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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 11:47:42 GMT -5
Love them or hate them, Ravin continues to turn the crossbow world upside down.  |
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 11:48:27 GMT -5
Here is their new R500. First 500fps crossbow.  |
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Post by Dutch on Jan 12, 2021 11:58:31 GMT -5
Well, for as expensive as they are, they should gut and drag my deer out!
Honestly, I don't need excessive speed, I need a narrower crossbow, with a reasonable price.
And my next question, being the tightwad that I am, in 5 years, how much will a $3,000 crossbow be worth?? Not interested in losing tons of money on depreciation
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 12:19:56 GMT -5
Well, for as expensive as they are, they should gut and drag my deer out! Honestly, I don't need excessive speed, I need a narrower crossbow, with a reasonable price. And my next question, being the tightwad that I am, in 5 years, how much will a $3,000 crossbow be worth?? Not interested in losing tons of money on depreciation The R18 is $1500. 18 inches long and 4 inches wide. $1500 is still a ton of money for a crossbow though. |
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Post by dougl on Jan 12, 2021 12:37:34 GMT -5
It's getting ridiculous just like I feared it would.
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 12:41:34 GMT -5
It's getting ridiculous just like I feared it would. Yep. Getting kinda crazy. Not a fan of chasing speed for many reasons. The R18 doesn't chase speed since it is only pushing 330fps but it is certainly is a radical departure resulting in a much more compact design. |
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Post by timberdoodle on Jan 12, 2021 12:44:20 GMT -5
is that...is that... is that an assault bow?  |
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 12:54:32 GMT -5
is that...is that... is that an assault bow? Its black. |
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Post by whitefalcon on Jan 12, 2021 13:03:16 GMT -5
To much when on a fixed income.
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Jan 12, 2021 13:17:32 GMT -5
Having a hard time finding the cross in those bows.
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 13:18:59 GMT -5
Having a hard time finding the cross in those bows. Yep. The R18 is certainly not a "cross"bow but hey, maybe its a vertical bow.  |
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Post by fleroo on Jan 12, 2021 13:47:50 GMT -5
Wonder if there will be a ruling of sorts, as to whether it can be used in PA ? Or other states ?
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 14:40:24 GMT -5
Wonder if there will be a ruling of sorts, as to whether it can be used in PA ? Or other states ? The R500 with the electric motor would surely not be legal. I don't know enough about the mechanics of the R18 to know for sure. As long as there are no springs, levers, pulleys etc.... to power the limbs, which there does not appear to be, it is probably legal here. |
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Post by acorn20 on Jan 12, 2021 15:18:15 GMT -5
Your telling me there's an electric motor in one of those? What for? Cocking? Is there a manual override to cock? If so, perhaps they'll denote it as a "hybrid."
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 15:27:59 GMT -5
Your telling me there's an electric motor in one of those? What for? Cocking? Is there a manual override to cock? If so, perhaps they'll denote it as a "hybrid." The R500E has an electric motor for cocking and de-cocking. If the batteries fail, not sure yet if there is a manual override. The R500 is manual cocking. |
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Post by turkeykiller on Jan 12, 2021 15:45:11 GMT -5
Has anybody seen the new Excalibur Twinstrike? It is a 2 shot crossbow, with one cockin. Two sets of limbs, 2 strings, and 2 bolts. They are stacked like the barrels on an over under shotgun. Second shot instantly.
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Jan 12, 2021 16:03:20 GMT -5
From what I can see and understand from the description the cams and arms are mounted vertical instead of horizontal. If I understand it correctly the arms only travel 2.8 inches when fired ,but vertical instead of horizontal.
Ravin R18
$1,549.99
NEW FOR 2021 / AVAILABLE SPRING 2021
Utilizing the new proprietary VertiCoil Cam System, the R18 is the shortest Ravin ever created at just 18 inches in length. The VertiCoil Cam System rotates the ultra-small cams 720 degrees, coiling the strings and cables around the cam and cam axle allowing an axle-to-axle height of just 1.3 inches cocked or 4.1 inches when uncocked, with a static overall width of 4.75”. The R18 is a takedown style crossbow with limbs that expand vertically, shooting 330 feet per second. The R18 includes a detachable stock with an integrated removable quiver system, making the total length roughly 25 inches when fully in-tact. The unique 6-pound crossbow features the new Ravin 3-Dot Reflex Sight for easy target acquisition, and includes the Ravin built-in cocking mechanism, allowing for an easy draw. The R18 comes in black and is available Spring 2021.
