How to Install FIRENOCKS for Your CROSSBOW!
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- I've been a big fan of Burt Coyote Lumenoks for years, but with the new Scorpyd comes new nocks. Here's my install. Not perfect, but it worked!
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Now, I am not sponsored by anyone. I am a free agent. I experiement with different types of gear, but I'll tell you my honest opinion about everything out there. I am not sponsored by Excalibur or Scorpyd...read on:
Bunjie (The O.B.) is a 2010 Excalibur Axiom Crossbow. After a decade of killing deer, hogs, squirrels--you name it!--with the "stock" 20" Easton Firebolt arrows, Bunjie experimented with heavy arrows during 2020 but has since decided to hunt with 20" ProFlight arrows from Easton, for a total arrow weight of just under 400 grains when tipped with a 100 grain Rage Crossbow Hypodermic Broadhead. This keeps ol' Bunjie around 300fps. Is Bunjie retired as of 2021?
Bunjie, Jr., is my daughter Genevieve's crossbow, an Excalibur Micro Suppressor 355. She also shoots ProFlights (16.5" variety) with a 150 grain Rage Trypan Crossbow Broadhead, for a total arrow weight around 415 grains. This crossbow was a much appreciated gift from a Friend of Bunjie, and it changed Death by Bunjie forever by inspiring Genevieve to become a part of it as a second-generation crossbow hunter, and it also convinced me there is a benefit to a newer, faster crossbow (see our 2020 Maryland Doe Hunt).
Bunjie III (or Bunjie '21, Bunjie 3.0) is a 2021 Scorpyd Deathstalker, the result of trying various models and looking at dozens of them online for characteristics I liked. It is, in fact, another gift from a different Friend of Bunjie, which goes to show how important Friends of Bunjie are to this channel and what an impact they can have. Although I really liked what I saw online, I would not have even tried a Scorpyd given that no shops near me carried them. This was sent to me new, free of charge...with the only stipulation being that if I didn't like it, I would send it back to that FOB. After spending some time with it, I am convinced it is, in fact, the right crossbow for me in 2021, and I look forward to showcasing this crossbow in future videos.
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Very awesome Rich. I hope you guys have a great time this year.
Thank you for all of the awesome info on UA-cam and thank you for going above and beyond answering my foodplot question on Facebook
Very cool. Nice job Rich as always!
That was pretty cool . I like the snap in of the nock and that would be nice if you could replace the Half moon , Flat nock with this then it would be Guaranteed not to dry fire because the arrow would be connected to the string .Thanks Rich
Nice video
barnett makes an arrow (bolt) with the nock already attached. i bought some today. of course i have to have them, i have a barnett raptor
Lite-Brite has changed since I was a kid. Lol. Wish I could make it to the meet and greet. Thanks this was very helpful🎯
Nice job.
Andy uk
I’ve recently had problems with Lumenok. With the faster speed of these new bows, the battery is coming loose on impact. Called Lumenok and talked with the vice president of the company and he had a suggestion; put a cork in the end of the arrow shaft, only putting it in enough where the battery of the Lumenok will touch or ride against the cork. Said he would send me three 5/16” corks and 3 new batteries, free of charge. Hope that remedies my problem. That’s good customer service!
That's a new one for me, I had not heard that problem about faster crossbows but I can totally see it. Faster crossbows require heavier Duty targets and those try to stop the arrow even faster than normal. Thank you for sharing this because it's something I need to consider.
A few tricks for successful Firenock installation
1) One should not use nail polish acetone as it has lotion in it. Use. 100% acetone for best result. And blow out any acetone before using super glue. Acetone is a debonder for CA gel glue.
2) When install or remove the battery. Make sure you use counter clockwise rotation on the battery to prevent battery wire binding.
3) when install the Firenock into the shaft. It is advise to use strung wax on the nock cylinder for easy turning of nock and blood proof the circuit
4) one should turn the nock for the last 3/8” of in to prevent the battery from hanging on the edge of the battery
5) one should hold the arrow with the nock side down and hold it still for no less than 4 seconds to shut of the internal 15 degree motion sensor for shut off process.
