I knew if it appealed to me, it would most likely appeal to a lot of other outdoor enthusiast. My first reaction was “holy crap that’s perfect and just what I’m looking for”. When I rounded the corner and there was a nice husband and wife team standing in a booth proudly displaying this very nice and conservative pack. I was cruising the aisles of the ATA show because I’m too lazy to read the program with the exhibitor list in it. Unless you are sitting in a stand from dawn until dusk and need to pack a days supply of food and water, most packs are well, just too darn big and heavy. If it’s too big, you fill it up with things you never use. If it’s too small, you can’t get all of your gear in it. If you’re like me, you’ve probably tried every back pack, fanny pack, back pack/bow holder pack combo on the market. Well, I found one at this year’s ATA show. Sometimes the little things mean more than the bigger things in life. Goes really well with the black back end of the stock and accessories. The other option is something seen on the vertical bow side for a few years now, and that is Flat Dark Earth. The last thing I want to point out are the two different finish options. Crank the trigger back up until it latches. On the back of the trigger block is a metal lever. There is a cut out on the right side of the rail. Once the bow is fully decocked, how do you remove the trigger from the string? Excalibur was well ahead of us on this one. Trust me, you’ll love this feature if your current bow doesn’t offer it. Like all Excalibur Crossbows, this bow can also be decocked without having to shoot an arrow off. I’m in the hopes Excalibur addresses this is the future and that strap isn’t needed. Should you accidentally let go of the handle while letting the bow down, the strap stops the crank handle from spinning saving both the bow and your hand from taking a severe beating. There is an included wrist strap you put on and the crank handle shaft feeds through an opening and then attaches to the crank. The negative, decocking does not work that way. With Excalibur cranks, you can stop cranking on the way up in case you need a break. From there you engage the Integrated Charger Crank and use the cocking handle to cock the bow. With the Assassin series, the trigger block is released and travels down the rail until it hooks on the string. In other words, the faster the bow is the longer distance the string has to be pulled back to cock the bow. Remember, recurves bows get their speed and power via power stroke. Obviously the Assassin Extreme is a heavy hitter. To me, this is a more realistic hunting set up. Here’s what I got: Yep, beat the rated speed by 3fps. I shot the bow through a chronograph with both a 350gr and 400gr arrow set up. I personally wouldn’t set one up that way, but I’m sure there are people who do.
With Excalibur’s HO Express limbs, the bow can handle the minimum weight of 350gr.
The Assassin Extreme is rated at 400fps with a 350gr arrow. It seems the bushing portion is the future because more companies are going in that direction. From there, you line up the small plastic tab that turns the light off with any vane and push it in. In case you haven’t seen the Beacon Nock set up, you have to glue an aluminum bushing into the rear of the arrow. Impacted exactly where it did at 30 yards. To further test the bow, I shot the arrow with the Beacon Nock at 40 yards. All review bows are shot off a Caldwell Field Pod.
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