Looking for a New Crossbow
 

My Dad is looking to purchase a new crossbow to start hunting with this year. We've both only used compunds in the past, but due to his injury he will no longer be able to use a compund. Neither of us have any experience with crossbows and would like some recommendations as to what brand is putting out a better bow. Thanks. Mike

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Ok, no one is biting so I'll go first and get the beating.
IMO the Excaliburs are the most reliable followed by Ten Point and Horton which are neck and neck. They do all feel different so in the end its what feels good that is important. There are quite a few different xbow so you have to go and handle them. Those three are probably the most popular but that is not to say that the Parker, PSE and Barnett aren't any good but price may play in your choices as well. I don't mind wide bow limbs, I want the most in accuracy, I want the most reliable, I don't mind paying for something that will last a life time and it feels good are all the reasons I bought my Exocet.
Ok guys I am ready for the beating... go ahead, I deserve it. LOL[:@]
Oh Yeah, for deer even the lowly Vixen will ZIP clean through any deer that walks the earth if shot with in a reasonable ethical distance (pretty much the same as a compound).

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bla bla bla excaliber.lol, jk, he hasnt shot a real crossbow. u know, a horton;)go out and shoot a horton, you'll love it. one shot, one kill, one bow, :Dhorton

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Ouch #1

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The aforementioned all have great service depts. too. No one knows about Excals, as no one ever had to send one in. LMAO There Dnk, I'll take a few hits for ya!! There's even a couple of 10 Point guys here!! Sorry, couldn't resist. Seriously, they are all good companies, you almost need to try them out and see what fits best both comfort and dollarwise. Obviously, I have an Excal and I'm tickled w/ it just like everyone else is w/ what they chose. BTW Welcome!!!

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My appolgies, my gracious collegue reminded me. Welcome 33pt Buck!

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squirrelkillaDnk

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Remember the old Burt Reynolds movie "Deliverance" Maybe we can have dueling xbows, LOL plunka plunka plunk plunk..... plinka plinka plinka plink plink Gotta laugh at life or it will laugh at you!!

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For sure, squirrellkilla has a great sense of humor and a good attitude.

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If you want the most safty oriented crossbow on the market get your Dad a Tenpoint ,, if you want to get him the simplest on the market get him an Excaliber one thing you should do is buy from a manufacture that makes only crossbows,, Tenpoint and Excaliber are the best on the market you pay more for them but when it comes to crossbows you get what you pay for... and no matter which you get have a Tenpoint Accudraw or Accudraw 50 put on it the best cocking aid on the market. dont think any will argue that..

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The excalibur guys on here seem to be pretty happy with there set ups. Excalibur would be my second bow of choice. And I think the only reason why is how wide they are. But they have less moving parts and that can only help ya. I only know of one guy that has a ten point and he is really unhappy with his. He has shot my horton just fine so I do not think it is him. Now me and alot of the guys on here shoot Hortons. Horton has been around along time and was one of, if not the first major player in the feild when ohio and arkansas first opened up the seasons to the CB. I am on my second Horton and my first one was used 13 years before I got my new one and my old one still is a nock buster, I just wanted something new. Almost everyone I know that has a horton all say the same thing and that is they are nock busters right out of the box. Horton has been around for a long time and has a great track record!

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EXCALIBUR!!!!

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Why don't you tell 33pt buck what good and bad you saw in the other xbows you checked out before making your choice?

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Wait i want to play, after you try all the rest buy the bestExcalibur!OK we know that Exc. has a great safety and really decent trigger. It also can have its string changed in the field,just in case needed. What about those compound xbows. The Exc. and Ten pt.'s use flat nocks because their quality rails! How fast do you want to shootand how are your funds? I am bias i shoot a Phoenix plenty good for most hunting. The Vixen is very good abit more reasonable. Hey lets promote the xbow we shoot, horray for EXCALIBURS!:D:D:D[&:]

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I'm not saying nuttin cause my nose is still bleeding! LOL:(

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Got a couple of service stories for ya. Had friends Vixen w/ Horton scope that wouldn't hold zero. Called Horton, sent the WELL used, obviously banged around some scope in, and within 48 hrs. they had brand new replacement shipped to me at no charge. Ended up w/ extra Excal Varizone over the deal, bought in Pa. Danny Miller in Oh. gave me full credit for what I had paid for the Vzone on some other xbow goodies. These are some class acts.

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Yup that is a class act. I've heard of Dan Miller a few times before on some forums and nothing but good things

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Dnk: have you seen the quiver he invented that mounts on top of the bow?? Just got one last week, and really like it. For one thing it has two sets of rubber grips fot the arrow vs. the one set on Qwikee that comes w/ bow. Had a b-head come loose while the bow was slung over my back. Got lucky that time, coulda got sliced and diced.

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Got any Pics?

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hmmm... let me even consider getting an excaliber.... NOT~! lol, some people like the best (horton) and other like well, the not best(excalibur):D;)jk, great things have been said about the horton and well even the excalibur. i have heard that the excalibur is harder to cock but i dont know personally. excalibur guys are ok i guess, huh dnkhaha

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Dan Miller is where i got my( Excalibur Phoenix) and the best xbows.I have heard that some folks who are low on chump change buy Horton's. Now i am not going to tell where you can get those type of xbows(Wally World) oops that just kinda slipped out sorry!:D:D:D Now don't get me wrong there are some decent folks who have get Horton's and then they buy Excalibur xbows when their ship comes in!:D

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LOL, you're a brat! But you are funny.:D

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There are good points and bad points to everything. I shot several X-bows before I made my choice, which, I might add was a very easy choice to make after shooting the Excalibur. This is what he needs to do as well, and make his own decision on which bow suits his needs the best.

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First year for Crossbow season in VA last year, looked at Excal, Horton, & Tenpoint. Didn't like the feel of the Ten Pt. Purchased a Excal-Exomax, very accurate, great arrow speed and less moving parts. Did change mid season from aTruglow to a Excal4X scope. Extremely happy with it, 6 shots=5 deer and1 tree[:@].The only down side that I've found with the Excal is that you need more room for a shot (wider than a compound crossbow). If I had to buy another bow I would stick with the Excalibur.[/align]

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I have posted this before but if you stay with the big three, Excaliber, Ten-Point, and Horton you will be happy. I personally shoot a Horton Legend, I recommend it highly.

Actually,you go somewhere you can actually hold and preferably shoot each one before you decide. You may find that one feels better to you than another.Maybe its the angle of the pistol grip, or the balance point, etc. That is for you to decide.

If you sight it in well and are consistent with your practice then they are all Nock busters. I have taken to shooting targets with several different bullseyes to keep from ruining arrows by hitting my previous shots.

Welcome to the World of the Horizontal Bow!!