Thinking about buying a crossbow for deer hunting and looking at the Excalibur Matrix Grizzly and the Ten Point Titan RCX. Your thoughts pro and cons

Excalibur you can maintenace yourself. Ten Point not so much. Excalibur has a lifetime warranty and they honor it.10 poiint will have a lighter draw weight for the Fps it get's.

I have a 405 and had a limb get a splinter 3 days before bow season. They sent me 2 brand new limbs(so i wouldn't have to mail bow back to them) and had them opening day. Changed them out myself. Bow held it's zero after the limb change.

A Ten Point, or any other brand crossbow, cab be maintained at home just as well as any other brand. They'll both do what you need and do it well. Warranty for both is lifetime as well. I've known people to show up at their shop in Mogadore and the people there will fix what needs fixed on the spot. I own neither, but it's a matter of preference.

I have a 10 point and the one with a hand crank for the string. A crossbow will do with in reason. For me I use my within 40 yards. I also have a Barnett also that was my first and they both do what I want.

Not as easily as an Excalibur. A kid could do it. And what if the shop goes under or no longer carries the other brand.

No experience w/ either model but I've got a Ten Point Venom (3-4 years old) & it's a super nice xbow!

I got the Titan for my dad, it's a good shooting bow and accurate. The only gripe I got with it is the trigger pull is pretty hard. The crank to draw it is great and easy to do.

I know id choose the Excaliber all day long!

Leaning towards the Excalibur 308 Short Banshee and it is only 308 ft/sec. How will that be shooting out at a longer distance?

Parker had a lifetime warranty too. Until they went belly up.


Anyway I think you would be happy with either one of your choices.

Not a pro shop. I meant the Ten Point factory. If any of them go under I guess its a moot point.

Parker is still in business.

https://www.bowhunting.com/blog/2018/12/17/parker-bows-out-of-business/

Not what I read.

Yep and you won't need a bow shop for anything but more arrows.

I just submitted a post like this back in late August and ended up buying a Ravin R9. It was a great move and I love it. Best thing I own and can shoot a three inch group at 50 yards. I took a 150 class deer at 17 yards and wow- what a bow

Not sure if it is the same for all the excalibur bows but I have the assassin with all the bells and whistles and it is loud. Shot it next to a barnet (400?) and the barnet was noticeable quieter.

The assassin is accurate enough that I do not shoot at the same dot at 60 yards.

The excalibur bows are much easier to work on yourself. They are also much harder to pull back if you do not have a crank (280# vs 180#).

I’ve heard a few people mention they like Ravin crossbows. Sounds like you have had a really good experience with them.

I've had an Excalibur Exocet for quite some time now. It's fast (350 fps), reliable and very, very accurate. The kind of accurate where you don't want to shoot two bolts at the same target or you get this:







And Mythbusters said it couldn't be done! LOL

That was at thirty yards with a rear peep and front fiber optic sight. I didn't get a scope with mine. Didn't see the need for a scope on such a short-range weapon. I limet my shots to forty yards and prefer them much closer. After forty yards the bolts start dropping like rocks.

I use the string cocker on mine. It cuts the 200 pound pull weight in half. I also use it to decock the bow, a huge improvement over having to fire a junk bolt every time like some of the other manufacturers.

I currently own Excalibur Grizzly, nice bow. My third Excalibur, I like to be able to decock with my cocking string. Mine shoots extremely well. Don’t be afraid to look around for used xbows , a lot of good deals to be had.