One of the biggest problems many bow hunters face is knowing exactly where their arrow flies. Whether it is a clean miss or a good hit, being able to see your arrow, especially in low light conditions, can be quite difficult. Add to that the increased speed of a crossbow, and it is easy to […]

We recently received a portable bow press from Nite Hawk archery and couldn’t wait to try it out. It came packaged in a rather inconspicuous box that didn’t give a hint of what was inside, especially given how light the package was. Once we opened the box, the bow press was packaged in a plastic […]

On a recent trip to the range to test a number of products, we had the chance to try out the String Saver Rail Lube by FirstString. We tested the String Saver lubricant against our stock rail lube that was supplied with our test crossbow. Ease of Use The String Saver Rail Lube came packaged […]

On a recent trip we had the opportunity to try out several rail and string lubricants to test their effect on speed and accuracy. Two of those lubes are from 30.06 Outdoors. One is called Rail Snot, and the other was X Fuel 325. Ease of Use The Rail Snot came in a squeezable tube […]

We recently had a chance to hit the range to try out a few rail lubes and string waxes to see if they really can make a difference on speed. We chose to test multiple products under real world conditions on the same day to make things as fair as possible. One of those is […]

We recently received a few packs of the Nitro Whiskers string silencers from Pine Ridge Archery. The Nitro Whiskers arrived in nice packaging clearly showing the product. Each package contains two 5” pieces, one for each side of the serving on the bowstring. The packages were easy to open with the instructions clearly printed on […]

With all of the great weather we have been enjoying in South Texas recently, we took the opportunity to try out Bowjax’s Universal Split Limb Crossbow Kit on one of our test crossbows. The Universal Split Limb Kit comes in a small, clear plastic package with the dampeners clearly visible on one side, and the […]

We recently had the opportunity to try out Victory Archery’s XBolt arrows to see how they shot. For starters, here are the specifics on the arrows we tested: Length: 20” Material: Carbon Straightness: +/- 0.003” Spine: 20F Point: 100 grain Field Point The arrows came packaged in a convenient 6-pack that didn’t seem any worse […]

It was a beautiful day in South Texas recently so we took advantage of the warm, late winter weather to head out and do some shooting. One of the products we were set to test was the ProChrono Chronograph, which is designed to give you exact fps (feet per second) measurements of projectiles, whether it […]

We had the opportunity to take the Caldwell DeadShot FieldPod into the field recently to put it to the test. The DeadShot FieldPod is a portable shooting platform that is designed to fit just about any long gun or crossbow. It does this by having an adjustment at just about every point that one would […]

We are often asked what the best options are in terms of targets for shooting a crossbow into. We know this is an important question as crossbow arrows can be quite expensive and finding a way to shoot consistently without damaging them is critical to a good shooting session. Traditional archery targets are designed for […]

By Mark Nazzal So, how do you lure that big buck close enough to your stand to make that perfect shot? Well, the answer to that question is to use one the many different types and brands of deer scents available today. In fact, if you visit any sporting goods store just prior to the […]