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Thanks, i made a stop for the lock and shot it half a dozen more times, works good and put a little oil here and there to get rid of the squeak.
Now to build a base for it. :)
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Haha cool buddy!
Reminds me of a guy in town that drove two posts in the ground and made a rig to launch a crow bar. :shock:
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Hmm, what's the BC of a crowbar?
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Well it was a he!! of a lot of work, don`t know if it`s worth it or not..
May have to take a vacation. :)
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Chuck where`d ya go, we`re building the under carriage now should have it together tomorrow. :)
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Lenn you are just plain awesome.
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Thanks Rusty, heading to the shop soon to finish it up. :)
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Coming right along, comments fellers :)

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Be fun to put an arrow head on meant for fish and shoot carp!
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Wow! A crew served crossbow! Thats really neat, bud. Looks like a lot of work.
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Looks like you thought it through to the last detail! The elevation ratchet is great! Only thing I see that might be a benefit would be 2 more handles on the crank but that's not too important. Impressive piece of engineering!! Now for a range report please.
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Thanks guys, looks better with a coat of Linseed oil, yep have to shoot it soon. :)

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The suggestion about using a fish catching setup on it sounds fun. Big carp can be baked with stuffing and made to taste good. That should poke through one with ease.
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Added a handle on the back and a quiver.

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A short vid shooting it, went beight inches in the bag.

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:mrgreen:
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That'll do!
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Amazing build friend. My parts are in and looking good. I have a few other things to finish up before I get started on the crossbow.
I have enjoyed following your build. You must have some room to display these toys. It would be a shame not to show them off.
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Thanks guys, Chuck i don`t have a clue where i`m going to put it, out in the shed with the 15 spinning wheels and dragsaw and piles of other stuff we made.
Not many people around that are interested in stuff we make which is depressing but what can ya do enjoy them yourself i recon.
I`m curious how far it will shoot but weather isn`t cooperating but might warm up a little next week.
I`m not expecting any great distances from it but if it will hit a target at 20-30 yards i`ll be happy.
I`m happy with the way it turned out. :)
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Well, that's a serious piece of hardware buddy!
Kind of the artillery of crossbows. :D
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Thanks Jay, these things are called Ballista i believe. :)
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I bet it'll shoot a bolt out of sight.
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Thanks Ron, hope your right. :)
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I read about an antique crossbow that was in a museum and was tested for distance. It shot a bolt over 400 yards. That
one must have been at the extreme of what was possible back in the day.
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Yep some of those had 1200 lb pull weights but were only as powerful of say a 100 lb. longbow because of the short draw length.
Have ya read any of this guys stuff, he has a utube page also.

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My Excalibur has 240lbs draw weight and it will put a 400gr carbon bolt clean through a bag type target, gotta put a second bag behind one another.
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I have to use 2 bag targets with my Excalibur crossbow, 240 lbs draw weight.
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Pitchy wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:57 pm Yep some of those had 1200 lb pull weights but were only as powerful of say a 100 lb. longbow because of the short draw length.
Have ya read any of this guys stuff, he has a utube page also.

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Yes , I shave watched a bunch of his videos. He does cool stuff .
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Made up three more bolts this morning and put feathers on them. :)

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Incredible craftsmanship Lenn, you never cease to amaze me with your inventiveness and ability to build your projects to such a high standard...👍
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Thanks John, now just need some warmer weather to try it out. :)
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Hey hey natural barred Turkey feathers too boot- fantastic!
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Thanks Gunny, warmer the end of the week so should get to try some 20-30 yard shots anyway. :)
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Very nice, Lenn! They look too pretty to shoot! :D
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Thanks Jay, yea they probably won`t stay that way long after a few misses. :)
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Check out this bad boy. :)

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Also put a safety strap on it just in case the bow breaks.

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That broadhead isn't gonna come out of a critter too easily!
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It probably will have to go all the way through.
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Thanks fellers, it`s kinda heavy so probably be a short range affair. :lol:
MM i have no idea how far it`s going to shoot, i imagine the shorter and lighter bolts will shoot the farthest.
Supposed to get near 20 by Friday so may get it out but won`t be able to shoot over about 30 yards, to much snow to shoot across the field i wouldn`t be able to find the bolt.
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Pitchy wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2019 12:01 pm Thanks fellers, it`s kinda heavy so probably be a short range affair. :lol:
MM i have no idea how far it`s going to shoot, i imagine the shorter and lighter bolts will shoot the farthest.
Supposed to get near 20 by Friday so may get it out but won`t be able to shoot over about 30 yards, to much snow to shoot across the field i wouldn`t be able to find the bolt.
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Cool buddy!
Have to make it like a harpoon and tie some kite string to the bolt. Then you won't lose it.
Or....use 1/8" cable and hitch it to a winch. You could shoot a deer and then pull it back without having to wade through the snow! :D
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Kinda cold and wind but couldn`t wait any longer, had a couple hiccups and a couple times the bolt didn`t make it half way to the target.
I believe what`s happening is the points are so heavy that they lift the nock end of the bolt and the string slips under the bolt.
Will have to fix that problem, otherwise two shot a foot into the bale at about 25 yards.

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Pitchy- if you have an old junk of carpet just hang it behind your archery target- if ya miss the bales itll stop most any arrow and not perforate your shed!

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Thanks Gunny, i do have a junk of carpet but anxious us forgot to put it up or can put a couple more bales up.
I think i`m going to have to put a groove between each elevation grooves it`s not fine enough adjustment.
Pretty happy but not as powerful as i`d like but the string slipping under the bolt could be affecting things also in a bad way on some shots. :)
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I have faith you get it ironed out by the time you have to mow the lawn!
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Lol, i had wadcutter bounce off a log and make the same noise on the shed. Never could find the dent! All I'm gonna do is try to make a reasonable facsimile of a tipi, out of small Poplars and a painter's cloth drop cloth. Hope we get the warm weather this weekend so we can both enjoy our projects. Todd
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Thanks Todd, ya better build it strong they`er saying we could get 6-12 inches of wet snow this weekend.
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Pretty cool, Lenn. Have no doubt you will get the issue solved.
Be fun to play with once the snow is gone!
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Yepper, thanks Jay. :)
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Reduced the size of the serving and notched the end of the bolts so should fix the problem, may get it out this afternoon if it warms up enough. :)
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