I have notched both the end and the plastic fetching on those cheap bolts works great..the ballista bat yellow fishing bolts will cut your string the notch is sharp...Great video
Dont know how i missed this video. Perfect timing. Brought one of those 80lb crossbows for my grandson for Christmas so i came make a few of these for him 😁
I can't get my arrows to fly straight with those G5 Montec broadheads. I've tried everything I can think of. From adding weight to reducing weight, longer vanes and all. I don't know what the deal is. I guess my bow just don't like'em lol. I got some cheap Amazon 2 blade broadheads on my arrows now and they fly better than the G5's do. Oh, And I learned how to serve a bow string. I re-served the original string that came on my mini striker and it turned out perfect. Man I love crossbows! ❤
We've came a long way since this video. We manufacture and sell some on our website now that are on point. I'm sold out right now but should have some more in a couple weeks.
@@TheWaterSwattershey brother you think the bear pistol bow you have would smoke a duck got these Muscovy ducks in the pond by me and was gunna buy one
Might sound a little crazy, but at the range for pistol crossbows I shoot without any sights, instinctive just like I do my trad recurves and longbows. Over a decade ago I was able to pick up a real basic regular crossbow at a pawn store for 20 bucks but it had no sights, but figured I'd try it for short range (especially bowfishing) without, since I'd been doing trad bowhunting a long time. With a little practice, and keeping within 20 yards, worked great. Started doing it not long after for pistol crossbows for the same purposes as here: making my own longer bolts and being able to put broadheads on them.
A little bit of a tangent here too, but for the pistol crossbows I *love* those Cold Steel Cheap Shot broadheads. Saving a ton of money and they work fine. :)
Been doing this with carbon arrows instead of bolts and instead of a actual cross bow knock I just put carbon arrow tip insert in the front and back of the diy bolt gets that thiner diameter moving pretty quick I wonder if the thinner diameter makes much of a difference other than speed which would be better for penetration and I think Id want a sharp COC 2 blade for pigs for aiding penetration awesome video by the way i love watching your videos
In my experience, the aluminum bolts that comes with those crossbows, are really precise, as they are a little heavier than the more thinner ones usually with broadheads, BUT aluminum bolts do get bent out of shape pretty easily, and so I start to experiment with other materials, and in my tests, the PVC bolts are way more resistant, when they hit a moderately hard target, they will spring back to approximately their initial shape many many times, and as they are light they are really really fast and will hit hard. Those big ones made out of big arrows are way too heavy, at a short distance and for soft target they will work thought.
Thanks, good video. Please make a video on building arrows for the Striker and Ballista. Showing how to change inserts and fletching on the Ballista stinger bolts would be great.
@@TheWaterSwatters sounds good. We have gotten so much rain lately that the water in my part of the bay is dirty, and I haven't tried to bait up some mullet. As soon as it clears it'll be on.
i was thinking if you used the thinner shafts from the other crossbow you could make bolts for these and they would sit all the way back too the string. get a little bit more power
I'm not sure which one you're talking about. These in this video were crossbow bolts, somewhere around 8mm outside diameter. I made a red fletched arrow to deer hunt with for the Striker. It was 5.95mm and 14 inches long. Like the kit arrows.
I just use metal sling shot fishing arrows for these 80lb bows...unmodified. You can find'em cheap on Amazon. People complain about them scratching the bow rail up...and they do...but I've shot hundreds of shots with'em out of this bow and it's still hammering on! Don't try it with a Striker or Bat. I broke a string trying it.
Another great video brother! Sadly for me (not actually) ive installed a 7 bolt mag on my modified 80 pound hand crossbow. Its double bladed bolts for me or bust! XD
@williamjarvis3473 yeah at the time this video was made, I couldn't find any plastic vanes that were long enough to stableize the bolt but narrow enough to fit between the sights.
If I had to make them I would take two of those veins off of that the biggest veins off of that broadhead you're putting on there cuz it's way too heavy the tip alone is probably 125 grain
Would you try this on deer at 20 yards maybe 15 at the least? Looks like it'll do the job with those arrows you put together. Im looking to get one for 2024 season,a full size crossbow probably would work better but i like the compact size you can fit in a backpack and hop on a mountain bike through the forest.
I wouldn't try it on a deer, it would for sure work on a fox. I'd check your regs. This bow doesn't meet the minimum requirements to deer hunt where I'm at.
I checked my state regulations and saw it must have 125 lb for crossbow .I really like that reverce crossbow you shoot with, how many pounds is that one?
