September 6, 2023 Ravin CrossBow How-To From unboxing to building to operation and troubleshooting.
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- This video covers the operation a Ravin Crossbow from start to finish. It includes maintenance and troubleshooting as well. I created this video to assist my customers in operating their new Ravin because many times when they get their new Ravin home they have trouble remembering all the things we went over during their purchase. I hope this helps.
Today we are using the Ravin R5X:
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This is the best review!!! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!!!
Thank you so much. I’m hope it was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Another good vid…well done!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.
You did a perfect video I just bought an R10, Never shot a crossbow in my life. I have COPD So archery season In California I can use a crossbow. Keep up the good work😊
You just made my day. That kind of feedback is exactly why I wanted to do these videos. Thanks so much for watching and let me know how your season goes.
Great video/advice! Best advice is to shoot the bow to decock it! The cocking handle will slip out of your hands during cold weather.
Agreed.
Thanks for this vid, man !!
I am new to crossbows and just got my first one - an R5X Camo which is on sale right now for $1199. The R26X will have to wait until the wife inherits the R5X and I get the R26X ! But after setup from the box it would not fire... returned to your vid and made sure that the bolt really did CLICK in, Good to go !!
That’s so great to hear. That’s why I made the video. To be honest that’s why I started the whole channel. So glad to know it helped. Thanks for watching.
Aye this Wes thanks man for all your help fixing my bow and your channel help me a lot
My pleasure buddy. Glad I could help and thanks for watching.
Thank you. Great safety video.
Wow! Youre doing so well! I saw you in the YT live with Sean Cannel and Think Media, keep it up! This is great!
Thank you so much. Start messy, right? lol. I had no idea how much I didn’t know until I started with VRA. Thanks for the encouragement.
Very informative video! Keep ‘em coming
Thank you and thanks for viewing.
On the ravin crossbows that click when you are cocking it , to make it silent all you have to do is keep the button pushed in on the but stock while cranking it just make sure to let off of the button before you take pressure off of the cranking handle
That’s correct. I never tell anyone but they figure it out pretty quick, lol. But if your hand comes off that handle while your finger is on that button it’s GAME OVER. thanks for watching.
Excellent
Thank you so much. And thanks for watching.
Let me ask you something…my new R10X was delivered day before yesterday and I set everything up, mounted/torqued base and scope, etc last night. One thing I noticed right off the bat was the rest…the factory standard rest on mine has two ceramic balls vice the two ceramic discs/wheels. Have they updated this standard R10X rest to the balls vice discs on the latest models, or do I possibly have a model that is a little older and the latest is the version with discs? I know their premium upgrade rest has the two stainless balls in it, but was just curious. The factory shot card with fps test on it chrono’d 428 at the factory so that’s certainly a plus. I’ve got two different chrono’s and will certainly shoot over both this wknd when I sight the scope in, to verify fps. This R10X is a crazy nice crossbow, made very well and handles damn good. At 6’3”, I let the butt stock out an inch and half and locked it down there and it shoulders really well for me.
The crank slides in perfectly
In a spot I. The butt stock.. you can literally see where it clicks in. Then you don’t have to have your hand anywhere near the danger zone in the front..
I’m so used to putting that handle in the quiver bracket I always forget the butt stock is even an option.
Just bought the r5x today and the crank was bad called ravin they they called my local dealers to get me a crank replacement instantly great customer service
Yep, that sounds like when I have to deal with Ravin. They are always very helpful.
Thanks
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
That R5X has the R26 front end which is 340# draw weight
Gonna buy one for my son. He is left-handed Can I mount the crank on the other side or does it come mounted already
That internal crank is only on the right side. The Charger EXT handle I believe can switch to left hand. The Suppressor Extreme comes with it.
Stuck between the r5x and reliable r10 what are your thoughts …just recently seen they discontinued the r5x so makes me worried bout reliability
Almost the same crossbow. The R5X has a silent crank, that’s about the only difference. If they discontinue the R5X it’s just because they are upgrading it to a different model. It’s a very solid performer.
Im a novice for crossbows but i had shoulder surgery and will be using a crossbow this sept. Ive narrowed my choice to this R5X, the RDX410, and the TITAN400. An helpful insights? I dont live anywhere near a shop with crossbows and will be buying online.
