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June 27th, 2012, 07:50 AM
#31
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June 27th, 2012 07:50 AM
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June 27th, 2012, 08:17 AM
#32
In fact it seems that the only x-bow guys who brag about the great customer service are guys with Excalibur's....it's like owning a Toyota..you have to ask who the service managers is, while the Ford/Dodge guys have him on speed dial. 
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June 27th, 2012, 11:06 AM
#33
I'd have to go with Excalibur alllllll the way.
But I did find it cumbersome in the bush with stupid twigs and other really annoying small vegetation yanking on my limbs.
I still would go with Excalibur - the simplicity of the design allows you to fix it on the spot - unless things really go south (i.e. broken limbs etc. but that just generally doesnt happen).
I could imagine the tenpoint being a real bugger (pulleys) if the bowstring snapped or frayed.
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June 27th, 2012, 01:06 PM
#34
Has too much time on their hands
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June 27th, 2012, 01:09 PM
#35
Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
BigBadBen16
I could imagine the tenpoint being a real bugger (pulleys) if the bowstring snapped or frayed.
No big deal check it out after each season and send it out if something has to be replaced. It's like my truck, I can't fix it by myself but it's better then riding a bicycle !!!!
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June 27th, 2012, 01:13 PM
#36
Originally Posted by
BigBadBen16
I could imagine the tenpoint being a real bugger (pulleys) if the bowstring snapped or frayed.
Funny all those cams and pulleys sure don't seem to bother the compound bow community, they are basically the same equipment and I rarely hear of Compound Bow Archers complain their equipment is always failing.
Seems like a silly argument, if they were a problem everyone would still be using recurves 
Last edited by MikePal; June 27th, 2012 at 01:18 PM.
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June 27th, 2012, 01:49 PM
#37
Originally Posted by
MikePal
Funny all those cams and pulleys sure don't seem to bother the compound bow community, they are basically the same equipment and I rarely hear of Compound Bow Archers complain their equipment is always failing.
Seems like a silly argument, if they were a problem everyone would still be using recurves
That's because trying to achieve the same power out of a much smaller package puts a lot more stress on all the mechanisns involved. You're trying to launch an arrow at 300 FPS for example with a 14" power stroke as opposed to a 28". This is why you have a 175 lb. limb system as opposed to a 60 lb. limb system with a typical vertical compound. There is a lot more stress on pulleys, limbs, cables etc.. I've never heard of a compound vertical bow flying apart in the feild or on a target course but I know of several instances where it's happened with compound crossbows. One of the guys I shoot 3D with has had it happen three times. He's gone back to his Excalibur now.
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June 27th, 2012, 03:23 PM
#38
Originally Posted by
seabast
No big deal check it out after each season and send it out if something has to be replaced. It's like my truck, I can't fix it by myself but it's better then riding a bicycle !!!!
Now now.....lets get one thing straight........that was a brutal comparison. lol
Excalibur is a freakishly precise and accurate tool. I can almost guaruntee that 90% of the opinions here (including mine) were formed just to justify and defend the first crossbow (or current crossbow) you use.
It is easily agreed upon, if you take care of any tool, it should last longer than expected unless there is a freak defect.
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June 27th, 2012, 03:24 PM
#39
Originally Posted by
MikePal
Funny all those cams and pulleys sure don't seem to bother the compound bow community, they are basically the same equipment and I rarely hear of Compound Bow Archers complain their equipment is always failing.
Seems like a silly argument, if they were a problem everyone would still be using recurves
Compound bows and compound crossbows are two different beasts. TPM hit that one right on the nail.
The point was that in the event of a bowstring failure - uncommon with all CBs unless neglected - you would never get a new one on your Compound CB in the field.
Last edited by BigBadBen16; June 27th, 2012 at 03:27 PM.
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June 27th, 2012, 03:47 PM
#40
Made in Canada doesn't matter anyway,who cares?? Stuff made in China is well known for reliability and quality construction.
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