Sighting in the CROSSBOW for a Bear Hunt!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Let's try this again! TH-cam took down my livestream about sighting in the crossbow but here's a followup video that covers it nicely. Getting ol' Bunjie ready for a Maine Bear Hunt...again! Jump right to the part you want to see with this handy Table of Contents:
0:29 Why am I remaking this video?
2:20 Why am I sighting in THIS crossbow?
5:15 What arrows are we using? And why are we using them?
6:10 What else is new with this crossbow?
7:50 A tip for sighting in arrows for your hunting!
10:30 Introducing the Crossbow Range for the day.
12:30 The Lubing of the Rail
15:00 Arrow Specs--how heavy, how fast, how much momentum, etc.
18:00 A look at the speed ring and how it applies to these arrows
19:05 A look at the reticles of this scope and what it means
21:20 Magnum P.I. and T.C. appearance
22:25 Why I Don't Tune Arrows
24:24 The Cocking of the Crossbow
24:45 Introducing our rest for the afternoon
26:00 Our overall goal with sighting in a crossbow--the best advice I can give!
28:00 Taking the first shot at 10 yards
29:00 What that shot tells us, what we need to do with the turrets
31:00 Taking the second shot: 20 yards
31:30 Dad Joke of the Day
32:30 More adjustments and Turret Talk
33:20 What a bullseye looks like (second shot at 20 yards)
34:00 Let's adjust the speed ring
35:30 Arrow #4
36:05 The #1 Reason for Crossbow Accuracy Issues at 30 Yards & Beyond (and How to Fix It)
37:40 30 Yards
39:05 The Big Finale
Thanks for watching!
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Now, I am not sponsored by anyone. I am a free agent. I experiement with different types of gear, but I'll tell you my honest opinion about everything out there. I am not sponsored by Excalibur or Scorpyd...read on:
Bunjie (The O.B.) is a 2010 Excalibur Axiom Crossbow. After a decade of killing deer, hogs, squirrels--you name it!--with the "stock" 20" Easton Firebolt arrows, Bunjie experimented with heavy arrows during 2020 but has since decided to hunt with 20" ProFlight arrows from Easton, for a total arrow weight of just under 400 grains when tipped with a 100 grain Rage Crossbow Hypodermic Broadhead. This keeps ol' Bunjie around 300fps. Is Bunjie retired as of 2021?
So, I am not sponsored by these companies. I am sponsored by Friends of Bunjie! (I'm not asking for gifts whatsoever--please don't feel like you should send me stuff! But I do appreciate the support I've received over the years! I'm just trying to express my appreciation for that.)
Once again, this channel is about my love of the crossbow, hunting, and the outdoors. I hunt exclusively with the crossbow. I love it. Sure, like a lot of kids, I started hunting with a good ol' Model '94 Winchester .30-30 back in the 80's, but drifted away from hunting when I went off to college, law school, and started a family. As my daughter got older, I regained my interest in the outdoors, and I consider myself lucky to hunt on the same property today that I hunted on as a kid. I got the Excalibur Axiom crossbow in 2010 and I haven't looked back. This channel is the result of combining my interest in filming and hunting...
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All Hail Bunjie!
--Rich Wilson, Death by Bunjie
I hear the bears in Maine are shaking in their boots. Best of luck!! All hail Bunjie.
Yep they better watch out
Numbering the arrows can save so much time and aggravation. Great tip!
I number and letter every arrow and nock tune them to make sure they all fly the exact same. I do this process with a broadhead attached so I get the same arrow flight or really close to it from all my arrows.
Rich I got a commend you on the way you explain things lots of visuals that’s great.
I have a suggestion put some 1 inch circle sticky paper on your 30 yard target. Then shoot three or four arrows at the different stickers so you don’t hit your arrows. Using your Crossbow tripod rest not freehand. Keeping in mind all your arrows are numbered you will then have a record of which arrow hits the bull’s-eye and which one doesn’t. That way there you’ll have the confidence in the arrows that you put in your quiver for hunting. This has helped me. You and Genevieve are very good ambassador for Crossbow shooting and hunting. Well done.Hope you get your bear with bungee.
Very good explanation on setting the scope level and canting effects.
I'm just getting into crossbow hunting. I really like your videos they have given me some good I sight.. thanks
I loved your TV show " The King of Queens " and " The Mall Cop " and other movies . Great to see you're the Ambassador for bowhunters , I did compound bows for a couple of years 30 years ago but a few months ago I bought a crossbow so hopefully I will start hunting with that with your help !
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I think Bunjie SR is ready to rock and roll. Good luck on the bear hunt. Send lots of pics.
