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Post by ozark on May 4, 2010 13:47:42 GMT -5
I have a Horton Dakota that has the mounting equipment and a scope mounted on it. Also built in is a system to cam the sight or scope up or down with respect to the arrow channel. This is supposed to change the distance of your zero by approximately 7 yards per click. If you are zeroed so that 2 hits the mark at 20 yards, 3 will change zero to app. 27 yards. Naturally that differs with the weight of the bolt and broadhead. But
I have found it very helpful. Are there other crossbows with this feature? This is the only bow I have shot. I have taken deer, turkey, raccoon, squirrel and one groundhog that came in to fill up on corn.
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Post by Harley on May 4, 2010 18:32:04 GMT -5
Ozark, my Horton also had that feature, but I filed the ears off the adjustment because the string cocking device moved it every time I cocked the bow. I ended just using the range-compensating crosshairs within the scope.
Harley
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Post by sw on May 11, 2010 21:40:28 GMT -5
Ben,
Years ago, a # of x-bows tried "dial-a-range". They tended to be problematic. Nearly all dropped d-a-r. There is an outstanding product named the HHA Optimizer which is an excellent d-a-r that will retro-fit onto any Weaver type x-bow scope base. I have the "famed" 50mm WCE scope on my Strikeforce and use the Optimizer. It works as advertized. It is well advanced beyond the Horton d-a-r and has a dial with yardages marked in 1 yd intervals. It works for all speeds from just >200'/sec to >400+'/sec. X-bows have advanced significantly in the past 2 years.
The new Hawke 30mm scope(s) is/are an excellent alternative(s) to the HHA Optimizer/good scope. There are actually 3 Hawke 30 mm scopes out: Hawke's own label, one sold by Parker which works a little differently, and one sold under the HHA brand designed especially to go with the Optimizer.
Hope this helps in knowing what's going on in the x-bow scope/sighting world.
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Post by ozark on May 12, 2010 12:09:21 GMT -5
Thanks SW. It is a world of change after change. What was great before is now obsolete. Hope you and family are doing fine. We are both super fine and getting better. Ben
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Post by sw on May 13, 2010 7:13:24 GMT -5
Thanks SW. It is a world of change after change. What was great before is now obsolete. Hope you and family are doing fine. We are both super fine and getting better. Ben Great Ben! Hopefully we will get over to Leslie in the near term. |
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