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I have it down to the Ibex or the Vortex just not sure on which one to get will try to go to cabela's Saturday and shoot both.
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Both are finer than frog hair
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Deciding between an Excalibur and a competing crossbow company: Easy
Deciding between 2 excaliburs: near impossible.

Good luck man, hope you have hours and hours to kill

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one shot scott wrote:Deciding between an Excalibur and a competing crossbow company: Easy
Deciding between 2 excaliburs: near impossible.

Good luck man, hope you have hours and hours to kill

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Can't go wrong either way I have an Ibex and love it.
Good luck in your decision.

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one shot scott wrote:Deciding between an Excalibur and a competing crossbow company: Easy
Deciding between 2 excaliburs: near impossible.

Good luck man, hope you have hours and hours to kill

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True dat!! Both are fine bows that will never let you down!! Good luck. :)
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well in my opinion if you are going to hunt bear and moose go with the vortex if your going to hunt deer and turkey go with the ibex but both are excellent choices and actually the ibex will do fine with the bear and moose as well
shoot them both and you will find the one you like
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well just got back from cabela's shot the pheonix and the vortex. I have to say before I got there I was thinking it would be the vortex, but after I shot them I am not so sure I love the speed and how it felt in hand but did not how you had to release the safety. Now it down to the phoenix and the exocet 200 just not sure if the extra fps is worth the extra money.
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If your doing ALOT of target shooting then you will enjoy the lower pound bow more. Less strain on the ol' back when you have to cock it over and over again. Both are going to kill stuff equally well though.

But I love my 200lb bow. :mrgreen: If you choose the pheonix you might as well pick a axiom because its a pheonix without the dissipator pads, name brand camo and she comes with a scope made just for that speed of bow, for less cash.

See what I mean 8) Its hard picking an excalibur!
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You are right it is very hard to pick, just want to be sure I make the right choice. I wish cabela had a exocet to see and shoot, but they did not. So can anyone tell me if the exocet has the same feel as the phoenix when shooting ? I know it is 1" longer, but is the limbs wider then the limbs on the phoenix ?
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You really can't go wrong with any Excal. Pick one and go with it. You won't be disappointed.
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I doubt you will notice much difference between the 2. Limbs are the same on all excaliburs except the pixle and apex.
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