Originally Posted by
wvnimrod
I agree 100%.heck HHA advertises there xbow site to give you 4" groups at 80 yards don't know of any bow sight maker the will advertise how many inches your groups will be!
But as ol'e kybucky wants to say there's no differance between bows and xbows.
just about anyone could pick up an arrowgun and shoot it,but it takes time and practice to shoot a bow long,recurve,or compound and that is why I would say they are more dangerous then bows,its the same reason that there are so many accidents during gun season,it takes very little practice sometimes none for alot of yahoo's to run out in the woods to be the next great hunter,and those are the kinda people i'd rather not see in the woods.
Thats the reason I rarely deer hunt in gun season anymore!
First of all friend...my argument isn't if a xbow is easier to learn and shoot. I could care less about this. I don't care. It doesn't matter in the least. I want everyone in the woods to be able to shoot well and put a good shot on the deer.
Now....just because I can shoot an arrow into a target 70-80-100 yards doesn't mean that's a good range to shoot deer. Some guys out West commonly shoot deer 60 plus yards with a compound. It is also a proven fact that the xbow loses energy fast than a compound bow. It's just a fact of physics. Kinetic energy can be figured as sure as the rotation of the earth can be calculated a 100 year in the future. It's a simple fact of mathematics. You can argue and stomp and say what you like but facts are facts. A 22 rifle bullet can travel over a mile....how far do you think the effective killing range is?
Also you throw out the "there are so many accidents during gun season." Thats not true at all. Hunting is very safe....gun hunting is very safe.