Crossbow advice

acwatkins · Nov 26, 2015

I posted this in the archery but since this forum gets a lot of traffic of bow users figured id put it here too.

Thoughts on this as a first crossbow? not expecting ten point or excalibur quality but I'm thinking about getting this as my first.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...oryId=71678486

outrider58 · Nov 26, 2015

Couldn't get the bow in the link.

mark71211 · Nov 26, 2015

Be a man and get a bow. Ih8demlibz will be along to shortly tell which one to buy.

engineerbrian · Nov 26, 2015

I responded in the other thread too. Copied below.

I'd be all over it! A friend of mine has one similar from Dicks and loves it.

You dont need to spend big money on a X bow. I picked mine up a few years back and was out the door with the bow, red dot, quiver and 3 bolts for $500. Its harvested ~ 30-40 deer.

outrider58 · Nov 26, 2015

Barnetts are exceptional x-bows. Looks like a good entry level bow. :shrug:

I do dread the day I have to switch to using a x-bow. For now, I'll keep my Mathews compound.

acwatkins · Nov 26, 2015

outrider58 said:
Couldn't get the bow in the link.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=41681536 maybe this will work? its a barnett game crusher for 249

mark71211 said:
Be a man and get a bow. Ih8demlibz will be along to shortly tell which one to buy.

i have a martin cheetah haha. i took a deer this year with it from the ground. i just bought a climber but am still learning and not quite confident for hunting from it yet. being stuck to the ground id like to get a crossbow, not to mention the range improvement

iH8DemLibz · Nov 26, 2015

acwatkins said:
http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=41681536 maybe this will work? its a barnett game crusher for 249

i have a martin cheetah haha. i took a deer this year with it from the ground. i just bought a climber but am still learning and not quite confident for hunting from it yet. being stuck to the ground id like to get a crossbow, not to mention the range improvement

You're making the right choice.

A crossbow in a stand sucks.

They are way too cumbersome.

acwatkins · Nov 26, 2015

iH8DemLibz said:
You're making the right choice.

A crossbow in a stand sucks.

They are way too cumbersome.

the land i hunt doesn't have many good trees for climbing either. I'm hunting from the ground 2-3 times/week. Hoping it will help me out.

Striper69 · Nov 26, 2015

I have a Parker crossbow I got for $299.00 last season. It has a scope with reticles in it. I shot a small doe from about twenty yards and the bolt went right through it. :thumbsup:

engineerbrian · Nov 26, 2015

iH8DemLibz said:
You're making the right choice.

A crossbow in a stand sucks.

They are way too cumbersome.

I think it depends on the stand. Both of my stands are 2 seaters with shooting rails. No problems

iH8DemLibz · Nov 26, 2015

Mine is a single with enough room for about 3/4ths of my fat ass.

I love my ground blind.

I should look into a double wide.

mark71211 · Nov 26, 2015

iH8DemLibz said:
Mine is a single with enough room for about 3/4ths of my fat ass.

I love my ground blind.

I should look into a double wide.

Got to dicks and get there 3 person blind. I have gotten two of them and there was plenty of room for me and my wife to hunt from. She shot her first deer out of one of those blinds, with a bow too.

engineerbrian · Nov 26, 2015

mark71211 said:
Got to dicks and get there 3 person blind. I have gotten two of them and there was plenty of room for me and my wife to hunt from. She shot her first deer out of one of those blinds, with a bow too.

I saw one the other day. I need to upgrade :party29:

parttimer · Nov 26, 2015

If you buy it make sure you get a cocking rope. 165# pull will suck without one.

wilcam47 · Nov 26, 2015

Striper69 said:
I have a Parker crossbow I got for $299.00 last season. It has a scope with reticles in it. I shot a small doe from about twenty yards and the bolt went right through it.

Parkers are nice..we have one, and it will slay some deer.

outrider58 · Nov 26, 2015

parttimer said:
If you buy it make sure you get a cocking rope. 165# pull will suck without one.

^^^This! Not only that but, more importantly, If you cock by hand, the true nocking point tends to be a little different every time. With a cocking device, there's no problem with that. This is what you are looking for...

http://www.bigsupplyshop.com/Barnett-Cross--Rope-Cocking-Device-17105_p_53233.html

danb · Nov 26, 2015

1. I kill a lot of deer with a crossbow. I dont have any problem recocking my crossbow in the stand, with only a rope.

2. I have a Barnett, and I love it, but I'd be cautious about the cheaper Barnett packages. Not sure about this particular model, but I have seen a lot of Recruits and others come back with broken strings. Call an archery shop, or Bass Pro, ask them if they see these coming back.

My daughter has a Parker, it is also nice.

acwatkins · Nov 26, 2015

well i just got back from picking the bow up from Dicks. they were out of the cocking ropes unfortunately. gonna grab one tomorrow probably, can't wait to try it out.

HogCommander · Nov 26, 2015

Haven't shot this model but it looks like they used the stock from the Jackal and put upgraded limbs on it. Gamecrusher is faster and has significantly narrower axle to axle width.

I have a Jackal and my only issue with it is the riser/sight mount which looks like the same one on the model you're looking at. The riser isn't as rigid as it could be and it's easy to knock the scope out of alignment if you accidentally bump the it on something (happened to me twice).

All things considered, the Gamecrusher looks like a pretty good deal at that price point...pretty hard to beat 330 fps for $249!

pleasant1911 · Nov 27, 2015

Get a recurve. Get an Excaliber. I used to have one. Never went hunting with it. Just got it because I thought it was cool. Sold it a year ago to get my kid a ps4, and I really never used it except to shoot it at my moms house.

Its kinds of wide, and was bulky, but it was nice, and if needed you could change your own string, not that you would need to. Get something nice the first time, and you wont be looking at other brands later.

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