Dang I was going through major depression not getting a daily video and then Friday here. 😱💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻👍👊😎
That same helicopter went over my house a few days ago! 🤣 Good luck on your hunt!
Still watching...Still think you are doing a great job. This is a good video....Again :)
That thing is massive! Oh, FYI, I shared your channel on my latest video, because your channel is awesome! You cover EVERYTHING!
Really like your videos and bunjie is a terrific crossbow All Hail Bunjie
I'm already up in the tree waiting for one! Greetings from Ontario
Awesome good luck
Yes... We do want you to edit (like you have been doing) for sure!
Your work is looking really good !!
Glory nocks. Made by vets and work all the time. Bright as can be. Never lost an arrow or bolt since I started using them.
Awesome, helpful video! Very much appreciated!! I am very new to crossbows so I am soaking everything in. Also, Magnum and T.C. reference when the copter flew by...classic! I was expecting a Ferrari to drive in next.
Ferrari lol
Good luck on the bear hunt!!!! Hope you get a huge boar!
Thank you again for all the work you put into your videos Rich. You’re able to put beginners and intermediate shooters on the path to successful Crossbow shooting. I have a suggestion for you next year try to do spring bear hunt instead of the fall. Spring bear hunting is more successful then in the fall.Bear fat does not taste very good that’s the other reason why you want to hunt in the spring rather than the fall. I live in northern Ontario we have lots of bears that’s what I found over the years. Good luck on your hunt with Bungie.
I like your notebook and method for sorting arrows. Going to number mine and try your method. I just picked up a Death grip tripod this past week. Hoping for a not so windy day tomorrow to finish dialing my Sniper 370 in. October 1st is our deer opener.
The only downside to Crossbow Appreciation month...I got used to having a new video every day and miss it ;) Great work this year!
Live or not I still love watching. Our season starts next Saturday the 11th. The bottom of that top line according to Excalibur is 10 yards.
Best of luck this season.
@@donutdan1508 Thanks, getting excited.
I’ve always numbered my arrows with my vertical bow, for the exact reason you do. It helps me me to determine if there is an issue with a particular arrow or if I just screwed up the shot.
Good to practice and sight in from above if that’s how you’ll be hunting. There can be a difference on point of impact from shooting from the ground vs up in the air
Indeed!
Thank you for persisting with this video. I was real disappointed when Facebook shut down “take one”. As anticipated, I found this to be quite helpful.
Great job Rich! Very scientific approach to fine tuning your arrow sighting! And I'm so glad you liked the AFR journal to keep your notes! I'll be sure to tell our Director of Marketing! Really hoping you and Bungie get a bear this year!
There you go Great job. Love your videos
I think you are getting famous,you got the paparazzi around your place 🚁.
I 🤔 think you need the Rambo broadhead.
Bought a used Ravin 29x today. Have several compound bows. Haven't had a cross bow for several years.
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Trust me when I tell you...You do not want to be shooting a bear like a deer. A bear is laid out like a human. Go for a heart shot and you are going to be blowing out in front of the chest and never seeing that bear again, Shoot center mass and towards the shoulders 6" at most. Get on your hand and knees and look at yourself in the mirror (because what you will see is a bears layout) and your heart will be well behind your arms, Being from Maine and seeing more dead Bear than most hunters ever see in a lifetime.... I can assure you that you want to be back and not tight.
Yep, middle of the middle
Yes its true we are like a standing bear.
so happy ur back
Rich enjoy your videos was wondering have you checked on the warranty on bungee junior. Good luck on your bear hunt and the upcoming dear season
Another great video that top line on the shadow zones and Twilight DLX is actually the 10 yard mark than 20 is zero or dead centre and so on.
Yep I do mention that at the end 😆 had to relearn that scope after having it on the other crossbow lol
@@Deathbybunjie yeah thats true you don’t have to worry about arrow/bolt drop on the Scorpyd until what 30 yards?
@@chrisruzsa2798 it's much flatter yeah, but I do sight in 20 and 30 separately
@@Deathbybunjie good i would too honestly.
I am kinda chuckling here....
You usually state (in a way) that you are not into tuning but over the years, you have come closer and closer to what super tuners do routinely. Numbering arrows and charting. Good stuff. Makes sense.
You will be with the super tuners eventually. LOL
Its fun. You obviously see the upside and appreciate it.
You just need to slide into it...like you are doing.
Hahahahaha i agree with Rich on this one if you have a well made arrow/ bolt you don’t need to paper tune this doesn’t mean you don’t need to maintain and check equipment. Making sure speed ring didn’t move or scope didn’t move ect. But to fiddle around with points and so doesn’t make that much of a difference at least it shouldn’t of does than i would say you have a serious problem of either a damaged bolt, fletch or crossbow, and no amount of tuning will make a bad bolt fly good. Unless its a vane and you need to refletch that bolt or arrow. If you have a fletching jig and other equipment than maybe you can better paper tune the arrows and bolts but if you don’t than its not really beneficial. I mean one thing you can do is try to get the blades to match the fletch but when i did that i found no difference in flight from my crossbow.
