ORIGINAL: AppleOnMyHead
ORIGINAL: zak123
ORIGINAL: GaBowtechHunter05
My buddy shoots a crossbow but i shoot a compound. I'd rather shoot a compound but crossbows shoot extremely fast and flat.
Although they shoot fast, they do not shoot flat. At thirty yards, the bolt will drop like a rock.
I have one pin on my xbow. At 20 - 30 I put it at the bottom of the heart on my target. At 30-40 I put it dead center on the heart. I choose not to shoot past 40. 2 - 3" (at most) difference in aming yields the same results moving between 30 and 40 yards. A deers heart is about the size of your fist. If you have a compound that will consistently shoot an arrow with less drop than half your fist between 30 - 40 yards, using the same pin and aiming at the same spot on a target or deer, come show me, bring your reciept, and I will buy the bow from you at double what you paid for it.
If I'm understanding this, your crossbow only drops between 2"-3" from 30 to 40 yards. I'm curious as to which brand and model bow and what bolt weight gives you this type of performance.
According to Horton, a 345 fps bow with a436 gr. bolt will drop 9 inches from 30 to 40 yards. A 359 fps with a 385 gr. bolt will drop 8 inches. The total drop from 20 to 40 yards with the faster setup is 10". That being said, I don't know of a crossbow rated for 359 fps. The fastest I'm aware of is the Excalibur Exomax @ 225# and 350 fps. The slower example from Horton, 345 fps, drops 13" from 20 to 40yards. I would guess that mostr guys shooting top brand and model bows get somewhere around 310-320 fps.
www.crossbow.com/more-to-arrows.htm