Ive got a Mag 340 that I’ve had for a short period of time and I've slung quite a few arrows out of it. It's actually the most accurate Excalibur that I own. I would definitely suggest keeping a spare set of limbs around for any Excalibur you own...not because they are prone to failing...because having an Excalibur gives you the luxury of being able to change your own strings and limbs should anything happen without having to visit a bow shop. I would also highly recommend purchasing a flemish string for your bow as well...I have @Myers flemish strings on all of my Excaliburs and they are great. You don't have to worry about any reliability issues with that bow.

 

The Mag 340 is (imo) the best all around bow in the lineup. Rope cockable, crank cockable, normal trigger assembly that doesn't require special hook to release. Fast enough & retardedly boringly accurate. I've had one 3+ years now, tons of shots on her & a few deer got dead. Probably never need spare limbs, but a wise man would probably get a set on hand just in case. Spare flemish string or 2, then you know should the unthinkable happen, you can be up and running in minutes.

 

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Russ is spot on!

 

If I didn't have a back up crossbow, I would have back up limbs for sure. That would be my advice regardless of the brand of crossbow owned.

Unless you don't mind missing out the rut or any part of a hunting season I would always have a plan B in place.

 

As driftless said it depends on your situation. If you have a backup bow or several where a problem with one bow wont lose you any hunting time your covered, you can just wait and order limbs when/if you have a problem. If its your only bow having extra limbs and string will cover the most likely problems and got you back up and running right away. Its a cheap version of a backup bow basically.

 

The Mag 340 is two-fold, for me at least. It's a great target puncher as I shoot mine every day. It's also a great hunting crossbow and I wouldn't think twice about carrying it into the woods w/ me- it will kill any N. American animal.

If you buy one new and register it, Excalibur will send you a set of limbs if it should splinter, from their warranty service dept in Massachusetts. Many times a splinter can be sanded and if needed, epoxied and you can still use it. I have three Excalibur crossbows I'm shooting right now that had splintered limbs. But again, it depends on the severity of the splinter. As others have said, put a Myer's Flemish string on it and you will be singing Dixie

 

I suppose it can’t hurt to get a spare limb set. If it was my only crossbow, I would just so if something happened during hunting season, I would have it back in action same day. That said, I can’t remember the last time I read about 340 limbs failing.

 

Thanks to your knowledge, I never knew that a splintered limb can be sanded and repaired. I think it was sometime in 2023 when one of my Excalibur's splintered and you told me what to do. I really appreciated that!

 

I have the Excalibur Mag 340 that I bought last year. From what I’ve read, the limbs of the Excaliburs that aren’t super high speed tend to last a lot longer than the high speed ones. So what have you guys heard/experienced with the Mag 340? I will always keep extra strings, but should I have an extra set of limbs on hand to? Is the Mag Max with the H.O. limbs far superior than the regular Mag 340 limbs?

Yes. Quite frankly it is. Not everyone agrees on every feature. And some find it much to cock without a crank,
But when you take the best options from each bow in the line up an put them all together in one, you get the best bow.

 

Good point Chris, and I'm one of them that find it a little to hard to cock, but a lot of that has to do with my disability. Thankfully, my Charger EXT becomes my good friend and cocks it for me when I'm punching targets. I could rope cock it if I was in the woods to do some hunting if needed however.

 

7,450 shots on mine and still going strong