I'm not a bow hunter but I seen this in an email I got his afternoon and I got to admit, it kinda caught my attention.
Their claiming it to be the worlds first self cocking crossbow, which does so at the push of a button.
More info...http://www.parkerbows.com/crossbows.html?action=detail&detailsku=1109
You had my undivided attention right up to the $1495.00. :laf: :laf:
On the other hand I do really like the Auto-Un-cock feature. But for that price I'll just slip a junk bolt in like I've been doing & shoot it into soft ground for FREE. :biggrin:
It's still a very unique idea that should allow a lot of people to get into or back into deer hunting with archery equipment. Plus the 400gr bolt/broadhead combo at 300fps you're looking at some serious knockdown on an Elk or Moose. I like the idea.
I'm thinking it's like anything else new. Sky high like that right out of the chute because everyone wants one. Once the dust settles they might be a little closer to reality. :shrug:
Hopefully that is the case. I think it will fill a small niche nicely if it can hold on at that price. Parker does make a nice bow.
Wonder what it sounds like when it's being cocked? If it's loud when being cocked back seems a follow up shot would be hard to pull off. I could see the advantage for a disabled hunter, but not for sure how it would help a healthy hunter. Like to try a fancy crossbow one day just to see what it's like, but I'm with Hamer the price is way high.
At the heart of the Concorde is Parker’s patented Quick Draw System, which features a CO2 powered internal cocking mechanism. The Quick Draw System is operated by simply pressing a button that is recessed into the rear of the butt stock. By pressing the button, the Concorde automatically draws the string into the fully-cocked position. It really is that easy. Plus, it cocks the crossbow in approximately two (2) seconds and is whisper quiet in its operation.
From the link Jim posted. Sounds like a quiet operation as well as swift. I really like my crossbow. Scary accurate out to 30 yards. :eyebrow:
When they start making them in Full Auto, I'm gonna get me one :biggrin:
Quote from: WldWldWest on September 22, 2011, 06:50:55 AM
When they start making them in Full Auto, I'm gonna get me one :biggrin:
I love this! :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls:
Quote from: WldWldWest on September 22, 2011, 06:50:55 AM
When they start making them in Full Auto, I'm gonna get me one :biggrin:
Yeah, like the one in Van Helsing!!! :eyebrow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS9N8dEdZCQ
QuotePlus, it cocks the crossbow in approximately two (2) seconds and is whisper quiet in its operation.
Yeah, I bought a pair of boots call "Silent Hunters" once. Everytime my left foot hit the ground a loud SQUEEK followed. :alscalls: I find it hard to believe everything I read.
Quote from: Roundman on September 22, 2011, 04:43:30 PM
Everytime my left foot hit the ground a loud SQUEEK followed.
Do you remember where you bought those? :confused: I've got an idea :wink: :alscalls:
Was that after chili night?? :laf: :laf:
So they were squeakers instead of sneakers? :huh:
:laf:
Heck w/ that sound you may have been calling in coyotes & didn't know it! :shrug: