how accurate they are and on game performance.
I throw NAP Spitfires (125Gr) on Excalibur Quills with my Micro 335
Well I bought the broad heads, but did not get the bow, kinda short money this paycheck and refuse to charge and pay later. Not as many bills next paycheck so if it's still on sale I might buy it.
Question for folks that use mechanicals. Have you had any issues on quartering shots? Have you witnessed deflection?
I watched a hunting show that in slow motion clearly showed on a quartering shot when the broadhead hit a black bear the broadhead turned and deflected towards the back of the bear.
I am heading up to Nakina for my first archery moose hunt with my Excalibur crossbow and am struggling with what broadhead to bring. Fixed 150 grain bolt cutters or 150 grain mechanical trail blazers. I like the extra cutting diameter of the mechanicals but am worried about quartering shots. Any advise is welcome
I am a fan of fixed blade for everything. Tried mechanicals maybe 15 years ago and not impressed. Things may have improved since than but I will stick to simple and effective. Less moving parts the better imo. Regarding deflection though fixed heads are not immune. I took a 6 pt buck a few years ago and entry was text book boiler room. Exit however was on the same side just in front of the pelvis. Kill enough things and all manner of @#$_ happens even on text book ethical shots.Quote:
Originally Posted by huntnmachine
I would stick with the fixed head on moose