I wish we lived closer together so we could go out and fling some arrows, and I'd let you have some trigger time on my midieval crossbow if you wanted. Let you see if it's really as much of a game killing machine as you imagine.
(Don't forget, you represent a company that manufactures a crossbow. A very high ticket crossbow at that. [:-])
Oh I know.......and I'm sure I would see the difference in SPIRIT of your crossbow vs mine that will shoot 405fps and 155ft lbs of KE.
You let yours in the general archery season...........you also let in mine.
I can't tell you how many times I've drawn the bow at the wrong time, had to let down, redraw, never get drawn, can't draw because of a weird angle, have deer right under me before I even hear them on rainy or windy days, or just blow the shot because I'm shaking or can't see through the peep sight, or a miriad of other things that would be a moot point if I had a 175# scoped crossbow sitting across my lap.
I said it before I would have the 3 biggest deer I've ever seen in my life on my wall right now if I was using any decent modern crossbow VS a compound.
A compound is an advantage over traditional gear for sheer consistent precision no doubt about it, and it takes less time to become proficient ENOUGH........however the advantage of a modern crossbow VS the compound is FAR greater than the advantage of a compound vs trad gear. IN my eyes the advantage is about the same scale as how long you can hold them back.
A little, vs a little longer, vs a long long time.
2 bows you have to tune, fit, learn how to shoot, draw, hold and release.............regardless of materials or function.......vs a crossbow which you simply cock, load, and sight in. then set it across your lap and wait to do everything you would do with a rifle but at shorter distances.