I might think about getting a crossbow in the years to come, but I'm just not there yet. Hopefully that day is coming, good to know there are products out there like this one I might fall back on. Great video, great content, and great product...
Thanks for the great overview. I like to set up my crossbows for a max point blank zero with a red dot; a little high up close and a little low out around 30 (which is where I limit my shots). I hunt in thick cover most of the time so it’s not really a problem to trade distance for quick acquisition and the ability to shoot with both eyes open. I’d love to know what the Mag Air would weigh with a micro red dot like a Sig Romeo 5 or even an open emitter sight like is commonly used on pistols. With a single point sling this may be the best bow out there for my style of hunting.
It weighs 5.1 pounds with the sig romeo5 using the low bracket. I hunt with quiver in my backpack,so that weight is without a quiver bracket. Edit= 6lbs with Bigfoot stirrup (Needed to fit wader boot)
Like the lightweight feature and easy cocking effort. One thing I find can be a problem, is arrows that stick out past the foot stirrup. I often lean my loaded crossbow up against trees, the side of my ground blind, etc. I actually cut my 20 inch arrows down to 19 inch so that my broadheads would not dig in the dirt if I leaned the crossbow against something on its stirrup. Also, best to shoot arrows that weigh heavier than 350 grains for better penetration, especially if you strike heavier bone.
I was able to draw my 150 lbs Barnett crossbow without a cocking String, and I can't remember that I had any problems with it in terms of strength. And now, at 176 cm, I'm not exactly a tall guy and I don't do any physical work in my profession. So I'm wondering why you need a cocking string for 136lbs if you're of average strength. By the Way- i like the Excalibur Crossbows and the concept of simplicity and stability - especially the Micro series up to max. 350 fps. Would like to shoot one someday
There's an old video on RU-vid where they test for accuracy with cocking by hand compared to a rope. The rope was more accurate, presumably because it's hard to get the bow string perfectly centered while pulling by hand.
Yeah I think that’s 136lb pull with string, I can not pull this one back by hand almost got a hernia..probably over 260lb by hand I was so close just inches but not happening and I haven’t found any one that has yet.
no compression air chamber supporting it maybe heat liquid water with air compression it's the same principle that launches a missile from a sub or corking a bottle
Crossbows give you consistency Which leads to accuracy. You're not gaining as much range as you'd think. You also get to tell this story about William Tell's son Jem. He died tragically the same evening after his father was ordered to shoot an apple off his head for punishment after not tipping his hat to a statue of the King of Austria. Young Jem Tell's last words were reportedly"Pop,I don't know.An apple was one thing but a grape?"
@@nate7629 I have a Horton Yukon 150 with a 6 power scope that is marked out to 60 yards. I've zeroed it to the 40 yard "pin"-reticle,actually & it works great for me. Sorry for not having the brand evaluated here.
