htoler

heck with enough pratice that can be done with a spear.. LOL

lemoyne

There are some good crssbows out there, but to address this particular problem; the way you have to cock with a rope cocker puts strain on the back and might not be any better for him than a compound, while the best crank cocking mecabism is the accudraw by 10pt and can be used with out any strain on the back thats the reason I have one, if you have a strong preferance in x-bows it can be mounted on x-bows other than 10pt.
Under your circumstances I would also look for a light weight[physical].
Take a look at the Tition[10pt] and Pheonix[excaliber]
Lee

Dnk

Hello. I am the Canadian! LOL! I own three Excals and the only wheeled xbow I would and might buy is the Ten Point but I would find it diffcult to get over the price to get a Ten Point with a trigger as good as my Exals. The awsome thing about Excals is that I've never had to take any of them to a shop for anything at all in over ten years (might be 12 or more) of ownership. Sooner or later a wheeled bow has to be into the shop. Other good things about Excals is they are light, not too expensive, no options to buy, they withstand a dryfire (ten point has safeties for this purpose), its the easiest to reserve, great customer support, etc.
Cocking the Vixen is breeze for my wife with a rope cocker so I suspect your dad will have no issues.
Bottom line is that if you don't get to shoot them then you can't make a sound decision. I never shot my first Xbow which is the old Exocet but I never looked back. I don't know if the Vixen was available at the time but I would have bought it had I'd known about it. The Vixen is more than fast enough, extremely accurate (it is often used in 3D) and has even taken moose. What more can a man ask for? LOL!
BTW, welcome to the forum!

Monsterhunter0021

thanks for all the replys.. we went to basspro an looked at a few cross bows he is looking at this excaliber but gosh didnt know it was 1,600 dollars lol.. well he wants that one i have no idea what the name is beside excaliber but he loves it.. he was is always looking at the years he can have with it.. if he is lucky he will get out maybe once or twice a month to go hunting. an thats the only thing stoping him from getting the bow or telling me if he wants it for sure or not. but the excaliber we was looking at has a rifle scope crank an 4 arrows i think a 10 point like i said im not to sure i know nothing about cross bows. but im sure their is other bows out their he would like to.. How about the horton 1200 or what ever the number is? is that a good bow? my buddie has one an i shot it today an it shoots great but alittle vibration in it make my arms tingle.. an im sure my father dont want that.. but besides the excaliber any have any other nice bows inmind? i was on ebay looking at some crossbows an i showed him a paper of one that is for sale an its a Phonix or what ever year is 2006 an they want 700 for it only shot 7 or 8 times so what do you think it looks alittle older then 2006 but i could be wrong.. so please let me know your guy's opinion thank!

Dnk

What Excalibur is $1,600.00? I bought mine a few months ago for less than $500.00 Can. Not to mention that no one needs it the Vixen is more bow than needed and its the lowest price, easiest to cock and lightest of the bunch.

Hotburn76

Here is some links to a place that I think is the cheapest place in the US to buy Bow products, I think awshucks is the person who first found this place for us. I will give you the first link for an Excal on his site. You should be able after you buy the CB get a "right stuff" package and get the scope and everything you need for under 250 hundred bucks I think.

http://www.bowhunterssuperstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=40_145&products_id=316

Here is the right stuff package.

http://www.bowhunterssuperstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=41_151&products_id=319

And since you asked here is a link for another recommendation. I think Horton makes a fine CB. But in my opinion you need to get one with a machined aluminum barrel on it, I personally do not like the ones with composite barrels on them. If you will get a Horton you will not be disappointed at all. If you first pick up a Excal and then a Horton, you will look to the floor for a bag of sand hanging off the bow! The Excal's have to be the lightest CB I have ever held in my hands! Here is the link and Good luck!

http://www.bowhunterssuperstore.com/product_info.php?cPath=40_147&products_id=392

Hotburn76

Also, forgot to add about the Horton 1200? I know you said you did not have the numbers right, but I don't think they make a 1200? The make them in 150 and 175, but always have a name in front of it like HD, Legend, Realtree, ect...