Rail lube/wax?
08-12-2013, 08:53 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 25
Rail lube/wax?
Question here
I am fairly new to shooting crossbows and am wondering if there is something I am doing wrong. For my crossbow, I used a wax on the string and then a wax on the rail…my main concern is that I shouldn’t use a wax on the rain and should have some sort of lubricant? After I fire a few shots with it, my strings smell like they are burning so I must be doing something wrong.
Please advise
I am fairly new to shooting crossbows and am wondering if there is something I am doing wrong. For my crossbow, I used a wax on the string and then a wax on the rail…my main concern is that I shouldn’t use a wax on the rain and should have some sort of lubricant? After I fire a few shots with it, my strings smell like they are burning so I must be doing something wrong.
Please advise
08-12-2013, 01:53 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Burlington,Vt
Posts: 173
Wax
Stop using wax on the rail. Clean it off really good and then get some rail lube from your archery shop. There are several brands available out there. I use Ten Point rail lube on mine. Get a tube and follow the directions.
Rogo
Rogo
08-12-2013, 04:31 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Newtonville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,896
Follow the manufacturer's recommendation for wax and or rail lube.
The burning smell is from the aluminum nocks you are using. The friction of the aluminum nock against the aluminum rail turns the aluminum nock and rail into aluminum oxide. Sometimes it's a sign that your nocks are bigger than your shaft diameter, sometimes it's a sign that your tiller is off a bit or a lot. I use plastic nocks with my Excalibur bows and don't smell it until I use an arrow with an aluminum nock.
The burning smell is from the aluminum nocks you are using. The friction of the aluminum nock against the aluminum rail turns the aluminum nock and rail into aluminum oxide. Sometimes it's a sign that your nocks are bigger than your shaft diameter, sometimes it's a sign that your tiller is off a bit or a lot. I use plastic nocks with my Excalibur bows and don't smell it until I use an arrow with an aluminum nock.
08-14-2013, 04:18 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: May 2006
Location:
Posts: 25
Dnk has it correct. He is one of the most knowledgeable people in the crossbow world today.
I have learned to always listen when he talks.
He also makes the best recurve crossbow strings you can buy.
Thanks Don. You have taught me a lot and I greatly appreciate all your help.