All good choices but if you ask which one I would buy it would be the R5X. I just like the way the Ravin operates. I’ve got 3 videos (#4 is coming) on the whole process of unboxing and operating the Ravin. But I’ll be glad to help walk you thru any help you might need. Thanks for watching.
@@TrinityWild thank you!
This is the one I'm getting
You won’t be disappointed.
Just got a 10x - first ever crossbow. Little nervous on uncocking it. You mention shooting into a target, do you recommend a good target that doesn’t take so much force to remove the arrow?
amzn.to/3Yux4Fh This is a small Delta McKenzie bag that you use just to shoot into to de-cock your crossbow. You can keep it behind your shooting house or in the back of the truck. If you want a really good target just for shooting and sighting in check out the Big Shot that I did a video on a few months ago. My granddaughter pulls out the bolt with 2 fingers. Hope you enjoy your Ravin, they are pretty incredible. Thanks for watching.
How about letting us know why the 2 plastic tabs break off in the stock that go in to the little holes by the crank. I have had ny stock wobble.
I’m not exactly sure, but do you mean your quiver bracket is broken? Very easy to replace if that’s it.
No talking about the stock it self. There are 7 total screws that hold the stock to the crossbow rail it actually squeezes the stock to the flight rail and crank system. If you ever had the stock off of a ravin you would know what I mean.there is 2 plastic tabs one on each side of stock they stick out like 1/8" when you put each side of the stock on you need to line that tab with the hole in the back part of the rail were the crank assembly is. The 2 tabs are what keeps the stock from wobbling up and down seems like if you don't check all the stock screws the stock could slide forward or backwards alittle bit. Seems like just a poor Design there should be some type of screw that goes through the stock and screw in to the rail up were you crank the crossbow because that's were the 2 plastic tabs are. If you ever took a stock off you would definitely know what I'm talking about. I think if the stock screws are loose when you shoot it that puts stress on the 2 tabs and also when you uncocked it that will also.
Ah, now I know what you are talking about. Not many people have dug in that far on those so I thought you meant an external piece. I’ve only seen those damaged a couple of times when someone let the crank slip out of their hand. But I noticed years ago when I get them out of the box those 7 screws never seem tight enough. I tighten those before I start building them. That may be why I’ve never had any problems with that. I will bring that up to them the next time I call.
Yes you don't hear alot about it I'm not sure if people realize there stock is loose. I have see a few ravins that my friends own that were like that and they did not know it. But I own 2 ravin r20 and purchased one like that. And ravin sent me a new stock. I'm sure there is a few out there and people don't know it. There is a guy name bigbird on crossbow Nation that makes a band-aid fix for it. And other ravin things. Awesome guy.
I will have to check him out. Thank you.
Great video. With the advancements of power, speed and accuracy in these new bows you have to know how to trouble shoot them.
Also, whatever you do, DO NOT buy/use the lighted nocks that Ravin sells with their bolts. They are an awful design and have had many failures. Just not worth the money and heartache. Look into Firenocks.
Absolutely agree.
So a bow you cant shoot costs as much as a car explodes in 2 ways yeah no thanks.
A crossbow is meant to be shot.
Yes but not like a regular bow. You can put 7000 or more shots on a good set of bow strings. Crossbows have way more tension and different wear patterns. Plus, there’s more than 2 ways to blow up a crossbow, lol. Thanks for viewing.
@@TrinityWild a crossbow should not have issues being shot thousands of times nor have issues of blowing up in those two ways. The only way a crossbow should have issues is with dry firing being cocked for 24 hours should not do damage at all. Especially on a crossbow thats well into several thousands of dollars. Yeah it was a very informative video for sure thanks for your time and efforts into making this.
Maybe stick to throwing rocks? Very low maintenance and you can throw them over and over again.
@@h2oecho rock slinging is very effective i am not that good at it but i would rather a crossbow that can be used. Like a tenpoint, exclaibur, killer instinct, scorpyd ect ect ect. No need for butt hurt just trying to help people save money and buying a real crossbow instead of over priced junk. Especially ones that cant even handle being cocked lol.
I was listening until you said Killer Instinct@@chrisruzsa2798
The worst customer service and warranty!!!!
If you don’t mind could you elaborate? My experience with Ravin has been stellar as far as customer service goes. I’ve had a few disappointing experiences with warranty issues. But overall they have been very helpful.