BuckMaster MaxPoint?
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BuckMaster MaxPoint?
I bought a BuckMaster MaxPoint about 2 years ago for my dad. He has a permit to hunt with one here in NC. After purchasing it I learned about the Excalibur x-bows and that they made the BuckMaster bows. Can my dad's be changed over to a non-compound like the exomag or exomax? If so what is the cost and benefits. Would it be worth it? Thanks for the help!
Yup, it can be done, but its not a cheap fix, you'll need a new riser, a set of mag tip limbs and all the hardware and a set of db barsand you'll end up wit a 185 ib Emag for a couple of hundred bucks. I haven't tried to do one yet, I like my Paradox, the speed is the same as Exomag but with a heavier bolt and IMHO , as accurate. I have seen one conversion and it looked different as the fellow kept the compound rail. I believe Steve in England converted one.
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2008 Y25 Relayer #593 Boo string, lumizone
2-1984 Relayer,
2-1992 Wolverine
Excal Phoenix, acudraw, VARizone
T.P. Titan TL4, acudraw 50, Varizone
Vixen, Steddy Eddy, Varizone
Martin Rage
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PSE Infinity
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I converted mine along time ago now before db bars. Actually I didn't really convert it I just bought the riser and recurve limbs so I could interchange from compound to recurve as I desired. Now the bow lives as a Maxpoint only because I have a 200lb Exomag and also a Exomax. I even bought a Paradox just to have Excaliburs name even though its identical to the Maxpoint. IMHO the Maxpoint is best left the way it is and buy a recurve. Don't get me wrong the conversion works great but it just does not look as good with the cable slide grove cut into the frame. The Maxpoint is a great bow and as accurate as the recurves. Only problem is once that serving wears out it really needs to be repaired by a bow shop and also have the timing checked at the same time. The Maxpoint appealed to me at the time because I wanted a bow with the most power I could have and even today it still out powers the 200lb Exomag. It took me along time to come fully round to recurves and today that's all I would buy now. This maybe because of the ease of maintenance or because the Exomax out guns most other bows I don't know. I know I have gone off the beaten track a little but it’s been a while since I last posted. I guess I am trying to say keep the Maxpoint the way it is and buy a recurve or sell it and buy a recurve if money is the problem.
Steven
Steven
Steven in England
The main advantage to non-compound crossbow is the maintenance; you can replace the string yourself. On your Maxpoint you'll have to bring it into a bow shop to change the string. Other differences, the non-compound limbs will be a little wider and maybe a little harder to cock depending on the draw weight.
That said, I agree with the other guys, I don't think the benefits would out weigh the cost to convert it. I would keep it the way it is.
Partikle
That said, I agree with the other guys, I don't think the benefits would out weigh the cost to convert it. I would keep it the way it is.
Partikle