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Hickory Creek Koolaid

Here's the video for the curious:


I highly doubt my wife could...draw...the bow. She can't even pull a 40lb compound. Just hasn't shot and developed the muscle and technique.

As far as crossbow thumb, it'd be pretty hard to screw up as long as you have each hand on the pistol grips.

The buttstock is missing because there's 0 need for it. It might have shaved 3 or 4 ounces, but mainly it just allowed me to aim it without shouldering it, which allows me to shoot it in some goofy positions. Goofy shots are one of the main reasons I bought the bow.


Do you know how much the mini weighs? Trying to compare it to the Excalibur recurve xbow that I own now. The Excal says 5 lbs on the website, but it feels SO heavy. It does not carry well and I almost never use it because of this. I bought it mainly for my wife to use, but she can't cock it. She gets it almost all the way back and needs like another inch of travel for it to click, but she just can't do it.

So now we have a xbow that I don't like to carry, and she can't cock. I've shot 2 bucks with it, but now it mainly just harvests dust.
 
Do you know how much the mini weighs? Trying to compare it to the Excalibur recurve xbow that I own now. The Excal says 5 lbs on the website, but it feels SO heavy. It does not carry well and I almost never use it because of this. I bought it mainly for my wife to use, but she can't cock it. She gets it almost all the way back and needs like another inch of travel for it to click, but she just can't do it.

So now we have a xbow that I don't like to carry, and she can't cock. I've shot 2 bucks with it, but now it mainly just harvests dust.
5lbs 12oz on my scale
 
Why did you take off the shoulder stock? To save 4 ounces?
In the thread that you replied to, he answered that question:
The buttstock is missing because there's 0 need for it. It might have shaved 3 or 4 ounces, but mainly it just allowed me to aim it without shouldering it, which allows me to shoot it in some goofy positions. Goofy shots are one of the main reasons I bought the bow.
 
so after using the mini for a season I really like the bow, it is small, compact, I put a rope loop on my pack on one of the molie loops and it is big enough to fit the foot loop of the bow. so I hang the bow on my pack, and hands free walk into the woods , very comfortable.
killed a couple of deer with it,
the only issue I had was clearly operator error, nothing wrong with the bow.
make sure when you are hanging in a saddle, you don't lean into the tree , with the bow inside your bridge.
this put pressure on the string, as I squeezed it between my stomach and the bridge, pressure on the bottom string is a no no
and the bow will not shoot and hit where you want it. shot right over a doe at 20 yards
should have waited for the deer to take a few more steps, but I rushed it and tried to do the impossible.
 
I'll be going through shoulder replacement here in the next couple weeks. Plan on using my Mini instead of longbow. Should be interesting!
 
Anyone turkey hunt with theirs? Any clearance issues? Suggestions for Heads? I like the look of the Magnus bullheads for what it's worth(nothing).
I'm turkey hunting with mine this year (1st season turkey hunting with the mini). I'm just using the Tooth of the Arrow 100 gr. 4 blade broadheads I did on deer this year since they fly so well out of it. Using the same broadheads as deer, I already know what to expect. I wasn't sure what you meant by clearance issues (blind or broadhead contact on bow?) I'll take a couple shots out of the blind too just to make sure there aren't any issues either.
 
I'm turkey hunting with mine this year (1st season turkey hunting with the mini). I'm just using the Tooth of the Arrow 100 gr. 4 blade broadheads I did on deer this year since they fly so well out of it. Using the same broadheads as deer, I already know what to expect. I wasn't sure what you meant by clearance issues (blind or broadhead contact on bow?) I'll take a couple shots out of the blind too just to make sure there aren't any issues either.
I'm worried about the clearance with the bow. The bullhead cutting diameter is 3 3/4".
 
I'm worried about the clearance with the bow. The bullhead cutting diameter is 3 3/4".
Yeah those look pretty mean...I've never used the guillotine style heads on anything just because I always seemed to have my deer broadheads dialed in and would often use the same bow/arrow combo turkey hunting.
You could always cut a couple longer arrows if there were clearance issues to get out past the riser. I wouldn't think it would make too big of a difference with spine and accuracy at shorter shots. If there was a big difference, I guess you could always go up to a 200 spine arrow.
 
I'm worried about the clearance with the bow. The bullhead cutting diameter is 3 3/4".
Well they should be on long, stiff arrows with big fletching on the back - so they should be clear of interference issues I'd imagine. On a bow that's normally a full-length arrow, fletched with 4 feathers.

They need a well-tuned bow with plenty of steering on the back. If anything isn't right big broadheads like that will show it.
 
Well they should be on long, stiff arrows with big fletching on the back - so they should be clear of interference issues I'd imagine. On a bow that's normally a full-length arrow, fletched with 4 feathers.

They need a well-tuned bow with plenty of steering on the back. If anything isn't right big broadheads like that will show it.
Thank you. I'll stick with my stingers then. Don't have time for the tuning.
 
Thank you. I'll stick with my stingers then. Don't have time for the tuning.
If you're already well tuned then it's no big deal. Big heads are just a bit more sensitive.

I swapped mine in and they pretty much shot straight right from the get-go. I used Magnus' recommended arrow build.

A friend tried (I think a different brand's large head) and his arrows missed by like 20 ft (even though he was hitting fine with fixed blades!). I think he just screwed them on his arrows and the fletching was not up to the task.
 
@Nutterbuster I finally got around to watching your video on this one and noticed the new microphone right off the bat. Just wanted to say thanks, I'm hard of hearing and it was great and crystal clear. Appreciate you doing that upgrade, much better!
 
I haven’t seen a hickory creek for sale in Canada. Any Canucks know differently?


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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.
Welcome to saddlehunter! Lol
 
Well, I sent Jerry some covid relief. I'm anxious to get into this thing. I've never hunted with a crossbow, I have pulled the trigger before but I've never set one up or sighted one in.
Since I placed my order, I've began following some of the fellas on here who went ahead of me, i ordered the vortex crossfire, found a offset bracket, going to put a whisker biscuit because i prefer them of the 3 brush on compounds and it's my bow. I'll get the loctite ready and start shooting as soon as I get it in hand. Hopefully this thing is like ordering a saddle, pay in march or arrives in November..... either way I'm excited with this concept, and the ability to make it mine. I appreciate all those who posted all of the insane e amount of info, insight, tips, and pics, you really sold this thing well!
 
Well, I sent Jerry some covid relief. I'm anxious to get into this thing. I've never hunted with a crossbow, I have pulled the trigger before but I've never set one up or sighted one in.
Since I placed my order, I've began following some of the fellas on here who went ahead of me, i ordered the vortex crossfire, found a offset bracket, going to put a whisker biscuit because i prefer them of the 3 brush on compounds and it's my bow. I'll get the loctite ready and start shooting as soon as I get it in hand. Hopefully this thing is like ordering a saddle, pay in march or arrives in November..... either way I'm excited with this concept, and the ability to make it mine. I appreciate all those who posted all of the insane e amount of info, insight, tips, and pics, you really sold this thing well!
Once you get it dialed in, it's set it and forget it if you want. I'm ready to take it out for turkey season in a couple weeks!
 
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