First purchase advice needed.
I'm pretty new to "Archery" and i have been looking at crossbows for some time now. Since i don't have many / any local shops to give me some guidence i thought i check here for some general purchase advise.
There are a few things i am looking for:
- "Ease of maintenence"
- Has a Crank
- Is suitable for hunting? (not main goal, for now).
The first part has mostly to do with the lack of local stores around here. From what gathered online a Compound crossbow requires a bow press to restring when needed. Since i don't have that, and nothing is local, it would be a major hassle to fix those types of things.
The Crank just for general ease of use. My back is a bit of a sore point, nothing major in everyday live, but i'd rather be save than sorry.
With the above two points in mind i ended up looking at some Recurve Crossbows. One being the Excalibur Micro Suppressor 400TD. Its could be considered a bit steep for a first crossbow, but without needing to figure out 3rd party items i can't find many other options. At the same time, i'd rather spend a bit more at the start rather than getting having to spend i at a later time anyway.
As mentioned, hunting isn't my main goal. With my "pre-requirements" i mostly found higher power ones, so i just threw it into the list, in case i want to do that at a later time as well.
Budget is a bit of a "depends" case. The Excaliber i mentioned above is €1550.00 (i'm located in Europa), so that would be my base budget. But, depending on the advice or suggested products i could up it a bit.
If anyone has some tips, be it on how to prevent the need of a bow press, or regarding other recurve crossbows, i'd be happy to hear it.