Just like anything else electronic, probably great when it works, and it will probably work the majority of the time, but there will undoubtedly be those situations where it will "freeze", as I have read about the Garmin compound bow sight doing. That is just the nature of technology. $1500 is way too much for me to put into a sight, even when I am using a top of the line bow or crossbow. I want to know for certain that my scope is going to work every single time I go out to hunt.
I have to admit being rather intrigued by the sight--having the ability to range and shoot from one device certainly will improve the odds of a successful hunt & ethical kill. The only down side I am seeing is the sheer size of the unit and how far it sits up above the crossbow.
A 3.5 magnification is fine for up to a 30 yard shot, when you get to a 50 yard shot you want to move that magnification up to a 6.5. After that at 80 yards you want a 8-10 magnification or better. That why a normal run of the mill rifle scope is 3-9X40. This Garmin scope is stationary at 3.5 MM. I will pass on this scope and keep my Sig Sauer Sierra 3 BDX 3.5-10X 42 MM and Kilo 1400 6X20MM rangefinder that is transferring its data 4 times a second to the scope to position the holdover dot where the deer is at.
@@billsmith147 With respect I disagree, 3.5 or even less magnification is just fine well beyond 30 yards. I have a Hawke crossbow scope on my son's Barnett Whitetail Hunter II and I've tested it out to 70 yards & it did so very accurately and easily--plus I could have taken it out farther with no issues. I get it, magnification can definitely be an asset but it is not that critical on a crossbow.
@@wcwcgarner2717 We've been throughly impressed with it. Shot it probablly 500 times now in tests, capturing video and playing at deer lease. It's easy to set up as well
Would really be awesome with flir for that set shooting time of day or night, beginning shooting times often in the morning are far to drop for me to see clearly to identify my target
Carlos, I'm not sure I totally understand your question. When using the Xero crossbow sight after you get a range locked in you have a single aiming dot and that's your aiming point. Standing by to help if this didn't answer your question. Thanks
You provide the information by either using a chronograph or answer the questions that the Garmin will ask you, if you don't have a crony, it allows you to make arrow/bolt profiles,such as for hunting and or target shooting. Much much more. It projects a dot on the glass, and not the actual animal or target. No more gap shooting with pins.
No we shot all the video you see using our phone through the scope piece. We sort of rigged that out to make it happen or just sat the phone on the stock. Adding a way to record the shot down the road sure would be a great addition
@@WhitetailDiaries there are rumors that Garmin is developing its next generation to record, if that's true I will have it. There was a big price jump on May 1st, wonder if the next generation has anything to do with that?
🤣 Pretty chilly gunna be in the 50s 🥶 that's hilarious to me. I bet it must be a bugger being so warm you gotta find the critter right away and I suppose you don't get to hang them unless you got a walk in cooler. I live in northern MN I'd like to deer hunt in the 50s once.
For that time of the year it was chilly....PLUS I'm a bit soft anyhow being a Texas so when it does drop below 50 I look for the long Johns! Thanks for the comment
Yeah but there's a weird hatred towards crossbows in the archery community in terms of bow hunting, I use one Because I have Cerebral Palsy so I can't hunt with a regular bow but I don't get the hate towards crossbows
Game is wounded just as easily with a crossbow as they are with a compound. It boils down to the shooters training and confidence in the shot and even then it still happens. It’s an unfortunate part of hunting.
Since moving to a crossbow, my shots have been more precise and speedy kills. Less suffering and complete pass thru with every shot. I’ve done my 30 years of vertical bows so it my time to use crossbows.
Very interesting sight. Does a great job. Takes the fun and skill out hunting in my opinion. The only time I like technology like this is in the military, when someone will shoot back at you. I like clean kills, but when you introduce this to hunters most will push the limits vs a 90% clean kill. Thanks for posting.
@@justincammidge it's advancements like this, that actually are detrimental. Where i live, they tried to ban crossbows from bow season, this year. Luckily, that was one of the proposals that didn't pass. And the reason, was because they use scopes.
@@zzz7zzz9 they wont pass it because now days believe it or not less people hunt that's why in WV they let people use crossbows to bring back the sport
@@MrTNBassmaster it was actually bow hunters recommending it be passed. The typical hunter-division that exists. The elitest 'i'm a bow-hunter' attitude, they think the bow-season should be just for them. They hate crossbows. Similar to how there's elitest fly-fishermen, thinking they are better, because they use a flyrod.
