Originally Posted by
bigcountry
Its not about range alone. At least its not to me. When I shot these arrowguns, they felt like guns. They had distinct advantages that guns share with being preloaded, and can be shot off a rest, no fatigue, just squeeze that trigger.
It's not about range alone for you but at least we have made progress. At least now you have come around ( with my help) to admit the xbow range is closer to that of a bow. Small steps.
You can say xbows have advantage over a bow but they also have disadvantages that you never want to talk about. It doesn't really matter however.
What if the state just changed the wording and didn't say that xbows were archery equipment but only that the season is being extended for it's own season. Just like they also extended seasons for gun, muzzle loader, and bow over the years. Would that still get your panties in a wad? This way you can still claim superiority over the xbow hunter yet they get a longer season.