woodsman2230 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Hey everybody. I was looking into buying my grandfather a crossbow for Christmas this year. He is getting older and he has trouble drawing back a compound. I know he loves to deer hunt be the only time he gets to hunt them is during the rifle season. I dont get to hunt with him much during the rifle season so I wanted to get him into archery so I could spend more time with him in the woods. I know he would love it. And the past three years while turkey hunting he could have killed some dandy bucks but all he had was his shotgun in hand when they walked by. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good crossbow? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Horton, Barnett, and if you can afford it, 10 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I did some research on this recently. If was buying I would buy an Excalibur. http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 i think ten points is one of the best they make but there kinda pricy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I have a parker crossbow and absolutely love it. Very accurate out to 50 yards. For the money I don't think you can beat a parker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adrenaline_junky Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Excalibur, the only crossbow out there in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Best thing to do is to shoot as many as you can! My father and I shot a bunch at Cabela's. Ten points are nice but very expensive! Excalibur was nice but loud. We both agreed that the Parker Safari Magnum was the best bang for the buck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ptbuckpa Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I did some research on this recently. If was buying I would buy an Excalibur. http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/ I agree my grandfather has one and they are crazy accurate and much lighter than other crossbows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I don't own one and don't have much experience with crossbows but my father and father-in-law both hunt with the crossbow,, and the 10 point is one sweet piece of archery equipment,, but like others have said it's also one of the MOST expensive also.... My father on the other hand shoots the PSE Viper, not bad for one of the lower end crossbows.. I'd go to a pro shop and shoot a few of them to see what tickles your particular fancy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyswamp Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 As the old saying goes, Speed cost money, how fast do you want to go? I have been using a crossbow for the past 23 years after breaking my neck that left me paralized. I started with the Barnett, and it was alright, it did what it's supposed to, but I wanted one I could cock myself, and after trying others, hands down the most consistant, shot after shot is the Ten Point. The Accu-Draw cocks the bow the same every time, never to far left or to far right, every shot the same, if not it's the shooter, not the bow. I did look at the Excaliber a few years back when they first came out, and it was a slick looking crossbow, but I just didn't care for the way their cocking system was set up. Granted the Ten Point is priced up there, but how many of them are you going to be buying? Get a good one, and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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