Keep in mind this isn't a vertical bow, it's a crossbow and a totally different means and method to hunt with so sure you'll see some states enact different seasons and some won't so always check for the area you're hunting. Finally it's still hunting it's just a different style of hunting no different than rifles, handguns, recurves, muzzleloaders, shotguns etc are different and in the end everyone hunts with what they want and how they want to hunt.
YOU GUYS WHISPER HOW ANNOYING AND YOU DO IT EVEN AFTER YOU SHOOT YOUR DEER, DEER DEAD NO NEED TO WHISPER ANYMORE SORRY BUT NOT JUST ME EVERYONE I TALK WITH SAYS SAME THING !
Appreciate your comment James. We actually addressed why we still whisper after the shot in a separate video. Here is the link below. Happy Hunting! ua-cam.com/users/shortsHR5iX8d2Z60
If a deer has bedded down right nearby and you go to yelling and screaming you risk spooking that deer out of where he bedded down to die. Do we know it's dead and or running dead it's not uncommon but todays crossbows and bows are so fast it's better to be safe than sorry
What are your thoughts about the new Garmin Xero X1i Crossbow Sight?
Want now . Not when this season is over
Just like anything else electronic, probably great when it works, and it will probably work the majority of the time, but there will undoubtedly be those situations where it will "freeze", as I have read about the Garmin compound bow sight doing. That is just the nature of technology. $1500 is way too much for me to put into a sight, even when I am using a top of the line bow or crossbow. I want to know for certain that my scope is going to work every single time I go out to hunt.
I have to admit being rather intrigued by the sight--having the ability to range and shoot from one device certainly will improve the odds of a successful hunt & ethical kill. The only down side I am seeing is the sheer size of the unit and how far it sits up above the crossbow.
A 3.5 magnification is fine for up to a 30 yard shot, when you get to a 50 yard shot you want to move that magnification up to a 6.5. After that at 80 yards you want a 8-10 magnification or better. That why a normal run of the mill rifle scope is 3-9X40. This Garmin scope is stationary at 3.5 MM.
I will pass on this scope and keep my Sig Sauer Sierra 3 BDX 3.5-10X 42 MM and Kilo 1400 6X20MM rangefinder that is transferring its data 4 times a second to the scope to position the holdover dot where the deer is at.
@@billsmith147 With respect I disagree, 3.5 or even less magnification is just fine well beyond 30 yards. I have a Hawke crossbow scope on my son's Barnett Whitetail Hunter II and I've tested it out to 70 yards & it did so very accurately and easily--plus I could have taken it out farther with no issues. I get it, magnification can definitely be an asset but it is not that critical on a crossbow.
That sight is incredible 🙌🏻
It's a great site for 1399. But I am still going to buy it. It is wow.
@@wcwcgarner2717 We've been throughly impressed with it. Shot it probablly 500 times now in tests, capturing video and playing at deer lease. It's easy to set up as well
That Garmin scope is top notch 👌.
Nice... thank you for the share!
Would really be awesome with flir for that set shooting time of day or night, beginning shooting times often in the morning are far to drop for me to see clearly to identify my target
Got me a steambow Excalibur bulldog 440 and the garmin xero
Sighted it in and it is fantastic, can’t wait to go moose hunting
Good lukc this season!!! YOU'LL Love that sight!
Hi man, thanks for the video. does this rangefinder work in dark night?
How did you video through your scope
We just put our phone up to the scope. You can see how we did it here.
ua-cam.com/video/h9W-URqu8U8/v-deo.html
@@WhitetailDiaries Thank you
Is it compatible with night vision? I can’t find anything information on Garmin’s website .
Not sure will see what we can find out.
What cross hair was that in your sight for that shot? 1st or 2nd one down?
Carlos, I'm not sure I totally understand your question. When using the Xero crossbow sight after you get a range locked in you have a single aiming dot and that's your aiming point. Standing by to help if this didn't answer your question. Thanks
@@WhitetailDiaries I understand now. I'm sorry, yes that is awesome, thinking about getting on of those sights for my bow.
What tripod and attachment were you using?
That's the BOG Death Grip Tripod. Best one we've ever used for this type of shooting if you want a steady locked down brace
@@WhitetailDiaries thanks for the reply! I will try one out, just ordered!
Garmin needs to increase the optical zoom and speed up the lock-on. A bonus would be thermal version.
