awshucks- just commenting on the new crossbow designs from all the manufactures in general not just the recurve type. although i havent owned one for that long i have through the years picked up quite a few crossbows and shot a few and they just dont compete with say the new ones ive seen. the new horton vision and team real tree ultra lights as well as the parker cyclones and tornados have really changed the fit and feel factor compared to crossbows of 2 or 3 years ago. as far as the excaliburs i knew what i was getting into and i couldnt pass on the price for my first crossbow. the whole dri fire thing may not be a problem for the long time shooter such as yourself but bothers me a as the new guy.remember though hunting accidents tend to happen more to the seasoned hunters than the new ones . hunting with my excalibur i can certainly see where an anti dri fire would be great. walking in brush to and from hunting areas or back to the truck for lunch for instance. i remove the arrow but dont let the crossbow down. the safety on mine is easily engaged on and off and can see a possibilty getting tangled in a limb or jags could set it off. also while ****ing the crossbow having an auto safety engage is priceless in my opinion.i know you have to get the routine down but once in a while its not gonna happen. i cant imagine it costing that much to implement auto safety and anti dry fire because others have that feature and there crossbows are similar in price. i guess the sts system isint such a big deal but nice to have also. if your using a fast flight or 452x material its just piece of mind. its nice to see a company would offer cheap replacement limbs do to owner error but i would feel a little guilty. interestingly when i spoke to the dealer service guy danny miller on the phone he didnt seem to like the sts stopper. basically he indicated to me thinking it was unnecessary junk and that one should stick to the regular strings but he will sell you what you want. i just recently took the bow apart to store away for a couple months. just me but i would never want to keep assembling and re- assembling the screws just to put it in a case to and from hunting. it would take too much time for me as well as the possibility of boogering up the heads and threads would happen with my luck. plano makes a hard case for compound crossbow for like 70$. maybe they will make a wider version for the limbs of a recurve type bow.
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