It's not so much that is difficult to make your own bolts because it's not. The difficulty is having the right supplies. feather fletching for example. But the bigger issue I've run into with the mini striker specifically is matching the bolt diameter of the stock bolts(micro diameter) and trying to find the right accessories for that diameter. Some list inner diameter, some list only the outer diameter so your left guessing what insert will work with what diameter bolt.... It's one big crapshoot
Awesome man , I think ill just be lazy and buy the arrows with the feathers on them and cut the ends off and put the inserts in lol . Should be good enough to hunt possums I guess or rabbits . Add a red dot scope also lol .
@@TheWaterSwatters Can imagine your bolts are much better than the shitty ones they come with . Use to have a compound bow that thing was just brutal . Just got a Mankung cross bow in the mail , looks like a bit of a toy . But I know it's not . Amazing how heavy the thing is . Probably end up getting a more powerful one . I like the look of the 120 pound Mamba .Be handy to stick in a pack etc . That video where you take down the Deer with one that's similar to the Mamba was very impressive .
Could you make a video how you make your hunting bolts for your ballista bat/mini striker? I’ve tried using normal bolts and ended breaking my string. Already replaced but I’ve been trying to make some hunting bolts
@@TheWaterSwatterscurious if you can use compound arrows because they’re a lot small than the crossbow bolts and just custom your own arrows from there
Last year I made them just like this, cut to 14 inches...only the arrow didn't seat against the string. Worked anyway! This year imma use a smaller arrow diameter, reuse nocks from broken arrows and heavy arrow incerts.
Great video. Im sick of these flimsy aluminum 7.5mm bolts. Been looking at doy bolts.Doesn't the larger diameter cause issues for potential dry fire because the bolt is sitting higher on the rail.
So replacing stock bolt heads with broadheads doesn't work well because of the small fletching? Don't know, I have six broadheads from China and haven't fired them once. Target practice, not shooting to kill yet.
I'd be interested to see what kind of group you could get at 30 yards off a bench rest or bipod and how much arrow drop there is from a 10 yard zero. Im guessing a 15" of holdover
Oh goodness I'm not sure. I've shot the compound bows at 30 yards but not the 80lb one. I bet with them heavy bolts it would take more than a 15 inch hold over but I've been wrong before. Lol several time!
I've noticed that a pistol crossbow has such limited range that shooting a fletchless arrow, you get very reasonable accuracy . at the effective range you're describing, sub 15 yards, I'd be willing to bet green money you won't notice a difference in performance!ance on a shaft with zero fetch vs one with two vanes.
I'd probably have to take that bet if we were shooting broadheads. I've shot them without fletchings, with short fletching, plastic fletchings, feather fletchings and a few things in-between. There is a noticeable difference. With a perfectly tuned bow maybe but not with these little bows......there's a difference.
Maybe if ya get it close enough. It's not legal for me to even try it in my state. The bow doesn't have a 100lb draw, which is the minimum for crossbow hunting where I live.
The tubing cutters work good for aluminum shafts, but not carbon fiber shafts, carbon fiber frays when cut with a cutter made for cutting metals. Yes,I tried.
You say feather veins are better than plastic ones but in your squirrel videos you use the same plastic ones that you sell on your website even though they feel more like rubber now that I’ve bought some and they fly perfectly but I’m just confused
This is an older video. At the time I couldn't find any fletching small enough to fit between the front sight post. So I used feather fletchings so they would lay down as they passed through. Now that I've found a small 3 inch vane that fits between the sight post I use those. Kinda a growing or learning process.
I got mine a few days ago... and super NOT accurate. I get a good group for three botls and then the next two will be 5 inches away for the other group... sucks.
Dude, I really don't understand what these troubles are for. At those distances that the alligator works, arrows can be taken without plumage at all, it will hit 15-20 meters anyway! 100%😊
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I love these pistol crossbows by the way … would make a killer little bug out tool to throw in a bag
They're pretty useful little weapons.
I use it to get rid of the big rats on my back yard. Is pretty useful indeed.
Good for getting food quietly and saving your ammo in shtf
"It ain't rocket science.".. but it is aerodynamics 🤣🤣💯
I have notched both the end and the plastic fetching on those cheap bolts works great..the ballista bat yellow fishing bolts will cut your string the notch is sharp...Great video
Dont know how i missed this video. Perfect timing. Brought one of those 80lb crossbows for my grandson for Christmas so i came make a few of these for him 😁
I got me an arrow cutter and fletcher now. Wish I had bought them before I made this video. Ya don't need them, but it sure makes things easier.
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Very useful information - really de-mystified the whole process!