Really cool scope, just well above my pay grade. $1400 scope on top of a $3000 crossbow. Really cool technology though.
It's even better when the crossbow & scope are given to you or this guy for free. Regular guys like have to pay for ours like always.
How do you calibrate it to your bow's speed?
It's menu driven during the set up, you simply scroll down or up from starting point. SUPER easy to do.
You provide the information by either using a chronograph or answer the questions that the Garmin will ask you, if you don't have a crony, it allows you to make arrow/bolt profiles,such as for hunting and or target shooting. Much much more. It projects a dot on the glass, and not the actual animal or target. No more gap shooting with pins.
1399 for the scope. But you know I have to have it.
Congratulations nice buck! Question does that xero scope record?
No we shot all the video you see using our phone through the scope piece. We sort of rigged that out to make it happen or just sat the phone on the stock. Adding a way to record the shot down the road sure would be a great addition
@@WhitetailDiaries there are rumors that Garmin is developing its next generation to record, if that's true I will have it. There was a big price jump on May 1st, wonder if the next generation has anything to do with that?
Love my Tenpoint Havoc Xero, a combination made by 2 great companies.
🤣 Pretty chilly gunna be in the 50s 🥶 that's hilarious to me. I bet it must be a bugger being so warm you gotta find the critter right away and I suppose you don't get to hang them unless you got a walk in cooler. I live in northern MN I'd like to deer hunt in the 50s once.
For that time of the year it was chilly....PLUS I'm a bit soft anyhow being a Texas so when it does drop below 50 I look for the long Johns! Thanks for the comment
wish more people would use crossbows that would cut down, I bet 70% of the wounded game animals.
Yeah but there's a weird hatred towards crossbows in the archery community in terms of bow hunting, I use one Because I have Cerebral Palsy so I can't hunt with a regular bow but I don't get the hate towards crossbows
Game is wounded just as easily with a crossbow as they are with a compound. It boils down to the shooters training and confidence in the shot and even then it still happens. It’s an unfortunate part of hunting.
Since moving to a crossbow, my shots have been more precise and speedy kills. Less suffering and complete pass thru with every shot. I’ve done my 30 years of vertical bows so it my time to use crossbows.
Very interesting sight. Does a great job. Takes the fun and skill out hunting in my opinion. The only time I like technology like this is in the military, when someone will shoot back at you. I like clean kills, but when you introduce this to hunters most will push the limits vs a 90% clean kill. Thanks for posting.
Most people use a bow for the challenge. The industry is removing that as much as possible.
I agree 100%
@@justincammidge it's advancements like this, that actually are detrimental. Where i live, they tried to ban crossbows from bow season, this year. Luckily, that was one of the proposals that didn't pass. And the reason, was because they use scopes.
@@zzz7zzz9 they wont pass it because now days believe it or not less people hunt that's why in WV they let people use crossbows to bring back the sport
@@MrTNBassmaster it was actually bow hunters recommending it be passed. The typical hunter-division that exists. The elitest 'i'm a bow-hunter' attitude, they think the bow-season should be just for them. They hate crossbows. Similar to how there's elitest fly-fishermen, thinking they are better, because they use a flyrod.
Keep in mind this isn't a vertical bow, it's a crossbow and a totally different means and method to hunt with so sure you'll see some states enact different seasons and some won't so always check for the area you're hunting. Finally it's still hunting it's just a different style of hunting no different than rifles, handguns, recurves, muzzleloaders, shotguns etc are different and in the end everyone hunts with what they want and how they want to hunt.
Cut your radio off
YOU GUYS WHISPER HOW ANNOYING AND YOU DO IT EVEN AFTER YOU SHOOT YOUR DEER, DEER DEAD NO NEED TO WHISPER ANYMORE SORRY BUT NOT JUST ME EVERYONE I TALK WITH SAYS SAME THING !
Appreciate your comment James. We actually addressed why we still whisper after the shot in a separate video. Here is the link below. Happy Hunting!
ua-cam.com/users/shortsHR5iX8d2Z60
If a deer has bedded down right nearby and you go to yelling and screaming you risk spooking that deer out of where he bedded down to die. Do we know it's dead and or running dead it's not uncommon but todays crossbows and bows are so fast it's better to be safe than sorry
What tripod are you using?
That's the Bog Death Grip. Best tripod we've found for anytime we're needing one from rifles, crossbows, handguns.