Excal Compound conversion

sits in trees · Post by **sits in trees** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:11 am

hey i was just thinking of how cool it would be if Excal came out with a riser/limb set up of compound configuration that could just be bolted right onto our existing recurve bows???

i'm sure this has been thought of before because i know i'm not that brilliant!!

xbowkidd · Post by **xbowkidd** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:24 am

I'm not sure if its interchangeable with any of the other bows. here is the word on it from bill t

Does Excalibur make any compound crossbows?
The answer to the question is yes, and no. Excalibur has teamed up with Bear archery to produce the best darn compound crossbow ever, it's being marketed through their channels in the US under the name" Buckmaster Max Point"and in Canada under the name "Excalibur Paradox".. Basically it's an Exomag frame that's been modified to use their compound limb set. Since they have been willing to respond to our input on designing the limbs by making the brace height minimal and didn't waste string travel by turning the cams over and dropping the draw weight at latch, it's a real cannon. The phrase "the only compound crossbow to ever make sense" comes to mind, but I may be prejudiced! I've shot the prototypes a lot and even hunted with one for December, and it's really impressive, but like all compound crossbows it's gonna be less accurate, heavier, and less reliable than our recurves(not that I've had any problems with mine). I for one won't be using one, but the " .338 Win Mag for deer" folks are gonna love it. Why did we do it? Really it's because we've come to realize that our market penetration in the US will forever be limited by the incorrect perception that compound crossbows are better, and that if 90% of the hunters are buying compounds, we can do them a favor by giving them a great option to choose. We also can help Excalibur to grow and build the high performance recurves that we believe so strongly in by our new partnership with the folks at Bear."

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:54 am

i have been told that the limbs and riser from a maxpoint\ paradox will fit on to any excal stock. is this true?

bj · Post by bj » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:10 am

mikej wrote:i have been told that the limbs and riser from a maxpoint\ paradox will fit on to any excal stock. is this true?

pretty much, although there will be no provision for the cables...it wasn't uncommon for the reverse to happen...a recurve set of limbs and riser that were commonly interchanged on the paradox...for example, a paradox converted ended up at approx. a 185 # bow...

Wayne.........

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:13 am

bj wrote:
mikej wrote:i have been told that the limbs and riser from a maxpoint\ paradox will fit on to any excal stock. is this true?
pretty much, although there will be no provision for the cables...it wasn't uncommon for the reverse to happen...a recurve set of limbs and riser that were commonly interchanged on the paradox...for example, a paradox converted ended up at approx. a 185 # bow...

Wayne.........

maybe thats what i heard i just misunderstood wasn't the exomag 185 lbs to start with

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:17 am

bj wrote:
mikej wrote:i have been told that the limbs and riser from a maxpoint\ paradox will fit on to any excal stock. is this true?
pretty much, although there will be no provision for the cables...it wasn't uncommon for the reverse to happen...a recurve set of limbs and riser that were commonly interchanged on the paradox...for example, a paradox converted ended up at approx. a 185 # bow...

Wayne.........

What a waste!

bj · Post by bj » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:56 am

Boo wrote:
bj wrote:
mikej wrote:i have been told that the limbs and riser from a maxpoint\ paradox will fit on to any excal stock. is this true?
pretty much, although there will be no provision for the cables...it wasn't uncommon for the reverse to happen...a recurve set of limbs and riser that were commonly interchanged on the paradox...for example, a paradox converted ended up at approx. a 185 # bow...

Wayne.........
What a waste!

huh ?

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:14 am

bj wrote:
Boo wrote:
bj wrote: pretty much, although there will be no provision for the cables...it wasn't uncommon for the reverse to happen...a recurve set of limbs and riser that were commonly interchanged on the paradox...for example, a paradox converted ended up at approx. a 185 # bow...

Wayne.........
What a waste!
huh ?

What a waste to convert a Paradox into a recurve.

Real McCoy · Post by **Real McCoy** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:30 am

The reason I bought an Excal was no cams - less to have trouble with - along with their reputation and customer service record.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:36 pm

Boo wrote:
bj wrote:
Boo wrote: What a waste!
huh ?
What a waste to convert a Paradox into a recurve.

i agree why not just buy a recurve

. but i was told it could be done and was curious

terrym · Post by **terrym** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:54 pm

A buddy of mine shoots a Paradox and its no toy but its the simplicity of the recurved excaliburs that I like. You also have to ask yourself how deep in the ground you want your arrow to dig itself after the passthru?

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:50 pm

i bought the a excalibur xbow because of them being a recurve, don't ruin a great product by going with training wheels, ewwwwwwww..............bob

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Tenn. Equinox · Post by **Tenn. Equinox** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:09 am

I used to shoot compound vertical bows and the cables would stretch.
How do you keep a compound crossbow in time with the weight on
their cables. You can't just jerk the cable off and twist it without a
press. I love being able to change a string on my Excalibur,
twenty feet up in a treestand, with a flashlight in one hand and a grunt
call in the other. Best crossbow made period.