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How to Sight In a Multi-Line Scope

Admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 21:41:52 +0000

Welcome to the ultimate guide to learning how to sight in a multi-line scope.

Whether you have purchased an illuminated or non-illuminated scope, the instructions on this page will work!

Pre-Steps

Follow the instructions given by your manufacturer for mounting the scope onto your crossbow.
If you purchased your crossbow and scope separately, begin by setting your target up at 10 yards distance from your crossbow. However, if you bought your scope and crossbow together as a package, the scope has already been bore sighted, and you can set up at 20 yards distance from the bow to the target.

Step-By-Step

Have a look at the focus ring, which is located at the rear bell of the scope to check the current focus of the scope. Then, adjust the ring left or right to put the scope into focus.
Check the duplex crosshair on the scope to make sure its vertical.
1. If the crosshairs are not vertical, loosen the screws on the scope rings, make the necessary adjustments and retighten the screws.
Aim, shoot, and observe the first shot. Make a note to adjust for windage and elevation.
1. To adjust for windage and elevation, remove the turret covers from the scope.
2. Based on your first shot, you’ll move up, down, left or right the amount of clicks needed to find an accurate aim.
Once you’ve made the necessary adjustments, aim and shoot again to check the new impact.
Fine-tune the scope’s adjustments by testing your shot at 30 yards.

Reminder: put the turret covers back on the scope once it’s sighted in.

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5 Simple Steps to Safely Load a Crossbow

Admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:49:26 +0000

Safety, then Fun

You bought a crossbow, you’re excited to get out and shoot, and believe me, it’s going to be a great time; Before then, however, you’ve got to learn how to safely load a crossbow.

If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place!

General Guidelines

The points below can be used for all crossbow and are written as general guidelines to follow.

The videos at the bottom will also help you properly load your bow, so you can get out for shooting!

Go to the place you plan to shoot before loading an arrow into your crossbow
Do no load the bow and start walking around, and definitely do not climb a tree with a loaded bow
Only the person shooting the crossbow should be the one loading it. If you can’t load a crossbow, you shouldn’t shoot a crossbow
If you need to pass a crossbow to a person, only do so if it is unloaded. If the bow is loaded, unload the crossbow before handing it over
If hunting with broadheads, wear safety gloves, and do not handle broadhead arrows with your bare hands
When loading the arrow, do not put your hands inside the release path of the bowstring
Wear safety goggles when handling your bow
Make sure the safety switch is turned onto safety mode before loading an arrow
Make sure you put the arrow in correctly – many crossbow brands make their arrows with one vane (fletching) colored a different color, which indicates that fletching is pointed down when loading your bow
Point your crossbow in a safe direction when loading your crossbow
Never dry-fire your crossbow (firing it cocked, but unloaded)

5 Simple Steps to safely Loading a crossbow

Hold the arrow between your index, middle finger and your thumb just behind the broadhead
Insert (the correct) fletching into the flight groove
Take the end of the arrow (the nock) and slide it under the arrow retention spring
Lower the front of the arrow to go smoothly into the barrel’s flight groove
Continue sliding the arrow into the string slot until the retention spring stops against the bowstring

Steps 1 -2

Steps 3 – 5

3 Simple Steps to safely UnLoading a crossbow

Make sure your finger is off the trigger and your safety is on
Hold the arrow between your index and middle finger and thumb just behind the broadhead or field point, and slide it out underneath the arrow retention spring
Safely put the arrow in the quiver

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Crossbow Hunting Tips for Beginners [ultimate Guide]

Admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:50:07 +0000

So you’re looking to get started crossbow hunting, and you want to do it the right way?

You’ve come to the right place.

Welcome to our Crossbow Hunting Tips for Beginners Guide, where we will run through all the basics to get you up and running with the right equipment, best safety information, and right mindset to get you out having some fun and shooting right!

Is Crossbow Hunting Legal?

In the United States, each state has their own rules and regulations on when and if you can hunt with a crossbow. Some states, you can only practice shooting crossbows, but you can’t hunt with them. Others, are much more flexible with their rules.

Finding out what the law says in your state is one of the first steps.

Depending if you live in the U.S. or Canada, check these links to determine if crossbow hunting is legal in your area:

Crossbow hunting regulations in the U.S.

Crossbow hunting regulations in Canada

How To Choose the Best Crossbow?

Once you’ve determined whether or not you’re legally able to shoot in your area, the next thing to do is find the best crossbow for you.

These days, there are a lot of brands to choose from. You should start by learning a little about the top brands on the market. The best crossbow brands are:

Crossbow features to consider

There are a lot of brands on the market now that are creating good products, so how are you to know which crossbow to pick for you?

