I bought a PSE Fang LT about a month ago for my boys to begin hunting with this year. Neither one is strong enough to draw a legal compound yet. But they are both old enough to hunt. When I bought it was hitting about 4 inches high at 20 yards. Until tonight, we having only been shooting at 5-10 yards and it is good. Tonight I moved back to 20 to finish sighting it in. I could not get it dialed. I took about 50 shots tonight and every one was 6-8 inches high. I assumed the sight in procedure is like a bow and you "chase the arrow." I moved it about 15 clicks up and it stayed high. I also moved the scope back to shorten the eye relief for my boys and it still hits 6-8 inches high. Any suggestions? I want to have this dialed in so my boys can begin practicing at further distances.
Are you hand cocking it or using the rope or cocking aid? Hand cocking will throw you shot off every time. Check Head bolt make sure it is tight. if it is lose it will toss arrows every time. 5-10 yards is not a quality way of siting in a xbow. starting at about 20-25 is where you need to start. then you will need to shoot the rest of the lines to see what distances they cover. you will only site it in at 20 or 25.
I am roping cocking it. I was shooting at 20 yards and consistently shooting high. I have only let my boys shoot 5- 10 yards so far as they are learning. I will back them up once I am confident that the sights are on at 20-25 yards. I still hit consistently high. I will back up to 25 and see if that makes a difference.
I believe it's like a rifle scope. So if your shooting high you want to turn the top turret down, not up.
That is what I am unclear about, i kept turning it up with no change. I did some research today. My scope moves 1/4" at one hundred yards with one click. So four clicks moves it an inch at 100. But it requires more clicks at 20 yards. It takes four Clicks to move 1/4" at 20 yards. So 16 clicks at 20 yards if my math is right. The only question is up or down with direction of the clicks. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
It will take 20 clicks to move a inch at 20 yards. And from what you are saying, you want to turn scope down if you are shooting high.
Like Holt said it will be 20 clicks per inch at 20 yds. You need to find your FOC on the bolts. If it is to far back your bolts will fly high. To far forward they will drop like a rock. Total weight to light, bolt will fly all over. Mark center of string at rest... drop of paint or like me dental floss wrap. Even a rope cockerer can get the string a bit off center. Also if an issue arises with limbs or cables you will see string center shift at rest. Most problems I see with xbows comes from FOC and bolts to light because people are chasing speed.
Thanks for the help. Got it dialed in at 20. Pics are my six-year-old shooting at 20 in front yard. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
He has a Bear Brave compound that I am teaching him to shoot as well but he is not strong enough to pull back the draw weight required for hunting.
Backwards from the compounds you're used to but identical to a rifle or shot gun. Glad to see them shooting better. Don't forget to teach them to squeeze the trigger not jerk it. It'll tighten their arrow groups up a bit more. I wish both you and them a very successful season