Rich good luck and stay safe bear hunting.
Just want to let you and your family know that we are praying for use of the Covid I love your shows please don’t ever stop and I cannot believe TH-cam with all their little regulations or whatever you’re shooting a crossbow regards
Magnum and TC! I’m actually old enough to catch that reference. 🤣🤣🤣
I wondered if anyone would get that lol
Think of turit as bottle cap. If it needs go down turn to right like you screwing it down. If needs go left turn to right like turning cap in. If needs go up turn left like loosening bottle cap. Think bottle cap tighten it moves point of impact the way pushed it. Loosening it moves it the way you pulled the cap. Hope that helps & not confuse you to much
Lube (venom) on the Scorpyd rail cannot hurt but is not needed. I would (myself) add a dot every 50 shots none the less. JMO
I think a very little dab could be good. I don’t lube my rails anymore at all the servings get damaged from it and i find it does more harm than good for me, however i can see where benefits can come from lube on certain crossbows. I also see what happens when too much is used lol. Rich had that problem some point on a doe if I recall one of his older videos he had to finish her off with his knife.
Got my gently used Excalibur Micro 355 zeroed in with 150 grain Sevr Robusto broadheads.
You should try out black eagle screw in weights. Gives you the option of increasing weight while sticking with the same broadheads. Also that helicopter was probably the U tube police.
TH-cam police haha
Great video on how to site in a crossbow scope. This time TH-cam didn’t stop your video. That don’t make any sense, one is livestream and the other is video. You still watch it the same way. Only difference is you can’t edit livestream. So if you just go with it on video and don’t edit it then what’s the difference. Am I missing something? Again great video, keep them coming Rich. Good luck on your bear hunt . We no longer have a bear hunt in N.J. thanks to our wonderful clown Governor, Governor Possum as we call him. “ALL HAIL BUNJIE!”👍🇺🇸🦅
Not much difference to me but oh well..thank you for watching btw
I'm trapping bear up here in Jackman ME. Wish you luck. It's been a lil tough this season already.
Man I don't like the sound of that lol, good luck to us all
Lots of fruit this year. And now the beech nuts are falling. But boy them bears love their donuts. Good luck to you both.
Donut Dan
Yo Rick !! Be very cognizant of minute of angle.. When you commence moving up/down…… left/right dials to zero in please note number of clicks per inch.. You should begin at 20 yards and according to your specs it may be 20 clicks = 1 inch . Think approximately 25-41 fp of KE to harvest the average whitetail deer 🦌..My opinion only y’all
My scope is 1 click = 1/2" at 20 yards, pretty simple scope lol
Will you still do QnA/chat live streams rich? They're always cool🤘
Probably, I do love them
good deal writing down performance of each bolt and numbering them good idea ill be doing that also
Rich have you seen the little laser type bore sighter arrow they came out with to quickly get you in the ballpark.
They work well , I can't wait to see the bear hunt.
I will be in Smethport,McKean Co. For archery bear in October. Good luck to you.
I like the sounds of this bow. PLUNK
Its sounding a lot less aggressive.
Like the guide said to you last year... I didnt even hear you shoot.
That arrow weight beats those add on's for noise reduction and gives gains and not losses.
i do agree about the add ons!
I have just purchased a new set up which would be a steambow Excalibur 440 bulldog with a Garmin xero scope
It’s a great bow that is effortless to cock but I find it a little heavy
Works great on a bog death grip tripod
Haha! Magnum and TC……😉👍
Lol
Good video
Definitely pays to check short range impact after zeroing at 20 yards. One of my crossbows shoots 3 inches high at 15 yards with a 524 grain arrow. Could cause a high hit, or even a miss on smaller game like a turkey.
Yep, I do like to test the 5's, 15 25 35 to verify
Yes good idea I should probably practice shooting something 5 yards away from your tree from an elevated position if you choose to take that shot. Birdseye view shots can have strange results.
There is a lot to unpack here. I will have to (as I do) reply as I go though it, point on point. I will say... These Videos are getting better recently. Never were bad but editing and more is much better. Whats up? Are you getting professional direction?
Lol thanks, no just same old me
Afternoon rich
You say that blaming the product for losses is something to look at. I would say that claiming success for a product is the same. A broken clock can be right 2 times a day. Just because it worked great (so far) is no determination of future results. Many (very bad) products have been a part of someones success.
