Stryker Crossbow info
09-26-2006, 08:33 AM
#12
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Findlay, Ohio
Posts: 3,286
RE: Stryker Crossbow info
Yep you right htoler you did missread it because if you look back you wrote a post that had nothing to do with the question just like dan did right? I guess all you guys should go back and deleat all you post except for don because he is the only one that offered info on the bow and every one should not have posted or if they did just give a simple yes or no right? But because dan stated his opinion on speed and then made mention he likes excal but RESPECTS EVERYONES BOW OF CHOICE he screwed up! Shame on you dan get in the barrell! How dare you make a post about speed when the main selling point about the bow in question is speed! Into the barrell you go bad boy!!! And for you htoler you get two trips in because you made one post that was your 2 cents worth and then you made another post that had abosolutly nothing to do with the original post, you missread twice!!! Line up after dan there big boy!!!! You may have drove him off twice as much!!!![&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o][&o]
09-26-2006, 08:36 AM
#14
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 6
RE: Stryker Crossbow info
Here's the basis for my inquiry...I currently shoot a 12-year old Horton Super Sport. It's 150 pounds, shoots about 240-250 fps. The thing a love about it is that it has a solidwood stock, very small and extremely lightweight @ 5.5 pounds. It almost like a carbine crossbow which serves me very well inasmuch as I am severely afflictedwith rheumatoid arthrits in my hands, shoulders and other places. So, small andparticularly lightweight is more important to me than any other feature.
That said, I know the limitations of this crossbow and I will never take a shot beyond 20 yards--TOPS! Regrettably, many of the deer hereabouts like to stay outside that range for some strange reason. The thing that intreagues me about this bow (Stryker) is that it could perhaps have some of the attributes that I love in mylittle horton bow, but with the speed to reach out accurately to say 35-40 yards.
The easy answer would be to say, "Well, just get an excalibur". While very fast and a fine product, frankly, I find them way too long, wide and lunky. I likewisesome find the new Hortons to be fairly compact, but way too heavy.So, if something comes down the pike that can give me what I need (light, comapact and with speed) I am definately interested. Until that time, I'll just continue to use my 12 year old Horton Super Sport.
Incidentally--kudos to the Horton Crossbow people..Last spring, I gave my bow to a fellow to have him refinish the wood stock as it has got pretty scratched and banged up over the years (it really was/is a beautiful bow out of the box). This fellow dissembled the entire thing and then had some personal problems and could not finish the project. I got the bow back but it was in a zillion parts and I had no idea what went where, if things were missing, etc. I packaged the entire thing up and shipped it to Horton in Ohio where they re-assembled it for me (don't know if they had to add missing parts) and sent it back to me in 5 days--all free of charge including return shipping!! Thanks Horton.
That said, I know the limitations of this crossbow and I will never take a shot beyond 20 yards--TOPS! Regrettably, many of the deer hereabouts like to stay outside that range for some strange reason. The thing that intreagues me about this bow (Stryker) is that it could perhaps have some of the attributes that I love in mylittle horton bow, but with the speed to reach out accurately to say 35-40 yards.
The easy answer would be to say, "Well, just get an excalibur". While very fast and a fine product, frankly, I find them way too long, wide and lunky. I likewisesome find the new Hortons to be fairly compact, but way too heavy.So, if something comes down the pike that can give me what I need (light, comapact and with speed) I am definately interested. Until that time, I'll just continue to use my 12 year old Horton Super Sport.
Incidentally--kudos to the Horton Crossbow people..Last spring, I gave my bow to a fellow to have him refinish the wood stock as it has got pretty scratched and banged up over the years (it really was/is a beautiful bow out of the box). This fellow dissembled the entire thing and then had some personal problems and could not finish the project. I got the bow back but it was in a zillion parts and I had no idea what went where, if things were missing, etc. I packaged the entire thing up and shipped it to Horton in Ohio where they re-assembled it for me (don't know if they had to add missing parts) and sent it back to me in 5 days--all free of charge including return shipping!! Thanks Horton.
09-26-2006, 08:39 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Newtonville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,896
RE: Stryker Crossbow info
Bill, generally the service from most crossbow makers is head and shoulders above most other makers of cars, clothes, compounds etc. Its truly rare to hear of bad service from them. I think I've only heard of one and that was on this forum. We should expect good service, after all aren't all of us crossbowers special? 
09-26-2006, 08:44 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: arkansas
Posts: 3,147
RE: Stryker Crossbow info
Htoler: Did you read any new info on the Stryker?? No one has that I'm aware of. This is a place open to the whole world to share data, facts, tips, and opinions. I posted my opinion as 2 cents worth. It's just my opinion, because everytime I launch a b-head where I live, that's a $10 bill gone. I'm not familiar w/ MichBill, but would seriously doubt my opinions would run him or anyone else off. It's called "scroll down". We also have a feature called "pm's", for the truly offended, as you know and apologies are not hard to get from me, as key boards don't always do as meant. Have a good one!!
09-26-2006, 08:54 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Newtonville, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,896
RE: Stryker Crossbow info
ORIGINAL: awshucks
Htoler: Did you read any new info on the Stryker?? No one has that I'm aware of. This is a place open to the whole world to share data, facts, tips, and opinions. I posted my opinion as 2 cents worth. It's just my opinion, because everytime I launch a b-head where I live, that's a $10 bill gone. I'm not familiar w/ MichBill, but would seriously doubt my opinions would run him or anyone else off. It's called "scroll down". We also have a feature called "pm's", for the truly offended, as you know and apologies are not hard to get from me, as key boards don't always do as meant. Have a good one!!
Htoler: Did you read any new info on the Stryker?? No one has that I'm aware of. This is a place open to the whole world to share data, facts, tips, and opinions. I posted my opinion as 2 cents worth. It's just my opinion, because everytime I launch a b-head where I live, that's a $10 bill gone. I'm not familiar w/ MichBill, but would seriously doubt my opinions would run him or anyone else off. It's called "scroll down". We also have a feature called "pm's", for the truly offended, as you know and apologies are not hard to get from me, as key boards don't always do as meant. Have a good one!!
09-26-2006, 04:41 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 1,653
RE: Stryker Crossbow info
I don't buy anything based on fancy advertisments. I just questioned what all the fuss was about. Feel free to drop a pile of benjamins on one and let us know how it works. Not saying I would not buy one but it would have to be an improvement over what I already have and I am not gonna be first in line. I get the impression that everyone has had a really sucky day. I do recognise the model hunter now.. It's that Van Helsing guy.
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