So you have been doing the back-wind two times and are pressing the gear release button on the third time?Shot about 80 arrows through the new vapor at the range and after my last shot I can't get the trigger box to release and slide down the rail. It's not an issue where there's tension on the trigger box. It's that the either the lock isn't dropping down enough to release the pin on the box or when the release is dropped down the trigger box doesn't come up high enough to clear the latch. The trigger box is hanging up by about 1/64th of an inch.
It was %;01 when I tried to get ahold of TP and they were closed for the weekend. 😔
Anybody else encounter an issue like this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have but there were some times when backwinding that i would catch myself that I didn't press the gear release button on the third revolution. It has released and resolved and now seems to be functioning> THANK YOU TX_RDXguySo you have been doing the back-wind two times and are pressing the gear release button on the third time?
That's great news! I am looking forward to getting a Vapor in the near future.I have but there were some times when backwinding that i would catch myself that I didn't press the gear release button on the third revolution. It has released and resolved and now seems to be functioning> THANK YOU TX_RDXguy
Whoa, I would not be popping anything with a screwdriver.Issue NOT resolved😔
The trigger box latch does not drop down far enough to release the trigger box down the rail.
I can slide a screwdriver behind the trigger box and pop it forward so it slides down the rail. Any thoughts??.
Issue NOT resolved😔
The trigger box latch does not drop down far enough to release the trigger box down the rail.
I can slide a screwdriver behind the trigger box and pop it forward so it slides down the rail. Any thoughts??.
Don't mess around with screwdrivers. Call Tenpoint, get an RA # and have them go over your bow.
Read the manual and make sure you’re following the instructions correctly on every aspect of your specific crossbow.
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S#&t happens to all of us somewhere down the road. I happened to do the same thing this weekend on the 112th shot on the Vapor. I found this thread and the picture a few posts above by Gabby was exactly the situation I am in. I methodically loaded the arrow and pulled the trigger, thank the Lord for the dry fire pin that saved me breaking something other than the trigger box catch. I still am perplexed let alone pissed at what I did wrong but the results show the nock must not have been fully engaged with the string.Good to here it was operator error and faulty action work from Tenpoint. I have the same anti dri fire safety on all my Excalibur's, it catches the string as soon as it is fired, I can see where this would not be similar to some, but Robert we have always had this similar anti dri fire on out recurves, they save exploding the bow, but I am surprised they cause damage to any part of the action. One more reason I have and continue to shy away from any bow with this type of trigger cartridge,,,, I'll stick with the old reliable,, just to old fashion to accept some of these new newfangled systems!!
Also you would think that if it is a known problem and they knew exactly what it was when I described it, they could manufacture the part out of a stronger metal so as not to pay all that repair shipping for a $5 part. Bad design by my book.Me thinks TP did not think the learning curve would be this sharp on the AcuSlide series of bows. I pay close attention EACH time I cock and load my Viper. However, in defense of the consumer they have had 3 different instructions on using the acuslide since it was released. I follow the most recent.