mossbergman11

Hi im new to this website. I have been hunting for three years now and have always only hunted with a gun but i still have not got my first deer yet. I really want to go hunting more often so i can get one. I am only 15 years old so i have a very limited budget.
What crossbow up to 200 dollars would you reccommend?????
Here are a couple i have looked at:
http://www.crossbow.com/tacomabyhortontrac150
Horton Tacoma Trac 150
http://www.barnettcrossbows.com/recu...s/panzer_v.asp
Barnett Panzer V recurve crossbow
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4241736
Horton Steelforce recurve

Any help is appreciated
Thanks

GrumpyTom

You can get crossbows in that price range, but I would recomend for you to save longer and get a better quality bow. These cheaper bows can work for you, but they will not have the capabilities of the better made bows. They will not be a fun to shoot either. You have said that you have not harvested a deer yet, I would hate for your bow to let you down when you finally got the chance to harvest one. There are many great quality bows on the market, they are just more money then you are looking at. If you can save up to the $400-$500 range or higher, you can get yourself a bow that will last you a very long time with great dependability and accuracy. I would hate for anyone to get a cheaper bow and become discouraged and not happy, then leave the crossbow world.

I honestly believe that if you wait and save more, you would be happier.

mossbergman11

I have heard some good things about these crossbows and that they are good for beginners. I have never hunted with a crossbow before.

ericstacy

Even if you have to save and buy a used "Better" crossbow.
Don't spend $200 now and then next season say "Man I could have bought a used Excalibur for $400.
Wait and buy a good crossbow. Don't settle for less than 300 fps speeds.
I like Recurves. Quieter. Excalibur. Accurate, fast and reliable.
Eric

Hotburn76

What GT said is all true. Them may get the job done, but you need to understand you are at the bottom of the scale if you get the ones listed. All three of them will be really really cheap feeling. If you could spring for at least 300 bucks you could get the Horton summit package that is on that same Wal-Mart web site. It is not the biggest step up, but alot of guys use them and do ok with them. Not to nock your choices, but them are the about the lowest end you can get, they are right next to the Chinese bow out of mail order catalogs.

mossbergman11

Do you think that 260 is enough with the Horton Summit???
If you can could you find some deals online for me?

mossbergman11

Im really not trying to sound stubborn but which one of the original crossbows would be the best???????

GrumpyTom

I can't say which is best of them because I have never used them or have I heard anything about them from people that I would trust.

But what most of us here are trying to tell you is this about the cheaper bows. The reason alot of people like the recurves over the compounds is that there are less moving parts so they become more dependable. This is over the more expensive compound crossbows. The cheaper bows can be sold at a lower costs because they use parts which are not as high in quality, they are cheaper to produce.

I am not trying to tell you not to buy one of those bows, but only trying to give you enough imformation that you can make an educated choice of your own. IF you do choose one of those bows, as long as you understand what you will be getting in the bow, then good luck and enjoy. I also commend your trying to gather as much info that you can, so you can choose what is best for you.

Good luck.

Hotburn76

The only one I have heard any thing about that you have listed is the Barnett. A guy at work who I tried to help with his Ten point was chapped once when his son in-law picked up one of them and it shot pretty good. He said it felt pretty cheap, but if a guy wanted to be a weekend warrior it would work. Again,you are getting something pretty low end.

KLS

my brother has a summit and took four deer with it this year, its cheaper made which means the quality isnt quite what it could be, but then again it isnt meant to be a real high quality bow... it shoots good, is fairly accurate and will difinitely get the job done so I guess theres nothing really wrong with it and in reality its all you'd need to shoot deer, but personally I like a little more quality in a crossbow...

not to keep dragging it out butmy brothershot my excal right after I got it, immediately seen the difference between the two, and has mentioned several times after that that hes going to sell his summit and pick up an excal for next year