Simplicity, reliability, ease of use,and up-keep. No press required, no cables or cams to fool with. Excellent and fast customer service(if you ever need it). More accurate than you can shoot. Need I go on?

 

I shall not talk into it, i find little diff in recurve vs compound style CB's. One has wider limbs, the other more maintinace. Recurves in general are lighter & easier to work on. I find compounds must have some type of press to work on them, cause Dealer shp fees will eat yer lunch. Some of the compounds are faster. Its trade offs just pick the one you have already chosen in yer Heart & not worry about trying to find facts to back yer choice. I personally would buy one of each type of the model i wanted if'en i had the funds. Its hard to go wrong with one of each!

 

Simplicity, reliability, ease of use,and up-keep. No press required, no cables or cams to fool with. Excellent and fast customer service(if you ever need it). More accurate than you can shoot. Need I go on?

This is why I bought an Excal. Plus they look badass. :devil:

 

I got mine because in my state you have to have some sort of disability to use a cross bow so they are limited as to who can use them and that means there are not many people with the knowledge to work on them that I would require so I went with the Excalibur because there is basicly no work required that I as a biginner can't do myself. Why would I buy trouble?

 

Looks like you already own a compound but no recurve.
There you go. :thumbsu:

 

Looks like you already own a compound but no recurve.
There you go. :thumbsu:

Sold it! Too heavy. I ordered the vortex with light stuff package last night.

 

Dont forget there way wider than compounds!!!!!Not feasible for hunting unless your mainly/strictlt a tree stand hunter......I hunt from the ground and stalk,so slimmer the better...... :thumbsu:

 

I have a compound I really like it. but it is my 1st year with a cb so what do I know

 

In my Opinion its not the style of crossbow but the comfort n ease of handling it. I have never found using a blind a problem while hunting with my recurve nor tree-stands nor stalking. Couple yrs ago i shot a 4 pt i jumped up running with my Excal. Everything is about learning to use the model you have. This inner banter over which is a better style is just a persons opinion like mine.

 

Shoot them both & let the bows decide for you! Don't buy a bow on what I like about it.....Shoot them & decide...If it feels good....DO IT!!!

 

Dont forget there way wider than compounds!!!!!Not feasible for hunting unless your mainly/strictlt a tree stand hunter......I hunt from the ground and stalk,so slimmer the better...... :thumbsu:

To each his own BUT I would respectfully disagree with your statement that it is not "feasible" to hunt from the ground or stalk with a recurve. Just one man's opinion!

 

Why recurve over compound? well for one, replacing cables and strings on a compound crossbow gets expensive!!!! In general, they each cost like 30-40 bucks a piece. :money:

 

Excaliburs are bomb proof..ez to maintain and I for one never had a problem hunting with one..no matter the style of hunting..

 

Excaliburs are bomb proof..ez to maintain and I for one never had a problem hunting with one..no matter the style of hunting..

This was the go to answer back 9 years ago.
How times have changed!

Bomb Proof has been replaced with Best Warranty.

Reading back through this old thread brought back memories

 

You asked why recurve over compound - I asked that EXACT same question when I was trying to decide which crossbow to buy. I bought the Kodabow Rhino (double split recurve limbs)- A compound makes sense to me when its my target or hunting vertical bow because it reduced the holding weight. With a crossbow, I didn't see the advantage since I wasn't "holding" the weight. My thought was less parts to go out of whack, easier to change a string if need be. Not trying to start any type of debate over which is better - just trying to answer your question and why I made my decision.

 

My first Crossbow was a Parker Enforcer 160. I hunted with it a couple of deer seasons. I know by first hand experience with them compound crossbows. This Crossbow had a three string setup which was nothing but trouble. The strings were always rubbing and fraying. Soon as I could I looked into a excalibur crossbow. After that day no more string problems. Just more deer taking dirt naps.😁

 

Man a recurve just looks cool ! They are a breeze to work on, No Cams to worry about timing. Change a string in the field set the brace height to match the old string and it will be dead on. Oh and did I mention they look cool.

 

What is interesting is that my 400 Suppressor has a few hundred uneventful shots. I also bought a 355 Suppressor to do some testing and shot over 600 shots without any issues

 

You will ave yourself a lot of grief ....I have a friend I worked with for 15years before retiring. Bought a top of the line Ravin. When I went to his house to see the Ravin it blew me away 50 yard shot hitting target in groups the size of a old 50 cent piece.. but since that day....the last 2 archery seasons he ended up finishing the season with his older Excalibur Bulldog. The bow has made one trip back to Ravin and as of August 20th when I saw it the Ravin was dismantled in his workshop waiting for parts which he said were being delayed. He still is shooting his Excalibur Bulldog. Me I bought a cam bow last year constant worry with it string/cable replaced after 1st week. New trigger after original failed in a month ect...More than likely when I head to my trestands opening week it will be with my older Excalibur to. I'm a hunter not a crossbow tinker smith.

 

Can bows come and go in my house. Excal always is represented proudly.