horton explorer

arch_angel74 · 12-02-2006, 03:07 PM

hi iam looking at getting another xbow the barnett i bought has few problems wish i would have checked here before i bought it like the wise man once said you get what you pay for its a barnett rhino the trigger sucks and it cocks to hard iam thinking about the horton explorer it says they have a better trigger can a decent xbow be had for around 300.00 or is that wishful thinking are the horton truiggers better than my barbett please help thanksany help will be appreciated thanx _arch_angel74

awshucks · 12-02-2006, 03:42 PM

I don't know about Hortons other than the Summit has a cloudy rep, but there's one for sale in classifieds on AT w/ goodies for $250 edit: link didn't work, lol

htoler · 12-02-2006, 04:33 PM

For not much over $300.00 you could get yourself an Excalibur off of ebay or at bowhunterssuperstore any you wont be disappointed in what you get Excal make what has to be the best manufactured recurve crossbow on the market, and some would say the best crossbow on the market. fore me if it was a choice between an Excal and a Horton there would be no choice it would be the Excal,, no doubt..

and the Excal has a great trigger..

coyote170 · 12-02-2006, 05:18 PM

Had the gun smith at the local gun shop work on the trigger on my Barnett turned out real nice,set at 4.5 lbs best twenty bucks I ever
spent,hes working on my m/l now!

Green Pea · 12-03-2006, 11:59 AM

I own the Horton Explorer 175. It's accurate but heavy. Knowing what I know now about cross bows, there is no question in my mind I would rather have the Excalibur Phoenix. You can change your own string in minutes and it's much lighter. The string on the Horton has to be changed at a bow shop.

Hands down the Excalibur is a better bow.

Hotburn76 · 12-03-2006, 01:22 PM

If you go with a Horton your one line you said sums it up, you get what you pay for. I think Horton has been sucked into the make em cheap wal-mart circus game and some of there lower ends bows in my opinion are not "high" quality CB's. If you get a Horton you need to get one with a machined aluminum barrel on it. It seems like the ones with the composite barrelsare the ones that seem to have the problems. I have the supermax 175 and it is a fine shooting bow. The trigger is nice and light not sure what it is but it is night and day compared to another wheeled bow I once shot. But like green pea said it is heavy. If you are like me and want to be mister independence then you need an Excal since you can unstring them with out a press. You will gain a little width but you gain alot of independence from a dealer. Good luck!

teamster284 · 12-04-2006, 08:03 AM

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ORIGINAL: Green Pea

The string on the Horton has to be changed at a bow shop.

Only for the rookies. Not bad at all if you read your owners manual and do it the correct way. Or spend a few bucks and hope someone does it right and the thing doesnt blow up in your face next shot. just my opinion.

quackhed · 12-04-2006, 11:34 AM

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1836901&mpage=1&key=&#183690 1

check this out and make me an offer....I am going back to a regular compound, bought this after I tore my rotator cuff 2 years ago....very fast and fun to shoot. I would keep it but I have enough toys as it is................

Hotburn76 · 12-04-2006, 07:40 PM

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ORIGINAL: teamster284

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ORIGINAL: Green Pea

The string on the Horton has to be changed at a bow shop.

Only for the rookies. Not bad at all if you read your owners manual and do it the correct way. Or spend a few bucks and hope someone does it right and the thing doesnt blow up in your face next shot. just my opinion.

Not sure which one you have but both of my Horton's say that they have to be put in a press. My new supermax also has it printed right on the limb that a press has to be used!