Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
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11/08/18 03:37 PM
11/08/18 03:37 PM
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BigJoe.
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Stanton Mi.
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I had to go to a crossbow several years ago because of the arthritis in my left hand/thumb joint. I use a Wicked Ridge by 10 point crossbows. It cost around $450. Very fast and easy to shoot. I have taken several deer with it using Rage Hypodermic broadheads. No need to take it down. I "unload" the bow at my target after hunting and no shooting.
Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association Director at Large
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: DGorman]
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11/08/18 09:46 PM
11/08/18 09:46 PM
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skippyturtle
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i went with excaliber. recurve design you don't need a phd. to work on it.
Nope just alot of clearence to shoot them and ear plugs for the noise. I'm looking into a Tenpoint Shadow NXT pending the results of my 2nd MRI in the morning. They're going to decide whether I need surgery on one shoulder or both. I have started to come to terms with the thought of not being able to use my compound next year. Hopefully if they fix both I'll be able to go back to the vertical bow after one season. I really like the idea of the narrow design. I think this one seems like a good value. Not cheap but a lot of features for half of the top of the line stuff. Wont got wrong with the shadow nxt. My son and I both killed bucks with one this year and it is an awesome crossbow that does not need alot of room to shoot and is extremely quiet for a crossbow.
NTA OSTA
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
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11/08/18 09:59 PM
11/08/18 09:59 PM
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I shoot a Excalibur Grizzly, easy to shoot, bullet proof. Biggest thing you can decock it without shooting a arrow. Look around for a used 1, older excals are wider, had a Exomag, amazing accurate, 60 yd kills where easy.
My heart belongs to my family. My body belongs to my work. My soul belongs to the woods.
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
#6368848
11/08/18 10:22 PM
11/08/18 10:22 PM
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JOCO1995
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JOCO1995
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Parker enforcer here. Hunted with some guys that had ravins and they are top of the line deer machines
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
#6369231
11/09/18 10:52 AM
11/09/18 10:52 AM
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Trap_Hunt_Fish
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Trap_Hunt_Fish
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Wicked ridge by ten point here. Practice with it. The shot placement is more important than the crossbow imo.
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
#6369247
11/09/18 11:07 AM
11/09/18 11:07 AM
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Hodagtrapper
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Muskrat Master
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Northern Wisconsin,Rhinelander
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Excalibur Axiom. Recurve design. Dependable and super easy to work on if a string is frayed or breaks. Noisy when shot? Yes! If the deer you are shooting at hears it you must have missed! $500.00 out the door with a scope and quiver. Chris
>>In God we trust<<
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
#6369254
11/09/18 11:15 AM
11/09/18 11:15 AM
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Posts: 20,914 North East Kansas
Marty
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Axiom is a good bow for the $, bulletproof. I started with one and then uped it to an exomax. Shot a yote going away from me with the axiom at 30 yards....arrow went thru his backside and exited the front chest.
E 'Honey Badger Militia' Sleep, the anti woke adote.
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
#6369327
11/09/18 12:40 PM
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Hobbs
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Coon, I am not knocking crossbows but if your are healthy and can draw a vertical bow don't be worried about not having any experience with them, they are pretty simple to get good with. A little time and practice can make you a very proficient shooter, no different that what you would need to do with a crossbow.
It's a trappers life for me
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Re: Crossbow
[Re: coonbeaverrat]
#6369358
11/09/18 01:01 PM
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Posts: 1,782 eastern shore of Maryland
gwc
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I bought a Barnett Whitetail Hunter this year.Comes set up,think it was $400.But I like it,and I can group out to 50 yards.Killed a deer with my friends bow just like it last year.I shoot Rage expandable broadheads,left a pretty nice hole.
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