Jaguar CB questions...

yukon150 · 04-22-2010, 08:48 AM

Howdy! Has anybody had any experiences with the Jaguar 175 CB that is sold in the Sportsman's Guide catalog??? The price looks good, but....

I'm also wondering since it has a 16" power stroke and comes with 16" bolts, can 22" bolts be used also?

Any comments/advice will be appreciated!

liquidorange · 04-22-2010, 04:51 PM

just my opinion but these type crossbows are all over ebay. you could probably find simlar even cheaper. to be able to shoot something like a 20 inch arrow you would have to check with the manufacturer but it probably wont have lots of speed. if it were me i would pay a little more and look for a better bow from a known good manufacturer rather than an imported cheapo. maybe look at a horton or pse copperhead. http://www.crossbowpackages.com/pse/...rhead-crossbow

knowbetternow · 04-26-2010, 07:50 PM

Decided I wanted to try crossbows without shelling out what I consider to be a great deal of money. I bought one from Sportmans Guide. First one I got seemed pretty dang fast and was pretty accurate.(robin hooded 2 bolts from 30 yds when sighting in) Problem was one day setting in tree stand with bow locked and loaded I noticed some splinters along limb. Called Guide and they said send it in and they would replace it so I did. Replacement did not seem nearly as fast, as bolt seemed to drop considerably further than it did with 1st one. So I did what any curious hunter should do. I bought a chrono to verify fps. Just what I figured, it was 238 with included bolts and only about 223 with 20" carbon bolts I bought. So I called guide and complained and they said send it back for replacement or refund. I chose replacement to give it another try. New one(3rd replacement) shot exact same as 2nd one. I did not want to be a pain so I decided to not complain and just keep it since it obviously did not cost a fortune. But after less than 9 months of target shooting I noticed splinters in limb again. Called the guide and told them they were selling junk cause it don't shoot what they advertise and it don't even last a year. They offered to refund price but not shipping since original order date was over a year. So I took them up on it. They have GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE although I see they still advertise them at 300 fps. I also noticed that now canadacrossbow.com is listing theirs at 240 fps which is more realistic. I know this is long but I don't want to say something is junk without giving explaination of why.

Dnk · 04-26-2010, 07:58 PM

I guess you get what you pay for.

knowbetternow · 04-26-2010, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dnk

I guess you get what you pay for.

Yep, and I don't want to see anyone else make the same mistake. That is why I took the time to post.

liv4upoutdoors · 11-23-2010, 01:58 PM

you just talked me out of it. Appreciate you taking the time to provide this info.

elkstalkr · 12-18-2010, 10:11 AM

I bought a jaguar and for a cheap xbow it shoots pretty good. Actually took a doe with mine in OK during october.

No, it won't shot 300 fps, but it will kill deer at whatever speed it is shooting. I bought it just to see if I would even like xbow hunting and I did, so I am upgrading to a better bow next year.