Excalibur Crossbow - Crossbow Cross Examination video 

The crossbow went together quickly and the general fit and finish is a bit above what I expected for the price. ru-vid.comUgkx5B43Qabqt1HedUJyfEqxiwBCfaooIH52 The adjustable stock is a little loose. I had an issue when I tried to cock the bow for the first time with the safety on. The string set in the trap box, held just enough to build up enough tension to rip the string out of my hands when it let go. No significant damage was done, and once I got it sighted in, I wrecked a couple bolts by sending one straight down the shaft of the first. I'm holding ~2" groups at around 50 yards, and I'm not an expert by any means. Best part is that they supply all the replacements parts you may ever need

I'm a recurve archer. I own a compound, but choose recurve every time. I've seen 3 compound archers dry fire their bows in competition. So when I was looking at crossbows it was a natural choice to go with a recurve. This video, along with a couple of others convinced me to get an Excalibur Matrix. Love it!

You guys sold me. Bought a Micro 380 for my son and a Assassin Extreme 400 for myself. The dirst simple no cams and a single string bomb proof design and able to change a string in tge field in minutes or limbs at home without a bow press sold me Excalibur Crossbows got well over $2k of this Yankee's money

I have the 380 and 405 Matrix for about 2 years. Have taken my share of game with them. They are extremely accurate up to 50-60 yards for me. The bolts are expensive, so zero in at 20 yrs like the instructions say. I like that there is no recoil, and no need for ear protection, compared to my rifles. I've never had a string break yet, but if it does, very easy to restring.

After a long time of research and after many sleepless nights with lots of thoughts, I ordered an Excalibur Wolverine today. Also because the offer as a set was cheaper than usual.I admit that I am fascinated by an ultra-fast compound crossbow and the visible mechanics are also a big attraction for me. But the Excalibur is built so simply and reliably, which ultimately convinced me more. I can easily do the service myself. I'm really looking forward to the Wolverine.

I bought the Excalibur micro and shot 3 bolts inside a 1.5inch out of the box at 30yards. wow! can't wait to move it out to 40 & 50 yards to see what it will do.

I have a Bulldog 440 that I just bought a few weeks ago and I love it. It’s simple to use and it allows me to change my strings by myself so I don’t have to make a trip to BPS’s for them to order me a string/cables which could take a month or more. With Excalibur and the Charger ext I was able to change the strings no problems. Just make sure you buy an extra string and a stringing tool.

Outstanding customer service & responsiveness to customer inquiries. (From my own experience owning 3 Excalibur bows). You ARE the best in the world boys!!

Having never seen this video beforehand, I am SO happy that I picked an Excalibur 355!

My two month old Excalibur Micro Suppressor's right limb just blew up. Take a look at the various threads online, and you'll see that Excalibur has some serious issues with the limbs. I bought into their savvy marketing, but found that these aren't as care free as they'd like you to believe. Their warranty department is prompt, but this doesn't make up for the down time and the lack of trust I now have in the product.

Just purchased my first Crossbow went with the Mag340 Great Bow and to boot made right here in Canada😊

I have owned two high end Xbows and now go with EXcals my other crossbows both failed at under 500 shots a multitude of times. One rebuild didn't make it past 100 shots downrange. As a machine engineer I know that parts very all over the place on most machined products and I attribute this as the major cause of break downs. I did receive over 1000 shots from one compound that I had remachined to my specs holding a +/_ tol. of 0.0005 on all bearing surfaces and holes in other words it was machine perfect. The short of it is I am selling both my compound Xbows and have started buying nothing but EXcals.

I'm definitely gettin a Excalibur as soon as I can. I always looked for a compound crossbow with a really high durabillity because I thought they were better... Now I know how wrong I was...

I have shot Excalibur crossbows all over the world . They are the best and most dependable and the best customer service . I won't hunt with nothing else but an Excalibur.

THE NEW EXCALIBUR MATRIX 405 IS ON MY WISH LIST. I WAS IN KITCHENER, ONT, CANADA TWICE DURING A DUTY TOUR AS A TRUCK DRIVER... AND I WISH THAT I HAD GONE TO THE FACTORY. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE THE MEANS OR ABILITY TO GO TO CANADA.... BUT I CAN STILL OWN THEIR BOW AND I HOPE THAT I DO,. SOON.

Patented TenPoint ACU draw cranking and retracting !!!! simply the BEST people TenPoint has them all beat. Now if the others had something like this cranking device I would of-course look at it but none do as of this post, I take my TenPoint up to the club on the shooting range when I can and shoot it all day, I throw my target out and use the rangefinder at different distances for me the cranking system is the way to go!

These are true cross bows. No compound bows.

After watching the shoot to failure test I see one problem with that test, with a compound the power is at the end of the stroke yet on a recurve the power is on the beginning of the stroke at full draw. The recurve limb at the length of their release of the string on the machine will have a much reduced poundage on a recurve compared to a compound. Speeds- I believe Excalibur uses shorter lighter arrows. Although I used compound crossbows for 30 years with very few issues I have been looking at an Excalibur for the last couple of years.

