COMPOUND BOW'S, HELP PLEASE.........

I bought an Excalibur, it's kick ass!

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+10
I also have an Excalibur. Quality product and deadly
accurate.

Reading this thread, the idea of maintenance i cant do myself puts me off ever buying a compound.

Now im not sure i actually want one, if it was like a 1000 dollar hoyt i might understand taking it to a pro to be properly cared for, like you might for a 2000 dollar gibson guitar, but i just want a 200-300 dollar bow, if i cant set it up and tweak it all myself i dont see the point really.

Imagine having a rifle you couldn't clean, set up the scope and press bullets for, or a guitar you cant restring on your own, seems like too much effort.

Maybe im missing something, why cant i buy a bow and set it up and adjust it for relative comfort.


oh you can for hunting. The expence we are talking about here is in competing, and that a whole nother rig set up entirely from a pin sight to a scope.

Just had a guy robin hood his arrow yesterday. New shooter and he thought he had lost both arrows and was bummed as they cost him about 15.00 each. We saved the one arrow for him and put the other one in the KIA bin

there would be blood spilt if someone pulled apart my robin hood.ive only ever got one true hood{busted a few arrows and shoot nocks off of plenty}but was happy as it was a 340 up the backend of a 400 a good foot at that.hangs on my wall.

Reading this thread, the idea of maintenance i cant do myself puts me off ever buying a compound.

Now im not sure i actually want one, if it was like a 1000 dollar hoyt i might understand taking it to a pro to be properly cared for, like you might for a 2000 dollar gibson guitar, but i just want a 200-300 dollar bow, if i cant set it up and tweak it all myself i dont see the point really.

Imagine having a rifle you couldn't clean, set up the scope and press bullets for, or a guitar you cant restring on your own, seems like too much effort.

Maybe im missing something, why cant i buy a bow and set it up and adjust it for relative comfort.


oh you can for hunting. The expence we are talking about here is in competing, and that a whole nother rig set up entirely from a pin sight to a scope.

Yes,

We are talking Creme brulee versus pudding on many of these, but with the technology today you can become proficient at hunting with. You may not be able to nail the center of the bullseye as much as a more expensive set up, but proficient nonetheless

You can spend thousands on a bow if you want. The Mathews Safari bare costs approx 2000.00...

Won't be spending that kind of money any time soon

I bought an Excalibur, it's kick ass!

[link to www.excaliburcrossbow.com]


+10
I also have an Excalibur. Quality product and deadly
accurate.


cool, we thought about carrying that cross bow line.
They just made Texas legal cross bow during archery season.
But, I would rather sell more compound than the cross bows, I think they are fine for disabled, but I'm not keen on the idea of gun hunters and cross bows. No offense to anyone, but they tend to shoot at anything that moves...it's a little scary.

I bought an Excalibur, it's kick ass!

[link to www.excaliburcrossbow.com]


+10
I also have an Excalibur. Quality product and deadly
accurate.


cool, we thought about carrying that cross bow line.
They just made Texas legal cross bow during archery season.
But, I would rather sell more compound than the cross bows, I think they are fine for disabled, but I'm not keen on the idea of gun hunters and cross bows. No offense to anyone, but they tend to shoot at anything that moves...it's a little scary.

I bought an Excalibur, it's kick ass!

[link to www.excaliburcrossbow.com]


+10
I also have an Excalibur. Quality product and deadly
accurate.


cool, we thought about carrying that cross bow line.
They just made Texas legal cross bow during archery season.
But, I would rather sell more compound than the cross bows, I think they are fine for disabled, but I'm not keen on the idea of gun hunters and cross bows. No offense to anyone, but they tend to shoot at anything that moves...it's a little scary.

Just to give you a heads up, they did the same here in PA this year. Crossbows are now legal...

