Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Camo is definitely popular ONLY because it attracts hunters to the cash register (not slamming the camo-wearers....I am one, too; but be assured that none of Grandpa's hunting parties ever wore camo, yet they were quite successful hunters (and they probably wore blue denim!).

First of all, my attorney will be contacting you about your confusingly similar User ID. regarding your question, both great bows. I tried both when considering an upgrade from my Exocet. I chose the 380 since the 405 was, for me, notably harder to cock. I had no trouble dropping deer with my 310 fp...

My matrix 380 shoots 18" diablos exactly the same as 20" firebolts, at least out to 50 yards, with the same 100 grain points...... I haven't weighed them in a while but I seem to recall that they were just a few grains apart in weight. The difference of course is that the 20" bolts st...

Welcome to the forum. I too started with a compound crossbow and disliked the complexity. I switched to an Exocet 200 and loved it. So much that I also now have a Matrix 380, too. That Exocet (slightly more speed than your axiom) passed firebolts with 100gr rage mechanicals right through deer no pro...

thanks for the suggestions. Will wash the boots as recommended. If it happens again I might have to get some disposable cleanroom "bunny suits" to use. I wonder if I can get them in RealTree camo

Starvin' Hillbilly wrote:you wear leather, leather/ cordura or rubber boots?

Real leather and synthetic leather (waterproof, in theory).

I do also have some ballistic nylon (I think) boots but I don't usually wear them into the woods.

I do have one complaint with my new 380; As I mentioned in my previous post, I got my first doe of the season with the 380 a couple of weeks ago. 40 yards, good double lung shot; nicked a rib on the way in, went right out the other side; rage broadhead. She walked about 60 feet and died. My complain...

Hey guys and gals. Long time no see. I hope you had a good summer. Summer was good for me, and fall has started nicely with a doe (with help from my new-ish matrix 380) in the first week of our early season. Got a seemingly rookie question. While setting up my stands in an area with lots of poison i...

Ronnie: I have chrony'd my exocet at 310 FPS, and have shot numerous deer at 35-40 yards and they didn't react until they were hit. I can't imagine anything jumping the string on a matrix at reasonable hunting distances......

Great pics. I was wondering if the last pic might include a crossbow or an arrow. Does FL have a spring gobbler season? When?

I have shot em both and like em both. If I was buying one I would probably choose the 2 stage for the take-up....it is somewhat reminiscent of the DAO pistols that I shoot (Glock, for example), and I like a little take-up. But I am happy with either one.....and am happy with the excal trigger, too. ...

Get a Matrix 355 !! this would be the right answer if cost was not a factor. But cost is a factor, and since my 310 FPS (chrony'd) exocet gives me plenty of speed for hunting, I figure 180-285 on an Axiom would be fine, too. If the narrower limbs really was that important, I would not have gotten a...

I thought I would come back to this thread rather than start a new one. I am thinking hard about pulling the trigger and getting an Axiom SMF as my spare bow. But, question for the experts....is the plastic/composite rail going to have any real-world negative impact compared to the aluminum rail on ...

the 2013/2014 number for VA are not yet in, but they have reported decreases in deer kills for the past 3 years. They attribute this to "successful deer management initiatives."