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<blockquote data-quote="lamiglas" data-source="post: 350803" data-attributes="member: 11075"><p>I spent quite a bit of time over the last year researching crossbows. my mother in law got a disability permit since we all bowhunt, she decided to get a crossbow. I cannot tell you what is the best, but i can tell you what we decided to go with. we shot most of the crossbows out there and ended up using the xcaliber as the one we compared to. We liked the idea of the xcaliber because over all they were very simple and we could change the string in the field, it is easy to do, and the strings are under $20 dollars. In cross bows there isnt much difference in velocity between the xcaliber and the bows with cams so we didnt consider the bows with cams to have an advantage. the xcaliber was just as smooth, just as fast, so it made sense for us. With the scope, the bow shoots very well. my mother in law shot a nice muley doe with it this year and overall she has been happy with it.</p><p> </p><p>one thing i was surprised to learn was that it is really only effective out to 45 yards. atleast with the scope we got, we couldnt get a spot to hold on past 45 yards. in addition, the groups opened up more than i would have liked. when we started this project i thought it would be a huge advantage over my hoyt, but after shooting them alot, in my opinion i think the advantage goes to the regular bow. If you have trouble with drawing, holding etc, then dont get me wrong, they are a great alternative. good luck with your pick, and before you decide, check out the xcaliber product line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lamiglas, post: 350803, member: 11075"] I spent quite a bit of time over the last year researching crossbows. my mother in law got a disability permit since we all bowhunt, she decided to get a crossbow. I cannot tell you what is the best, but i can tell you what we decided to go with. we shot most of the crossbows out there and ended up using the xcaliber as the one we compared to. We liked the idea of the xcaliber because over all they were very simple and we could change the string in the field, it is easy to do, and the strings are under $20 dollars. In cross bows there isnt much difference in velocity between the xcaliber and the bows with cams so we didnt consider the bows with cams to have an advantage. the xcaliber was just as smooth, just as fast, so it made sense for us. With the scope, the bow shoots very well. my mother in law shot a nice muley doe with it this year and overall she has been happy with it. one thing i was surprised to learn was that it is really only effective out to 45 yards. atleast with the scope we got, we couldnt get a spot to hold on past 45 yards. in addition, the groups opened up more than i would have liked. when we started this project i thought it would be a huge advantage over my hoyt, but after shooting them alot, in my opinion i think the advantage goes to the regular bow. If you have trouble with drawing, holding etc, then dont get me wrong, they are a great alternative. good luck with your pick, and before you decide, check out the xcaliber product line. [/QUOTE]
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