ORIGINAL: Southern Buck
Im new to the whole crossbow thing, do I need to get a silenceing kit for my crossbow or does it really matter?
The plain answer is
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crossbows are just plain noisy, but then so is the arrow in travel. Just about all noise damppening systems will slow down your arrow speed some, and since you can never totally quieten your bow or stop the arrrow from making noise (in flight) I would rather have the extra speed. Just remember to keep your shots to a reasonable range and you should not have any problems.