Thanks! There wasn't much to de-mystify.
Excellent tutorial, thanks.
I'm glad I I'm learning smth from this Guy. I like this American Accent better
Too hot, if I can work in the heat, i sure can play in the heat!
Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Great video will reference this vid when I get my pistol crossbow as I intend to use custom bolts for small game
I can't get my arrows to fly straight with those G5 Montec broadheads. I've tried everything I can think of. From adding weight to reducing weight, longer vanes and all. I don't know what the deal is. I guess my bow just don't like'em lol. I got some cheap Amazon 2 blade broadheads on my arrows now and they fly better than the G5's do. Oh, And I learned how to serve a bow string. I re-served the original string that came on my mini striker and it turned out perfect. Man I love crossbows! ❤
Might have to do this, bought one of these for my boy. 1000th like 🤙🏻
We've came a long way since this video. We manufacture and sell some on our website now that are on point. I'm sold out right now but should have some more in a couple weeks.
@ I’ll get on there and take a look sometime.
Great video man. That is a pretty cool way to make those bolts!!
Yeah there ain't much to it and they shoot 100x better than those little aluminum or plastic ones!
@@TheWaterSwattershey brother you think the bear pistol bow you have would smoke a duck got these Muscovy ducks in the pond by me and was gunna buy one
Might sound a little crazy, but at the range for pistol crossbows I shoot without any sights, instinctive just like I do my trad recurves and longbows.
Over a decade ago I was able to pick up a real basic regular crossbow at a pawn store for 20 bucks but it had no sights, but figured I'd try it for short range (especially bowfishing) without, since I'd been doing trad bowhunting a long time. With a little practice, and keeping within 20 yards, worked great.
Started doing it not long after for pistol crossbows for the same purposes as here: making my own longer bolts and being able to put broadheads on them.
A little bit of a tangent here too, but for the pistol crossbows I *love* those Cold Steel Cheap Shot broadheads. Saving a ton of money and they work fine. :)
I can't do it myself but I've seen some really good instinctive shooters!
Great video simple and straight to the point 🤙
Yeah there ain't much to it.
Great info for those looking to make some, thanks for sharing
Been doing this with carbon arrows instead of bolts and instead of a actual cross bow knock I just put carbon arrow tip insert in the front and back of the diy bolt gets that thiner diameter moving pretty quick I wonder if the thinner diameter makes much of a difference other than speed which would be better for penetration and I think Id want a sharp COC 2 blade for pigs for aiding penetration awesome video by the way i love watching your videos
That's a great idea, never crossed my mind. A bow that shoots flat nocks an incert in both ends would work fine.
That 80 pound will shoot them great but idk if it would work with all the other mini crossbows
Um. It actually IS rocket science.
Lol I guess. Never thought of it, but I suppose something is being blasted through space 🤔
Thats a great way to do it brother! Thank you for sharing and Good luck with everything my friend!
Thanks Mark, I watched ya putting together you pallet wall the other day. Ya got that looking good!
Thank you good job
Nice work 🤙
In my experience, the aluminum bolts that comes with those crossbows, are really precise, as they are a little heavier than the more thinner ones usually with broadheads, BUT aluminum bolts do get bent out of shape pretty easily, and so I start to experiment with other materials, and in my tests, the PVC bolts are way more resistant, when they hit a moderately hard target, they will spring back to approximately their initial shape many many times, and as they are light they are really really fast and will hit hard. Those big ones made out of big arrows are way too heavy, at a short distance and for soft target they will work thought.
Yeah I don't shoot them far. Under 10 yards most of the time.
Good to know
Good information!
Thanks, good video. Please make a video on building arrows for the Striker and Ballista. Showing how to change inserts and fletching on the Ballista stinger bolts would be great.
I ment to send you an email. I really want to get down your way and try shooting some ocean fish. I'll get with you and we can talk arrows.
@@TheWaterSwatters sounds good. We have gotten so much rain lately that the water in my part of the bay is dirty, and I haven't tried to bait up some mullet. As soon as it clears it'll be on.
Thanks for doing this. Kobalt is Lowes brand.
Lol well that narrows it down. I do make an occasional pit stop in Lowes from time to time.
I cringed when this dude put his open hand in front of the bolt that was loaded into the cocked crossbow.
yea buddy is a lil too confident. Just isn’t worried lol.
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Same here, especially since the trigger lock isn’t really a lock at all, nowhere near as much as the redback’s trigger lock
i was thinking if you used the thinner shafts from the other crossbow you could make bolts for these and they would sit all the way back too the string. get a little bit more power
They just need to go ahead and hire you for product testing and development
Thanks for making this video and other about crossbow. I have a question what size is the red finches and black Arrows you made?
