Crossbow
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Wicked ridge. Made by ten point
Mescalero
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I'm also interested in answers to TreyB's question.
TreyB, there's also a good thread in the Crossbow Talk forum, "School me", that has good info.
TreyB, there's also a good thread in the Crossbow Talk forum, "School me", that has good info.
For a budget friendly crossbow I don't think you can beat the Centerpoint sniper 370, you can find them on sale and they are ridiculously low priced when they are. I had one I used for a season when I had wrist surgery and it was stupid accurate and fast. No problem in taking deer out to 40 yards. I will say it was accurate to 60 yards at least but I was just shooting a target at that range.
Pioneer1789
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I bought a Centerpoint Mercinary 390 a couple years back. It's definitely accurate. The trigger isn't the best; very numb. There's no stacking before the break. It just travels so far and snaps. I need more range time with it to get better. The optic is ok for the price of the bow. I'll eventually upgrade it with a vortex or something better. Bought some bloodsport hunter bolts, G5 Dead meat broadheads, and some luminoks. Bought the bow for $199 at Academy on black Friday. Got Another $180 in broadheads, bolts and nocks. $380 total. Haven't killed with it yet as I only got a couple days of hunting in during archery of last year, but I have confidence in it.
OldFart
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I second the Wicked Ridge recommendation. I'm speaking from experience. They cost a bit more than the very inexpensive ones, but very worth it!
TheLBLman
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As far as I'm concerned, the best solution is a recurve crossbow.
You will not need any "service" AFTER the sale.
Everything is easily maintained by yourself, and basically "foolproof".
You will not need any "service" AFTER the sale.
Everything is easily maintained by yourself, and basically "foolproof".
Killer Instinct xbows are real reasonable, I bought one . Don't know how durable they are but they are fast and shoot smooth. Dunhams carrys them and ebay has them on sale alot.
I have the wicked ridge invader x4 and absolutely love it's really accurate and shoots great bought it at bass pro on sale for 399 usual price I think was 599
Another vote for center point. Got the dager and it's a deer Slayer.
Excalibur, but I haven't compared prices in a long time.
I got a centerpoint mercenary for cheap last year. Trigger needed to be broken in, and I replaced the scope with a Ravin takeoff. Great, inexpensive setup. Killed 2 deer with it last year. Combined distance of the two shots was probably 25yd. Combined distance of the tracking was probably 60yd. Muzzy three blade broadheads
Wrangler95
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I have a Excalibur that really shoots great and like others have said,easy to work on!
I have had an Excalibur for 7-8 years & have killed several with it. While I like the simplicity of the recurve design it does have it's faults. It's heavy, unwieldy, loud and it's getting harder for me to chocolate chip cookie each passing year ( I'm 67). Have been recently eyeballing the Wicked Ridge mainly because of the Accudraw system that reduces cocking effort by 50%. Being made in America is also a plus for me
TheLBLman
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The newer Excalibur Micro series may be your ticket.
They are much more compact, and lightweight.
Excalibur now has a totally silent "draw' system that is much more compact, easier, that their older cranks.
Another aspect about the cost of using a crossbow is ongoing, not just the upfront cost.
With a compound crossbow, you may additionally need to purchase a crossbow "press" just to replace your string. Otherwise, you take your crossbow to an archery shop to have that shop sell you and replace your string.
I replace my strings at least annually.
It's very easy to do (by yourself) with recurve crossbows.
In fact, I keep an extra string in my pack, just in case I accidently nick the string while hunting.
I can change the Excalibur string while sitting in a tree stand hunting, costing only about 5 minutes of hunting time. By comparison, I don't know of any compound crossbows for which you could do this.
Compound crossbows are also more likely to develop tuning and other issues, requiring an archery shop to fix those problems. These kind of issues generally don't happen with recurve crossbows.
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Mr.Bro
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Check the Mission crossbows.. Yeah you pay a little more but you did say mid price. $1500 is mid price now. Everything said about Excalibur about easily maintained can be said about the Mission. Dont buy a loud crossbow!
Pioneer1789
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Idk anyone who thinks $1500 is a mid range price for a crossbow.
Hard to hide $ lol , deer hunting costs more every year for what ever reasons and when they knocked the buck limit down for trophy hunters it went 1/3 % higher imo , the Barnett I have had since they legalized them for everybody works great accurate and repeatable no problems. Needs a new string because of age but I have retired from flinging any thing but Lead at them and maybe some copper lol
BlackBelt
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Premium crossbows are crazy expensive. But a hunting crossbow can be had for about the price of a decent rifle.
I would be a little leary of buying a used crossbow. I send both mine back to the factory for service every other year. They have found microscopic cracks in the limbs a couple of times and replaced them for free. But if you buy a used crossbow and dont know the history of it you could be buying trouble. Just my opinion...
I would be a little leary of buying a used crossbow. I send both mine back to the factory for service every other year. They have found microscopic cracks in the limbs a couple of times and replaced them for free. But if you buy a used crossbow and dont know the history of it you could be buying trouble. Just my opinion...
