Heavy hunting weapons

[Doegirl75]

Today out of curiosity I weighed my deer hunting weapons. The clear winner was my crossbow, which, fully loaded, tipped the scale at 11lbs. The Encore was a touch over 10lbs, the 11/87 slug gun with ironsights 8lb, the white mountain carbine 6.5lb, and my parker buckshot compound with accessories the lightweight at 4lbs. I would like to see the naysayers of using crossbows in the archery season hike 3/4 mile into the woods with a 10lb+crossbow, 20lb climber stand, and another 10lbs of clothing and accessories and see how easy it is. Let's just say I lost a couple pounds myself this past season

[Pydpiper]

My crossbow weighs exactly 10 lbs, my pack weighs 4.5, that's a lot of weight.. I hope I can find a stand at 20 lbs..

[BuddyBo]

If crossbows only weighted 4 pounds, you'd never see the arrow hit it's target for the great recoil it would hit ya with. Heavy is good sometimes. Heavy handed, heavy breath, heavy on your feet, heavy hearted, or heavy metal, Noooooo! LOL
BBO

[sproulman]

ORIGINAL: Doegirl75

Today out of curiosity I weighed my deer hunting weapons. The clear winner was my crossbow, which, fully loaded, tipped the scale at 11lbs. The Encore was a touch over 10lbs, the 11/87 slug gun with ironsights 8lb, the white mountain carbine 6.5lb, and my parker buckshot compound with accessories the lightweight at 4lbs. I would like to see the naysayers of using crossbows in the archery season hike 3/4 mile into the woods with a 10lb+crossbow, 20lb climber stand, and another 10lbs of clothing and accessories and see how easy it is. Let's just say I lost a couple pounds myself this past season

this is why i use a recurve bow and wood arrows,lighter and more fun..

[ranger56528]

I hope Mn passes a new reg that allows crossbow durring reg bow season for non-disabled hunters just to pi$$ off the anti-crossbow people....And this is comming from a guy that has hunted with Compound and Trad for 23 yrs....(mostly compound).....
It will not make any change inhow or where I hunt.

[shewe]

not surprising really. i added around 2 1/2 lbs to my .3006 to balance it out. still lighter than my x bow. btw doegirl.....your avatar is too funny....hee hee.

[Dnk]

ORIGINAL: sproulman
this is why i use a recurve bow and wood arrows,lighter and more fun..

Lets start a poll, who cares????[&:]

[ranger56528]

Just weighed my Pro Fusion with ACUdraw,3 arrows,quiver and scope,it weighed in at 19.4 pds.

Any good slings out there.......wow........

[ranger56528]

Dnk,, memememememe..... I shoot bow and I dont care,I shoot bow and I dont care.I shot bow and I dont ifhe cra**ed inhisunderwear....
After all DILLIGAF.........