To find the best crossbow for you, consider the following aspects:

Price:
Speed
Weight
Draw weight
Style (compound vs. recurve vs. reverse draw)

Price

Crossbows come in a wide variety of prices. While you can get a Ravin or TenPoint in the $2,500 range, crossbows don’t need to be that expensive.

In fact, there are a number of best crossbows for the money that are great for beginners who are just starting out. These usually start at the $250 range and increase with speed and lighter-weight materials.

The important part here is that you don’t need to spend $1,000 to get your first crossbow. Price does matter with weapons. We want to be safe and we want a quality shooting machine, but you should stay within your budget.

Speed

If you’re going to be hunting, I highly recommend picking a crossbow that shoots at or near the 400 feet-per-second (FPS) mark. The two main reasons are for more ethical kill shots, and also more accurate shooting.

When you shoot a bow at the 300 FPS range, although it’s fast, the game you’re shooting at can actually break the line of the shot, which means they are often able to get out of the way of the arrow before it reaches them. There are factors that both play towards and away from your advantage to this, but ultimately, if your purpose for shooting is hunting, a faster bow matters.

I don’t want to make it sound like you need one of the fastest crossbows on the market, because you don’t when you’re starting out, but that 400 FPS shot is what you should be aiming for.

Weight

Depending on your purpose for shooting a crossbow, you will want to take the weight of the bow into consideration.

If the plan is to shoot at crossbow targets for archery practice, and you don’t have much walking to do to get to your shooting place, weight is less of a factor.

If you plan to hunt, whether that may be in a hunting blind, or a tree stand, it depends if you walk very deep into the woods or the field to reach your shooting place.

Weight is also a factor if you’re looking for the best youth crossbow.

You want to be able to easily carry it. Like when packing a bag for the airport, make sure you feel comfortable with the weight for long period of time, not just picking it up and setting it down.

Lightweight crossbows make hunting that much more of a breeze. Whether you plan to carry the bow in your hands, or put it in a crossbow backpack, the lighter the better.

Draw Weight

The draw weight of a crossbow means the weight that it takes to pull the string back in order to cock the bow.

It used to be that only the top crossbows on the market had built-in cocking devices, which are devices with a handle that allow you to wind a crank to aid you in pulling back the string.

Luckily, this feature is becoming more and more standard with cheaper bows. Some people like to hand cock their bow, but make to check out the draw weight specs of the bow to know whether or not you’ll feel comfortable with that particular crossbow.

If you can’t cock it, you won’t rock it!

Style

There are three main styles of crossbows to choose from:

Compound crossbows
Reverse-draw compound crossbows
Recurve crossbows

Compound crossbows have cams, or wheels, that power the shot of the bow. Compound crossbows are the most frequently purchased type of crossbow these days.

Reverse-draw compound crossbows are also compound, meaning with wheels on each side of the bow limbs, but the limbs have been flipped around. The advantage here is that a reverse-draw bow offers a better sense of center-of-balance feel for the shooter. They are also often faster than traditional compound crossbows, because the cams are placed further back, which means the string draws tighter and produces a faster shot. Many say the disadvantage is the strange-looking design of the bows. Regarding reverse-draw.

The third most common design of crossbows is the recruve crossbow. This crossbow doesn’t have cams. Enthusiasts of this kind of bow like the simplicity of the weapon, as well as the better ability to and ease of fixing your own crossbow.

When deciding which is best for you, go ahead and check them all out. Get a feel for what seems like a fit for you, and go with that one!

Getting the right gear

Most of the time, purchasing a crossbow will give you a full shooting/hunting package.

Crossbows these days often come with a scope, bolts or arrows, and the necessities to help get you shooting quickly. However, in case they don’t, or in case you’re looking for a quick upgrade, here are links we’ve written that go in depth to give you the information you’ll need:

Add this Gear to your list

It won’t take long after you’ve got that first sweet crossbow, where you’ll think, “I wish I had a case to put this bow in.” Or, “Wow, I’d love to be able to hunt longer- what’s the best night vision scope for crossbows?“

These questions are in the evolution of getting set up into our crossbow world, and it’s a pleasure to be the one to introduce you to it.

Below are links to accessories you’re going to want to get all comfortable and be that person who not only walks the walk, but also talks the talk.

Final Thoughts

Crossbow hunting is one of the best outdoor activities you can do.

If you’re reading this and you’re deciding whether or not you should get into this amazing activities, let me just say that I’ve met the most amazing people through crossbow hunting and thoroughly enjoy the time in the outdoors.

Don’t try and get the perfect bow, but instead, use the guiding principles listed above to help you find the right bow for you.

I hope this helped, and if so, drop a comment into the section below.

Cheers!

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