Big_Holla
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Pink fletchings too?!?Weird, looks just like my set up
Heavy bolt build on affordable crossbow
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Not impressed over the dollar a piece heads. No resharpening these guys.
Zero deflection though. And you can see that they buried in the ground.
Deer was dead inside 40 yards...but I really think for the money you should get more than one shot.
Zero deflection though. And you can see that they buried in the ground.
Deer was dead inside 40 yards...but I really think for the money you should get more than one shot.
Redneckfucker
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I like the set up with factory arrows. Think it definitely made yours a little more quiet. I bought the killer instinct speed ring scope and also very pleased with it and the clarity of it. Using the g5 striker Montec fixed blade. Shooting that deer this weekend I had solid straight pass through and buried in the ground deer left an awesome blood trail as well. For a cheap fast hard hitting crossbow I’d recommend it
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I'm getting a repeat fetching glue failure/damage. Always on the fetching the goes in the rail. I bought a new set and will keep an eye out for it on this set. Just posting in case anyone else is seeing this happen with factory set up.
That is what I bought last year. My 11 year old son killed his buck with it last year from a treestand. I killed my buck with it later that week.
It’s not necessarily a heavy build but I finally found an arrow/broadhead my xbow likes. I had OK luck with the Tenpoint Pro Elite 400s but I was still getting fliers. I looked at a bunch of different arrows and finally settled on the X-Bolts by Victory archery (picked em up for $64/dozen on eBay). They’re 325 gr without a head, .003 straightness, spine aligned, and come with a 110 gr brass insert. I paired it with 100 gr Muzzy 3 blade for a total weight of 425 gr at 17.5% FOC. After tweaking my scope these things are flying like darts. At just under $12 apiece with broadhead, to say I’m pleased would be an understatement.
Bowhunter57
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I like tinkering with arrows and probably should've just scrolled past this post. 
I've got a Ravin R10 that's collecting dust, which is fine with me and I've been enjoying shooting my recurves all year. I'm going to check into building a heavy bolt for this machine.
3 Rivers Archery sells weight tubes for the inside of arrows and they come in 3, 5 and 8 grains per inch. Excluding the space taken up by the brass nock and tip inserts, I could stuff 18" of a 8 gpi weight tube inside the shaft. Switch to a 150 gr. broadhead, like a Tooth of the Arrow or similar one-piece construction. It's possible to build a 780 TAW bolt.
Of course, the 400 fps will be out the window, but the speed dial on the Ravin scope goes down as low as 300 fps. Even at 300 fps, a 780 grain bolt is going to hit like a freight train.
I've got a Ravin R10 that's collecting dust, which is fine with me and I've been enjoying shooting my recurves all year. I'm going to check into building a heavy bolt for this machine.3 Rivers Archery sells weight tubes for the inside of arrows and they come in 3, 5 and 8 grains per inch. Excluding the space taken up by the brass nock and tip inserts, I could stuff 18" of a 8 gpi weight tube inside the shaft. Switch to a 150 gr. broadhead, like a Tooth of the Arrow or similar one-piece construction. It's possible to build a 780 TAW bolt.
Of course, the 400 fps will be out the window, but the speed dial on the Ravin scope goes down as low as 300 fps. Even at 300 fps, a 780 grain bolt is going to hit like a freight train.
Daniel, when you selling that ravine?I like tinkering with arrows and probably should've just scrolled past this post.
3 Rivers Archery sells weight tubes for the inside of arrows and they come in 3, 5 and 8 grains per inch. Excluding the space taken up by the brass nock and tip inserts, I could stuff 18" of a 8 gpi weight tube inside the shaft. Switch to a 150 gr. broadhead, like a Tooth of the Arrow or similar one-piece construction. It's possible to build a 780 TAW bolt.
Of course, the 400 fps will be out the window, but the speed dial on the Ravin scope goes down as low as 300 fps. Even at 300 fps, a 780 grain bolt is going to hit like a freight train.
Bowhunter57
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If I sold it, I'd replace it with something a lot less expensive.
I purchased it in '21, as a retirement gift to myself, for $1300. I shot a mature doe with it and put it on the top of my gun safe. It's super accurate and a meat gettin' machine, but it's by no means my first choice for bow hunting.
I've kept it around for a "back up", if everything else fails I could use it to fill a tag or two. I seriously doubt if it's had 40 shots thru it.I called Ravin tech support, 2 years ago and asked their thoughts on a heavy bolt build. They had no objections at all and recommended their 500 grain series of bolts. I mentioned a heavier build and their only concern was that it's not going to be as fast.
No kidding.
Correct, it will.slow it down. It will also quiet it down a bit. Shoot way smoother and overall more comfortable.
Bowhunter57
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I built 3 arrows with weight tubes inside and used 150 gr. tips. TAW is 620 and they hit like a freight train. They also made the Ravin quieter too.
During the sighting in process one of the inserts blew out. I should've went thru the nock end of the arrow....lesson learned. While shooting at 40 yards, I messed up and used the 20 yard dot, buried the arrow in the dirt and I dug for a while without finding it. The third arrow ripped a vane off as they were consistently burying to the nock.
Knowing that I can work from the nock end of the arrow, I may tackle this build again. For now, I'm going to use it in the factory "hot rod" setup and see how it goes. I'm using Center Point mechanical broadheads, which I'm not a fan of any mechanicals, but I'll just have to see how this works out. I've only shot 1 doe with this machine and I'd like to knock down a couple more, just to see how it performs.
At the end of the day, I gave up and went back to the 400 gr. factory arrows with 100 gr. tips. I sighted it back to the original settings, so that I can hunt with it, for the time being.
They also made the Ravin quieter too.During the sighting in process one of the inserts blew out. I should've went thru the nock end of the arrow....lesson learned.
While shooting at 40 yards, I messed up and used the 20 yard dot, buried the arrow in the dirt and I dug for a while without finding it. The third arrow ripped a vane off as they were consistently burying to the nock.Knowing that I can work from the nock end of the arrow, I may tackle this build again. For now, I'm going to use it in the factory "hot rod" setup and see how it goes. I'm using Center Point mechanical broadheads, which I'm not a fan of any mechanicals, but I'll just have to see how this works out. I've only shot 1 doe with this machine and I'd like to knock down a couple more, just to see how it performs.
At the end of the day, I gave up and went back to the 400 gr. factory arrows with 100 gr. tips. I sighted it back to the original settings, so that I can hunt with it, for the time being.
Bowhunter57
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Well, I ordered some R500 arrows from Ravin. I added 125 gr. of weight to the interior of the shaft and a 150 gr. tip weight. The interior weight is .105 diameter weed whip, cut to for the interior space of 19"....so, 38" folded in half and I used 2 of these. I pulled the nock and inserted them into the shaft, which was easier and less damaging than removing the tip insert.
TAW is 625 and after shooting them thru a chronograph, they showed an impressive 350 fps. That's only a 50 fps loss from the 400 gr. arrows at 400 fps.
I purchased some Excalibur 150 gr. fixed 3 blade broadheads to go with this setup.
All I need to do is sight this setup in and go hunting.
TAW is 625 and after shooting them thru a chronograph, they showed an impressive 350 fps.
That's only a 50 fps loss from the 400 gr. arrows at 400 fps. I purchased some Excalibur 150 gr. fixed 3 blade broadheads to go with this setup.
All I need to do is sight this setup in and go hunting.
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