Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Trail cameras showed a pair of unique bucks and some does utilizing a particular trail that passes a stand. One buck is a tall antlered forkhorn. He is missing brow tines. One side is typical but the other side has a crab claw that turns in. The second buck is a single horned spike with an acorn poi...

After 6 months of reading here and research I finally got one - birthday present for myself. I went with the Axiom package. I've hunted with vertical bows both wheels and sticks for over 20 yrs. my current "modern" set-up shoots 416 gr arrows 228 fps ( including 100 gr tip). The Ex bolts a...

I got my son a Bear Apprentice II when he was 6 yrs old. It adjusts without a bow press from 15" draw and 15# to 27.5" draw and 60#. He started at 15/15 and is now 7 yrs old and has it at 15/25. It comes with sights, quiver, string loop, peep, whisker biscuit, ready to shoot. The 3 pins ar...

In my vertical bow set up I use nothing but American Broadhead Sonic heads. I use 100 gr but they offer several. Lower velocity bows benefit greatly by increased penetration. I've tried many BH's but none come close to the Sonic for field point accuracy and penetration. With 220 fps I have shot thro...

I am brand new to crossbowing but I have extensive experience with vertical bows. My current bow sends a 416 grain arrow (including 100 gr broadhead) just 220 fps. However, out to 40 yards it zips arrows right through deer and hogs. So I am trying to understand the advantages to more velocity with a...

Thanks all for the info! Good to see some familiar people here too. I guess I 'll stick to plan A for now and get the Phoenix.

First off Hello and thanks for having me! My name is Joe and I have been a professional hunter and outfitter for 24 years in the USA and RSA. I'm on the pro staff for serval companies. I am the author of 6 books and over 300magazine articles ( not all about hunting). I make a large portion of my liv...