I feel like some important info was left out in the testing . They mentioned that while testing they changed the bowstring a couple times . First question at what number shot did you change the string and why ? Second question is why werent the other bows strings and cables watched as closesly and given the same treatment.

To some people on here yes they have the ten point and few other top brands, plus ive done the same test with friends I was using the 310 mine last longer than all the crossbows top models even on our hunts my buddies spent 200 + dollars to get them fix, I'm the only one that's eating deer again this year.

Were there "periodic string replacements" on the other bows in the test?

My Excalibur axe 340 is a stocky little beast I love the micro series but the 270lb pull is a bit beast but manageable. A crossbow I can pass down to kid. Love the lifetime warranty

Thank you, now all I got to decide is which one 🤷🏼‍♀️

So string breakage equals failure on cam bows, but periodic string replacement is allowed on the recurve?

Whats about the G340??? And when i use arrows then it can shot more??? 10000???

I like Excalibur crossbows, own 2, One 2006 Exocet and a 2019 Axe, Very pleased with both, but this test is embarrassing. There are great compound-crossbows out there too!

I wished they compared using modern compounds to the excalibur. I have no dog in this fight. I have a matrix 405 and LOVE IT! I also have a scorpyd slp 165 and love that too! My scorpyd SLP165 is on the larger heavier side and hope to upgrade to an Orion or possible see what comes out at the ATA show in the next few weeks. I also feel this test needs to be done independently from any manufacturer to give an honest report. I do love the simplistic nature of my Matrix 405 and it's just dang fun bow to shoot. I also feel my scorpyd it top notch bow and will shoot with anybow. There are lots of great crossbows out there for everyone to choose what is most important to them.

All type of the exculibur are same quality?

RECURVE PROS: LIGHTER TO CARRY THAN THE COMPETITION. SHOOTS ABOUT AS FAST OR FASTER. FEWER PARTS TO BREAK.... PROBABLY LONGER BOW LIFE. PROBABLY LESS MAINTAINANCE COST. RECURVE CON: DRAW OR PULL WEIGHT IS MUCH HEAVIER THAN EQUALLY FAST SHOOTING COMPOUND BOW. THIS MAY REQUIRE EXTRA EFFORT OR A COCKING DEVICE.

the limbs of the Excalibur crossbows are so damn beautiful. My dream is to have an exocet 200, but on my country (fckn brazil) there are absolutelly NO crossbow market at all.. only those chinese generic ones.

So I cant say this test has much merit. I will agree Excalibur makes an amazing product. But the durability test? Just because you don't dry fire at full draw doesn't mean its not a dry fire. What that test seems to simulate is repeated partial dry fire abuse which any and every compound bow will eventually succumb to. You cant simulate firing an arrow without actually having that string pushing on something. Pulling the string back 7" doesn't simulate the firing of an arrow at full draw. It simulates a partial dry fire which is abuse and duh, the bow breaks. I will fully admit an Excalibur is the best crossbow in those tests if durability is desired. But was the test fair? Not to my eye. I also think its rather poor they don't say what bows they are using in the tests. And no close ups of the actual important views. IMHO its a nice infomercial. But like most infomercials there is much you don't get to see.

It would be interesting to see if Excalibur recurves are better than Horton recurves. The video really only compared recurves vs compounds, but what about recurves vs recurves?

J ai une 355 matrix très satisfait de la précision et de la qualité

Plus people these days want compounds due to faster speed, vs lower speeds plus I never seen a Barnett recurve out in stores here in Canada or the Ten Point GT Flex up here this is a Canadian Test. Excalibur are now smaller then compounds and way lighter, yes they should add more crossbows to the test but they did the top selling compounds on market. I see ( Barnett, Ten Point, Wicked Ridge, Scorpion ) sorry for the miss spelling. But it's up too you what you want I rather have simple then a waste of money. Don't say they use different grains either I used 350 grain too 450 grain arrow that doesn't make a difference, it still last longer than compounds, Even when I drop it 20 times at 20 ft high of the ground it still works nothing broke. Can your do that????? Then prove it do your own test and post it

You dont have to convince me. I bought the first crossbow Excalibur made and it had a cross bolt safety . I guess it was a prototype. I had it stolen shortly after I shot the World Championship For Crossbow in West Virginia . I took second place in two of the four events. Consider everything and get an Excalibur. There is nothing better.

SO can you let us know the names of the 5 crossbows you used in your testing>

very informative

I am guessing the compound bows were from Winchester Archery, PSE Archery and Parker Bows. Very curious to see a test comparing Horton recurves vs Excalibur recurves.

lol anyone else notice the guy stick his arm between the string and prod while pointing? if that went off....owwww!!!!! he would not be very happy!

