See our Crossbow Ballistics Guides section for a complete understanding of how we conducted our tests and why this data matters. Your actual results will vary slightly depending on weather, and significantly with arrow weight change. Use our arrow ballistics calculator for more valuable information. I even moved back to 80 yards and kept my groupings within a 4” circle. I was delighted with how well this crossbow shot, giving me 1” groupings from 25 yards and 2” groupings from 50 yards. Once I had sighted in the crossbow, I started doing accuracy tests. The arrows have enough kinetic energy to knock my target into a tree hard enough to leave an imprint. This crossbow isn’t the most powerful on the market, but it will get the job done. The Excalibur Vixen II shoots 325-gr arrows at up to 285 fps, with 59 ft. So, use the bow stringer for your safety as well as your crossbow’s. Yes, I know that my grandfather probably used the “step-through” method of stringing his bow, but that method has been proven unsafe for all archers. I also carry a bow stringer and an extra bowstring just in case. One of the nicest things about recurve crossbows is that you can restring them in the field if you need to. Finally, I installed the sights and mounted the Vari-Zone scope. After that, I installed the foot stirrup and the quiver. The first step is to mount the prod assembly onto the stock and riser using the Allen screws and Allen wrench Excalibur includes in the box. The Vixen II is astonishingly easy to assemble, and I had it up and running for sight-in within 15 minutes. The Excalibur Vixen II Crossbow, including stock and prodĪssembling The Excalibur Vixen II Crossbow Each package delivered by Excalibur includes the following items: The crossbow is finished in either Realtree Hardwoods HD or Realtree APC Pink. The Excalibur Vixen II, with its short, light draw weight of 150 lbs., and its reduced pull length, was designed with smaller framed hunters in mind. Welcome to this Crossbow Review of the Excalibur Vixen II Varizone Crossbow Package. Packaged scope does not have illuminated reticles Should something go wrong with your instrument, then "push to service" bundles all pertinent device-specific documents required by support teams to more efficiently address reported concerns (without sending any raw data, sample, or personal information), reducing the time taken to accurately diagnose the issue and maximizing instrument uptime.- Available in pink camo for female hunters Being able to see what is happening in real time or receive e-mail and text notifications when your run is complete, or an error occurs, means that you don’t have to worry about that all-important analysis.Īdditionally, documenting system maintenance and other relevant information within the instrument logbook allows quick understanding of important recent activities, such as calibration events, for your laboratory analysts, who can also use Almanac web-based monitoring to schedule instrument access time, maximizing system utilization. Monitor your LC-MS and GC-MS remotely from your desktop or mobile phone to increase your productivity and allow you to focus on other activities. Additionally, cloud-based applications, such as Almanac web-based monitoring, allow you to remotely monitor your systems and drive productivity.
The landing page for the Xcalibur software not only serves as the configurable portal to your applications, you can also receive application update information, ensuring that you have the latest version of software. When you need to interrogate your data-from elemental compositions, plotting chromatograms, spectral views, performing library searches and much more-or perform basic quantitation, the FreeStyle and Quan Browser applications included with the Xcalibur software allow you to gain insights into your data. With a homepage that conveniently hosts all your installed applications and provides easy access to instrument control, method development, data acquisition, and reviewing, Xcalibur software makes it quick and easy to navigate through your workflows. Integration with cloud-based tools for productivity Comprehensive toolset and landing page for all your installed applicationsĪd-hoc data reviewing and quantitative capabilities