330 FPS
Weight: 6 LBS
Length:18” Without Stock, 25” With Stock
Height Axle to Axle Cocked: 1.3”
Height Axle to Axle Uncocked: 4.1”
Overall Width: 4.75”
Power-Stroke: 13”
Kinetic Energy: 85 FT LBS
Draw Force: 12 LBS
VertiCoil Cam System
Detachable Stock/Quiver
Fully Assembled/Pre-Tuned
3 – 16” .003 350 Grain R18 Arrows with Field Points
1 – Removable Draw Handle
Ravin 3 Dot Reflex Sight
Built-In Cocking Mechanism
Anti-Dry Fire/Auto Safety
Built-in Sling Mounts
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Jan 12, 2021 16:14:25 GMT -5
Has anybody seen the new Excalibur Twinstrike? It is a 2 shot crossbow, with one cockin. Two sets of limbs, 2 strings, and 2 bolts. They are stacked like the barrels on an over under shotgun. Second shot instantly. Can we just go back to long bows, muzzleloaders with side locks, and the heck with semi's while we're at it? lol |
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Post by dennyf on Jan 12, 2021 16:34:55 GMT -5
Several guys at our club have Xbows with parallel limbs, similar to the pics. I know one cost $1,200 a year ago, no idea what the other one cost? One of 'em had an accident with his in October. Tree stand sit, buck passing to his left and had to lean out a bit to shoot. Guess he forgot the limbs pop out? Limb hit tree and shattered. Just got it back after repairs.
Yesterday I had to dismantle about 3/4s of a target butt on the practice range. Some of the older butts are layers of 1/2"x16"x4' Celotex stacked in there and compressed, within a 4x4 wooden frame. Newer butts are 4x4 plastic covered, foam filled "bales" we get from Lancaster Archery Supply. Sitting in the same wooden frames.
Guy comes up to the garage upset that he fired five new, expensive bolts into one of the older butts at 15 yards, can't withdraw any of them. Two butts at 15 yards, the other one is the foam bale. This is not the first time someone shot bolts into the Celotex butts with a more powerful xbow and struggled with pulling them, so I guess it's time to post a sign down there: Please use plastic bales for xbows".
Took the butt apart from top down and had to remove 3/4 of the layers to get all five bolts out. Now I have to put it all back together again. Some of the pieces fell apart, so gotta replace them with new pieces when putting it back together again.
We built the original Celotex filled butts 20 years ago. We now replace the "shot out" center layers in them, with layers of 1/4" foam. They held up very well with compounds over the years. Not so much with more and more xbows showing up now.
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Post by Dutch on Jan 12, 2021 17:27:56 GMT -5
To much when on a fixed income. You'll have to go back to work to afford toys. Lol |
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Post by Dutch on Jan 12, 2021 17:29:31 GMT -5
Has anybody seen the new Excalibur Twinstrike? It is a 2 shot crossbow, with one cockin. Two sets of limbs, 2 strings, and 2 bolts. They are stacked like the barrels on an over under shotgun. Second shot instantly. Can we just go back to long bows, muzzleloaders with side locks, and the heck with semi's while we're at it? lol The Genie be out of the bottle! |
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 12, 2021 18:21:17 GMT -5
Has anybody seen the new Excalibur Twinstrike? It is a 2 shot crossbow, with one cockin. Two sets of limbs, 2 strings, and 2 bolts. They are stacked like the barrels on an over under shotgun. Second shot instantly. Buddy of mine has one coming. I hope to shoot it soon. |
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Post by davet on Jan 13, 2021 7:04:48 GMT -5
Ghee......I still use my old Horton Havoc (bankrupt Horton). I paid $500 for it maybe 6 years ago. It still kills deer.
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Post by ridgecommander on Jan 13, 2021 17:09:19 GMT -5
Has anybody seen the new Excalibur Twinstrike? It is a 2 shot crossbow, with one cockin. Two sets of limbs, 2 strings, and 2 bolts. They are stacked like the barrels on an over under shotgun. Second shot instantly. Here is next years model. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by davet on Jan 13, 2021 17:24:23 GMT -5
I'm waiting for a semi-auto ten shot.
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