2016 Excals!

[Species8472]

The micro 335 is a fine crossbow. Never said anything bad about it. Just changing the colour of the rail & 20fps or making lesser speed models so close in the group isn't impressive IMO. Did they really need to do this? Wish they would have given options with different colour/camo patterns & adjustable stock/forearm handle, upgraded cocking aid etc. Looking at other forum how these crossbows have been customized (by their members) makes me wonder why these customized ideas weren't looked at & reconsidered as available from factory?

It would be nice if they would sell the bow with options for the scope, stock, string and trigger. My 405 sports all after market components for these parts.

[JBen]

While in camp last year (2014) for the last week of archery (Dec 7-15).
Two guys had their matrix limbs shatter.

I made the upgrade from an Eclipse which on paper is the same as a Micro. Factory 335 fps.
Despite the heavier broadhead (Micro 150g, vs Eclipse 125g) the Micro shoots slightly faster.
Beyond just being smaller/lighter to lug through brush. Its worlds easier to swing onto your target when in a stand, (how many get busted raising/swinging bows)??
or in a ground blind, etc

To me, those are the "pluses" and reason for upgrade. The wee gain in fps was just gravy.

Con? Its a little harder to clock. I highly doubt I would clock it in the stand, the Eclipse if I felt I really needed to, I could.

There are limits imo to how much stress the limbs can take, and Excals higher bows are running into them. Who knows, whether or not the new micro will start running into the same problems.

Hopefully not.

[twostroke]

guess its all in the personal preference I can see your point on some of the upgrades as well......I made the switch tot he micro for a few reasons more room in the blind while taking the kids on the outing with me .....as well as I dig the thumbhole stocks and the micro just seem to fit me really well. I loved the phoenix I had to, but def have no desire to get rid of the micro. Dropped a nice big ol freezer doe 4 days into bow season this yr with it and seemed to do the trick. Was easy to maneuver out of a treestand to get a good undetected shot........If I upgrade anything it may be the bolts, but the Easton quills that came with it actually flew and patterned real nice for me, heard others didn't have the same luck.

[Richie Hastings]

While in camp last year (2014) for the last week of archery (Dec 7-15).
Two guys had their matrix limbs shatter.

I made the upgrade from an Eclipse which on paper is the same as a Micro. Factory 335 fps.
Despite the heavier broadhead (Micro 150g, vs Eclipse 125g) the Micro shoots slightly faster.
Beyond just being smaller/lighter to lug through brush. Its worlds easier to swing onto your target when in a stand, (how many get busted raising/swinging bows)??
or in a ground blind, etc

To me, those are the "pluses" and reason for upgrade. The wee gain in fps was just gravy.

Con? Its a little harder to clock. I highly doubt I would clock it in the stand, the Eclipse if I felt I really needed to, I could.

There are limits imo to how much stress the limbs can take, and Excals higher bows are running into them. Who knows, whether or not the new micro will start running into the same problems.

Hopefully not.

Uh oh....... How come we never hear about the Excalibur products failing !!! You had 2 guys both have their Excalibur shatter?!?!? Say it isn't so!!!!

[bushman007]

I have a few buddies who have all upgraded to the micros . one buddy after only having his bow for a month had the limbs on his micro shatter while the other guys have had nothing but good things to say about theirs.

[terrym]

Excalibur are excellent about warranty work but at some point you can exceed the design capacity of the recurve limbs. Time will tell if they have overdone if with the Micros.

[GW11]

Uh oh....... How come we never hear about the Excalibur products failing !!! You had 2 guys both have their Excalibur shatter?!?!? Say it isn't so!!!!

I think it's a pretty small percentage overall but Excalibur limb failures are not unheard of. Check this thread for example:

http://excaliburcrossbow.org/phpBB2/...d2045d#p561382

I'll stick with my plain old brown Exocet. Plenty of other things I could drop a grand on to "upgrade"...lol

[pbonura]

Time will tell. I have a 405 that has been used for 2 seasons and has about 200-250 shots on it with no issues. That being said I kept my exomax as an emergency backup just in case the limbs decide to go south on the 405.

They have re designed a new front end. Both times his shattered while he left them cocked. Not a dry fire but just when they were left cocked. They are accurate as hell and both times they replaced the limbs at no cost.. Time will tell.

[skeeter1]

I had to have the limbs on my matrix 380 replace right off the get go. Two years on the new limbs and they are still going strong, fingers crossed

[robster]

2016 ATA reps states the micro-355 retails for $1099.00. Are they priced the same or does U.S-Cdn conversion have to be considered?