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Hi Guys,

Due to shoulder problems, I fear my days of drawing a bow are over. Lucky for me Nebraska now allows the use of crossbows during the archery season. Problem is, I know nothing about them. I'd like some input on brands, recurve vs. compound, bolts, basically anything you can throw out there to help with my selection. Thanks in advance.

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I use a Wicked Ridge that was recommended by an archery shop.
No complaints about it at all.

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I have an Excalibur recurve that I've harvested a few bucks with and a bear in Manitoba. Very good , simple to use and accurate bow . You can do all the maintenance yourself.
This year I bought a Ten Point Venom because the limbs are much shorter across and I now hunt from a box blind 16' up with windows too narrow for the Excalibur .
You can't go wrong with either.
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I have shot both a Excaliber and Parker Tornado. The Excaliber is wider due to the recurve vs. compound but I found them to be about equally accurate, in my hands

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Sell you old bow and buy a higher end crossbow.

Ten point is rock solid... but a bit pricey

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Buy the PSE Fang reasonably priced and shoots with the real expense ones. No problem hitting the bottom of a coke can at 40 yards and under


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Tenpoint. Tenpoint. Or go with a Tenpoint. Trust me. High quality, great customer service. Extremely accurate.

Just got a flyer in mail. Tenpoint Titan Extreme going on sale at Cabelas Nov. 10th. $549 with scope.......

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Originally Posted by 2muchgun
Tenpoint. Tenpoint. Or go with a Tenpoint. Trust me. High quality, great customer service. Extremely accurate.

Just got a flyer in mail. Tenpoint Titan Extreme going on sale at Cabelas Nov. 10th. $549 with scope.......


Do you work for Tenpoint? Give us a break. This is getting old. Trust me


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Stay away from no name brands and you should be fine. Barnett gets a lot of bad press on xbow forums as well. I have 4, two Bow Tech and two Parker. I haven't had any problems out of them.

Good luck,

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No substitute for actually getting to a shop, or 2, where you can get your hands on them. Many are heavy, unwieldy things, miserable to handle. Handle a few and you will quickly be able to figure this out for yourself.
Price does not necessarily indicate "better."
That said, be sure to take a look at the Barnett Recruit, the model with cams, not the recurve. It's small size makes it very nice to handle, its pretty fast, easy to shoot well, and is low maintenance. This provides a good starting point to determine if xbows that are 2 or 3 times more expensive are delivering 2 or 3 more times....performance? handling? speed?



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Barnetts are famous for spending more time in the shop than in the field.......

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I bought a Carbon Express X force this year , had Barnetts and others in the past . So far I love it , 12.5" cocked 16 " uncocked . 2" groups at 40 yds and very light with a decent trigger . Got 2 deer with it this year , best part under $300 shipped.

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I have a Wicked Ridge Warrior. It's been very reliable, killed maybe 15-20 deer with it. I try not to shoot it much, just when taking a deer. I guess my reasoning is the less I shoot it, the longer it will last.

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I have owned three crossbows. Barnett rx-280, Barnett demon, and a horton. Other than a couple of loose screws in the sights, I've had a problem and no shop time at all.


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I got a crossbow and its more interesting to me than the long bow. I can 'shoot' the crossbow in my basement and it makes no noise and the 'target' catches the bolt just fine.

It's sighted with a Zeiss 4.5-14 X 44 MC at 200 yds with the 58 gr V Max over 4064,

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One of our guys who's a great resource for all things crossbow related is MILES58. He's very knowledgeable on crossbows. He recommended and found me a used Excalibur Ibex, which is a now discontinued recurve model. Just a good, rock solid box. Look him up- he won't steer you wrong. Tell him Gophergunner referred you.


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Check out the Center Point sniper 370 from Crosman air guns. It gets fantastic reviews.Three guys I work with have bought them over the last few months and they all love them.

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WOW!!! The internet is full of great news on that Xbow. I'm a member over at crossbow nation http://www.crossbownation.com/community and they have nothing but praise for the Snyper 370.
If it's all they claim it to be then my Tenpoint Titan may be up for sale and I'll have $$$$ left over.


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If these things matter to you, the manufacturer is Man Kung in Taiwan and branded to Crosman/Centerpoint.


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