Well I rifle hunt with a Blaser R-93, I sold off a lot of guns to buy it, it has the best trigger I ever seen out of the box hunting rifle! As for crossbows, I will be hunting with one this season- it will be an Exclibur- since I already hunt with a simple recurve bow! Stands to reason that will fewer moving parts there is less to go wrong, its the same with the airplanes and helicopters I fly- helicopters require a lot of daily maintenance and cost a lot more per hour to operate than an airplane!

at 4:59, and later. Eddie Kiser answers deseptevly. He do not think exaclibur is the best or that the only "repairs"is strings. And could the guy whit the compound case overlplay a bit more of how heavy it is. but still I whould buy a Excalibur, or from the chinese company that makes them...I found a stockdealer that sells the exact crossbows as excalubur, for a 1/5 of the price or less depending on how many you get, but I think 10 was the least, and if that is the case its the same just a new logo, its easy to se how they can have a life time waranty, the few% thad fail, just give the costomer a new, they do profit anyway.

Sold me... 355 tomorrow!

To get this right - Its not the Accuracy you're testing for but the spread !?

I have an ibex i love

At 18:20 that guy sticks his arm up through the bow with the bow string cocked. Very dangerous. If the string releases it would cut his arm in half. Accidents happen more often to people that get careless.

I have an axiom,and it,s the best for me,no problem,i shoot a moose a deer,one arrow on each animal.Tkank you Excalibur.

and 405?

after watching this video I have to say to the expert that your either well paid by Excalibur or intentionally blind dry firing a crossbow should never be simulated and- used as test result I mean firstly how do you replicate the harmonic signature that the crossbow would receive during normal use i.e. "the wrong harmonic signature can bring bridges down let alone snap the limbs of a crossbow" I would not let this team of testers wax the string on my crossbow plus your talking about a crossbow that in the UK cost nearly £1000. I Wonder if the other Crossbow in the test were all so the top of the tree, of the other manufacturers?

Just an advertisement for excalibur. There is no way pros would shoot unloaded crossbow-it ruins performance of ''shoulders'' from 1st shot. Excalibur is simple as brick, so yes-it lasted longer-that's it.

I get it , compound crossbows aren't as durable but i really have no desire to drop a thousand bucks on a crossbow, plus i have no desire to hunt with the same crossbow for the rest of my life. Most of the popular crossbows offer enough of a warranty to cover the crossbow for as long as i need it to last.

Nice urban legend story about the broken string and shot the buck later on LOLOLOLOLOL

EVERY bow and Xbow is normally 100fps slower than stated.

Is that guy carrying a crossbow case full of bricks? A little exaggerated I think. Point taken, don't need to cheese up the video. It strips some integrity. But I guess that goes with all forms of marketing. Simple is always better, no doubt about it. Less to break, less to go wrong. I shot my friends 380 and it was loud and vibrated like crazy. First and only crossbow I've shot so not sure if that's common among all types of crossbows. But they are far from quiet.

Aple to aple, orange to orange, recurve vs compound, thats diferent

hart breaking, still find them, looks like excaliburs older models but still to the price of 1-200$ minimum order 4 pieses in stock 10000 units.

Я буду заряжать ваш арбалет не отнимая рук от приклада и цевья, Скоро мы с вами это увидим )

Overall wise, dimensions, performance, quality of engineering, Darton Archery xbows are the best. Excalibur uses too low arrow weight compared to others, so the fps rating they report are not comparable. With 400-420grs bolts thes fps would be much less. They are durable, but the prod width is long, and they are louder. Look for Darton Viper SS Xtreme.

well the first test is kinda rigged compound limbs are more susceptible to dry fire failure and trigger pull is totally subjective to the shooter using it and decocking isnt hard i carry a practice bolt with me to shoot in to a hay bale when im done for the day o and i use a recurve

cant wait to get the Micro. 25 inch limbs 20 inch when ready to fire. cant wait

Well,the test is not completely accurate tho... This test doesn't count the friction that the rope does when firing the hole crossbow... That makes the rope die faster,but I think we don't give a shit while the bow still working...

I take it all the other crossbows were compounds then? Hardly any sort of comparison unless you shoot like for like, i.e. recurve vs another similar spec recurve. We all know compounds are more complicated but each to their own. Just down to what suits you and your shooting needs. Just advertising nonsense.

They dry fired those bows in the power stroke wtf!!!!!!!

what kills me is they say the excalibur keeps going strong after periodic string replacements. what the fuck does that mean? To me it says during the test they shot the competition until the string failed and called it quits then when theirs failed they replaced the string and kept testing. so the test os flawed

Dry fire a compound crossbow? totally bullshit.

What 5 crossbows did you guys use? This shit has phony results

Any fool can say their crossbow is the best in these tests. Who/what are the mfg.s in these tests.??? They will not say?? Why?? These tests prove Nothing...wtf..

My Excalibur crosbow is a fucking garbage, the string deteriorated quickly i had to spend money fixing it , now the part where the string is hooked to the bow has broken, with which i will spend more money fixing it. It is outrageous this Crossbow is NOTHING RELIABLE

Painfully annoying

Not accurate

Don't do it shoot the Excalibur 200 times it will break the string will need to be replaced every 50 shoots trust me