Originally Posted by
Ranger77
MO Archer
Interesting wounding study showing crossbow hunters are no more accurate than compound hunters.
Of course on a range I'm sure they are, but in the woods, in hunting conditions, the negatives of shooting a crossbow comes into play (they're heavy, they're loud, they're cumbersome etc)
ant-crossbow zealots will not recognize this study though ...... of course if it showed crossbows wounded more they would
Huh????? They are heavy, loud, cumbersome and deadly. The only one of those 4 things that is really relevant is the deadly part. Any disadvantage associated with them due to size, weight or shape is far outweighed by the fact that it is always loaded and can shoot immediately without movement. When hunting out of a tree stand having a bow that weighs 10 pounds (exaggeration) as opposed to 3 1/2 doesn't really matter. They may be loud but the speed the bolt gets there should eliminate any issue associated with the noise......unless someone is taking one of those 100yd shots.
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 07-20-2010 at 11:24 AM.