Excalibur Crossbow Forum

If you hold your bow in front of you, (not drawn and cocked), the limbs will be as far "forward" as they can ever be. There may be a tiny amount of lateral stretch of the string, but it shouldn't make much difference to how far forward the limbs move. The limbs would actually bend back tow...

I suggest you contact the outfitter and get references. Be sure to check them out. I wouldn't expect many people who merely share Manitoba residency would have first hand knowledge of the outfitters.

As usual, Digger is very helpfull.

However, he may have created the impression that a Xbow can only be used during deer hunting season.

The regs allow use of a Xbow during muzzleloader deer season AND big game rifle seasons.

The spring bear season is big game centerfire rifle season.

You would be taking one heck of a chance to pull out a Xbow to deal with criminals. The Xbow is accurate. However, distance from a target is critical. It could shoot accurately at man sized targets out to 75 yards, but if the target was 90 yards away or 60 yards away, you would be 'way off target. S...

I have successfully used 125 Slick Tricks on elk two successive seasons. Each time there has been a complete pass through (chest shots).

Wayne I started with aluminum bolts, and had a similar experience. I switched to carbons. They seem to be more consistent, although I believe that is just because the person assembling the carbon bolts was more careful and/or used better components. Aluminum bolts don't have to be inaccurate, and I ...

What do yo do with a 'gator?

Barbeque? Shoes? New purse for the wife?

You have some beautiful wood flooring too. Wouldn't it have been really nice to have matching wood for all three--bow, rifle, and floor?

If you haven't already bought a level for mounting on your bow, hold off for a moment. Take a piece of paper and draw a bull on it. Tape the paper onto the front of your target. Take a regular carpenter's level and a felt marker. Draw a line in heavy ink through the bull, making sure the line is lev...

It could be a variety, or, a combination of things. I'd be inclined to start with checking the bolts, though. I used a felt marker and numbered each bolt and charted where each one struck the target. Very quickly I discovered that a number of my aluminum bolts were crap. The inserts were not aligned...

................................................ I don't mean to judge others and start crap, I'm just trying to think whats best for a clean kill. A clean kill should be eveyone's goal, that's for sure. We can express ourselves in respectfull disagreement, which I guess is exactly what we have don...

Why wouldn't a 3 foot lane be adequate? I assume that the deer is not walking. I know it takes some distance for an arrow to stop fish tailing if you are long bow hunting, but even so, that's more than enough to clear either side of the lane if the game is centered. With a short Xbow bolt (and if yo...

My guess is that you have a parent and litter making a fuss. You know how noisy teenagers can be....sounds like dozens of folks when it's only a couple. Game hear it all the time and won't be especially bothered, normally. I expect they are mainly making noise to announce their territory. If they we...

How does it shoot? Can you test it at varying measured distances, say 20 yards, 30 yards and 40 yards?

Describe the trigger pull.

Describe the appearance of the limbs.

Heck, designer, I had enough problem with a shotgun when I shot trap!

What might sell would be a reusable shot capsule that could be fired from a Xbow that was rigged to shoot bolts. Shooting a grouse with an expensive carbon bolt and expensive broadhead is not a cost effective proposition.