Recurve or compound?

trb0 said:

Which do you guys prefer?

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Compound.


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I like recurve crossbows by Excalibur. Fast enough, light, easy to work on yourself. No press or tools needed on them! The only crossbow with a true 100% lifetime warranty! Good luck on your search!


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I like both. I love the simplicity of the Excalibur, but do appreciate the speed and width savings of the compounds. I guess like most things there's no free ride. I tend to buy a new crossbow every year or two at most. My last two were Excaliburs, but my current one is a Horton Storm RDX. I'll probably put it up for sale and go back to an Excalibur this time. But who knows after that?

I have both and they both kill deer every year.

I own and shoot both also. If I had to only own one the compound would have to go.

I get tempted by the wheelies every now and then but, for me Excalibur is where it's at.

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I plan to keep my hybrid 380 recurve and my RDX compound as long as I can. Love them both.

I did the Excalibur thing until I could no longer pull em by rope. Great boe, accurate, virtually indestructible but a bear to cock. Have gone compound since (Mission), not only for the ease of cocking but no press needed to change string (not unlike Excal in that regard). My cut shoulders (both) and 79 yrs of being rode hard and put away wet too often thanks me.,

Like saying … "Jeep or Corvette?" In reality the Corvette is just as reliable and brings twice the performance to the table. Contrary to lingering opinion, compounds are just as reliable as recurves these days. Ever since recurves started trying to be Corvettes, there seems to no longer be any reliability advantage. (If there ever REALLY was an advantage to begin with!)

Excalibur...Recurve

I have two recurves and one compound. When its time to head to the treestand I reach for the Bulldog.

it seems to me a trade of reliability over performance .whats important to you .

I have 2 Excaliburs, BD400 and Micro 355, and a Mission MXB400 compound. The Mission compound is currently for sale. I like both but can't bear to hear the MXB400 whine whenever I go hunting since now the recurves are definitely my favorites and get hunted all the time.

Compound.