Need assistance picking out a crossbow

[japartridge]

All, OK, I want to get a crossbow, always thought they were the best of both worlds.... anyway, I have no clue what to look for, what brands, etc... please school me.

 

[cobber]

Got cats?

 

[Willie]

Depends on what your price range is?

I'm very partial to TenPoint products. All bows and parts are Made in America.

Here is what I have on order....

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...96004-my_tenpoint_stealth_ss_is_on_order.html

TenPoint makes a lower price bow but still TenPoint quality with its Wicked Ridge line.

http://www.wickedridgecrossbows.com/


Both are lifetime bow andwill kill deer just fine ..

 

[Hookeye]

FWIW there is an Indiana based company called Maximus

Maximus Crossbows - HOME - Powerful Deadly Accurate

 

[nkhrfh]

Tenpoint Titan. Stop by the Outdoorsman and go upstairs to the archery dept

 

[Willie]

FWIW there is an Indiana based company called Maximus

Maximus Crossbows - HOME - Powerful Deadly Accurate

Actually there are three Hoosier crossbow companies. Maximus, Velocity out of Newburgh and Athens. Athens has a prototype done and has been used by their pro-staff hunting bears and turkeys. When they get the bugs worked out of it they will be marketing it.

 

[japartridge]

OK, wow, didn't realize how expensive crossbows could be. I'm looking in the $300 to $400 range, I'm not planning on hunting with it (well maybe in a SHTF situation) I'm more looking for something that will be reliable, without being a massive waste of resources for something that will probably be taken out once a month for some target shooting/practice. I know, I know buy once cry once, but for what I'm going to be doing, I don't know if if justifies $800 and up.

 

[Willie]

Buy a Wicked Ridge for about $500 or look for a used brand name bow. I don't buy junk no matter what the price.

 

[Hookeye]

It sounds like Maximus changed name

Native Crossbows, LLC

 

[Willie]

It sounds like Maximus changed name

Native Crossbows, LLC

Yep...both have the same address

Strange...

 

[Hookeye]

If they bought the other out and changed the design a bit, that IMHO would warrant a new name.

 

[Willie]

Dunno.... I had never heard of "Native Crossbows" before. Ill ask around...

 

[starbreather]

I prefer Excalibur recurve crossbows, less moving parts = less problems.

 

[Hookeye]

Dunno.... I had never heard of "Native Crossbows" before. Ill ask around...

I saw one in a shop. Seemed nice enough, not into that stuff though.
If I was, I'd get a Tac 15.

 

[Willie]

I saw one in a shop. Seemed nice enough, not into that stuff though.
If I was, I'd get a Tac 15.

Better shoot it off a bipod as it is loooonnnnggg and front heavy..

 

[Bazooka Joe]

I prefer Excalibur recurve crossbows, less moving parts = less problems.

This.....
I Stole...I Mean Bought Mine Used Off Of Archerytalk For 200.

 

[Hookeye]

Better shoot it off a bipod as it is loooonnnnggg and front heavy..

I have shot it, agree it is long and heavy, but IMHO most Xbows suck in a similar fashion. The TAc 15 is fast though, fairly quiet and well made, plus if your AR lower has a good trigger in it, that's another plus.

Xbow manufacturers are starting to put good triggers in their rigs, so maybe not as much of an issue as was a couple yrs ago.

 

[Hookeye]

I prefer Excalibur recurve crossbows, less moving parts = less problems.

Just shoot a recurve vert bow if truly subscribing to less is more

 

[Willie]

The bull pup design of my new Stealth SS (which is coming in the brown truck today) is MUCH shorter. I've shot a lot of crossbows and this one is the best balanced of any. It sure doesn't "suck" in being front end heavy.

Speed is pretty good at 350 fps...

 

[Hookeye]

Tac 15 hits 400+ and is pretty quiet.

BTW, swung by shop north on 31 today, they had 2 of the Native X bows.

Also had a Mission, needed sunglasses for the string/cables!

Used X Caliber there too. My buddy had one, liked it, but sold it due to the unwieldiness of an X bow. Went back to a compound, Bowtech Assassin, that too was quiet, and he shot it well (put venison in the freezer).

Lots of choices to do that these days.