Re: Looking for a new Xbow "HELP ME CHOOSE"
Thanks DPMS, I hunt from a treestand alot so I was looking for something that is great in tight spots. looks like its atleast going to be a compound.
For you a Tornado (or another Parker) is the answer, that is why I got ours becasue we are stand hunters. Held Excalibers and the width of it was just too much for a stand IMO although I liked the balance better. Last couple years I had a regular recurve up in the trees and the Excal had the same feel cause of its horizontal length since you need to cant a regular recurve horisontally a bit when you shoot it. You would really have to do some pruning.
No matter which one you get , I think carrying them around is pretty AWKWARD overall in stand or on the ground. I hate carrying ours in and out of the woods, slinging it does not even work, I have not tried still hunting with it yet, but may this weekend if the wind is too bad for tree climbing, not sure how I will carry it then, gotta figure it out.
Only time I can say I am comfortable with the Tornado and not cursing even that slimmer awkwardness is in a double ladder stand, alone. Thought I'd eventually get use to it, but I am not.
Just my opinion. Love the accuracy and how it zipped thru the doe I got, but it is like carrying a car spring. My .270 will feel like a feather at least come rifle season.