I can count on one hand how many times I shot animals over 25 yards with my "claimed" 300 fps Horton Hunter xbow I retired a few years ago that i used since 97'. I always waited till they were spitting distance close so I didn't have to worry about drops. I did use the drops in the factory supplied optic. I was spot on out to 60 yards. Never had a range finder back in the day so it was always a guessing game...that I didn't want to play...so I always waited for an easy close, humane, shot.
I forgot to mention that after a few high shot placements when I first got started with a crossbow that I now zero my crossbow in out my treestand at 25 yards vs the old school way was to sight it in on the ground. I'd always hit a good 3 to 4 inches high at close range when sighting in on the ground. Way easier to just point and shoot vs having to figured out for tree stand elevation POA because I sighted in on the ground. I just bought an R10 and will sight it in out my tree stand as well.
Love that your videos are always right before the hunting season I get so jacked up watching all my hunting videos. Death by bunjie is always in my search bar. I watch videos I already watched to refresh my memories of all your awesome info.
Can you do a video of you actually getting ready to head to the woods like show us your normal routine as far as waking up and gathering equipment and what you check and make sure you have and what not. Maybe final thoughts as your heading into the woods.
Excellent video again. Buddy and me shot at a deer at 20 meters, he shot and the arrow flew right over the deer. Luckily my trail cam recorded the shot and both of us were shocked by how quickly that deer dropped. Got a deer later with a SKS but this year is crossbow time. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦.
Thats why I gave up my Excalibur Exocet 200 if you are off by 5 yards estimating distance could be 3" diffrence in POI could mean wounding a deer. You tell people the benefits of a flat shooting quicker bow and they don't get it good video.
Thanks rich,got my cross bow sighted in an still have a tou h over 3 weeks to opening day,plenty of apples this year,hunting state land,and need to get some more scouting in and hopefully get out more this year.Good luck and be safe.
I have a regular bog pod but I think I’m going to get the death grip head for it, I could use it for my rifle too. Knowing your yardage to target is of vital importance with archery gear of any kind, even more so when your target can duck an arrow at 30 yards.
I have 2 Bushnell rangefinders. The "Broadhead" and the "Legend 1200"and they have a 2 yrd difference between them. I usually use the "Broadhead" when I hunt because it's accurate up to 3 tenths of a yrd. It doesn't seem like a big difference until you do what you did in this video. 2 yards isn't 2 yards. It's 6 feet. Which to me is the difference between hit and miss. Thanks for the video. I'm glad you included this subject in your content. Keep it coming and "ALL HAIL BUNGIE"
@michaelcurtis8114 "2 yards isn't 2 yards. It's 6 feet." I guess I missed that class in school or didn't understand what you were implying. But, 2 yards = 2 x 36" = 72", and 6 x 12" = 72", when does 72" not equal 72"? Did math or imperial measurements change and I missed the memo? If you are referring to the differences between the 2 rangefinders maybe should have stated it in a way that addresses the calibration or quality between the 2.
1 yard equals 3 feet. 2 yards equals 6 feet. I think you misread my comment. I indeed stated that I was implying the difference between the two range finders. The difference between the two range finders is 6 feet.
The crossbow I have is 22 years old I believe? Dad bought it new and may have shot it a dozen times. When he passed, i found it in a case, and it looks brand new. I shot it this spring and it seems clunky and slow, the arrow drop from 20 yards to 30 yards is dramatic. Much much more than my compound bow (which is about 12 years old). Still plan on taking the crossbow to the hunting shack the 2nd week of September when crossbow opens here. Ill just move the corn 😂. (Legal in my state)
I suspect my ole excalibur will be 2' high at 20. About 4-5' low at 30. Using a standard firebolt. Past 40, I might as well take up lawn darts. That Oracle X is awesome.
Awesome job as always Rich! Today at the range I was shooting some RAGE practice tips (They don't make or offer these anymore), and they were shooting 3" high at 25 yards! Go Figure!
Who makes Jimmy Big Time target? I have a deer target that I shot a field point) with my Sub 1 Lite a yr ago into the removable section of the deer. It was impossible to get the two arrows out. My husband had to use a Saws All to cut the foam to remove the arrows. Needless to say I’ve not shot that target anymore. Yrs ago I had a Reinhardt deer I used with my vertical bow and the arrows came out easily. Thanks
I was gonna upgrade my old barnett quad 400 to an Excalibur, but i have 2 of them so maybe i should just keep them amd keep killing. One of them has quad edge s limbs because Barnett replaced them under warranty. The other one was my dads and is stock. He doesnt hunt anymore. Thanks for the videos and saving me money! I think im just gonna upgrade the scope on the good one to a hawk with the speed ring and put the hawk scope thats on it that doesnt have the ring on the stocker.
