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Recently, the number of crossbows, both sporting and hunting, has been on the rise. About the advantages and charm of this nowadays exotic, but still very effective firearm we talked with one of our best shooters and at the same time manufacturer, František Cerman from Ústí nad Labem.

Crossbow shooting is my long-time hobby, to which I devote a large part of my free time. I consider the following national and especially international placements to be my personal achievements so far.

Excalibur's rich and illustrious, now 40-year history dates back to the late 1970s in Canada, when competitive shooter Bill Troubridge raced Astro Daco crossbows. However, he was not satisfied with the trigger mechanism, so he decided to build his own trigger mechanism. He subsequently built his own crossbow, which continued to be fitted with Astro Daco shoulders. The crossbow was very nice and successful, so many of his friends asked him to make just such a crossbow for them. So in 1983, Bill and his wife Kath decided to build crossbows in their garage in Kitchener, Ontario, an hour west of Toronto. This humble beginning not only fulfilled their resolutions and dreams, but over four decades has led them much further than they could have imagined. It started a revolution that has resulted in some of the most famous, most accurate and finest reflex crossbows ever built.

The crossbow has become an increasingly popular sporting tool in recent years. But like any weapon, it can become a dangerous tool. This is confirmed by the crime in Bushey, UK, where a BBC sports commentator's wife (†61) and two daughters (†25, †28) were killed by a crossbow.

Arrow drop table for a given speed FPS/stop/second, 1ft=30.5cm and arrow weight 400 grain =25 grams

distance/yard=0.9m/ arrow drop/1inch= 2.54cm/target speed kinetic energy