Crossbow choice
 

I don't know how to do this or I would do it myself.
Is anyone else curious about what brand of crossbow everyone shoots?
Could someone make a poll of crossbow manufactures everyone shoot?
Like:
Darton
Bowtech
Ten Point
etc etc
and then you cast your vote
daddus

Parker Enforcer.

Excalibur Vortex

Stryker 380

Excalibur Vortex as well. Love it! Simple, Plenty of Power (for most anything in N. America), GREAT cust. service & warranty in the unlikely even you will need it. DEADLY accurate.

There are several good cb's on the market. If you want the easy maintenance a recurve has to offer, you can hardly go wrong with the Excalibur line. If you have a bowpress or don't mind having to take your bow to a shop for string string changes etc. there are some good compounds as well.

I have only owned a 2 CB's. First was a Horton RealTree 175 (okay cb), the next year I upgraded to an Excal Vortex. I didn't want to have to deal with cables, cams, etc. The only maintenance on my Vortex is keeping the trigger action (only mechanical part) lubed and waxing the string and serving. (.....and don't need a bowpress for string changes).

I use a barnett ghost 350

I will say the Barnett. Since it probably is the cheapest bow by price but, is top quality. Barnett had just came out with the Ghost 400 my father has it and loves it. He had the Barnett Penetrator before this one loved it also.

Heck i didn't knowed anyone made a great crossbow other than Excal!

Excalibur (3, so far) Parker (2). Among the best warranties and customer support in the business.

Matrix 380 and dtm 330

Parker bushwacker!

Cannot go wrong with a Bowtech Stryker 380. Priced well set it and forget it. Takes the worst part of archery out of the equation...no need to practice once sighted in. At 40 yards I can fill up a playing card with bolts.

Barnett Quad 400

I'm shooting a Ten point Stealth SS w/ 100 gr. grim reapers.:wink:

Darton Lazer.

lol..... me either!!:party0005:

I have a pr of old Excals that must be 16/17 yrs old. They still shoot like they were brand new.

:deer:I have a Phantom CLS and a Vapor by TenPoint. Both are super.

Horton Bone Collector - Not the lightest or smallest bow, but really good performance for the dollars

wicked ridge invader hp, wicked ridge cost with tenpoint customer service. I have had some issues with it, but the customer service is great and It cost Me nothing. Long time since Ive encountered such great customer service.

I shoot an Excalibur Exomag.. Dead on accurate...

For the price i settled on an entry level Barnett that has been good the last 3 years. Have liked shooting the Excal models though.

I own a Ten point GT Flex. I am sold on recurve crossbows they shoot so good.

horton vision

Barnett Vengeance (reverse limbs)

Like Buckhunter, I had a Horton 150 that was a descent bow but it broke(my fault). I researched & researched weighed the pros/cons and ended up with a Excalibur Vortex. I absolutely love it, great service and if I need anything, the rep for the United States is only a 30 min drive from my house.

congrats on a GREAT choice! You WILL NOT be disappointed with the Voretx!:party0007:

Excalibur Vortex for me. Absolutely AWESOME! 330 fps reliable, simple and can replace string in the woods. No cables or pulleys's, but to each his own. Ten Point is great if you like compounds.

Tenpoint Wicked Ridge Warrior!

I've a Scorpyd SLP 165 bow.

It won't accept cheap arrows, only likes top shelf ones, but except for that I've shot it hundreds of times and it's working great. And @ 425 fps, I guess the arrow requirement is something that goes with the territory.

Have owned 5 so far: three Excals and 2 Parkers. If I were to buy another (compound) it'd be the Mission 360:Great trigger, carries well, fast, quiet, able to service without press, surprisingly easy to cock given it's speed. If recurve: Matrix 350: more compact, defines rugged self-service bow while still being relativley easy to cock. But I'd have to upgrade to Triggertech trigger to match the Mission's.

Excalibur all the way

Ten point is simply the BEST you can buy.....

I have the Ten Point Turbo XLT II

Love it!!

Half of my man cave.

Ten Point HLX

Lucky you! Danny is 1000 miles from me, good thing or I'd be there every day, lol.

1Barnett 1Horton

I shoot an Excalibur Ibex. The main reasons I chose this was the affordability, the reliability, and the simplicity. Shoots fast and amazingly accurate and if I ever have a string malfunction in the field I can easily restring it in seconds. Excalibur is the way to go.

Scorpyd SLP 165

Pros:

Superb balance, not forend heavy at all, balance is between your hands where it belongs & is a aid to accuracy. This also makes bow feel & handle like it was lighter than it is.

Great accuracy, it's a tack driver even @ 80 yds.

Very low noise bow for it's draw weight & speed, in this Scorpyd is second to none.

Highest speed bow made in commercial numbers @ 425 fps with 22" 400 gr. arrows at a draw weight of only 165 lbs.

Cons:

A bit wide @ 28" overall, or 22.75" ATA (large cams), many others are narrower for overall width.

Trigger has more travel than I normally care for, but is predictable as it's consistent shot to shot, weight of trigger is 3 lbs.

Heavier than the average at bit over 9 lbs.

Bow requires top shelf arrows, which cost a bit more.

Cost, at $1400 there are much less expensive bows

I'm a good sized man, so the weight is no issue for me, though could well be for others. I love the accuracy & I like to shoot target practice out to 80 yds, though I'd not shoot that far on game. I shoot 250-400 shots per year, not as many as some, but enough that I really enjoy the moderate draw weight, & great accuracy & balance.

Scorpyd has discontinued the SLP bow, but the replacement the Velocity corrects the trigger creep issue as it is a light & almost no creep trigger, weight has also been reduced by about 1 lb., though quite a few others are still lighter than the Velocity's 8 lbs. This bow is equal to the SLP bows they replace in speed for draw weight.

Scorpyd also offers 2 other models, that I've not owned, though I've shot and liked the Ventilator. This is a brand of bows that any one looking into buying a crossbow should give a long look. You owe it to yourself to find a dealer who'll let you shoot one before buying a crossbow.

EDIT:

In revisiting this thread, I'm surprised I'm the only one who has a Scorpyd bow going well into the 4 page. So I felt I should have done a much better job of describing the bows strengths vs weaknesses.