I think elevation is a factor in your equation. My range finder and many on the market show you the yardage with angle. Shooting from the ground and elevated is different. At longer range even with a rifle. Good video 👍
Yeah at that elevation it makes almost no difference. My Rangefinder does that also, and so does the scope. The Burris Oracle X scope takes angle into elevation, in addition to distance. But definitely be mindful of that!
@@Deathbybunjie just got mine sighted in and ready for the deer heart shot. Dead nuts at ten twenty and thirty yards. I don’t normally shoot any further then that
I have tried to adjust my aiming point over the years, but with that older slower crossbow there is a lot of difference not just in the arrow elevation but also in the deer's ability to duck the string at those different distances. The new scope really helps with that!
Cns you by chance give me the number on shwackers you use I see so many different numbers on them I want to know where to order them I seen two 150 grains with different numbers on them. Thank you
Acceleration due to gravity is a function of the square of the time. So it's a curve that gets steeper the longer it goes. Air resistance might play a small part in increasing flight time of an arrow, which would only serve to make the drop even more dramatic near the end of flight. That is why you see an arc that gets steeper the farther the arrow goes. It's not a function of how far the arrow travels....but of how long it is in the air, subjected to gravity.....which is of course affected by distance to target and arrow speed coming out of the xbow.
I have a "Bog" tripod that is easy to adjust in such a situation. Just dont tighten the knob to "lockdown" tightness and you have plenty of movement all while staying very steady and stable.
The only time I use a tripod while hunting is if I'm in a blind or hunting from the ground. Then, it is usually the Caldwell Deadshot field pod. Limited movement but then again I'm only shooting forward in those situations.
🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌 another great video rich. Heading too the property this weekend do some scouting. Come on September 15th they been tearing my deer cocain up.they have a hole foot deep its taking water should i leave it our move the site.
Playing with the calculators on www.deathbybunjie.com it looks like 4" for the OB, 3" difference for B3 and the 505 from TenPoint would be 2". Pretty neat, 1" for each 100fps it looks like
Yep, that's about right. (Rich)... I'm not using all them fancy statistics that you are. I walk mine off because, that's what I do in the field, to set up my marking distances. And that's how I sited in my crossbow scope. (Every long step is 3 yards, example). I've been experimenting while practicing, with the 20 and 30 yd shot. Thought I could use the three dots on my scope. But found out, using my top dot, which should be 20 yards, was low. So I've been shooting in between the top and middle dot, on my scope. Which seems to consistently put me dead nuts. At 20 yards that is. If I use the 30 yd, middle dot, at a 20 yd shot, I'm approximately 3 in or so, high. Now at 30 yards, the middle dot on the scope is dead nuts on. Go figure. But I guess as long as I know, because of practice, it's all good! You probably didn't need to hear all this but I told you anyways!😂 Who knows, maybe it'll get you thinking and there's a future video in there somewhere!😊
Try to take your shot at the deer when their head is up instead of down like you showed on the doe in this video. 54 years of bowhunting has taught me that hoofed animals are ten times more likely jump the string when actually feeding or drinking.
Dude im super amped for this bow season oh yeah !!!
I can count on one hand how many times I shot animals over 25 yards with my "claimed" 300 fps Horton Hunter xbow I retired a few years ago that i used since 97'. I always waited till they were spitting distance close so I didn't have to worry about drops. I did use the drops in the factory supplied optic. I was spot on out to 60 yards. Never had a range finder back in the day so it was always a guessing game...that I didn't want to play...so I always waited for an easy close, humane, shot.
I forgot to mention that after a few high shot placements when I first got started with a crossbow that I now zero my crossbow in out my treestand at 25 yards vs the old school way was to sight it in on the ground. I'd always hit a good 3 to 4 inches high at close range when sighting in on the ground. Way easier to just point and shoot vs having to figured out for tree stand elevation POA because I sighted in on the ground. I just bought an R10 and will sight it in out my tree stand as well.
I love this month, it gets me ready for hunting season in the fall, and your videos are apart of my preparation process!
Love that your videos are always right before the hunting season I get so jacked up watching all my hunting videos. Death by bunjie is always in my search bar. I watch videos I already watched to refresh my memories of all your awesome info.
Can you do a video of you actually getting ready to head to the woods like show us your normal routine as far as waking up and gathering equipment and what you check and make sure you have and what not. Maybe final thoughts as your heading into the woods.
Excellent video again. Buddy and me shot at a deer at 20 meters, he shot and the arrow flew right over the deer.
Luckily my trail cam recorded the shot and both of us were shocked by how quickly that deer dropped.
Got a deer later with a SKS but this year is crossbow time.
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦.
Thanks for this information myself have targets from 10yd to 40yds all over my back yard getting ready for up coming season can’t wait!!!
Thats why I gave up my Excalibur Exocet 200 if you are off by 5 yards estimating distance could be 3" diffrence in POI could mean wounding a deer. You tell people the benefits of a flat shooting quicker bow and they don't get it good video.
Thanks rich,got my cross bow sighted in an still have a tou h over 3 weeks to opening day,plenty of apples this year,hunting state land,and need to get some more scouting in and hopefully get out more this year.Good luck and be safe.
I'm going to do some scouting this weekend also, good luck out there!
I have a regular bog pod but I think I’m going to get the death grip head for it, I could use it for my rifle too. Knowing your yardage to target is of vital importance with archery gear of any kind, even more so when your target can duck an arrow at 30 yards.
I have 2 Bushnell rangefinders. The "Broadhead" and the "Legend 1200"and they have a 2 yrd difference between them. I usually use the "Broadhead" when I hunt because it's accurate up to 3 tenths of a yrd. It doesn't seem like a big difference until you do what you did in this video. 2 yards isn't 2 yards. It's 6 feet. Which to me is the difference between hit and miss. Thanks for the video. I'm glad you included this subject in your content. Keep it coming and "ALL HAIL BUNGIE"
Yep, food for thought for sure!
@michaelcurtis8114
"2 yards isn't 2 yards. It's 6 feet." I guess I missed that class in school or didn't understand what you were implying. But, 2 yards = 2 x 36" = 72", and 6 x 12" = 72", when does 72" not equal 72"? Did math or imperial measurements change and I missed the memo? If you are referring to the differences between the 2 rangefinders maybe should have stated it in a way that addresses the calibration or quality between the 2.
1 yard equals 3 feet. 2 yards equals 6 feet. I think you misread my comment. I indeed stated that I was implying the difference between the two range finders. The difference between the two range finders is 6 feet.
Thanks for your good work! You answer questions so simply..
Stay safe
Jack
The crossbow I have is 22 years old I believe? Dad bought it new and may have shot it a dozen times. When he passed, i found it in a case, and it looks brand new. I shot it this spring and it seems clunky and slow, the arrow drop from 20 yards to 30 yards is dramatic. Much much more than my compound bow (which is about 12 years old). Still plan on taking the crossbow to the hunting shack the 2nd week of September when crossbow opens here. Ill just move the corn 😂. (Legal in my state)
Your videos always get me pumped for hunting season🦌
I really enjoyed your videos. Thank you for sharing educational.
I suspect my ole excalibur will be 2' high at 20. About 4-5' low at 30. Using a standard firebolt. Past 40, I might as well take up lawn darts. That Oracle X is awesome.
Awesome job as always Rich! Today at the range I was shooting some RAGE practice tips (They don't make or offer these anymore), and they were shooting 3" high at 25 yards! Go Figure!
Rich I always enjoy your content. Interesting and entertaining
Great refresher for me. Thanks. God bless
Another great video.
The OB is a keeper for sure! Like a an old rifle that has been passed down from father to son or an old shotgun..😎
Awesome video.
Thank you for a very informative video two thumbs up sir
FOC AND MASS are the most immportant true ARC . A high hit on game still hits lower somewhere in the game animal
The next Dunkin ice coffee is on me..Thanks for the great videos.
Wow thank you!!!
Who makes Jimmy Big Time target? I have a deer target that I shot a field point) with my Sub 1 Lite a yr ago into the removable section of the deer. It was impossible to get the two arrows out. My husband had to use a Saws All to cut the foam to remove the arrows. Needless to say I’ve not shot that target anymore. Yrs ago I had a Reinhardt deer I used with my vertical bow and the arrows came out easily. Thanks
Rinehart... I really do like their 3D targets
I was gonna upgrade my old barnett quad 400 to an Excalibur, but i have 2 of them so maybe i should just keep them amd keep killing. One of them has quad edge s limbs because Barnett replaced them under warranty. The other one was my dads and is stock. He doesnt hunt anymore. Thanks for the videos and saving me money! I think im just gonna upgrade the scope on the good one to a hawk with the speed ring and put the hawk scope thats on it that doesnt have the ring on the stocker.
I think elevation is a factor in your equation. My range finder and many on the market show you the yardage with angle. Shooting from the ground and elevated is different. At longer range even with a rifle. Good video 👍
Yeah at that elevation it makes almost no difference. My Rangefinder does that also, and so does the scope. The Burris Oracle X scope takes angle into elevation, in addition to distance. But definitely be mindful of that!
563 grains damn okay. Love the death grip bog stand
It's not for everybody, but it really helps this Old Slow crossbow
@@Deathbybunjie just got mine sighted in and ready for the deer heart shot. Dead nuts at ten twenty and thirty yards. I don’t normally shoot any further then that
25 and 30 yards is NOT 5 yards... It's 4 inches.
