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I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
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09/07/17 07:06 AM
09/07/17 07:06 AM
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Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 364 Molino Florida
DaBreeze
OP
4 point
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OP
4 point
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 364
Molino Florida
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I guess I have to join the sissy hunting club, but shoulder and hand issue have forced me hang up the Hoyt. I have never touched a Xbow and don't know a dang thing about them. I had planned on not even bow hunting this year but as time get closer, I can't stand the thought of missing it. So what kind of advise can yall give me on purchasing a Xbow. I'll only hunt 6 or 8 times and looking for a eco model that will still do the job. Lighweight is important. I'm not looking for the high-end stuff. Probably, no more than $1K for everything.
Last edited by DaBreeze; 09/07/17 07:07 AM.
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/07/17 09:45 AM
09/07/17 09:45 AM
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Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,052 AL
BamaGuitarDude
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,052
AL
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I guess I have to join the sissy hunting club No you ain't; if physically you can do it & you want to hunt during bow season, it is what it is, man... Good luck on find a good X-bow; I'm a big Bear Archery fan & their new X-bow looks nice... BGD
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/07/17 10:18 AM
09/07/17 10:18 AM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 20,073 Northport, AL
GomerPyle
Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 20,073
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man don't sweat it......most of the anti-crossbow stuff you see on here is just people messing with one another for fun. Ain't no shame in it. Just get one that shoots good and go hunting.
As far as advise on finding one, I'd do the same thing I'd do if I was looking for a "regular" bow.....find you a craigslist deal, at least for your first one. You can usually find decent ones on there relatively cheap from people that got one and decided it just "wasn't for them" and want to unload it.
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/07/17 10:29 AM
09/07/17 10:29 AM
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Posts: 1,071 NBama
mr.clif
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,071
NBama
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Bought a Excalibur 355 micro suppressor and love it so far. I felt as you but my shoulder wasnt allowing me to practice with my compound. Nobody has any right to judge anothers way of legal hunting. Unless their shooting fingers and stick or re-curve they "cheat" jus as much. Release is jus as much as a trigger as a xbow has.
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/07/17 01:00 PM
09/07/17 01:00 PM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 12,918 Old Florida
Geno
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 12,918
Old Florida
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Most people don't like the Barnett bows because they consider them to be cheap. I've had two now and both shot great. I have the Vengeance reverse limb with an old shotgun scope on it.
The first one shot good but the original pin sight that came with it was awful - it would shoot loose after five or six bolts. I put a red dot on it and never looked back.
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: GomerPyle]
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09/07/17 01:49 PM
09/07/17 01:49 PM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 9,541 Montgomery, AL
jbc
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 9,541
Montgomery, AL
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man don't sweat it......most of the anti-crossbow stuff you see on here is just people messing with one another for fun. Ain't no shame in it. Just get one that shoots good and go hunting. I've always read it as tongue in cheek as well Infinitely cooler than shooting one with a rifle any way
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/08/17 02:50 AM
09/08/17 02:50 AM
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Posts: 10,380 northport
deadeye48
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 10,380
northport
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Heck I've been shooting a CB for several years because of health issues (lost most all muscle tissue under my right scapula among other thing) so don't worry with what folks think just enjoy the new CB and kill a biggun
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/09/17 05:48 PM
09/09/17 05:48 PM
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Posts: 2,459 Marshall County
Haybale
bearded hen
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bearded hen
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Marshall County
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My dad has a stryker 380 that's extremely nice. It's a lot quieter than any crossbow I've heard.
"To God Be The Glory"
"I'm in if it involves sticking my hand in a hole". Brent mashburn.
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: jbc]
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09/12/17 04:49 AM
09/12/17 04:49 AM
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Posts: 2,644 Arab/Stevenson AL
Recurve
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,644
Arab/Stevenson AL
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man don't sweat it......most of the anti-crossbow stuff you see on here is just people messing with one another for fun. Ain't no shame in it. Just get one that shoots good and go hunting. I've always read it as tongue in cheek as well Infinitely cooler than shooting one with a rifle any way This. Man I used to get picked on in our club for not using a bow I made myself.
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/13/17 05:46 AM
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Posts: 21,445 HSV AL
jmudler
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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The Barnett Jackel is one of the best value xboxs I have ever seen/shot. I own a wicked ridge warrior and very pleased with it. Ten Point warranty is 2nd to none. I also own a reverse limb Horton. Very quiet and I really like the short axle to axle. Doesnt get hung up when trekking in the woods and have plenty of room in a blind. I would really look at the Ravin crossbow too.
Don't get all spun up on speed. Also if your condition will worsen, you may want to look how the xbox is cocked. You may want to have a crank or some type of aid.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: chris4wde2]
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09/13/17 05:04 PM
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 35 Brookwood
JeremyA7
spike
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spike
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Posts: 35
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I think you can get a Ten point fully loaded with a scope and everything for around 700$. I like them for the crank cocking system. But as far as economic crossbow,my best friend bought whatever the mid priced one wal mart carries that is solid camo and it's a s package for 400 dollars probably 500 after bolts and broadheads. But his shoots amazing and is really quiet. His uses a cocking rope if I'm not mistaken and is a Barnett I believe Wicked Ridge is made by Ten Point and you can find them around $500. The Parker x-bows are good also.
Jeremy Hoyt Alpha Max 35 Hoyt RX1 Hoyt Pro Force Twisted Threadz Bowstringz I learned from the best elf there is!!!!
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Re: I hate this but I need Xbow recommendations
[Re: DaBreeze]
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09/14/17 02:56 AM
09/14/17 02:56 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 8,456 Harpersville, AL
tfd1224
14 point
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14 point
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Posts: 8,456
Harpersville, AL
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Get a Barnett. You will get the most bang for your buck. I bought the whitetail hunter last year and really like it but almost want to get the whitetail hunter 2 now. It shoots 10 fps faster and has a triggertech trigger.
Yeah c’mon. Daniel White
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