Vtbow
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Touche. Arrow saw for carbon is one thing I dont own...i've always been an aluminum and wood guy.
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Hickory Creek Koolaid
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My arm used to get tired from holding the mini in my right hand dangling down. Since clipping it to my shoulder strap, no problem, and now I'm hands free. I used the cord tied to the stirrup last week and it worked great. I could leave the quiver on.
Vtbow
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Good to know the single point sling is working for you...im contemplating that.
Just got mine in, guys here were drooling over it so we had to shoot it after work today. My son wants to claim it but I need to get it over to my machinist so he can look at the after market quiver mount and new stirrup maybe. Pretty cool piece of equipment.
PS: I do happen to have plenty of 5/16" nyloc nuts in black zinc. I can easily throw one in a package if you mention it while ordering anything.
PS: I do happen to have plenty of 5/16" nyloc nuts in black zinc. I can easily throw one in a package if you mention it while ordering anything.
Not mine but it’s a good deal for those on the fence.
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Hickory Creek In-Line Mini-vertical crossbow | eBay
Most people who would be interested in this novel crossbow will already have more than one crossbow and typical crossbow accessories. I bought this Hickory Creek In-Line Mini-vertical crossbow crossbow new last year along with several other hunting crossbows of different kinds.
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Swingin' Free
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Thats a steal...Not mine but it’s a good deal for those on the fence.
Hickory Creek In-Line Mini-vertical crossbow | eBay
Most people who would be interested in this novel crossbow will already have more than one crossbow and typical crossbow accessories. I bought this Hickory Creek In-Line Mini-vertical crossbow crossbow new last year along with several other hunting crossbows of different kinds.www.ebay.com
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Swingin' Free
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I wouldn't wait... Dano hasn't let me down yet
You'll love it
Vtbow
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Not mine but it’s a good deal for those on the fence.
Hickory Creek In-Line Mini-vertical crossbow | eBay
Most people who would be interested in this novel crossbow will already have more than one crossbow and typical crossbow accessories. I bought this Hickory Creek In-Line Mini-vertical crossbow crossbow new last year along with several other hunting crossbows of different kinds.www.ebay.com
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This is a spectacular deal....
I am waiting because every other post is about someone having to change this, fix that or something else with the mini. I sighted in my carbon express 2 years ago and haven't had to fiddle with it once since then. When the mini gets to reliability I will definitely get one.
Only issue I've had is a loose screw on the rest.
Oh, and I keep losing arrows in the bushes or inside ribcages
I’m with you. I know it sounds sacrilegious for a saddle hunter but I don’t like tinkering with stuff once setup how I want it. It’s the best design I’ve seen for saddle hunting. It’s not a bad price. But! It’s almost like someone built a one off prototype for testing and patents. Then instead of refining the design and going into production they just kept building the prototype. It’s a great prototype though.
I wonder why no other companies build a vertical crossbow. The biggest advantage is no limb smack against the tree.
I don't think this is very far off. I agree with @EricS that this is the best designed crossbow for saddle hunting. I have only hunted with it once so far (got it for the late season when it gets cold) and I've played with it a good bit in the backyard.
Areas for improvement:
1. I would do away with the take down knob and just have it come with a lock nut on the front like we've been putting on. That was the key to gaining accuracy for me.
2. The swing weight of the bow is actually too light. I think it needs a stabilizer mount up front. I'm going to DIY something so I can attach it in front of the lock nut I put on (eventually).
3. The quiver blocks the foot stirrup. The first quiver I got had the ability to rotate the mount which solved this issue because I mounted it at maybe 30 degrees. The quiver sucked so I picked up a kwikee quiver to put on. I plan on DIY'ing a bracket to mount this on so I can rotate it.
4. I haven't run into issues with the stirrup yet but I've only used it in sneakers and light rubber boots. I'm glad that it has been brought up so I can check it with my late season boots and see if I need to address it.
