Sako7STW

Hello all!

My name is Todd and I am a huntingholic from Wyoming. To further my sickness I am looking into joining the world of Crossbows. Never really was a big fan of bowhunting till my bro got into it. he shoots Vertical bow but My wife cant draw a bow and neither can my Dad after an accident he was in. So I am thinking of a crossbow with a cocking mechanism my work well for them 2 as well as easier for me. That way if they happen to draw the right tag and I dont they can use it as well.

So the main things I am looking at in a CB is light weight as most I have seen look like tanks and it seams no-one lists weights. The next is the mechanism as I explained above. Accuracy is of course extremely important, and, as i have read on here is not a fan favorite, I am a speed freak.

We will be hunting all NABG. So it has to have some power. Elk and Muleys being the prey of choice .

Not bragging so please dont take it as such, but, money is not a concern, i want the best of the best, so what ya recommend?

Sako7STW

Thought I should add, been looking at the Stryker but want to see some others out there. If ya have any links, pleasethrow them my way.

Wyvern Crossbow

IMO...Money no object, best of the best, I would have to say the TenPoint Phantom. However, there are many fine bows out there. IMO, the fullsize Stryker, though a very cool piece of engineering and extreamly fast, is not a practical hunting bow. The Desert Stryker is a better bow in the woods.From there....LOTS of choices. It all depends on what you want to do, and how it feels in your hands.Youdont have to spend a ton of money to get a great bow. Excal makes a fine pieceof equipment and are very reasonably priced. PM me if you are interested, I have some deals on some Tenpoints, and also have a couple of custom camo Desert Strykers on the way...

Wyvern

Dnk

And if you want something reasonable price-wise and something that less complex and that the same time fast, accuate, light weight and extremely reliable get an Exocet 200

Wyvern Crossbow

Or if you like a thumb hole stock, the Vortex is basicly the same bow...
Wyvern

Dnk

I forgot to add because I was in a hurry. Wyvern was right on the money in his first sentence "Money no object, best of the best, I would have to say the TenPoint Phantom."
And welcome to the forum!
Editne of my dogs has decided to open a can of whoopass on me!
Wyvern, what is the difference between the Phantom and the Exomax in speed, price, and weight?

wabi

Light weight, accurate, fast...........
I'd have to say Excalibur.
Not the fastest out there today, but very accurate and fairly light weight.

Sako7STW

Where can i find info on the Exocet 200? Who makes it?

wabi

http://excaliburcrossbow.com/demo/m/content/article.php?content_id=1

Sako7STW

Guess I should have googled it before I wrote that. already looked at the tenPoints, Excals, and Strykers. Love the size of the Desert Stryker but it doesn,t have the cocking mech. From what i could tell niether does the Excals. Do like the look of the Ten Point bows as well and they have a cocker as well.