I'm not sure which one you're talking about. These in this video were crossbow bolts, somewhere around 8mm outside diameter. I made a red fletched arrow to deer hunt with for the Striker. It was 5.95mm and 14 inches long. Like the kit arrows.
@@TheWaterSwatters thanks
Will they work in the RX adder crossbow
Can these handle a skunk? Or are they a little too big a job for this crossbow and a broadhead?
Thanks for this video
You're welcome. I need to do another one I've came up with a better way!
Are those carbon fiber bolts?
The reason I ask is because of the cabin fiber
Really need that striker/bat ballista guide. Since their bolts are pretty much proprietary
I'm waiting on an arrow cutter I ordered.
@@TheWaterSwatters will that be essential or will a pipe cutter suffice?
Do these work better than those smaller razor bolts?
They shoot much slower but are much more accurate and consistent.
You can buy broadhead bolts for the 80lb pistol crossbow already.
Great video! Make some fishing bolts next. They're expensive online.
I just use metal sling shot fishing arrows for these 80lb bows...unmodified. You can find'em cheap on Amazon. People complain about them scratching the bow rail up...and they do...but I've shot hundreds of shots with'em out of this bow and it's still hammering on!
Don't try it with a Striker or Bat. I broke a string trying it.
Hey Bud I got a question what's the smallest arrows I could use for my Mini striker I have some 6.3 inch was wondering if that would work?
Another great video brother! Sadly for me (not actually) ive installed a 7 bolt mag on my modified 80 pound hand crossbow. Its double bladed bolts for me or bust! XD
Lol someone needs to get that guy to make mags that accept full size bolts.
I know the video is old but I've ordered a couple times from you and the 80 lb hunting arrows all have plastic vanes.
@williamjarvis3473 yeah at the time this video was made, I couldn't find any plastic vanes that were long enough to stableize the bolt but narrow enough to fit between the sights.
@@TheWaterSwatters great brother!
If I had to make them I would take two of those veins off of that the biggest veins off of that broadhead you're putting on there cuz it's way too heavy the tip alone is probably 125 grain
What is the final length of the bolt?
Would you try this on deer at 20 yards maybe 15 at the least? Looks like it'll do the job with those arrows you put together. Im looking to get one for 2024 season,a full size crossbow probably would work better but i like the compact size you can fit in a backpack and hop on a mountain bike through the forest.
If not deer how about fox. Do you think this will take a gray fox at 20 yards?
I wouldn't try it on a deer, it would for sure work on a fox. I'd check your regs. This bow doesn't meet the minimum requirements to deer hunt where I'm at.
I checked my state regulations and saw it must have 125 lb for crossbow .I really like that reverce crossbow you shoot with, how many pounds is that one?
top vid bro ill be making some
It's not so much that is difficult to make your own bolts because it's not. The difficulty is having the right supplies. feather fletching for example. But the bigger issue I've run into with the mini striker specifically is matching the bolt diameter of the stock bolts(micro diameter) and trying to find the right accessories for that diameter. Some list inner diameter, some list only the outer diameter so your left guessing what insert will work with what diameter bolt.... It's one big crapshoot
Love this channel
Thanks!
Had no idea you could unload that pistol crossbow, thanks
Awesome man , I think ill just be lazy and buy the arrows with the feathers on them and cut the ends off and put the inserts in lol . Should be good enough to hunt possums I guess or rabbits . Add a red dot scope also lol .
A red dot would definitely help!
@@TheWaterSwatters Can imagine your bolts are much better than the shitty ones they come with . Use to have a compound bow that thing was just brutal . Just got a Mankung cross bow in the mail , looks like a bit of a toy . But I know it's not . Amazing how heavy the thing is . Probably end up getting a more powerful one . I like the look of the 120 pound Mamba .Be handy to stick in a pack etc . That video where you take down the Deer with one that's similar to the Mamba was very impressive .
Will that work on a deer out to 20 yards??
awesome.God bless.
Could you make a video how you make your hunting bolts for your ballista bat/mini striker? I’ve tried using normal bolts and ended breaking my string. Already replaced but I’ve been trying to make some hunting bolts
As soon as I can make the parts available. I don't want to make a video and then yall not be able to get your hands on the pieces needed.
