ORIGINAL: Wiggy
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.
i think my horton drops 21 inchs at 40 yds.
but you have sight to compensate for it.
i like you feel a deer has to be calm and close, like 30 yds.
i use my horton at club, kids love it.
but if you watch drop of crossbow vrs compound, you can see compound shoots much flatter at 40 yds.
then throw in a windy day,no way i would take shot at 40 yds.
BARNETT bows afrom ones that own them,there is 2 opinions.
the ones that shoot say over 100 shots,200 and more seem to have problems.but i did too with my horton but they said AGE cracked my limbs.
my brother has one for 10 years.
NO PROBLEMS,but he takes it out each year, shoots 3 shots, hits the penny dot at 20 yds, puts it away,and gets his buck about every other year.
i saw my first EXCALIBER commercial on tv yesterday.
they are getting popular here in pa. but horton dealers DONT want you to buy one.
they say,WAIT TO YOU SEE TARIFF YOU WILL PAY TO GET ONE.