6) use the 24 gauge orange luerlock tip for precision AG0GEL glue gel application.
Just a tiny touch of oil on the threads of that insert tool will assure you can unscrew it and the glue won't get in there.
"And we're gonna lose it and not be able to find it." 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣
You will enjoy the firenocks
I love watching your videos thank you and same time I do want to meet you
Man I wish I could go on the meet and greet pig hunt. Been hard with my Dad passing away this past February. Hopefully I will get to go next year, and get to bring and use his crossbow. It's a cheaper model recurve type at 150 lbs so he could cock it. If not I myself am getting a new crossbow this year. Not sure which one, but your testing out videos help. Good luck to you and your daughter. Be safe and shoot straight. All hail the Bunjie Clan!
hey rich lumenock makes nocks that work with the scorpyd as well
I believe I have mentioned that I knew Dorge (inventor of fire nock) back when he was getting started. I wonder if you remember me mentioning that (while all mine were free) I couldn't use them. The reason being, they were too fragile.
The best? Technically they are.
What I am warning you right away is that you can break them easier than sneezing.
Google the wiggle method of turning them off. It works the best in my experience. Too expensive to be busting them up due to heavy handedness.
Great lights for sure but be xtra cautious.
When I remove the original nock with the new lumenock I use the lumenock tool to make sure the edge/rim of the arrow is perfectly even all the way around...with your new setup it might not be as critical...
If the glue insert moves and puts a tight nock slightly out of alignment... use waxed dental floss as a jam nut. Works very well.
I thought that you would have used the capture lumenok .300 on your deathstalker black eagle arrows,that they sell on eBay. Nice video now I know of the fire nocks and the install ,great job. $37.33 , for a 3 pack or the pink ones that are a little cheaper.
Manufacturer says Q nock only for this model though...I really would prefer the Lumenoks.
Hope those come pre installed also. Pretty cool how they turn off, I have to wrestle with lumenoks at times. I thought I saw some quill arrows with caption nocks advertised on them but might be mistaken, found it odd for excalibur.
You can get them preinstalled but not worth it.
Proflights with standard set up is 97 for 6. Lighted is 102 for 3.
Sweet! Very informative! Do they make FireNocks with the flat neck for Excalibur?
interesting, lighted knocks hurt FOC a little....would you watch some kill shots without a lighted nock? just surveying here
Way easier to see with lighted nocks
Yeahhh, and the FOC drawback i dont think would even be enough to notice, specially with elk, deer, and boar being the targets. Cant beat those backstraps🤤🤤🤤🤤
Can these “click-nocks” be used on crossbows that require half-moon nocks? My bolt moves out of battery at times while hunting. This would solve that problem.
Yup I would probably get so much glue in there the set tool would be unremovable lol! Just wondering if you have to leave it in while the glue sets or can you unscrew it and start working on your next arrow while it dries?
Dries in 30 seconds enough to get the tool out...but man I worried about that.
Hey Rich, me again! Prostaff for woodys archery supply. You may contact my good friend Jeffrey Garwood. I know you wanted to do a live steam with him but he's a 🐔 😆 I'm still poking trying to make that happen.
Emailed him a bit ago, happy to talk further 😀
Wow, those are way more complicated than Lumenoks. Going to have to check your POI, that's probably changed with all that extra stuff on the back end. Second wow, those turn off easy, that's worth the install aggravation.
Where do I buy these?
I got off their website but I can tell you since then I've come to not like them, my personal thoughts and wanted you to know if that matters
@@Deathbybunjie what is the issue with these? are there another option for Q nocks?
@@kurtrudolph5412 I found them to be too complex for what they do. Also, we had one break on us. I went back to the Lumenok because I never had these issues with those.
@@Deathbybunjie are you using the Lumenock XXX with your Scropyd. New too xbows and was told only to use the Q nocks
@@kurtrudolph5412 Parker ruby red...Scorpyd gave me mixed signals on this, website still says ok, and they work great. Is what it is, but firenock is a deal breaker for me