Greetings to all - I am new at crossbows and don't have a clue what they can do. I am an avid shooter shooting competition in IPSC pistol and3 Gunas well as Sniper matches. However, I want to hunt using a Crossbow. I have a few Coyotes who come in myarea making meals of our pets. I have called them up to a tree about 30 to 40yards from my front door. I could camo up and get close.

What is the effective range?

What kind should I get (about 6' tall and about 260 lbs - an old fart).

I looked at some in the Cabelas catalog and played with a few at the new Bass Pro shop in my area. Someof the crossbows have pulley type systems and some don't? Seems the pulley's would be better?

How fast is a reload?

I looked at some of the crank assists for reloading but they seem slow and noisy. How hard is it to pull back a 200 lbs. crossbow?

How do you practice with one? Can you reuse the arrows?

Price - No more then $1,000.00.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Safety Off