ORIGINAL: Ed McDonald
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Here is the one from Horton ---------
Ottie Snyder , who is the media specialest for Horton Manufacturing , said in the July 2006 issue of Whitetail Journal on page 28 , " Hunter numbers continue to decrease, however the crossbow is fairly easy for even a beginning archer to become extremely proficiant within a very short time. Youngsters , women and people who have never considered shooting a vertical bow can enjoy a crossbow and begin to hunt quickly. Too , older hunters who can't pull vertical bows any longer have found the can hunt effectively with crossbows ."
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When asked what the largest section of the hunting population that is starting to utilize the crossbow , Snyder said " So far it looks to be youth and women .But we are seeing a number of Urban upper-echelon -management hunters who spend 5 - 6 days at the office and have had to give up archery because they are so busy and don't have enough practice time to be proficient with vertical bows . But a hunter can zero in a crossbow in 30 minutes and then be ready to hunt without having to practice for hours like he or she will with a longbow. Today people are so busy that when they have the opportunity to go hunting even if they havn't had time to practice to be proficient , the crossbow will still meet their needs ."
Once again , Mr Snyder is the media specialist for Horton Manufacturing , a company that has been building Crossbows for 42 years .
As for the other bow company . It was the result of a phone call . My son questioned the sales Rep at a company as to why the scope on their 400+ feet per second Crossbow was a 1X (no magnification) and the Rep told him that they had guys in the factory "that were shooting softball sized groups at 100 yards with the 1X scope". Call me a Liar if you wish but that was the conversation . [:-]
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[/align]Now the thought process on this is to get more hunters out there . Get the women and kids in the woods and enjoy nature . And feel bad for the poor guy cooped up in the office all week long that doesn't have time to practice with a bow and can be proficient with a crossbow in 30 minutes of picking one up( according to Mr Snyder's interview) .
[/align]And remember , we hunters have to stick together !
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Ed Mcdonald, No pain, no gain, right Ed? How do you explain the fact that a forum member here [Pydpiper] just got a loaner compound from another member[Dnk]and w/ no previous experience was shooting hunting acceptable groups in less than an hour? Or the fact that 4 of the first 5 arrows I shot out of a friends compound in the late 80's was a coffee cup size group at 25 yds?I blew the first shot never having pulled a trigger on a bow prior to that day.
As to the extreme range stuff, here's a few facts you might not be aware of. They shoot alot of long range target xbow in Europe. Mid range trajectory on an Excal Exomax when shooting at 100 yds is over 25 feet! The long range guys have special mounts for their scopes that have elevation adjustments as the majority of scopes don't have enough adjustment to sight in that far. Add broadheads to the equation, and things change dramatically. Yes, the new 405 fps xbow [made by a vert company] comes w/ a red dot w/ points for 20 -40 - 60 yds. Shame on them, they know better. I see you are from NY, not many xbows there but I bet they play golf. Think of it as a choice like using a wood or an iron, different tools, same game.