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Post by Swede on Nov 15, 2007 15:52:05 GMT -5
Got a new crossbow a few days ago. This is the quietest, fastest xbow I have shot. It is much quieter than my recurve xbow. With 125gr Muzzy Phantoms the bolt speed is 330fps and accuracy is 2" @ 45 yards. This xbow fits me well. Thumbs Up on this Parker.  |
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Post by SW on Nov 22, 2007 9:59:11 GMT -5
Swede,
I have the same X-bow in 175 and son has the 150 version. The 175 is 24'/sec faster than the 150. 336'/sec with Parker bolts and 125 Spitfire vs 312'/sec but he shoots 100s @ 317'/sec . The 150 is so very slightly more accurate than the 175. Shooting off a benchrest set-up @ 50 yds the 150 shoots 1" gps and the 175 slightly better than 1 1/2". This is with the Spitfires aligned the same and 5" vanes not the 4" supplied vanes. DO NOT SHOOT the Thunderbolt bolts with the split nock design: if you buy them replace the nocks with the 1/2 moon design.
A problem area with this bow - the large bolt that holds the bow to the stock can loosen and cause BIG problems - check every 4-5 shots. Also the 2 allen screws on the bow part can loosen - check also. Locktite hasn't helped - hard to believe. The place where I bought both x-bows is working with the Parker engineers on how to rectify. I still would buy the same again.
Incidentally I have a Sitetron 11 42MM MD 3X12 scope on mine and use the 2nd MD up as 20yds, 1st up 30 yds,1/2 way between x-hair and 1st down 40, 1/2 way between 1st and 2nd down at 50 and 3rd down as 65,etc. This is all on 4X. This scope does much better than the very adequate supplied 4X scope.
Just my 2 bits.
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Post by Swede on Nov 23, 2007 6:31:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads-up.  I have not had the problem with the fasteners to date. I have put around 100 shots out of this bow. I did not use the blue Lock-Tite as I had none on hand, only the red. So I did not use any Lock-Tite. I used a chisel to disfigure the threads slightly on the 4 1/2" bolt. Seems to be working. I checked the bolt after I read your post. No problem with the two smaller allen screws yet. I also noticed that, for me, the 175 pound pull Parker seems to take a little more effort to cock than my 200 lb recurve crossbow. Swede |
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Post by Kevin B. on Aug 13, 2008 11:42:30 GMT -5
I got one of these coming on a Fed Ex truck!!! The 175 lb version.
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Post by Swede on Aug 13, 2008 13:54:46 GMT -5
Kevin, I think that you will like this one. I still have not experienced the loosening of the screws and bolts.
Good Luck
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Post by Kevin B. on Aug 13, 2008 21:07:09 GMT -5
Kevin, I think that you will like this one. I still have not experienced the loosening of the screws and bolts. Good Luck I am excited about it. I did have a Ten Point ProFusion but sold it. It was an awesome shooter, but no regrets, it went to a good man who'll enjoy it. I can't wait to get this bow set up. Deer season is just over a month away!!!!! I'm eating the last of my last year's venison.....it's time to restock!  |
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Post by ozark on Aug 14, 2008 19:09:08 GMT -5
QUESTION? I have a Horton Dakota crossbow 150 Lb. Pull. It does ok up to 35 yards but for me that is about as far as I trust it. I have a cocking system that fits over the stocks and a crank is used to cock the bow. Sort of like a wench. Would this fit on the bows you people are talking about? Ozark
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Post by SW on Aug 16, 2008 5:30:14 GMT -5
QUESTION? I have a Horton Dakota crossbow 150 Lb. Pull. It does ok up to 35 yards but for me that is about as far as I trust it. I have a cocking system that fits over the stocks and a crank is used to cock the bow. Sort of like a wench. Would this fit on the bows you people are talking about? Ozark Don't know. Is it designed specifically for the Horton. Incidentally, I've helped a # of people set up their X-Bows and haven't found very good accuracy out of the Hortons or Barnets: at least not on the level or the 10-Pts or Parkers. |
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Post by Kevin B. on Aug 16, 2008 12:42:31 GMT -5
My Safari mag HP got here while ago. Ran 10 shots thru it. So far, no reason for me to believe that this Xbow is inferior to the Ten Point pro fusion. Unless ya count 40 extry feet per second a character defect. I shot at 40 yds and made a slight scope adj., then shot this off a bench:  |
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Post by fullstream on Aug 16, 2008 13:17:02 GMT -5
Kevin, you going with a mildot or a red dot scope?
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Post by Kevin B. on Aug 16, 2008 13:30:09 GMT -5
Kevin, you going with a mildot or a red dot scope? pm sent |
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Post by fullstream on Aug 17, 2008 14:18:15 GMT -5
Good shootin Kevin! you broke any nocks yet? I've broken 2 ;D I think I'm gonna frame em.
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Post by SW on Aug 19, 2008 6:50:27 GMT -5
Be sure to use nocks that don't have a groove down the center if you are shooting the Parker. They can split, then the arrow will cut the string and then the limb breaks.
