Help with choosing crossbow

[e11indick]

Hi will be buying my first crossbow this year.hopefully within the next week. I will be mainly hunting white tail in PA with this bow. Any suggestions? I believe I have narrowed it down to the following exomax, vortex and ibex.

[sumner4991]

Looks like you have it narrowed down to some great choices. It's so much of a personal choice from there. We could give you a ton of reasons to choose Excalibur . . .but, helping you decide between them will only confuse you.

If you have the opportunity to hold them and to shoot them, then do that. Buy the one that "fits you" best. The one that feels most comfortable in your hands when shooting it . . .that's the one for you.

Either of them will easily kill the deer you are hunting. They are all extremely accurate.

Let us know which one you choose.

Welcome to the forum.

[muskyman454]

welcome to the forum.summer4991 nailed it.

[theoldarcher]

Welcome, not much to add to what muskyman and summer had to say. The only thing I will add is with the thumbhole stocks you will have to take your hand away from the grip to take it off safety, with a traditional stock you can use your thumb. Jujst throwing that in there.

[j.krug]

welcome to the forum.summer4991 nailed it.

Same from me!

I will add that I own a Vortex and love it. I find it to be a good all around x-bow. Good luck with your purchase.

[SPITFIRE]

I have the vortex and love it. Have no problems at all with the thumb hole stock , I think the grip feels much better when you shoulder the stock and don't have to place your thumb over the stock. I have no problem at all taking the safety off and don't feel this is an issue with a thumb hole stock.IMO Like the other posters said YOU have to try each one and make up your own mind. For deer hunting in PA you really don't need 225 pound draw weight, plus they are hard on strings. Any of the lesser poundage xbows will be fine. Again YOU must decide which one you like best. Good luck. As long as it is an excalibur you can't go wrong. WELCOME ABORAD A GREAT FORUM

[gerald strine]

I refuse to take someone serious with a sign on name like that please change it if it was a real question or take your jokes somewhere else.

[theoldarcher]

Just goes to show how much attention I pay, however...my wife noticed immediately.

[gerald strine]

A woman would notice something like THAT.

[one shot scott]

Good call!!

[sumner4991]

I saw that, but, figured he was serious or he would have used "chasing" instead of "hunting", eh??

[muskyman454]

i didn't see that. i just read the post.but now go with the exomax!!.that's what i shoot!

[blackjack]

g'day, mate l just done a trade with a mate for an offroad buggy for me & a new vortex loaded for him, mate he's so happy they are an awsome bow & 200 lb is plenty in fact more than enough the ibex is the other choice & a bow you can shoot all day. anyhow mate glad your picking an excalibur & welcome to the family. regards frank (australia)

[blackjack]

l agree l never noticed it but l can see what use mean now. maybe crude maybe not. also funny 2 thumb hole stocks & then an exomax mate change your user name

[sumner4991]

i didn't see that. i just read the post.but now go with the exomax!!.that's what i shoot!

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