RE: Which would you attend if available?
I voted xbow. I'm not sure I understand all of this. Voluntary or Mandatory? I got a lttle problem w/ the word mandatory, as applied to most anything. How would there be a course that covers the huge area of xbow users? I personally only learned two things about xbows that weren't already ingrained safety issues from years of firearm use. #1 was on Excal Video, not to get your finger/thumb above the rail, may not have occured to me, and #2 I'm nowhere near man enough to uncock a 225 lb Emax by hand. LOL. The instructions that come w/ Excal and Barnett [only two I've read] seem pretty simple to me. I'm sure the rest of the mfgs are as well. Why don't one of you puter guru's make a test up we can all take on-line? You know, these forums are loaded w/ both new folks, and lots of info. I think alot of xbowers are holding some classes daily. Just my rambling .02 cents worth.