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Liking it? A lot of the reviews say it’s pretty heavy. Not a dealbreaker for me. Just wanted some insight. The bracket looks offset. Do you have to remove it to cock it? Thanks, Matt
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Hickory Creek Koolaid
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Thanks, I always remove my quiver to hunt too. But it’s able to be cocked without removing the quiver also?
Did removing the string silencer help with accuracy or did you relocate it?
I have a Hawk 3 power scope that I was thinking about installing but that cap on the left looks like a issue.
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The mount and the picatinny rail both have some adjustment capability. When I mounted my RedDot on mine I played around with that to get the arrows hitting very close at ten yards just utilizing those "macro" adjustments. Then I went to 25 yards, checked arrow impact location on the target face relative to holding dead on the bullseye. If it were over 3" I would continue with making some macro adjustments with the base. Once within 3" I utilized my red dot adjustments to micro tune impact. I backed up to 30, 35 and 40 and was pleased at 40 I had minimal drop by holding dead on (approximately 3") I left everything the way it was. I shot a Gobbler last year at 13 yards with it and it "ran-flew" about 30 yards and died.
tarafrost
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Being in the market to replace my 10+ year old Excalibur xbow this year, this HC vertical has me very intrigued. I'm leaning towards a Tenpoint Siege, which shoots around 400 fps and being a reverse draw, is quite compact and quiet....but it's heavy....pretty damned expensive and not being able to change strings yourself is a concern since I prefer to maintain my own gear wherever possible.
The Hickory Creek might just be the ticket....less than half the price....way lighter, still respectable speeds and very compact side to side. I like that you don't need a cocking aid for it too.
Hmmmmm..... @Nutterbuster is paying me back for all the jokes about him that I've posted. LOL
The Hickory Creek might just be the ticket....less than half the price....way lighter, still respectable speeds and very compact side to side. I like that you don't need a cocking aid for it too.
Hmmmmm..... @Nutterbuster is paying me back for all the jokes about him that I've posted. LOL
I just joined the Kool(aid) Klub and scored a mini from another member (thanks again, @woodsdog2!).
My first order of business is getting bullet holes through paper so that I can (hopefully) seamlessly switch between field points and Black Hornets.
Has anyone ever explored how to yoke tune this bow? I come from owning 2 OD binary cam Bowtechs where you tune the cam lean without having to tinker with a well established center shot. Just wondering if the same could be done on the mini.
Thanks for any advice!
My first order of business is getting bullet holes through paper so that I can (hopefully) seamlessly switch between field points and Black Hornets.
Has anyone ever explored how to yoke tune this bow? I come from owning 2 OD binary cam Bowtechs where you tune the cam lean without having to tinker with a well established center shot. Just wondering if the same could be done on the mini.
Thanks for any advice!
tarafrost
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I tried pinging HC with the email address on their web site. Bounced.
Was trying to find if they will ship to Canada.
Was trying to find if they will ship to Canada.
Bama_Xander
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I removed the monkey tails. It did help. Honestly, that arrow is moving fast enough a little bit of "silencing" isn't gonna matter when I use it as a 30 yd and under tight quarters hunting from the ground weapon.
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You shouldn't need the set screw. I used the knob bolt AND the nylon lock nut and neoprene washer on the end. Snugged it up perfect and took out any slop with just the knob bolt. Are you just wanting to get rid of the knob bolt completely?
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Hickory Creek Koolaid
I guess that is why mine has a hole drilled and tapped through the round part with a bolt inserted so it cannot turn.
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Yeah, I'm wanting to replace the knob bolt with a set screw. I don't plan on taking it apart very often...thought I read somewhere on this thread where people were doing that.
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I never took apart either.
I replaced my knob with a set screw, then put the knob back with some blue loctite. I felt the knob gave some protection to the arrow rest mount when the HC was across my lap.
Good to know. Thanks for chiming in
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Just added the Trophy Ridge Hex Light quiver to the the mini. That thing is sweet! They have the camo version on Amazon for $65 and free shipping. I’ve made a lot of purchases over the past couple years, and this is one of them that when you take it out of the package it just puts a grin on your face.