Good one Rich. Do you always shoot low for deer jumping string (at what yardage) with OG?
I have tried to adjust my aiming point over the years, but with that older slower crossbow there is a lot of difference not just in the arrow elevation but also in the deer's ability to duck the string at those different distances. The new scope really helps with that!
Great video!!!
Great video. I like your cross bow rest on your tripod. What rest is that and what do you recommend.
www.deathbybunjie.com/gear/2023/8/8/my-current-favorite-shooting-rests
Thank you for the information
Cns you by chance give me the number on shwackers you use I see so many different numbers on them I want to know where to order them I seen two 150 grains with different numbers on them. Thank you
251 but they stopped those, all 243 I think going forward.
@@Deathbybunjie okay thank you
Acceleration due to gravity is a function of the square of the time. So it's a curve that gets steeper the longer it goes. Air resistance might play a small part in increasing flight time of an arrow, which would only serve to make the drop even more dramatic near the end of flight. That is why you see an arc that gets steeper the farther the arrow goes. It's not a function of how far the arrow travels....but of how long it is in the air, subjected to gravity.....which is of course affected by distance to target and arrow speed coming out of the xbow.
So the big question is are you going to Maryland this year?
The big answer is...
YES! lol I can't wait!
Why do you use such a heavy bolt I use a 370 grain shooting a Excalibur Matrix Grizz 300 fps?
On that old slow crossbow of mine, I use heavier arrows to get better penetration. Newer faster crossbows really don't have that trouble lol
How easy is that tripod to move for small adjustments when the deer is moving?
I have a "Bog" tripod that is easy to adjust in such a situation. Just dont tighten the knob to "lockdown" tightness and you have plenty of movement all while staying very steady and stable.
The only time I use a tripod while hunting is if I'm in a blind or hunting from the ground. Then, it is usually the Caldwell Deadshot field pod. Limited movement but then again I'm only shooting forward in those situations.
I also bought a 350 legend ar platform for the Ohio gun season this year. I can’t wait to shoot a deer with gun also
🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌 another great video rich. Heading too the property this weekend do some scouting. Come on September 15th they been tearing my deer cocain up.they have a hole foot deep its taking water should i leave it our move the site.
now that is 5 yards =4 inches for bunjie, what about bunjie the third? faster arrow might mean fewer inches difference.
Playing with the calculators on www.deathbybunjie.com it looks like 4" for the OB, 3" difference for B3 and the 505 from TenPoint would be 2". Pretty neat, 1" for each 100fps it looks like
Still need a video of Swhacker opening up in a watermelon with B3.0 before crossbow appreciation month is over. My official request :)
Between you and me, I have a watermelon in the basement, just waiting for a swack attack
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How far can I shoot with 165 lb draw weight brunette crossbow
Depends on fps but probably 30 yards outside range I'm betting
Is there a Death By Bungie discord?.... any good crossbow discords?
You're looking at it LOL
Yep, that's about right. (Rich)... I'm not using all them fancy statistics that you are. I walk mine off because, that's what I do in the field, to set up my marking distances. And that's how I sited in my crossbow scope. (Every long step is 3 yards, example). I've been experimenting while practicing, with the 20 and 30 yd shot. Thought I could use the three dots on my scope. But found out, using my top dot, which should be 20 yards, was low. So I've been shooting in between the top and middle dot, on my scope. Which seems to consistently put me dead nuts. At 20 yards that is. If I use the 30 yd, middle dot, at a 20 yd shot, I'm approximately 3 in or so, high. Now at 30 yards, the middle dot on the scope is dead nuts on. Go figure. But I guess as long as I know, because of practice, it's all good! You probably didn't need to hear all this but I told you anyways!😂
Who knows, maybe it'll get you thinking and there's a future video in there somewhere!😊
Lol hey if it's working, it's working!
Wow you must have long legs to step 3 yds in one step. That’s 9ft. I only get one yard per step
@@jonhepler3914 oops, I meant 3 ft. One yard. I'm getting older, what do you want from me. Golly g Holly Bob!
Try to take your shot at the deer when their head is up instead of down like you showed on the doe in this video. 54 years of bowhunting has taught me that hoofed animals are ten times more likely jump the string when actually feeding or drinking.
I know, Dr Grant Woods did a great video on that years ago
Gravity starts as soon as the arrow leaves the bow! 5 yards Does make a difference, albeit small depending on the speed, there will be a difference
I think you're right it's 15 feet😮😂😂😂😂😂
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You must be using some new form of math. LOL
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If you are zeroed at 25yd you should be flat out to 35
No thanks lol