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nathans - 
Button Buck
 | | 12/05/2007 3:26 PM |
| i'm new to bowhunting and am having some problems. i bought a parker buckhunter xp at cabelas. they set everything up for me there and it shot dead on for about 8 shots. i took it home and the next day shot two times still dead on then the next several arrows started flying everywhere. i took it back up there and they made some changes. this process happened one more time so i took it to cabelas to have them fix it. what was happening was they weren't tighteing down the whisker biscuit so it kept angling forward after about then shots and i didn't know where to set it back to. they gave it back to me the last time promising that it was fixed, however, the same thing happened again. when i went to tighten the screws, they were so loose i had to turn them each two turns to get them tight. i guess it's partly my fault for not checking it to make sure everything was tight but its too late now. now my whisker biscuit is out of place again and i don't trust them to work on my bow anymore so how do i know if it is in the right position? any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks. | | | |
| ontarioben -
4-Pointer
| | 12/05/2007 5:22 PM |
| | If it were my new bow and this were happennig I would take and ask them to put some locktite on the bolt and if it came loose again then they probably stripped the threads in the riser they`re only aluminum no steel inserts on most bows. | | | |
| tomsinnott -
4-Pointer
Newburgh, IN
| | 12/05/2007 7:10 PM |
| | If it's tilting forward than the screw that is holding it in place is on the little shaft bar on the sight itself so I don't think they would have stripped the threads on the bow... or shouldn't have. I had a similar problem before with parts coming loose on my bow so I basically took every bolt loose and put locktite in them. Just make sure that you don't take too many out at the same time... lol I shot great and then slowly started to suck and couldn't figure it out. Turns out it was my sight coming loose. I check them often now because I am paranoid that they would come loose again. I doubt it would cost you more than a couple of bucks to take it in a reputable bow shop with people that are more experienced to put a laser on it and line it up and put locktite on it. Just from hanging out at the bow shop and shooting the breeze while they work on my bow I have picked up more knowledge than I did in the first 10 years of bow hunting. A benefit of buying stuff from a local shop instead of a box store is that the advice and a lot of tinkering on your bow is free. And you would be surprised at how competitive they are on the prices. Good Luck!! | |
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin | |
| bertman -
4-Pointer
| | 12/06/2007 9:56 AM |
| | i bought a parker trailblazer at bass pro shops and i made them put loc tite on mine .I have never had any trouble any way | | | |
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nathans -
Button Buck
| | 12/10/2007 6:23 PM |
| | okay, so the laser will make sure my whisker biscuit is on straight, now i have another question. when they put a loop on my string, they put it underneath the arrow, not one knot over and one under. does that make a difference? | | | |
| ontarioben -
4-Pointer
| | 12/10/2007 7:08 PM |
| | the knots of the loop should be 1 over. 1under your nock point otherwise you`ll end up pinching the arrow off the string plus you`ll have problems sighting in. That`s my opinion anyways but I`m speaking from experience, I used to shoot without a loop and had the arrow pinch off at the most inconvenient times, usually when a buck was within range now I won`t shoot without one. I almost forgot adding a loop will add an inch to the bow`s draw length so you might want to have the length shortened if possible. Good luck , btw did they figure out why it kept coming loose? Practice as often as you can and try and remember your anchor points, thumb at the nape of your neck, string to the tip of your nose and make sure you`re fully drawn back. | | | |
| bertman -
4-Pointer
| | 12/10/2007 9:14 PM |
| | I didn't go for the loop | | | |
| tomsinnott -
4-Pointer
Newburgh, IN
| | 12/10/2007 11:11 PM |
| | Yeah they definitely didn't do your loop right. It should be one above and below the arrow nock. At least everyone I have ever seen is... So about the laser... It mounts where your sight is and they put an arrow on your bow. They shine the laser on the arrow by where it hits the string and the laser can only turn straight forward and it should run straight down the center of the arrow all the way to the tip of the arrow. It makes sure your rest is lined up with your string and not pushed in or out to one side. It should only take them ten or fifteen minutes... | |
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin | |
| nathans -
Button Buck
| | 12/18/2007 9:46 AM |
| | i took my bow to a local bow shop and had them look it over. they made some adjustments, i shot it several times and now it is shooting great again. i think i'm a little paranoid about things coming loose again though because after every couple of shots i was checking to make sure everything was tight. oh well, better to be safe than sorry. thanks for the comments guys. | | | |
| ontarioben -
4-Pointer
| | 12/18/2007 6:13 PM |
| | I`m glad to hear somebody was able to help you with your problem as for being paranoid about things coming loose again unless you don`t trust the proshop things should be fine but periodic checks are always a good idea. Good luck and happy shooting. | | | |
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