Excalibur Crossbow Forum

I'm a vendor and can attest that the only thing (hunting accessory) we sell more of then deer attractants is scent blocker products. And yes, there are a ton on the market. Here in Ontario we can only use synthetic scents. A few years back there was a few choices, now we are over-run. I get a ton of...

I sell Barnett's (as well as Excalibur and a number of other brands). The "not sitting flat" is a common observation but it is "exactly as designed" and if it does sit flat, that's when there is an issue. Barnett's are like that to provide the proper clearance when firing. So the...

I have pretty much given up moose hunting, at least for now primarily due to the changes. In Ontario you buy your moose licences which was "automatically" a calf tag good in any of our Wildlife Management Units (WMU's) and you apply to a lottery for an adult tag (bull or cow but not both) ...

100 grain Axe Archery Battle Axe's

If you are talking about the sound deadening system (rubberized stirrup, string stars/silencers etc) we put one on a 315 micro for a customer. The whole kit reduced the speed (shooting factory quills with the 150 grain field points) by 11 fps measured at 5' the (muzzle). Without the string stars the...

I have been using a reflex sight for going on 10 years now. Not as (high priced) as the one you note, been using an NCSTAR DB4 and/or a Browning Buck-Mark reflex (probably the same mfg making both - they are identical). I have never had them spook a deer due to reflection. I prefer the variable reti...

I have been deer hunting with a Vixen II for almost 10 years now. It is both ethical and deadly. Yes, it is “slow” by today’s standards but would have been the fastest bow on the market not so many years back. It is the demands and expectations of hunters that have changed, deer have not got any tou...

I fish and upland hunt with a couple of outfitters in the Elk Lake, Matachewan, Shining Tree area (about 700 kms/easy day's drive from Kitchener - about the same distance from where I am in the Kingston area). There are a few dozen that cater to bear hunters and the success rate is well over 90% wit...

Depending on "what" you are hunting you don't often need to go greater than 125 grains - 150 if you are using them to get weight up front. If you are hunting Elk or Moose - something with tough hide, tougher ribs, might clip a shoulder you would be better served with an "old school&qu...

What is important to you? Do you need the compact wingspan of the micro because you shoot from tight spaces? Do you need the extra speed of the 380 because you are pushing the distance envelope a little and want a little flatter trajectory when you are reaching out? Does one appeal visually over the...

Recurve crossbows (apply) max energy to the arrow as soon as you pull the trigger unlike a compound which does so when the cam (kicks) over so both will benefit from slightly differently (designed) arrows. Many Excalibur shooters who shoot something other than factory supplied arrows, whether on pur...

A whole whack of US States added crossbows to their "bow seasons" which is no doubt why everyone and their dog is jumping on board. For us folks who have some "age experience" we remember all the "Hawken Rifles" that hit the market after Robert Redford told us we just h...

I had a good look at the Heritage at a buyers show back in December. Felt good, balance was decent and it seemed reasonably well built. I was considering adding it to the bunch we sell until I saw the price. The "wholesale" was 20 bucks MORE then what I retail the Grizzly for. I said that ...

The majority of our hunting/fishing stock/supplies/offerings are "pre-ordered" every December. That is when the vendor shows are in full swing. The price is set at that point, stuff is ordered and a (contract to buy) is established. Regardless of what the Canadian dollar does a week, a mon...

Because products made in NAFTA countries with components also made in NAFTA countries are exempt from any duties going across the US/Canada border you sometimes get your eyes opened as to what Made In the USA or Made in Canada actually means. Domestically a Made in Canada product can have a signific...