Excalibur crossbows

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As mentioned, the Jandao is a good cheaper alternative, and are actually copies of the Excaliburs but a lot cheaper.

I have a Chase Wind 150lb and the limb has held up for a number of years now with no problem. The Chase Star is a more powerful version.

I like them because they are very accurate, powerful, and easy to maintain and service, and you get a lot for the price. There are dedicated stringing tools for them allowing you to change the strings in minutes. The strings themselves and spare parts are also very cheap compared to other crossbows.

I fire mine at a local range and always use a cocking rope as it reduces the effort by about 50% and also ensures even cocking between the left and right side.
I've never hunted with mine of course as it's not legal in the UK at this time.

Although I don't own one, I've also fired Excaliburs at a range - yes they are better with respect to a smoother trigger action and are slightly better balanced, but imo not worth the huge difference in price. Your money and choice of course in the end though.