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Before this season I was contemplating buying a new crossbow. I've been shooting the same Browning Crossbow for the last 12 or so years. Its very accurate but I know its yardage limitations and never take a shot with it over 25 yds. This past weekend I had a perfect 15 yd, broadside shot on a nice 6pt. I put the arrow right behind the shoulder and a little high in order for a nice exit on the opposite side. Unfortunately the arrow never made it to the other side and without that exit wound, and the very thick terrain I hunt, I lost the deer's trail after a short distance. Usually at 15 yards the bolt goes through easily and burries up in the ground but not this time. So know I definately want a new one but don't know what to buy. I was looking at the Hortons but after finding this forum, I've read good things about the excaliburs. Are all Excaliburs recurves, and if so how much different are they than compounds? Any special maintenance or tricks to them? Any info on Hortons or Excaliburs is appreciated!.........Thanks in advance Guys!!!!! Erik

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Buy an Excalibur! You will never be sorry you did!They are fast, accurate reliable. If you had got one 20 years ago you would still have a great fast, accurate,working CB. Others make decent bows too but they just arent as fast or as accurate and the big factor reliability. There are just to many things to go wrong with a compound CB. IMHO

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Do u want a wheeled CB or a recurve style? If wheels r yer thang then if u can afford a Ten Pt. u would be happy. I like the Pro-Fusion but the Titan is decent. Some of the folks here seem to like Parkers and Barnetts. Excals recurve CB's all very well made and any model u chose would be the right one. Great prices on ebay. Go to local dealers shoot every CB u think u r interested in. Then u can start the process of yes and no to them. Trigger- comfort- weight- speed and ease of taking care of CB should all be a factor in yer choice. Let us knowed what ya got, main thing get what u like and fits u!;)

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Arkansas, any decent CB will kill a deer or hog! As to which one, that's up to your choice, Wheel or No Wheel. I prefer No Wheel!

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Arkansas: I got three Excals, if you ever get near Mena, give me a pm and come check them out. Two are recurves, the third a wheel bow called a Paradox that they quit making a few years ago. I use my Phoenix more than my Emax, it's a real bruiser! One of the neat things about the Excals is the fact that you basically get two bows in one. You can use theit light arrows and fsat flight string for high fps, or change to heavier arrow and tad slower string to get rid of some of the excess in power and speed. so far, the best prices on them seem to be at www.bowhuntersuperstore.com. Good luck!

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Thanks Guys........... I've almost ruled out Horton and Excalibur. I've been lookingat the Barnett Quad 400, but,I'm worried about the Barnett because of the low price, I'm just worried about the quality. I'm having trouble fiding specs on them that include the weight. They appear to be fairly heavy judging by the pics. I've also been looking at the Barnett Revolution but have read very little about them on here. My questions are, Does anyone know the approximate weight of these two bows set up in the scope package? and, Would theRevolution be any better of a bow?..........Thanks Again!

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Hey Arkie, just out of curiosity, what ruled out the Excal?

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Oh, I shouldn't have said I completely ruled em out, just weighing on what I can find out about the Barnetts. Price has a lot to do with it though, not that the Excals are not worth it, just that the Barnett price would be easier forgiven by my wife.

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Weight is about 8 lbs. u may want to read a few posts here past week of the Barnetts not working and others problems. I put them in same class as Hortons which have great repair service. U just have to use it every other week. If i had to have wheels and speed Ten pt. or Parker. Nothing will come back to bite u in the a$$ quicker than cheap price fer a product that ain't worth putting yer hands on.IMO! U get what u pay fer.

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I am sorry fer the above post, its just in my IMO. So u get what u want and let us knowed how good a CB it is and y'all prove me wrong. I get carried away giving advice whom have already shot and owned CB's.

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Hey Mike don't say sorry for something you feel is the truth! Like I said in another post I don't understand what is up lately with all the Horton problems coming out of the wood work, but it is what it is. Your opinion is just that, an opinion and thats what this great forum is all about! I just glad you said it about Horton and not you know what, or right now this post would be about a page longer and well ya know how it works and what would have happened.

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It's no big secret about xbow quality and problems, just read on all the xbow forums, you will quickly see that like anything else, stuff goes wrong. Some just seem to have more problems than others, you get what you pay for, and the one's w/ least problems have higher re-sale values and aren't available for long.:)

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Thanks a Ton Guys !!!!!!.........................and smokepolehall, you didn't offend anyone, you just have your opinions like everyone. With that being said, don't flog me over this (LOL). I decided to go with the Barnett Revolution package from Big Game Pro Shop for $399.00. I had my wife talked into an Excal but realized for the same price I could get this Barnett and a new Moultrie Digital Camera with all the fixings (sd cards, batteries, chargers, etc.) I hope I don't regret it, but, we'll know in a few days. Thanks again !! Erik

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Let me know how you like it

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Don't keep it to yourself, let us all know!:)

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Like my Barnett so far about 60 shots so far no trouble yet,its a quad 400
would buy it again,like it very well!:)

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eh arkansas ive shot about 500 arrows through my barnett but no probs here and my deer dont seem to think so either you could ask them but there in the freezer no joke other than string repair or waxes or a fray of a limb i love my barnett. shooting them for over 10 yrs and still going strong. good luck on your deciscion

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warrenty if im correct on my quad 300 is life. swwwwwweet

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Eh paul if your on here and looking congrats on the deer i took a buddy hunting the other day with his excal [:'(]and i passed up a little button buck so he could get his first crack at a deer and he got it but we were talking at work and at the distances we were at i know for a fact i would of put a arrow clean through one end to the other but i could be wrong. but none the less his first bow kill and im proud to have him as a hunting buddy a friend and again congrats.

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99 JEEP,.............I'm glad to hear that you've not had any problems. I have a question about the bolts, the package included 4 field tip bolts, are these bolts not recomended for broadheads? or does it just mean that they are equipped with field tips on arrival?

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i used mine when i got them i have one left, outta 4 of them it was sad when i was in my climber and i didnt tie the knot good enuff and when i was letting it outta the tree it fell and landed scope first and the first 3 shots was 8 yrds and destroyed 3 outta the four bolts but i got things fixed outta human error and i still got one left but yes you can use them. In you manual it says use 125 gr tips so i go by what my book says from barnett. yes use broad heads with them i use mecs 125 gr shock waves. but good luck with what you use.