Excalibur Crossbow Forum

Welcome aboard! We were all there once. There is a tremendous amount of crossbow knowledge shared on this forum.

Has anyone had their (Excal) crossbow string break without warning? A friend had his let go today. The serving was in good shape (no sign of abrasion or cutting) and just “let go” when he shot it. I’ve never seen heard of this before, but I’m not exactly surrounded by crossbow shooters where I am. J...

Please also indicate if you are shooting over bait. Some of us aren’t allowed to bait bears, so am curious what impact that has.

CWD is here in Virginia, in multiple counties that border WVA. I sat in on a CWD briefing earlier in the week put on by the Virginia DWR. According to them, CWD has also been detected in PA and Maryland. Of note is that deer can carry (and transmit) CWD for 18-24 months before showing symptoms of th...

My Matrix 330 and 380 are my NEW bows!!

When I saw the subject line, I thought I was going to read about people missing their old ExoMags, and Phoenix “wide” bows!! As much as I liked my E-Mag, I do like Matrix bows better. There’s no cocking a Matrix without a cocking rope however!!!

Congratulations! Many here are green with envy!

Great news Gene, stay healthy-

I’m glad someone is having a good season!

Not a lot of gobbling going on in my part of Virginia!

I pulled one off over a month ago after a day of coyote hunting. I didn’t worry about them when I was much younger, but after having Lyme disease 2X, and reading about the new tick borne diseases . . . Bad, bad juju.

FYI, replacing an entire front end (riser and limbs) will require you to rezero your bow as well. I’ve removed and then replaced the (same) riser several times on different Excaliburs with no zero change, but in my experience a different riser will shoot to a different Point of Impact.

Parker Bows were assembled in the US from Chinese parts.

I would find a “walking deer” aiming point at each range MUCH more useful than a 10 or 20 MPH offset personally.

I can't talk to who is operating things, but I for one like the "new" bows. I had an ExoMag for ten or so years, and bought a "Micro 335" on a whim. The difference in width was significant, and the stock fits me much better than my old E-Mag. Before all was said and done, a Matri...

xcaliber wrote:Get a Matrix 330, use the same arrows with both bows.

+4

There is a lot to be said for being able to use the same strings, arrows, etc.

Boo wrote:I can cock and shoot the 330 all day but the 315 is just for hunting. You will also find that the 330 is less fussy.

+1

I think the 330 is under-appreciated.