Equinox or Vortex?
 

What one do you guys think is better and why?

RE: Equinox or Vortex?
 

Vortex.......Just all a round awsome CB.....

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Vortex. Enox/Emax is hard on you, servings, arrows, targets.

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I guess that all depends on what you intend to hunt. If elephants are on your agenda......
Seriously, I found the Equinox much harder to cock, even though it's only 25 lbs heavier draw pull. Harder trigger, harsher shot (more vibration) and harder on serving, arrows and targets. I like to shoot a lot, but cocking it more than half dozen times became a chore.
So, I compromised: Phoenix for fun and light hunting, Vortex for my everyday bow. It's much easier to cock being an inch shorter. I'm getting 318 fps with 405 grn arrows and Flemish string. The Equinox only did about 7-10 fps more with factory sting. Now worth the hassle in my book.

RE: Equinox or Vortex?
 

Vortex is the best buy of the 2. reasons are its easier to cock has longer string serving life is abit shorter a tad less weight for all purposes. will20 fps bea deciding factor for $125 more for an equinox. i think you would be well satisfied with a Vortex but i am not you & the equinox is a great Bow!

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noobie questions whats a servering, or serving life?

RE: Equinox or Vortex?
 

Serving is the 'thread' that is wound around the bowsting at the middle and the ends to protect the strands of the bowsting from fraying.

RE: Equinox or Vortex?
 

ok, still kinda stuck on what to buy, i can get a brand new vortex with rs varizone package and sling for 940 or a 2-3 month old used exomax(which is a equinox just without a thumb hole) with varizone package, strap and a hard case 800

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I haven't found a lot of difference between my Equinox and the Y-25 both servings seem to get chewed up pretty quick so I would go with the power 225 it would be nice if there was something you could put on for a serving that would last but if you want to play you got to do some reserving

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Stoop
Now that I've hunted with the Lumizone for a couple of years, not sure I'd go that way again. It's a great scope but it's big. Adds too much weight to the bow. If I did it again, I may have gone with varizone. Lighted reticule has never been used so far. On the other hand, the Hawke crossbow scopes look pretty impressive.
If you can pull the Equinox, and it's $140 less, that may be the way to go. One question I would want answered is if the 'lifetime' warranty transfers on the used bow. I'd want to hear that from Excal.

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Stoop, heres a serving jig you can make pretty cheap. Use wood glue and screws.

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so you just tighten the nut on one end, till the string is nice and tight?or do you just twist the hook? and if so wouldn't that make the string twist around allot?

RE: Equinox or Vortex?
 

Stoop, you need to get some hands on experience w/ some of this stuff.
It stretches strings.
Strings need to be tight to be reserved properly.
If you can't envision sticking a screw driver in the hook while you crank on the nut w/ a wrench, you may just want to get someone to reserve your strings.
Trust me, it gets a lot more complicated than stretching the string.

RE: Equinox or Vortex?
 

on the back of Excals catalog it says warranted for a period of 5 yrs from date of purchase. then it goes on to say after that period its warranty at the discretion of Excalsfor the lifetime of original owner. i own a vixen thats 10 yrs old i am willing to bet that if something was to go wrong and i didn't cause it. excal (Dan Miller) will warranty it! only Bow that is #'ed is their Y25 as its only 1000 made. all the rest have no serial # on them.

RE: Equinox or Vortex?
 

I had a Vortex for a very short while and the only reason I didn't like it was the shorter stock. I had gotten use to the longer stock of the Phoenix (no thumbhole) so I ended up with a Exocet 200. Fits me perfect, has a little more oomph than the Phoenix and not as hard on you as the 225 lb models. But I'm also a believer in pricing, too and might would have to give serious thought to the package you mentioned that was cheaper in price but no way cheaper in quality. As far as warranty goes, I own and have owned several Excalibur models and I have never been the original owner to any of them. I once emailed Excalibur about warranty and their reply was, "if we made it then we warrant it". You can't beat that and I've never had any problems with warranty. The only issues I've ever had was a couple of minor parts missing from a used crossbow (the sight mounting backet on the yoke that used to be screwed in so you could change which side to mount your optics on and that is now made into the yoke on both sides) and some stirrup bolts. As far as any major workmanship defects on stock, trigger or limbs.....nada.

While it may be true about the 225 models being harder on serving and strings, remember you don't have to run to a pro shop to change strings. You can do it yourself anytime and anywhere with their limb stringer as long as you have the strength to do it. Of course the limb stringer utilized with the cocking rope will reduce the effort to pull back by about 50%.

Bottom line, you can't go wrong with Excalibur.