I saw a guy on TV about two weeks ago, he was using a vertical compound bow and shot a deer at 75 yards. Looked like he hit the spine and the buck dropped. I don't know the name of the hunter they were showing, but I bet they got a good many emails about that one.

Just think, if there was any sudden wind when he made that shot...

Anyway, my crossbow shoots around 260fps and even though it's sighted in at 25 yards, the arrow drops about a foot at 40 yards from the point of aim. There sure isn't much room for error when you're shooting any type of archery equipment. Crossbows are a ton of fun and once you shoot one for a while you WILL want to take it hunting. If you get one, I'd recomend an Excalibur or Ten Point, don't be lured by the hype the salesmen give about Barnett, those are pure junk.