Excalibur Vs TenPoint

[MikePal]

Actually, if you follow the crossbow market quite the opposite has happened in recent years. Ten years ago Excalibur was probably the only good quality re-curve crossbow out there. In the last 5 or 6 years Horton, TenPoint, Middleton, Maximus and Barnett, to name a few, have all introduced re-curve crossbows to their product line. If anything, it's a growing market.

I don't think that the 'opposite' has been happening. I think what you seeing is them just looking for market share, each of the manufacturers have decided to add a recurve to their lineup to appeal to , as Horton calls it :" for those who demand modern, dynamic performance but crave classic recurve design". I don't think there are, in general, very popular with hunters down south. Excalibur has been selling their bows down there for years and have limited success.

[TPM]

I don't think that the 'opposite' has been happening. I think what you seeing is them just looking for market share, each of the manufacturers have decided to add a recurve to their lineup to appeal to , as Horton calls it :" for those who demand modern, dynamic performance but crave classic recurve design". I don't think there are, in general, very popular with hunters down south. Excalibur has been selling their bows down there for years and have limited success.

I have to agree that there has always been limited success with Excals in the States but I'm not sure it's a re-curve/compound issue. Excal has never had the marketing and distribution network in the States that they've needed to make a large impact there. It's just one area of business that comes with growth and they're well aware of their shortfall in that aspect. With Excalibur being largely owned by an American firm now you're going to see a lot of that change. There are already plans underway to focus heavily on growth in the U.S. by a group of people who have the knowledge, tools and resources to do just that but in the end it will be the consumer who determines the success or failure of that venture.
Just for the record I'm not anti "compound crossbow". There are some very good compound designs out there but I prefer a re-curve design if for nothing more than it's durablity, low maintainance and reliabilty. I shoot a lot of 3D and re-curves definetely dominate the 3D circuit probably for those very reasons.

[Mount Sweetness]

Your father will be very happy with a Tenpoint crossbow, no question about it. If he has the money, open the wallet, go hunt and forget about it.

[MikePal]

I shoot a lot of 3D and re-curves definetely dominate the 3D circuit probably for those very reasons.

In Ontario...yes..because of Excalibur's dominance here, not so much down south where you hardly see them.

[FLoatTuber3]

I shoot a TenPoint, and I love it! I've shot my buddies Excalibur, and it's also very nice!! Both are great bows, but what I like about my crossbow is the anti dry-fire mechanism, saved me a few times, and that its a lot more compact and to me, it's a lot more balanced. All personal preference though!

[pbonura]

I have a compound and recurve crossbow. Excal Phoenix and Horton Team Real Tree Ultra Lite. I think both have their strengths and weaknesses. The new compound bows are pretty damn compact though. The Ten Points with the accudraw is a pretty sweet add on. Only problem I see with Ten Points is some cost over $1000 bucks and some even $2000. Excal can be purchased for under $700.

[TurkeyRookie]

Thanks everyone for the responses and I shared the information with him. I actually headed down south this week for Vacation and he and my brother made the drive from out east and we met up and did some shopping, we checked out alot of bows, and he was still torn between 10 point and excalibur, in the end he went with the Excalibur, the tenpoint was of course narrower, but he likes simplicity and the extra strings and cams didn't really appeal to him, as well the 10 points (to me anyways and he agreed) don't feel as "balanced" as excalibur, the excals just feel like the weight is distributed more evenly and the 10 points felt very front end heavy, assuming this is the extra metal plating and the cams.

He found an excal that fit him perfectly no problem reaching down and drawing it back. Another selling feature for him is where he lives the excal dealer, who also has a range etc is just down the street from him and he's been dealing wth him and always had excellent service (never had to get service on his bow other then re-stringing) but he's built a relationship with the shop owner and should he ever have issues there's someone there.

Again thanks for all the info it was a great read.

[huntaway]

I'm curious. You said he had to reach around to draw the xbow back. Is he just drawing using the string or is he using a c80cking aid like the rope aid?

I would sooner spend my money in Canada on a Canadian made product rather than send those dollars elsewhere.

HA

[bigr]

I'll end this.

Customer service.

We all know which xbow I'm talking about.

I'd shoot any of them, but if all were equal which in quality and preformance they are ( I'd kill anything with any of them any time ) Customer sevice tops with only one IMOP. One is not going to kill any better then the other one, Thats up to the shooter.

[MikePal]

I'll end this.

Customer service.

We all know which xbow I'm talking about.

I guess if you buy a bow that needs it....I've had my Horton now for 10+ yr and I can't tell you how good their customer service is because I've never had to use it.