BuckMaster MaxPoint?

trpd345 · Post by **trpd345** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:10 am

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!

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:16 am

Personaly I would keep that puppy the way she is. If Excalibur still made the Paradox which was a compound crossbow, like the Maxpoint, I would have bought it instead of the Pheonix I bought.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:43 am

trpd345 yes ya can, Digger or LoneWolf can tell you all about it. I think thats a good move and would give you the best of two xbows from one....

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:09 am

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.

steven in England · Post by **steven in England** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:18 am

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

pdislow · Post by **pdislow** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:28 am

where in n.c. are ya?

Partikle · Post by **Partikle** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:27 am

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