Excalibur Phoenix crossbow help

I have the chance to swap an extra rifle , about $400-$450 value, I have for one of these crossbows. I'm a newbie and don't know a lot about them. Any help would be welcomed on its pro/cons.

Here is the setup/package I am looking at.

Guy told me this:
Bought it new last hunting season. I bought it for 700 I added a TruGlo scope, Limbsavers, cocking rope, 2 bolts, 3 Montec broad heads, sling, target tips, wax

I would go to www.crossbownation.com and poise the question there. I go by speed trap there. A lot of good info and you can probably find the answer.

What rifle you swapping? I know that last year, one could have bought the matrix 355 for about $700,if they shopped around.

I would not swap a firearm for a bow, jmo.

When you have 3 of the same calibur and it's something the whole family can use ....

Booger, what gun you swapping?

Excalibur Phoenix is a discontinued model, good crossbow but no longer being manufactured.

What would be the difference of selling the firearm for cash and then taking that same amount of cash and buying a used x-bow?

25-06 is my trade bait

The Matrix line replaced all the Excalibur line except Axiom/Ibex last year. Although their bows have a lifetime warrenty, I would probably not trade. You can find a better deal (check out Excalibur crossbow forum, and other xbow forums).

Generally, archery equipment loses value a lot quicker than rifle stuff. Last years bow model sells at a fraction of new cost. Last years rifle sells for near new price. JMO

Of course if the rifle you have is a Remington 710/770, trade fast!

Yep, bows go out of date, parts become hard to find, especially a discontinue bow, bows generally die, firearms don't. Wish I had a crossbow to trade ya, I would do it in a hard beat.

Well, the guy was a no show/ no return contact on the trade so I still have 3 25-06 rifles in the safe....

Well I may want to trade you for your Sako A-7 25/06

If it was a Sako I dang sure wouldn't part with it.... It's a Savage