ORIGINAL: bigcountry
ORIGINAL: RockinChair
My crossbow, the Horton Hunter is the top Horton model and it shoots ARROWS at a speed of up to 320 fps. The 82nd and 101st Airborne are advertised at shooting 330-340 fps. Now I'm no math major but I think that compound is shooting a bit faster.
Granted the difference is in KE .. my Hunter has 95 lbs. of KE compared to 70 or so with a compound. But it gets there not faster than a compound and in some cases much slower.
So your comparing a entry level crossbow to top of thier game level compounds? How about coming down to reality and comparing a 255fps PSE to your 320fps horton
No, thats not what I said at all. I compared the top of the line Horton (320) to a top of the line compound (330-340 fps). A Horton entry level (Explorer 150) shoots up to 270 fps compared to the 255 you described with the PSE. I think you misread my post.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
ORIGINAL: RockinChair
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
There soon to be legal every where. Here in Minnesota you can use them during the Archery season if you qualify for a permit (health reasons). Otherwise during the gun season there legal to use. I'm not a big pusher for crossbows, there not a bow by any means in my book. Keep them in the gun season if there going to be made legal and keep them out of the Archery season. There more of a gun then a bow to me.
Cleary you haven't hunted with one. I just started a thread in the crossbow forum about the unique challenges that crossbow hunters face. I encourage you to take a look and think you'll soon realize that they are far differnt from a gun.
The only advantage a crossbow presents to the hunter is the luxury of not having to draw. And while I realize that is a major difference.. the disadvantages presented to crossbow hunters level the playing field IMO.
So you don't believe its a monster advantage not having to hold on a deer? You really believe that? Thats almost everything. I suggest you hunt with a compound and find the difference.
Again, thats not what I said at all. I said I realize thats is a major difference between having to hold on a deer and thats what separates a crossbow from a compound. But like I said before, if you really look into the disadvatages of crossbows they level the playing field.
I've shot a compound before so I know what it takes to have to hold on a deer. Its like SwampCollie ssaid.. most of these anti-crossbow statements are made out of pure ignorance.