BTW, I can relate on the rifle hunter bit. Last we went out, had to return fire to get the guy to stop shooting through the brush at us. I swear I think that many of these rifle "Hunters" are in some way just trying to prove their manhood and know jack squat about hunting. I have seen guys in the woods that you could see they were scared to be there just by their body language. I cracked a twig on our way out to the tree stands and all hell broke loose...

That is the last time I went out rifle... For the most part the hunters are okay, but about 10% of them have no business being in the woods, let alone carryinga firearm

I bought an Excalibur, it's kick ass!

[link to www.excaliburcrossbow.com]


+10
I also have an Excalibur. Quality product and deadly
accurate.


cool, we thought about carrying that cross bow line.
They just made Texas legal cross bow during archery season.
But, I would rather sell more compound than the cross bows, I think they are fine for disabled, but I'm not keen on the idea of gun hunters and cross bows. No offense to anyone, but they tend to shoot at anything that moves...it's a little scary.


I hope I did not offend either of you, it's just that sense that law passed, and gun hunters that I have seen in here and heard the things they were saying, was not at all ethical like my normal archery customers.

Oneida Screaming Eagle, compound recurve, had it for more than 20 years now. Still easy after all these years for me to pull 50-55lbs, where 40 is legal here.

Cheers!

Go down to the archery shop and try them all, then look for the one you like best. I shoot a hoyt now that i bought when I was going to get a mathews, the hoyt fit me better.

Oneida Screaming Eagle, compound recurve, had it for more than 20 years now. Still easy after all these years for me to pull 50-55lbs, where 40 is legal here.

Cheers!


you shoot much? For fun outdoor, you should check out and support your local archery ranges. They are very family oriented too if you have family participation. Its great for the kiddies.

Oneida Screaming Eagle, compound recurve, had it for more than 20 years now. Still easy after all these years for me to pull 50-55lbs, where 40 is legal here.

Cheers!


you shoot much? For fun outdoor, you should check out and support your local archery ranges. They are very family oriented too if you have family participation. Its great for the kiddies.

Been taking my 6yo son for nearly a year and he loves it.

Been out a couple times with him on 3-D shoots too...

I hope I did not offend either of you, it's just that sense that law passed, and gun hunters that I have seen in here and heard the things they were saying, was not at all ethical like my normal archery customers.

Oneida Screaming Eagle, compound recurve, had it for more than 20 years now. Still easy after all these years for me to pull 50-55lbs, where 40 is legal here.

Cheers!


you shoot much? For fun outdoor, you should check out and support your local archery ranges. They are very family oriented too if you have family participation. Its great for the kiddies.

Oneida Screaming Eagle, compound recurve, had it for more than 20 years now. Still easy after all these years for me to pull 50-55lbs, where 40 is legal here.

Cheers!


you shoot much? For fun outdoor, you should check out and support your local archery ranges. They are very family oriented too if you have family participation. Its great for the kiddies.


Not so much as when I was younger....just a couple of turkey shoots each year now for this old gal....

Still fletch, nock, and assemble my own broadheads though...

Cheers!

Oneida Screaming Eagle, compound recurve, had it for more than 20 years now. Still easy after all these years for me to pull 50-55lbs, where 40 is legal here.

Cheers!


you shoot much? For fun outdoor, you should check out and support your local archery ranges. They are very family oriented too if you have family participation. Its great for the kiddies.


Not so much as when I was younger....just a couple of turkey shoots each year now for this old gal....

Still fletch, nock, and assemble my own broadheads though...

Cheers!

I hope I did not offend either of you, it's just that sense that law passed, and gun hunters that I have seen in here and heard the things they were saying, was not at all ethical like my normal archery customers.


Not offended at all. Sadly we can't seem to fix stupid. As usual in our society the idiots who fail to use proper hunting safety endanger us all.

I don't shoot critters though.I shoot to the mark.


I only shoot game for food, never for fun.
And I always make sure to shoot it dead, so no suffer.



Thats cool,I'm not keen on game myself and Chickens are no fun to shoot!