Excalibur Vs TenPoint

[TurkeyRookie]

I can't wait to see how this thread develops. This is my favourite crossbow argument.

Cheers,

TNA

Deffinetly turned into a great debate, cheers to everyone who contributed.

[canadaman30]

Excalibre is top dog. Why not just buy the hand crank loading device if you find it hard to load.

[perrysbirds]

Excalibre is top dog. Why not just buy the hand crank loading device if you find it hard to load.

I think its called a crankaroo...I could be wrong though..

[ONguard1992]

Maybe I missed it, but in all the comparisons, where there any quantitative measurements. Speed, Noise Level, Accuracy, Effeciency, etc...?

[MikePal]

Maybe I missed it, but in all the comparisons, where there any quantitative measurements. Speed, Noise Level, Accuracy, Effeciency, etc...?

Don't be silly...it's got great customer support and you can change the string in the field....that's all that seems to matters..Oh and it's made in Canada.

Your absolutely right, things that really should matter are often the least researched. For years Excalibur even admitted they where a good 'hunter' bow because they dared not say they were the most 'accurate' competition bow. I don't know if that's been cured, maybe now with the faster bows they are doing better.

[TPM]

For years Excalibur even admitted they where a good 'hunter' bow because they dared not say they were the most 'accurate' competition bow.

Huh? Are you kidding? Pinpoint accuracy and competion has always been a hallmark of Excalibur's marketing and and advertising and they've always been a major presence on the competion circuit. Their Apex model is a dedicated bow designed for nothing but target shooting. Despite the fact you may think no one outside of Ontario shoots Excaliburs there hasn't been an OAA, IBO or Canadian Archery Nationals title that hasn't been taken more than once by an Excalibur. Even outside of North America I know of competitive shooters from Italy, England and Australia all of whom use Excaliburs.

[TPM]

Maybe I missed it, but in all the comparisons, where there any quantitative measurements. Speed, Noise Level, Accuracy, Effeciency, etc...?

With noise level a re-curve is going to loose every time. Speed? Both manufactures make several models at different speeds and all that data is available on their websites. As for accuraccy, I would both Ten Point and Excal make bows that are more accurate than the guys shooting them. For the average guy you're not going to go wrong with either company. It's just a matter of personal preference.

[Goose smasher]

Don't be silly...it's got great customer support and you can change the string in the field....that's all that seems to matters..Oh and it's made in Canada.

Your absolutely right, things that really should matter are often the least researched. For years Excalibur even admitted they where a good 'hunter' bow because they dared not say they were the most 'accurate' competition bow. I don't know if that's been cured, maybe now with the faster bows they are doing better.

I can't shoot more then one bolt at the same bullseye at forty yards for fear of smashing bolts together. How much more accurate do you need to be to hunt with? Or target shoot for that matter??

Goose smasher

[terrierman41]

There'll always be anti's on this topic...anti-recurve and anti-compound. Some make it their passionate mission to point out what they feel the negative points of the "competitions" xbow. Read all the reviews you can on the individual bows and try to stay away from the "xbrand vs xbrand" reviews... you'll just end up running into arguements. Plenty of great info on the two brands on the net. Make sure you get out and shoot them both and buy what feels best to you. I don't think your dad will go wrong with either brand. They are both top notch and for very good reasons. Good luck on the selection and let us know the result.

[MikePal]

I posted this link once before, seems like it comes in handy for this discussion (every 6 months). It was done by an independent group that looks pretty unbiased.

http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/ga...ode-1001347921

Watch the video and then page thru (11 pages) ..the results are below.