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Crossbow ?
#2626257
11/02/18 05:26 PM
11/02/18 05:26 PM
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ford150man
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Old Mossy Horns
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Thinking about getting my son one for Christmas but saying I know nothing about them is an understatement. What’s the big difference in one that’s $300.00 versus one that’s $1,500.00? Seems like price is all over the board.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: ford150man]
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11/02/18 06:13 PM
11/02/18 06:13 PM
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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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Harpersville, AL
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Speed, actual weight of the crossbow, size of the crossbow (smaller is better) and trigger. I’ve got a scorpyd deathstalker. If i remember correctly, it was $850 or so but it is super light, really compact, shoots 380 fps which isn’t blazing fast but is still faster than most, and has a trigger better than any rifle i own.
Yeah c’mon. Daniel White
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: ford150man]
#2627870
11/04/18 10:19 AM
11/04/18 10:19 AM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 14,090 Chilton County
MarksOutdoors
Booner
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Booner
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Chilton County
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Don't know much about it, but Wal-Mart had the Barnett Jackal package for $198.
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -G. K. Chesterton
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: 20XD]
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11/05/18 10:02 AM
11/05/18 10:02 AM
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 746 In your head
DaffyDucksWorstNightmare
4 point
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4 point
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Posts: 746
In your head
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From what I have seen the price and the name is really the only difference. I bought my wife a Center Point Sniper 370 for $200 and it came with everything you need other than broadheads. It has an adjustable stock and good trigger. My Bil and Nephew both spent over $1000 each on different cross bows that are no more accurate, quiet or fast. We have shot it a good bit and it has performed very well out to 50 yds. Bought my son one last Christmas and it has worked flawless. Only thing I changed was the scope and I bought the Nike Bolt XR to put on it. I couldn't be happier with it to this point, especially for a cheaper/beginners bow.
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: ford150man]
#2649663
11/23/18 10:36 PM
11/23/18 10:36 PM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,850 West Alabama
Ant67
10 point
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10 point
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West Alabama
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I bought a Ravin R10 to take to Illinois. Can’t say enough good things about this crossbow. Made a pass through shot on a big body 8 point at 81 yards. Best part is the deer ran up hill about 200 yards and jumped the fence and died 5 yards from the road.
Last edited by Ant67; 11/23/18 10:39 PM.
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: ford150man]
#2650124
11/24/18 01:45 PM
11/24/18 01:45 PM
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,783 Owens Xrds
AUwrestler
10 point
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10 point
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Owens Xrds
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81 yards? Good gracious. Congrats.
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore I believe in work, hard work. -George Petrie (1945)
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: ford150man]
#2650761
11/24/18 08:37 PM
11/24/18 08:37 PM
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AUwrestler
10 point
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10 point
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Did a little research for you and centerpoint 370 and killer instinct ripper 415 look like great options. Each have pro and cons but both look solid to kill deer out to 50.
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore I believe in work, hard work. -George Petrie (1945)
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: DaffyDucksWorstNightmare]
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11/28/18 11:26 AM
11/28/18 11:26 AM
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 643 Madison County
bholmes
4 point
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4 point
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Madison County
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From what I have seen the price and the name is really the only difference. I bought my wife a Center Point Sniper 370 for $200 and it came with everything you need other than broadheads. It has an adjustable stock and good trigger. My Bil and Nephew both spent over $1000 each on different cross bows that are no more accurate, quiet or fast. We have shot it a good bit and it has performed very well out to 50 yds. Bought my son one last Christmas and it has worked flawless. Only thing I changed was the scope and I bought the Nike Bolt XR to put on it. I couldn't be happier with it to this point, especially for a cheaper/beginners bow. What broadheads are you all shooting?
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
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11/28/18 11:51 AM
11/28/18 11:51 AM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 21,445 HSV AL
jmudler
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Don't know much about it, but Wal-Mart had the Barnett Jackal package for $198.
Best deal in the business. I own a wicked ridge invader and a horton reverse limb. My BIL has this xbox and it shots just as good as my wicked ridge. NAP spitfires are the broadhead I use.
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: Crossbow ?
[Re: ford150man]
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11/28/18 12:48 PM
11/28/18 12:48 PM
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Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 8,026 Alabama
Shaneomac2
14 point
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14 point
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Posts: 8,026
Alabama
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I BOUGHT THE BARNETT RECRUIT A FEW YEARS BACK. Zero complaints from me
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: ford150man]
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12/02/18 08:42 AM
12/02/18 08:42 AM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 668 The Dirty South
Highlander
4 point
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4 point
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Make sure he keeps his hands below the string track when releasing a bolt. You don't wanna get Buck fever with your fingers above the rail track. The strings and cables have no mercy for fingers once you squeeze that trigger.
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Re: Crossbow ?
[Re: mman]
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12/02/18 09:47 AM
12/02/18 09:47 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 8,456 Harpersville, AL
tfd1224
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 8,456
Harpersville, AL
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Let me start by saying I don't own one, but I have shot one a few times. The Ravin Crossbows are the best overall crossbows on the market, IMHO. Here are my thoughts:
Pros: 1) They shoot faster than their listed speed with the standard hunting arrow. 2) There is no string to rail contact, so no string friction (to wear out your string faster) and no need to keep the rail waxed 3) The crank is built in 4) It uses a thick ribbon and not the little ropes to draw the string 5) Once cocked, you don't have to remove anything from the string 6) You cannot over-crank it on the draw 7) You can de-cock it without having to fire it 8) Extremely accurate 9) Narrow profile, even before it is drawn 10) One of the fastest crossbows on the market
Cons: 1) Price 2) You have to use Ravin Arrows
I know a guy that works at Cabela's and was talking with him. He says the only reason they come back in is because people put the arrows in wrong and have the front of the arrow on the rail and not up on the rollers and when they shoot it, it basically dry fires and shatters the arrow, sometimes messing up the strings and cams.
Everyone I’ve seen post reviews says the string needs to be replaced at somewhere around 200 shots and when that time comes the Ravin crossbows can only be pressed in a Ravin press which all pro shops probably don’t have.
Yeah c’mon. Daniel White
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