Still no bow. From my experience with them, the firearms and bow management representatives had little idea of what service to provide and asked each other multiple questions even I could answer myself. I wouldn't have this problem with an Excalibur, I could just buy a string for 30 bucks online or heck I could even make my own string if I wanted to. From this experience im going to buy an Excalibur crossbow this xmas for myself as a main bow and putting the compound as a back up. Just so much more reliable than a compound. Period. Barnett has great cs, but gander mountain does not. I will never return there ever again.Compound Complications.
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Asking Bowman5
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Compound Complications.
I recently bought a Barnett raptor fx from gander mountain as my first crossbow. Unfortunately I cut the string with a broad head a week later. So I took it back to get a new string and they said it would be a week or two until it would return. Its been 3 weeks. Still no bow. From my experience with them, the firearms and bow management representatives had little idea of what service to provide and asked each other multiple questions even I could answer myself. I wouldn't have this problem with an Excalibur, I could just buy a string for 30 bucks online or heck I could even make my own string if I wanted to. From this experience im going to buy an Excalibur crossbow this xmas for myself as a main bow and putting the compound as a back up. Just so much more reliable than a compound. Period. Barnett has great cs, but gander mountain does not. I will never return there ever again.
Still no bow. From my experience with them, the firearms and bow management representatives had little idea of what service to provide and asked each other multiple questions even I could answer myself. I wouldn't have this problem with an Excalibur, I could just buy a string for 30 bucks online or heck I could even make my own string if I wanted to. From this experience im going to buy an Excalibur crossbow this xmas for myself as a main bow and putting the compound as a back up. Just so much more reliable than a compound. Period. Barnett has great cs, but gander mountain does not. I will never return there ever again.Re: Compound Complications.
I feel for you , that's one of the reasons I went with EXCL. they have the best bow and customer service in the industry. JMO.
W.M.
W.M.
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GrassyKnoll
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Re: Compound Complications.
Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Get the Excalibur for Xmas then sell the Barnett and use that money to get yourself a nicely loved Excalibur as a backup.
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Asking Bowman5
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Re: Compound Complications.
Thanks for the support. :p I should have gone with an Excalibur. I wont make the same mistake again.
Re: Compound Complications.
A Barnett crossbow?? Say what?? I recall you were gonna get a M-380? and then a M-355, and a M- 335, But decided on a M-330, And then you said you had a Grizzly in the mail? That was a few months ago..You ended up with a Barnett after all the advice from multiple threads ? Smile.....Ok.....Life is like a box of chocolates..........
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Re: Compound Complications.
Well I can't say anything bad about the compound bows as I love my scorpyd and I love my excalibur. Both are top shelf in their areas IMO.
I love hunting with both bows so it's always special to head to the field with either one.
But yes great idea get that Excalibur for a Christmas present and now you have a truly low maintenance easy to work on bow. Good luck
Brian
I love hunting with both bows so it's always special to head to the field with either one.
But yes great idea get that Excalibur for a Christmas present and now you have a truly low maintenance easy to work on bow. Good luck
Brian
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New Matrix 405
T/C Encore's MGM 14" 445 supermag
Gary Reeder 16" 41 GNR #2 Encore
Hobie Outback for hitting the Salt.
Too many hobbies and never enough time