Accuracy can greatly differ with broadheads - testing is impt. My Parker 175 is much more difficult to get to shoot accurately with broadheads.
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Post by Reloader on Aug 19, 2008 14:53:28 GMT -5
Any of you have any experience with the Buckbuster?
I handled 10pt, Horton, bowtech, and parker the other day and the Buckbuster from parker was by far the most comfortable bow I shouldered. It felt lighter than the others and the stock was comfy.
Thanks,
Reloader
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Post by dougedwards on Aug 19, 2008 16:18:37 GMT -5
Any of you have any experience with the Buckbuster? I handled 10pt, Horton, bowtech, and parker the other day and the Buckbuster from parker was by far the most comfortable bow I shouldered. It felt lighter than the others and the stock was comfy. Thanks, Reloader Don't ever handle an Excalibur crossbow. It will ruin you for the rest of your life. Smooth.....Quiet.....Steady....Accurate. My 225lb draw weight Exomax only weighs 6.5 lbs and my old eyes follow the arrow all the way to the target......it is just amazing. Doug |
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Post by Reloader on Aug 20, 2008 9:47:08 GMT -5
Doug I'm sure they are fine xbows, but I didn't even shoulder one when I noticed how wide they were. The recurve xbows are terribly wide.
I'm probably not going to buy one as I have a new Mathews Switchback XT that I purchased this year, but since they just made xbows legal here, I've been looking at them.
Thanks,
Reloader
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Post by dougedwards on Aug 20, 2008 11:50:52 GMT -5
If I could still pull back my Pearson Flame compound bow I would never consider a crossbow at all......but after shoulder surgery it isn't an option. Yes the Excaliburs are very wide and that could get in the way up in a tree stand or carrying the crossbow through dense vegetation to the stand. Maybe if I purchased a verticle bow with 80% let off I could go back to hunting the way I used to.
Doug
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Post by SW on Aug 31, 2008 14:06:45 GMT -5
If I could still pull back my Pearson Flame compound bow I would never consider a crossbow at all......but after shoulder surgery it isn't an option. Yes the Excaliburs are very wide and that could get in the way up in a tree stand or carrying the crossbow through dense vegetation to the stand. Maybe if I purchased a verticle bow with 80% let off I could go back to hunting the way I used to. Doug Doug, Back before I knew better, and for only 1 year, I shot an 87# 29" draw Pearson Flame and used 145g Bear Super Razorheads on 2219s. Did that set-up have some energy!!? It's about like shooting a deer with a 300g Barnes going 2400'/sec MV. The 195 Barnes kills them just as dead. The next year I shot a High Country with Mirage Ballistic cams 28" draw, 2213s, 75 Wasps (265'/sec) and killed the state record by 2" larger than the next deer. A 16 year old patient of mine killed the next largest deer, the same day, 1/2 mile from where I was hunting. We both went to the state big buck contest but I decided to not let mine stay in the contest. Mine had been scored by Buckmasters as 2" smaller but the official P&Y score, the day of the night of the presentation scored mine 2 1/8 " larger. It all meant a lot more to him than me. As long as the arrow has enough energy to go thru, that is all it needs. |
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Post by huntingmike on Sept 7, 2008 21:27:38 GMT -5
Reloader,
The exomax limbs when cocked are very manageable. I turn a claw sling in the reverse direction and point the cocking stirrup down. I use the clip to pull the limbs horizontal to my side and I can carry stand and pack with no more effort than with a gun.
Mike
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Post by dougedwards on Sept 7, 2008 21:40:37 GMT -5
Wow......87lbs of pull?? You must be a beast. Mine is 66# but too much for me to pull especially on a cold morning. I absolutely agree that it doesn't require that much speed to kill a whitetail with a broadhead and arrow. I think I probably killed more deer with my first bow than any other. An old Jennings 45# pull and loud as could be. It just made me a better hunter because I had to scout to get close and learned to constantly move my treestand downwind of where I thought the deer might walk.
I have never killed a monster buck with a bow. Maybe this year will change that pattern.
Doug
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Post by SW on Sept 14, 2008 15:17:23 GMT -5
Doug,
This year I am primarily, now, shooting my Palmer recurve with 2117s, 5" left helical, and either 100g Sattlite(sp) or more likely 100g Rage broadheads. Occasionally, I'll use the Parker x-bow. The recurve is what I used for so many years(not this very one) that it is like going home. I'm not big at all: 5'10" normally 185#. Dentists tend to have strong shoulders and arms. Personally, I believe that 60# with compound and #50 max for long/recurve bows are highly adequate. With the right wt arrow, they will shoot as fast as any higher pound bow.
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I have not had the problem with the fasteners to date. I have put around 100 shots out of this bow. I did not use the blue Lock-Tite as I had none on hand, only the red. So I did not use any Lock-Tite. I used a chisel to disfigure the threads slightly on the 4 1/2" bolt. Seems to be working. I checked the bolt after I read your post. No problem with the two smaller allen screws yet.
