5 most important features of a hunting crossbow
 

Hey everyone,

I am wandering what everyone considers to be the top 5 most important features of a hunting crossbow. Think of the features that make a hunt successful or more comfortable. Is it more important that a crossbow is more reliable than accurate etc.

Thanks for your opinion!!

1. Weight of crossbow
2. Maneuverability
3. User friendly ( the fit )
4. The ease of cocking (crank)
5. Customer Service
Those are my 5 things of a crossbow that I look at.

1). Ergonomics, bow design, user friendliness
2). Weight
3). Tuning / adjustment (and staying there once set)
4). Quality of accessories such as scope, quiver, sling, arrows, etc
5). Cost and CS

Hey guys thanks for the replies so far!

Would you guys consider the cocking procedure of a crossbow as a downside, or something that should be improved?

Good question! Mine is straight forward and rather easy so, to me, it's a non-issue. Others may disagree.

Like this list, but would trade #4 for warranty. I dont think customer service and warranty are the same, And Ive had some moments hunting. Thinking about it, I may prefer warranty to be alittle higher on the list.

Hey Guys,

You guys might have wandered why I am asking all these questions and all, let me explain. I am a student from the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam and I study Mechanical Engineering. I originally did competition archery with my recurve bow and was shooting for two years in the national youth team of the Netherlands. After that I began to study and now I am doing my thesis on a product which I admire the most, the crossbow.

I have a complete new crossbow design ready but want to make it as fieldproof as possible. It will deliver the reliability of a recurve and the compactness of a compound. The questions I ask on this forum are the first step towards a product which embraces all your needs in the field. In june I hope to discuss production etc. with a trustworthy manufacturer of crossbows to put this new design on the market.

I hope you guys are still willing to help me and answer the following question:

"If price is no longer a problem and you could buy any crossbow you want, which one will you buy?"

Thanks for understanding and helping me out!

Koproller

For me it is:
Quality
Simplicity
Repeatable (some call this accuracy )
Maneuverable, handles

X2 I would add for #5 warranty/customer service

As far as which crossbow I would buy/own (again) Excalibur, hands down!!

I own a Ibex, very dependable, accurate, easy to set up and keep that way. Warranty is outstanding(never used it, hope that continues). It is somewhat cumbersome, but I would say that fits all crossbows as compared to a rifle or handgun.

Agree with the above. I also shoot a recurve because of the reliability easy servicing aspect. Would buy a recurve again as they fit my wants/needs.