which to buy.PLEASE HELP ME????
 

.....OK....im getting into hunting here in NEW JERSEY....now that we have crossbow........looking to hunt winter bow season 2010.....im looking at 4 crossbows on the market...need to pick a great long term x-bow.these are my choices....#1 BARNET PREDATOR.....#2 PARKER TORNADO....#3 Stryker Stryke Force by Bowtech....#4 TenPoint Defender CLS.....I NEED SOME HARD CORE info from all you hunters reading this.....i see the barnet and parker are around $600....bowtech and 10 point $999...1,099.00...all come as some kind of package.......need somthing that i dont have to replace for awhile.....info please..?

a guy had a barnett blow up on him on the forums in here , i read today...i did hear xbow was legal here in rifle season, but here they jus legalized it fer archery onl season fer disabled persons...\


ya get what ya pay fer

...i did read somthing about that barnet c-4 mishap.......just wanted to get more info.....as much as possible......will be buying in the next few weeks..

Call Wyvern Creations and talk to David Wilkens 603-659-0575
he can help with all your questions and has the best prices on
his "packages"he is the best there is as far as archery goes,it
will be the best phone call you will ever make!

good choices
 

Good choices, for the choices listed the Strykerforce is the flatest shooting, so if your a hunter you know how important that is. The Tornado feels great and would save you some money. That would be my 2 choices if they fit your price point. Buckeyefootball

Please do yerself a big favor! don't invest on a Barfnett as it will let you down & it won't wait fer yrs down the road

If I was in the market for a compound crossbow I would probably get the 10 point defender. I prefer the simplicity of the recurve design so I own an excalibur phoenix and an excalibur vortex. Check them out if you decide on a recurve design. I too will try to hunt Jersey's winter bow in 2010 as crossbows are illegal to use in NYS.

Texas now has full inclusion in archery season for xbows for all. I believe there's one county that's not. Yet.

I shoot Excals, but of the bows you listed it would be Strykeforce or 10 pt for me.

The ten point is a great looking x-bow! I personally own a horton express and have had no problems whatsoever with it. I guess it all comes down to what you prefer and i would encourage you to go to your local sporting goods and handle a few different bows and find one that fits you and your prefences on how it shoulders etc. Get yourself a target some bolts and broadheads and enjoy! That ten-point is SWEET!!!

TenPoint, Excal, Parker, BowTech. These manufacturers make terrific crossbows and you can hardly go wrong with a bow from any of them. Definitely stay far, far away from Barnett. They had a tendency to blow up after limited use and the warranty is only 1yr. where the other four offer lifetime warranty. Also make sure you buy from a good dealer who offer good customer service after the sale David at Wyvern is by and far the best there is!

X2 I love mine a bunch,both of them!:barmy:

I can tell you from past experience not to buy the Barnett Predator. I bought one last year as some of the people on here have already heard, and it kept blowing up strings on me. I had a Tenpointe and sold it just before I bought the Barnett and regretted it very much. I went back to a Tenpointe six days before the season started and dropped an eight point buck, which saved my season. I dont know anything about the other bows listed, but I do know about the two I mentioned. Take care and the best of luck to everyone.......Bud-

......it looks like it may come down to the ..ten point or bowtech,,,,??????????????????????????????????????? ???

Great choices! The Defender from 10point is a great crossbow and the Stryker as well! You really can't go wrong between the two. I had to chose between the two and i decided that the Defender was the best for me. It's more compact, Lighter, it felt more comfortable than the stryker and there is a 500 price difference.
Now, it also depends on what game your going for? Are you only going for whitetail? If you plan on going bear hunting, then i would choose the stryker, otherwise i wouldn't give up the defender.
Me and my friend shot 5 shots at 50 yards and there was only 2'' spread! I is very accurate! I love my DEFENDER!

my Defender at 40 yards.

I agree with someone's other post: call David at Wyvern Creations, he will definitely give you all the information you need.

Having said that, I just wen through what you're going through... trying to figure out what crossbow would suit me best. After doing some research and handling a lot of them, I decided on the Parker Tornado, which I am extremely happy with.

Personally, I don't think you can find another crossbow in this price range that's any better. It's balanced well, fast, and extremely accurate. I split one of the vanes after only shooting it a couple times at 20 yards, because the groups were incredibly tight. Parker gets a bad rap for limbs, but this does not apply to the Tornado, and Wyvern will tell you this. The limb problems Parker had was on the (I think) Buckbuster model, and I believe it was corrected, but in any case does not apply to the Tornado.

The only drawback--as with any crossbow--is it's louder than the average compound, but it is fast! Unlike many crossbow manufacturers, Parker does not over estimate the speed of their crossbows, the Tornado will absolutely shoot 330 fps, and it is very compact.

I couldn't be more happy with my decision.

did you buy it from Wyvern?

xbow alwaz been legal durin rifle season, now it is legal means during an archery only season for people with upper limb disabilities only, better read up.

...i was forcing my self to see what the styrker was all about...there is not much info out there....there web page as a lil lame........there package comes with a hip quiver....and some red dot scope.....no info on a site scope....???? agree....the dam thing shoots real nasty and fast....cool....

defender on bear
 

...you wrote about if i were gonna shoot bear..(stryker)......whould like to know if the defender has what it takes to take down big game....lets say at 40-50 yards...????...i still not shot a crossbow yet....i will be picking one up in the next week or two....

Youve gotten the best advice you can get,Call Wyverns 603 659 0575 and yes the Defender will take any big you choose to hunt.

...thanks coyote170................long live the coyote............

I have both. The Desert Stryker, the regular Stryker and a Tenpoint Stealth X2. Also have an older Browning that is mostly a Tenpoint.
The small size and low noise of the Bowtech Strykeforce makes it a pretty good choice for a hunting xbow. I had a Barnett and that is enough said on those. Never had a Parker but they have a great customer service dept.

Try each first and go with what feels best for you.

I have the StrykeForce and I must say it is an awesome crossbow. Accurate and low noise (relative to crossbows) Low vibration, oh and did I say ACCURATE.:). It is a fantastic all around hunting crossbow do to its narrow A TO A and nice balance.

One piece of advice I will give ( umm make that 2 pieces of advice) 1.. Call David wyvern like the others said. Best phone call you will make in regards to crossbow info. I MEAN IT.

2. Get or atleast look at Hawke sport optics line of crossbow scopes. THey are the bomb. I mean that too. Ask David as he has these too.

Best of luck

Good hunting

Brian

....I did call DAVID @ WYVERN.....
 

.........it was the best phone call i made....I am in the talks with him now...i am going for the STRYKE FORCE.....it gets alot of thumbs up from everybody i have talked to.....the DEFENDER gets alot too.....they are both great xbows....but they are in the...$$$$$...for those who cant afford one......to bad for the PREDATOR...i was hopeing there were better things about it..."NOT"....COULD HAVE SAVED LOTS $$$$...AND USE IT FOR HUNTING GEAR..

I am in New Jersey also and I got a Parker Cyclone. It is an awesome crossbow.
I know a few guys with the Parker Tornado and I am sure you would be happy with it.

I have a Parker Buck Buster 175... All I can say is " I love this bow"

Below is the new change effective this year.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/changes10.phtml

New crossbow rules approved. Crossbows are now allowed for use by all hunters during the archery-only season, except in Grayson County. Grayson retains the old restriction to persons with an upper-limb disability during the archery season. See News Release

yes i did see they changed it, the book is incorrect if printed befor october

Oh OK. I have a lady friend who hunts with a crossbow and I knew things changed this year. Good luck to you. :biggrin: