Horton General Crossbow - Manual (Page 11)

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ARROW SAFETY & SELECTION
When handling your crossbow in the treestand
or while carrying it when it is cocked, do not
grab or hold it by the barrel and fore-stock, thereby putting your
hand into the release path of the bowstring. If the bow were
to accidentally fire, the string will severely injure your hand or
possibly amputate one or more fingers. To keep your hand away
from the release path of the bowstring while loading an arrow,
carefully hold the arrow with your index and middle fingers and
your thumb just behind the broadhead as you slide it into position.
Before you load an arrow, check all of your
shooting lanes to make sure there are no tree
limbs or branches in the way of your crossbow limbs. If your
crossbow limbs were to hit a branch or tree limb during the
shot, you could damage the bow, knock yourself off your stand,
or otherwise seriously injure yourself. Finally, carefully load your
arrow, and hang your crossbow on a bow hook or hold it securely
in your lap while hunting.
ARROW & BROADHEAD SAFETY
Broadheads are razor sharp. Do not handle them
with your bare hands to avoid serious personal
injury or death from bleeding. Make sure broadheads are safely
protected by a quiver when storing or transporting arrows.
Keep your crossbow and broadheads out of the
reach of children.
Inspect your arrows before shooting them to
determine that they are not bent or damaged.
Never use an arrow with a bent shaft, damaged nock or fletching,
or with a missing insert or field point/broadhead because it could
cause the crossbow to operate improperly and/or the arrow to fly
in an unintended direction, potentially seriously injuring you or a
bystander.
Use standard-weight arrows weighing at least
370-grains. Arrows heavier than 370-grains are
acceptable as well. Using arrows lighter than what is specified by
the manufacturer can cause a dry-fire effect and may cause the
limbs to break resulting in serious personal injury.
Do not use small diameter arrows (less than
22/64ths) or arrows with flat, moon, or capture
nocks because they may cause the crossbow to malfunction and
may seriously injure you or others.
Inspect carbon arrow shafts for hairline
fractures or cracks. Firing a damaged carbon
shaft can cause it to shatter, scattering fragments, which could
seriously injure you or others.
Following your hunt, remove your arrow and
return and secure it in your quiver. Attach the
unloaded crossbow to the bow rope and lower it to the ground.
After you disconnect your safety harness from the tree strap,
make sure you remain connected to your lifeline before you begin
your descent.
ARROW SELECTION
Horton Crossbow Innovations recommends the Horton 20-inch
Carbon Arrow, made by Victory® Archery, with its crossbows.
This arrow is standard-weight at 400-grains with a 100-grain
field point/broadhead. The 20-inch carbon arrows deliver an
optimum blend of speed and kinetic energy, making them ideal
all-purpose hunting arrows. Their weight allows them to absorb
a higher percentage of a crossbow’s energy than lighter arrows,
thereby reducing vibration, stress, noise, and the likelihood of
bow damage. Their weight makes them generate more kinetic
energy than lightweight arrows for improved accuracy and power
down range. The advantage of this arrow is that the blend of
speed and power makes them effective and suitable for nearly all
hunting and shooting circumstances.
Horton 20-Inch Carbon Arrow Specifications
400-grains (with 100-grain field point or broadhead)
22/64ths carbon
.300 shaft I.D.
8.7 grains-per-inch
Fusion 3-inch Shield cut Q21 vane
87-grain brass insert
All Horton arrows are fabricated with
Omni-Nocks.
The Omni-Nock design features six micro-grooves that form three
string alignment channels. These channels eliminate the indexing
problem associated with moon and capture nocks. On today’s
narrower crossbows with acute string angles, the Omni-Nock
also keeps the bowstring from shooting over or under an arrow.
Even if you slightly misalign your vane when you load an arrow, the
Omni-Nock will self-correct the alignment as acceleration begins.