All of that being said you definitely need to learn how to hunt with it in a saddle so I would recommend practice. I found that I could actually hang it on the right side of the tree and easily shoot on what would be my off side. If I have it on the left side of the tree I will probably have the stock and bow on my side of the bridge and have my right arm go under the bridge to hold the grip. I'm a righty.
Areas for improvement:
1. I would do away with the take down knob and just have it come with a lock nut on the front like we've been putting on. That was the key to gaining accuracy for me.
2. The swing weight of the bow is actually too light. I think it needs a stabilizer mount up front. I'm going to DIY something so I can attach it in front of the lock nut I put on (eventually).
3. The quiver blocks the foot stirrup. The first quiver I got had the ability to rotate the mount which solved this issue because I mounted it at maybe 30 degrees. The quiver sucked so I picked up a kwikee quiver to put on. I plan on DIY'ing a bracket to mount this on so I can rotate it.
4. I haven't run into issues with the stirrup yet but I've only used it in sneakers and light rubber boots. I'm glad that it has been brought up so I can check it with my late season boots and see if I need to address it.
All of that being said you definitely need to learn how to hunt with it in a saddle so I would recommend practice. I found that I could actually hang it on the right side of the tree and easily shoot on what would be my off side. If I have it on the left side of the tree I will probably have the stock and bow on my side of the bridge and have my right arm go under the bridge to hold the grip. I'm a righty.
the Mini ain’t the problem, it’s that nitpicky saddle hunters got a hold of it.
joint to take it apart - bothers you you need to check it often to make sure it’s in alignment before shooting? Lock nut on post solves that.
scope won’t hold a zero? Live in denial that a 30.00 scope will hold a zero, or upgrade.
cant cock the bow with the quiver on? Take it off. Majority of tree stand hunters do this anyway.
There’s some small tweaks that make it more user friendly and reliable.
I’ve used two different scopes not the one that come with the mini. I’ve shot hundreds of shots. My bow hits where I aim every time.
ive found I like shooting it off right side of tree myself.
Kinda think you're right. Aside from @Vtbow, nobody else has really had any unusual issues with it. And his got shipped halfway across the country and showed up derailed, so that doesn't count in my book. One gentleman had tuning problems. Hardly uncommon. Several have had to go out and spend 10 cents on a nut that should probably come with the thing, but that's about all that I recall in 24 pages of discussion amongst some of the most anal hunters I've ever met. Not an insult, because I'm that way too.
The quiver thing is a solution that incurs a (trivial) problem. Most crossbow quivers mount parallel to the limbs. That sucks, because then it takes up a lot of space and gets hung on stuff walking through the woods. The mini is mounted parallel to the stock, which makes for a much sleeker package than most options. You do have to take the quiver off, which costs us all a valuable 2 seconds every hunt and totally necessitates a design change.
The boot and stirrup thing is about par for the course. I had thousands of crossbows go through my inventory from dozens of manufacturers. Most of them were troublesome if you had large feet and heavy boots. Bear, of all people, actually got it right and had a J hook on some of their models.
Too light? Come on. You have two hands to hold it steady and you're not trying to shoot 300 yards. You just gotta pop lungs at 40ish. Shoot any other crossbow and get back to me. They're all ridiculously heavy. Too light hasn't stopped me from killing over 10 deer with it in 2 years, plus a few armadillos, coons, and squirrels.
The thing is $750 brand new setup with a scope. You will likely never see another one like it because Jerry holds both the patent for the vertical limb crossbow and the bullpup trigger which is overlooked but equally as important. He's been selling them for years and has thousands of tickled customers. It's killed everything on the continent.
Yes, it's made of tubular aluminum and you can see the guts. It also isn't "dummy proof" like most crossbows. You can screw it up. That's the tradeoff of being able to tune it. You can mess it up.
Calling it a prototype that got released brings up thoughts I'd rather not have about discussions nobody wants repeated.