wilcam47
Ultimate Member
Just an fyi...rage fly about the same as target tips...some broadheads fly different than target tips. So make sure you get a target that can handle broad heads and use what you are going to hunt with to sight it in.
Fyi
When hunting the crossbow is not considered loaded, if no bolt is in a cocked crossbow.
The safest way to unload a crossbow, is to shoot a field point into the dirt.
A guy I met this weekend was able to unload his crossbow just by grabbing the string on both sides and slowly pulling it back to unlatch the trigger.
I told him that everyone says to shoot a bolt into the ground.
I don't know if I can do that with my Parker or not.
A guy I met this weekend was able to unload his crossbow just by grabbing the string on both sides and slowly pulling it back to unlatch the trigger.
I told him that everyone says to shoot a bolt into the ground.
I don't know if I can do that with my Parker or not.
A guy I met this weekend was able to unload his crossbow just by grabbing the string on both sides and slowly pulling it back to unlatch the trigger.
I told him that everyone says to shoot a bolt into the ground.
I don't know if I can do that with my Parker or not.
I wouldnt want to try it...sounds like a good way to lose a finger or two...
If someone is worried about discharging it into the ground get a field tip and a crossbow bag/block...
I havent heard of the disposable ones til now...sounds interesting. Parker has a "special" nock...
I saw someone try to do that once, slip, and dry fire the crossbow and break the string. $650 mistake due to sweaty palms (once you dry fire the crossbow and break the string, good chance the limbs are shot). It was the funniest, saddest, and scariest thing I had seen involving a crossbow. Luckily no fingers were hurt.
Some bows are designed so that you can do this with the built in crank. But after that, I'll choose the $7 arrow and $20 bag before I try to manually de-cock it.