Good to separate the wheat from the chaff
Rich , I have a question for you about sighting in your crossbow . When sighting in and you have your crossbow sighted in at 20 yards, and you shoot at 30 yards and it is shooting low . Do you adjust the scope ring higher or lower ? Thanks Rich . Have a Great weekend , and bear hunting, looking forward to hearing all about it.
Thanks fingers crossed! I think you need to turn speed ring down...tell the scope you're shooting slower so you raise the barrel higher to compensate, hope that helps!
Hunters please remember on a very short shot like 5 yards your bolt may hit low because of how the scope is mounted a couple of inches or so above the bolt. I’d like to do a video on this some day.
Anything closer than 10 you wouldn’t use a scope its too close and unnecessary thats why they start at 10 yards typically.
@@chrisruzsa2798 I was on a pig hunt recently and someone has a very close shot and the bolt hit low. I’m putting this info out there so that other people can take better shots.
Everyone is jumping on the Bog Death Grip. I dont know. I will be waiting to see if it cant drag out the deer for me. I am good with the old D.B.B. field pod.
rumble is the new youtube.
Careful Rich, dont want to piss off the "MAN" I got an idea do it at night and the wont find out till morning lmao. Oh yes 2nd day of bear season here had a sow with three cubs at my stand on the 1st decided I didnt need a bear that badly so let them pass however was exciting to watch them through a loaded crossbow. Good luck to you on your hunt . Im sure you will be successful this year. Is Genevieve going with you? Where in Maine are you going its a big state
That's cool you're seeing bears!
bears are almost to the point around here that they are a problem there are a lot of bears shot around here but the population still grows. Im beginning to wonder what ill do with the bear meat as i dont care for it. We dont have hunters for the hungry or alike around here and dnt believe food pantry will accept it and I refuse to waste it so to kill one or not is the question. deer season for xbow 2 weeks away gotta love fall
I knew you could get it done. Have you thought about becoming an importer for the Main Hunter Arrows?
Yeah actually I have lol, we'll see
@deathbyBunjie - thanks for the content, what if you are up in a tree stand at 20 yards, do you still use your 20 yard pin exactly as if you were on ground or do you aim low or high? My crossbow shoots 340 FPS I can’t see having to aim high or low but figured I would ask thanks
th-cam.com/video/lH0KxZa-Dt8/w-d-xo.html that's a good one to start with, hope that helps!
@@Deathbybunjie thank you very much, happy hunting :)
everybody is going to rumble.
Ive never tuned my arrows for my compound or my crossbows. My arrows are expensive….and they should fly straight. Especially if you are only shooting 20-40 yds.
This is the best comment for tuning arrows. The one thing many people do is over shoot the ethical ranges you should never exceed the 50 yard range on live animals. Fine tuning for olympic or target shooting makes much more sense and it makes a huge difference but you wouldn’t even see that change if you are hunting properly.
Good points here both of you thanks
Please do something with a 3dot scope
Are you going to be using the swhacker's!!!
Yeah I think so
Is it just my perception of the angle or are you shooting downhill? Is that because you will be in a stand in Maine?
My yard is downhill, the balcony helps with treestand simulation...and yes stand most likely!
It`s You tube looking for you they are going to explain it to you in person why your video was blocked . You said Left is Clockwise you took it clockwise with your Thumbnail BUT you said you went 2 clicks Right . Do you have ESP because when the Helicopter was first seen that`s when I made my comment about YT. Enjoyed it Rich
So are you guys going to fix bunjie Jr for deer season?
Yep, spoiler alert: new appendages today 😯
@@Deathbybunjie awesome! I was hoping the micro would get a second lease on life
when do you leave for Maine?
This week
I liked THE video...TH-cam limited me, too only 1" like " imagine that !!
The M.O. number changes are huge. People just need to learn fractions in order to appreciate the percentages.
thinking of selling my bunji as had surgery and can't load it anymore.....
Crank maybe?
Hello, guys
Once you shoot your first bear you are going to be hooked addicted for life 😉😎👍🏻💪
I bet you're right 😆
they are looklng for the wildwood weed
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your name is on your arrow so the RR company will never figure it , right? lol
in this country who makes the rules...youtube?
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TH-cam hates anything "conservative" like hunting, fishing, or anything pro American. Stop complaining about it and realize that you're the enemy to them. Not trying to sound mean but thats the facts man
I don't really think I was complaining all that much, it is what it is...it's their platform. I'll live within it...for the time being LOL
@@Deathbybunjie I might have came off harsh and didn't mean to. Its just that you gotta realize that people like us are fighting an uphill battle
@@mikeguy9668 no worries and I agree
Very good point.
Get up a tree with a bear at 15 yards. Their noses are way better than deers