"arrowsmit - A popular opinion,..."

...huh? Shooting a x-gun more closely resembles firing a rifle than shooting any type of bow, and they shoot bolts, not arrows. That's fact, not opinion.

"however, is the seperation of archery equipment then all about the mechanics of the weapon ?"

Who's trying to separate archery equipment?

"A crossbow is used under 25 yards..."

Where do you get this stuff? Wake up Toto..you're not in Kansas anymore.