@@TheWaterSwatterscurious if you can use compound arrows because they’re a lot small than the crossbow bolts and just custom your own arrows from there
Let’s see those striker bows custom made bolts? I’d like to use the factory hunting bolts they just can’t group good enough with a full size broadhead
Last year I made them just like this, cut to 14 inches...only the arrow didn't seat against the string. Worked anyway! This year imma use a smaller arrow diameter, reuse nocks from broken arrows and heavy arrow incerts.
Great video. Im sick of these flimsy aluminum 7.5mm bolts. Been looking at doy bolts.Doesn't the larger diameter cause issues for potential dry fire because the bolt is sitting higher on the rail.
Na the nock sits below the rail slot.
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Gonna make me some for mine thanks for sharing, hope you can get on some hog's, I have the same crossbow 👌🏼
Man I do too! Them hogs are a problem everywhere....guess I shouldn't have complained last winter about'em. I haven't seen one in months.
@@TheWaterSwatters lol they'll be back
So replacing stock bolt heads with broadheads doesn't work well because of the small fletching? Don't know, I have six broadheads from China and haven't fired them once. Target practice, not shooting to kill yet.
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Hi can I use this crossbow for deer
It's not legal to use for deer in Oklahoma where I live. Ya better check your local regs but I'd say probably not gonna be legal.
@@TheWaterSwatters thanks if it is legal will this crossbow be able to kill a deer
I'd be interested to see what kind of group you could get at 30 yards off a bench rest or bipod and how much arrow drop there is from a 10 yard zero. Im guessing a 15" of holdover
Oh goodness I'm not sure. I've shot the compound bows at 30 yards but not the 80lb one. I bet with them heavy bolts it would take more than a 15 inch hold over but I've been wrong before. Lol several time!
@@TheWaterSwatters science, Ok maybe 20 yards. It would be interesting to see how far you could shoot a consistent 8" group.
@@dustinh4175 I'll try it and let ya know!
I've noticed that a pistol crossbow has such limited range that shooting a fletchless arrow, you get very reasonable accuracy . at the effective range you're describing, sub 15 yards, I'd be willing to bet green money you won't notice a difference in performance!ance on a shaft with zero fetch vs one with two vanes.
I'd probably have to take that bet if we were shooting broadheads. I've shot them without fletchings, with short fletching, plastic fletchings, feather fletchings and a few things in-between. There is a noticeable difference.
With a perfectly tuned bow maybe but not with these little bows......there's a difference.
what broadhead are you using? I have some toxic ones but Im interested in the ones you have
I use G5 Montecs...I just like'em! I got a jig I use to sharpen 'em that let's me reuse them, sometimes several times.
I'm looking to make some custom arrows for my 150Ib BALLISTA BAT Reverse Draw mini crossbow, what do I need or is the process the same?
Thank you,
Process is about the same but you need them micro diameter shafts.
Thank you @@TheWaterSwatters
hi tell me when i use bigger bolts on my alligator can i take down an deer
Maybe if ya get it close enough. It's not legal for me to even try it in my state. The bow doesn't have a 100lb draw, which is the minimum for crossbow hunting where I live.
Temu has them already made😂
The tubing cutters work good for aluminum shafts, but not carbon fiber shafts, carbon fiber frays when cut with a cutter made for cutting metals. Yes,I tried.
It frays a little but works. The carbon arrows I used to deer hunt last year were cut with this little pipe cutter. They worked fine.
You say feather veins are better than plastic ones but in your squirrel videos you use the same plastic ones that you sell on your website even though they feel more like rubber now that I’ve bought some and they fly perfectly but I’m just confused
This is an older video. At the time I couldn't find any fletching small enough to fit between the front sight post. So I used feather fletchings so they would lay down as they passed through. Now that I've found a small 3 inch vane that fits between the sight post I use those. Kinda a growing or learning process.
What type of adhesive do you use?
Super glue
@@TheWaterSwatterson the heavy metal inserts too?
You gotta get some illuminocks for those.
Yeah I had illuminocks in the ones I already made. I just didn't switch'em on.
You tried em on coyote?
I've tried and tried hunting coyotes. I just haven't been able to get one close enough to take a shot at.
@@TheWaterSwatters they're slippery little guys
I got mine a few days ago... and super NOT accurate. I get a good group for three botls and then the next two will be 5 inches away for the other group... sucks.
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Dude, I really don't understand what these troubles are for. At those distances that the alligator works, arrows can be taken without plumage at all, it will hit 15-20 meters anyway! 100%😊
Lol well do what works for you!
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Why don't you just buy a scaled-down broadhead for that crossbow bolt duh
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I keep seeing people buying these crossbows for children, so incredibly dangerous. I love my babies and ain't no way in hell! Just sayin'