How Good Is Good Enough

[Big_Holla]

I would agree with Bambi on this. The 2 1/2 inch groups are good enough to kill a deer, just make sure you are putting it snug to the crease and let it go. At that distance anything on to the shoulder should penetrate very well and anything back a little will still be well within the boiler room.

Along the lines of this, last year my dad was all excited to bowhunt with my buddy and I. Well he pulled out his bow and found out that it was harder to pull than he remembered. After adjusting the draw weight down he said he was good to go. Well, we saw him shoot and boy did he struggle with drawing and shooting accurately. Felt bad for him because he was the one who taught me and boy was he a great shot. Offered to bring down our crossbow for him to use this year and he graciously accepted. Kind of think of it as an equalizer for him I hope. If I had the money I surely would be buying him one of his own.

[mrbb]

well I am sure aging is and will get to us all at some point
but I do know that there can be things going on with equipment that the eye cannot see, and limbs are for sure one of them, have to always wonder , or I do, how long they can store energy and memory, as once lopaded thats a LOT of pressure being held on them in my eye's over yrs I HAVE to think they loose some of it, and wonder even more if they do so in an equal manor!

but I again agree your groups are plenty good to make clean kills
something you may or may not like, but mechanical heads that open to bigger size than your muzzys can help add a little extra give on shot placement too
them 2.5 inch Rage heads whould fly fibe from an X bow and at 20 yrds you would have tons of energy for a pass through

not one to say bigger is better, but it cannot hurt either
I know you like your fixed heads, and have trust in them, but it could be something to think about
and yes ALL X bow's to me could sure benefit from better factory triggers
all the mroe so on some of the one's that cost so much money too!, don't really have to be lighter, just less over travel and cleaner breaking
they need like an accu trigger on them , so you can have an extra safety too and still have a good trigger

[hortontoter]

Chuck, I'm sure your dad could benefit from a crossbow. I feel that anything that can get or keep you in the game is what one should use.

Stan, the limbs are a good point. I shoot quite a bit over the course of a years time. And every time I hunt I have to shoot at the end of the hunt. So the limbs do get a workout. I had new limbs put on 3 years ago. I cock use a cocking device which insures a very consistent centering.

Yes, a 2 1/2" cutting surface can be forgiving and makes my 1" diameter Muzzys look puny. But I am confident with the performance of my Muzzys.

Yes an Accu Trigger would be a great feature. I have one on my Savage .17HMR and use it as pre set from the factory. Very satisfactory for a factory trigger.

[Big_Holla]

Wondering....is it possible to maybe have a gunsmith modify the trigger pull on a crossbow?? Thought the same on ours that the kids use, that it's a little tough to pull.

[mrbb]

I would think a GOOD smith could for sure, but WOULD THEY??
liability is a reason so many triggers suck, too many legal suits to scare off a lot of good work that could be done on the cheap too!

I used Muzzy's for YRS, and liked them, but to me over the last several yrs that I used them I just couldn't get them to fly like the older one's
so I have tried several different heads since then,. and am on the rage heads not, but just the crossbow one's , not the big 2.5'
but what I use are 150 grain heads , and fly true and have worked when I do my part

confidence is a good thing to have in your gear

I just gave that as an example as an option if ever wanted
I knew you were a Muzzy man!

[hortontoter]

You are right on the liabilty aspects.

I shot some more today and fared a little better. Not alot, but better.

I am shooting the older four bladed Muzzys that have the 1" cutting diameter. The newer four bladed tips have a 1 1/8" cutting diameter. I picked up 5 cards of these on eBay about 5 years ago for only $30. I gave my Dad two cards and kept three cards for myself. I still have two full cards unopened and 3 unused heads. I've had to replace the blades a few times but the heads are near indestructible. My crossbow shoots best with the smaller cutting diameter heads. I tried using NAP Thunderheads that had 1 1/4" cutting diameter and they were all over the target. May just be my arrow choice that works this way.

[mrbb]

just wondering if you ever weighed your heads on a scale
I have over the yrs to check replacement blades and found them to be different than factory weights
not by much
but most heads to me are not all the same weight in a pack, but again talking small amounts
does it matter??