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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 23, 2005 18:00:28 GMT -5
JD,
Don't be a starnger..
I've enjoy every one of your posts and look forward to seeing many more.
...and a BIG AMEN to that!!
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Post by jdmiller on Jul 23, 2005 18:18:44 GMT -5
Woody : Been a little busy here lately . I got talked into helping make band props for our highschool . Been welding from 6 -12 in a metal building . Enjoying a little A/C this afternoon and catching up on things when I read your post about this site . I'll be around and put my 2 cents worth in when you least expect it .
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 23, 2005 19:13:08 GMT -5
Ah, but your labor and sweat is for a good cause..
Looking forward to your posts and the are worth a LOT more than "2 cents worth"....
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Post by garyl on Jul 23, 2005 19:33:50 GMT -5
Here's a pic. of a couple of my Excaliburs.... ;D  |
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Post by kevin1 on Jul 23, 2005 20:26:12 GMT -5
That is similar , but not the same . Mine is a 180# and doesn't have a wire buttstock or pivoting foot claw . The stock is nearly identical to the one on my Ranger . |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 23, 2005 20:39:30 GMT -5
garyl, You've got a crossbow arsenal there. Quite a collection.. The difference bewteen the men and the boys are the price of their toys..  ..and you have a LOT of "toys".. |
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Post by John on Jul 24, 2005 10:30:47 GMT -5
I am using a "200 lb." Exomag. (Excalibur) With a varizone scope, FFF strings, and three different types of Bolts. This is up from previous models of the same name. Exocet, and Vixen, from which I started.
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Post by cday on Jul 24, 2005 17:45:01 GMT -5
Shooting a Barnett Revolution XS launching a 22" arrow at sorching speeds. This is my first year with it and have been constantly working with it adding new dodads to quiet it down.
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Post by garyl on Jul 24, 2005 19:42:01 GMT -5
Shooting a Barnett Revolution XS launching a 22" arrow at sorching speeds. This is my first year with it and have been constantly working with it adding new dodads to quiet it down. Barnett Revolution a neat xbow, what sorching speed ya getting ? I is doing 331fps from my 200LB Exomag and 345fps from my Max....  |
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Post by John on Jul 25, 2005 16:34:39 GMT -5
Well finally here's my rig:  200 lb. Exomag |
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Post by John on Jul 25, 2005 16:39:21 GMT -5
Here's my bolt case and Xbow softcase:   |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 25, 2005 17:11:49 GMT -5
john,
Is that an MTM case for your arrows?
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Post by John on Jul 25, 2005 18:26:08 GMT -5
Woody:
I took a hard sided rigid 24 in. lockable tool box and ditched the interior shelves.
Then I cut "high density foam" to exact fit, razor cut 4 equal slices in each piece, then glued them in with 2 sided carpet tape on three faces. It will hold 20 Bolts very securely. The bolts can never go within 1-1/2 in. of the sides or bottom.
Made by Stanley. Co.
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Post by digger on Jul 25, 2005 18:41:51 GMT -5
Get my boxes from Canadian Tire store {$15 Can} and $1 worth of foam. by Job Mate. They are a perfect fit for a dozen to 18 bolts Digger   |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 25, 2005 19:00:00 GMT -5
Woody: I took a hard sided rigid 24 in. lockable tool box and ditched the interior shelves. Then I cut "high density foam" to exact fit, razor cut 4 equal slices in each piece, then glued them in with 2 sided carpet tape on three faces. It will hold 20 Bolts very securely. The bolts can never go within 1-1/2 in. of the sides or bottom. Made by Stanley. Co. Cool.. I'll check that out... That looks better than the MTM ones. |
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Post by cday on Jul 27, 2005 4:33:25 GMT -5
Shooting a Barnett Revolution XS launching a 22" arrow at sorching speeds. This is my first year with it and have been constantly working with it adding new dodads to quiet it down. Barnett Revolution a neat xbow, what sorching speed ya getting ? I is doing 331fps from my 200LB Exomag and 345fps from my Max.... I have not had it chronographed yet, supposed to take up to the bow shop once I am done with all of my modifications to see. Shotting at my target my arrow only drops 4 inches from 20 yards to 40 yards and about another 2 inches at 50 yards. So it does not have that much drop. It is rated at 345fps and that is with a heavier arrow than what excaliber shoots, since my arrows are 22" in length minimum. |
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Post by John on Jul 27, 2005 9:51:04 GMT -5
Rated at "345 fps" with a "heavier longer" 22 in. bolt? Please elaborate.
Never heard of this from any Xbow yet. Very curios. Need specs or test results.
I like to be up to date informed on this kind of thing. Thanks.
john
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Post by dwhas3 on Jul 27, 2005 10:36:25 GMT -5
cday, that's kind of hard to belive because an excalibur exomax shooting a 400grain bolt at 350 fps as an arrow drop of 10.8 inches from 20 to forty yards and then drops 10.3" from 40 to 50 yards. Arrow Performance Chart 350 FPS (Figures are assuming a 400 grain arrow @ 350 fps, 20 yards sight-in) Range ( yards) drop (inches) 10 0.75 20 0 30 -3.81 40 -10.81 50 -21.13 www.excaliburcrossbow.com/350fps.html"dw" |
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Post by kevin1 on Jul 27, 2005 11:38:43 GMT -5
cday, that's kind of hard to belive because an excalibur exomax shooting a 400grain bolt at 350 fps has an arrow drop of 10.8 inches from 20 to forty yards and then drops 10.3 from 40 to 50 yards. Both of mine have nowhere near the zip of an Exomax , and they drop 8" between 20-30 yards with a 20" Easton XX75 with a 100 grain head . |
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Post by John on Jul 27, 2005 17:43:49 GMT -5
Kevin1:
Thats about the same drop rate, except that from thirty to fifty the drop will increase significantly. I believe that is what Dwhas3 was implying as well. I checked into some stuff that relates to what is trying to be said here, while I was testing fletching and Bolts.
A faster bow that is rated with a 350 gr. bolt does not mean it will shoot a heavier 400 gr. bolt faster than another. Example:
1 Bow rated 325 fps with 350 gr. bolt--- 425 gr bolt to 305 fps
1 bow rated 310 fps with 350 gr. bolt--- 425 gr bolt to 305 fps
So I'm not sure what this is saying for sure about drop rates, however it does say that a faster bow at one grain weight isn't faster at a heavier gr weight necessarily.
But it sure makes me wonder.
In an exact test: The Martin Slayer- 291 fps -350 gr
- 237 fps - 540 gr
Darton Tempest - 290 fps -350 gr
- 239 fps - 540 gr
So with a longer bolt maybe this needs to be looked at.
Maybe it does have less drop?
john
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