Originally Posted by AH64guy
Agreed, I had / still have the same reservations - I've had vehicles that didn't cost that much... eek

Reality today - there are several good performing x-bows starting around $300 and up that will kill deer all year long. Wicked Ridge G-3, Centerpoint, etc.

I've become partial to the Excalibers, but only since they have become much more compact, and have managed to lower the noise level some.

You're still early enough in the year that the used market is still slow, and the rush hasn't started for the Fall season.

I tend to put a number of arrows and bolts through my bows and x-bows year round - if the x-bow won't stand up to at least a couple hundred shots before season, I won't keep it.



My late doggie's ice cream man bought one at the pawn shop for peanuts and proceeded to whack the first deer he saw with it. I dropped a bundle on my Excalibur and did the same thing. More than one method to this madness it seems.

I didn't want to be a "crossbow guy", just get in a bunch of extra time afield before the deer get too jumpy. That worked out as I saw more bucks last season on the public land I hunt than I've seen there in literally years. I got the Excalibur because it was simple and easy to maintain, like me. It's a lifetime investment, I think.

What fresh Hell is this?