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Or if your like me... just too cheap to spend more money when my have can shoot diagonally through a deer and still bury the arrow in the ground.TPM wrote:Actually Paul we're more like the poster children for "we're usually broke and can't afford to fix it".
TPM wrote:Actually Paul we're more like the poster children for "we're usually broke and can't afford to fix it".
I know that feeling!
When I'm done tweaking my Micro 315 it won't look like any other on the planet...lolBoo wrote:If you take the sensible out of the equation, one can see why Excaliburs are so popular. I don't think any crossbow is as easily customized to the owner's dreams as Excalibur crossbows. People easily make it their own!
Jeff, you are obviously out of the equation.bellerivercrossbowhunter wrote:When I'm done tweaking my Micro 315 it won't look like any other on the planet...lolBoo wrote:If you take the sensible out of the equation, one can see why Excaliburs are so popular. I don't think any crossbow is as easily customized to the owner's dreams as Excalibur crossbows. People easily make it their own!
I'd say...Boo wrote:Jeff, you are obviously out of the equation.bellerivercrossbowhunter wrote:When I'm done tweaking my Micro 315 it won't look like any other on the planet...lolBoo wrote:If you take the sensible out of the equation, one can see why Excaliburs are so popular. I don't think any crossbow is as easily customized to the owner's dreams as Excalibur crossbows. People easily make it their own!
Over on Crossbow Talk, a highly credential'd poster (tournament winner, 3x) stated that " the M405 was the was the worst Xbow" he'd ever shot. That's a strong statement. Obviously, he'd never shot a Barnet Wildcat 2 from the mid-80s. But a statement like "being the worst" rather than "the Xbow I liked the least" or "hated the most" is preferable to declaring a certain model of a certain brand as being the worst ever.Boo wrote:If you take the sensible out of the equation, one can see why Excaliburs are so popular. I don't think any crossbow is as easily customized to the owner's dreams as Excalibur crossbows. People easily make it their own!
That's interesting. Although I only own a M405 I have shot at one buck and killed one buck. Then while shooting with my buds I consistently out shoot two different Tenpoint models and Barnett at ranges from 20 yards to 40 yards.SEW wrote:Over on Crossbow Talk, a highly credential'd poster (tournament winner, 3x) stated that " the M405 was the was the worst Xbow" he'd ever shot. That's a strong statement. Obviously, he'd never shot a Barnet Wildcat 2 from the mid-80s. But a statement like "being the worst" rather than "the Xbow I liked the least" or "hated the most" is preferable to declaring a certain model of a certain brand as being the worst ever.Boo wrote:If you take the sensible out of the equation, one can see why Excaliburs are so popular. I don't think any crossbow is as easily customized to the owner's dreams as Excalibur crossbows. People easily make it their own!
I stated that when equipped with various mods, it can become very user friendly while maintaining outstanding performance. His response was that he only evaluates crossbows as they come. I didn't pursue it as further discussion would be counterproductive.
Back to Excals, I appreciate that the xbows can come barebones allowing me to modify to my own taste. FWIW, I've found the revised limb mounting on the BD400 causes it to be much gentler, and maybe quieter, than the M380 when they are similarly equipped, even though the M380 is 5'/sec slower.
Back to the M405 critic, some people just have a critical bent.
PS I applaud Excalibur for making the Supressor. It was quiet! Still, the rubber piece near the end of the limb flew off on first shot. I'll bet it's positioning is very critical. Some people want their Xbow all modded from the beginning, others don't. Excalibur gives the buyer a choice.
It's all about supply and demand, and what the market will bear! Especially true when it comes to sports and recreation. I guess I'm revealing my age when I say, I'm old enough to remember when they sold for a small fraction of the price. A few hundred bucks would get you top-shelf bows, rifles, and optics/scopes. The same today costing in the thousands. Remembering those long past days, I find it harder with each passing year to justify their current inflated prices. On the other hand life is short, and we will neither need or nor be able to spend our money when we're gone.ArcheryAddict wrote:I bought the Suppressor and in the archery world I think it's a reasonably cheap (in price not quality) top of the line bow. The Raven is on the expensive side and the Scorpyods are too but you get the entire package with a crossbow. Go buy a regular top of the line compound and set it up with quality accessories and see how much it is.
LOL! That's because you are now a Crossbow Collector Buddy!paulaboutform wrote:... I keep stumbling across these great deals that are just too good to pass up!
I did a little of that when I first collected my 380. Now I still look at it a lot, but the only wonder is: Will they ever come up with anything that will make it shoot even better?aib1015 wrote: I often find myself just looking at it, thinking of what else I can do to customize it.
