[Gabowman]

Bet he keeps whats left of his thumb below the rail n string line after that!

Yea man....I would think so too.

 

[Hardawaypoints]

I watched a buddy of mine skin the hide and part of the nail off his left thumb when he was shooting his crossbow at the range at my house. I would have felt bad for him, but I told him to keep his fingers below the rail about 3 minutes before it happened. It took a little while for the skin & nail to grow back for him, but it did. It left a mark. I guarantee he won't be so careless with his fingers around that string again.

Jim

 

[Cossack]

My buddy, who just started crossbowing, made the mistake of laying his hand alongside the bow ....'like he does his rifle'....once. Not as damaging as the picture but he won't do that again. Personally have done it twice with a bow I used to have. Pride hurt more than the lost thumbnail. FIRST thought that came to mind was Dumbs--t!

 

[Zrt1200]

I did not read every post but, You always have to think safety with a crossbow and pay attention to what you are doing as well. When I see post's like this I always think the bow was bought from a box store or online as if the person bought it from a reputable shop they should have been told about the safety things they need to know. On the same token some people just dont pay attention to what they are doing. Every one has drove down the road and seen a car all over the place because the driver was text messaging!! Then they wonder why they get hurt.

 

[Downeaster]

I believe this is one of the major reasons why there are manditory classes in states to be able to
get a crossbow license. I know a friend who did the same, and he sold his xbow right after losing
a thumb.

 

[stringunnr]

where can i get one of those?
everybody need to use this Bipod what ever it cost !!

 

[buckmaster221]

Several years ago, when I first started looking at crossbows, I was in a local shop and a former state champion was in there helping a customer. One of the first things he told they guy was to keep his fingers and thumb BELOW the string for just that reason. If you have never been without the use of your thumb, for whatever reason, you should try taping it or wrapping it up so you can't use it. Then you will see just how difficult it is to do anything without the use of it. I still have all of my digits intact thankfully, but have been without the use of my thumb before. It's not easy doing things that we take for granted, like tying your shoes for example.

 

[Mike]

Aimo -

What "bipod"...?
I see a folding handle or at best a "monopod". In this case..(!), bi means...two, I only see one leg on the end.

And yea, while accidents happen, DON"T crush the crossbow for people not paying attention...or being stupid (too much liquid breakfast / lunch. They've already got warnings all over them, they have a larger thAn nessesary forend, some have folding handles..

Maybe a hard plastic, one size fits "some", glove that's cast into the forend..will keep fingers safe !

Mike

 

[fishstu]

I like the TenPoint Thumb saftey with the grip guard combo, works well to keep your thumbs and fingers out of the way, since you are forced to hold the xbow grip. So I can't do that again even when using a shooting rest where you don't need your second hand for support.

Im new to xbows and picked up a 2012 Ten Point Elit XLT
Safety was a BIG factor going with Ten point. Ten Point xbows also have a flanged guard on the fore grip that prevents your hand going around the barrel, there are 2 safetys -The one on the fore grip ensures that your fingers etc are positioned way below the barrel to be able to push the safety button by either a thumb or for leftys like me a fore finger. Ten Point also have anti dry-fire.

 

[Highlander]

Without the plastic flanged finger and thumb guard in place on the TenPoint xbows that offer them, it is possible for the base of the thumb or base of fingers (palm as well) to active the the safety button on the fore-grip allowing the thumbs and fingers to get above the rail (this is for those TenPoints that have the safety button on the fore-grip). With the combo of the two, the fore-grip button safety and the plastic guard, one can't activate the button (at least very easily) with the base of fingers or thumb or the palm of the hand. You really need both of the safety features. I like the anti-dryfire as well, it comes in handy for most at least once. That's all it takes to cause xbow damage in many cases, one dry-fire.

If you have a xbow with a plastic type of finger and thumb guard only, be careful if you shoot from a rest where your second hand is free. If you forget and get your hand or whatever above the rail, severe bodily damages will occur. There are a lot of injuries when crossbows are shot from rests, where they are not being supported by the second hand.

It is impossible to make a crossbow 100% safe, but I believe credit is due to TenPoint for leading the industry in safety features. Thumbs-up to them, no pun intended. I don't like to hear about anybody getting hurt, no matter what caused it and whoever's fault it is. As others have stated you can't fix stupid, but most of us are stupid every once in a while and it only takes once for you to find out the hard way. For those crossbow shooters that are perfect and never make a mistake, hats off to ya. Be careful when you let other's use your crossbow and supervise them very closely.

 

[coolercoleman]

Sorry to hear about your injury, Cooler.

I cut my thumb bad when using a shooting rest using my Ghost 400. Should have just keep my hand away.

I like the TenPoint Thumb saftey with the grip guard combo, works well to keep your thumbs and fingers out of the way, since you are forced to hold the xbow grip. So I can't do that again even when using a shooting rest where you don't need your second hand for support.

[font='Arial'']Funny thing is my brother sold his crossbow after I lost my thumb. I just started hunting this week with the crossbow that ate my finger. I modified my crossbow with a homemade dropdown grip. There were a few daemons on my shoulder the first time I shot it after the accident. I will look at the ten point for next season.[/font]

 

[billygoat]

I cant reach the string with my hand on my excal. Maybe shooting at rest is the only real danger. I must say im very mindful of that string when using my bow. fingers crossed it stays that way!!

 

[coolercoleman]

Me to!

 

[lovetohunt]

That looks like it hurt. I hope he don't give up using a crossbow, but instead is more careful from here on out.

 

[Stalker]

Sorry this happened to you and hope it heals well. But it is a good reminder to the rest of us.I am very cautious when shooting my bows.But cant help think it could happen to me in the heat of the moment when shooting at a deer or other animal.Did it happen shooting at a target or a animal? Hope you recover fast and welcome to crossbow nation.

 

[agingcrossbower]

Coolercoleman that makes my teeth grind. Damn!

 

[BWRPWR6]

thats not gunna happen to me!!

 

[deliriousnomad]

looks like being a verteran of the crossbow game is like being a good shop teacher... some digits are missing!

I have had mine hit! no damage but it was a reminder.

this post will be good for my 10 year old to see...

 

[sportsman70004]

Thats why i like Excal. bows, wider stock helps keep fingers down...

 

[bobbyd1947]

I won't even shoot it freehand I always use my shooting sticks.