No offense VAhunter but 14.8# is still a very long way from 150# , and I hand draw . Trust me , I' m no he-man , it' s real work . The 6-8 lb figure I stated was a general average of all compounds/let offs in all draw weights , sorry if I understated on yours . I may not have to hold it after the draw , but I still have to pull 10 times the draw weight you do and then load a metal bolt onto a metal rail while threading a broadhead through the metal front sight mount . Talk about noise ! If I don' t hear the deer coming before seeing them I can pretty well forget about taking a shot . Unlike many crossbow shooters I also don' t use a scope , just the stock sights , so I don' t have any advantage over a vert shooter .

I know what you mean Cardeer , the first time I shot one it sounded like I was gonna get slapped by the prod . I couldn' t believe how noisy it was , even with string whiskers . Noise is the primary reason I don' t try for shots over 30 yards , far too much time for that buck to duck . The recurve that I' ve been shooting lately has only string whiskers too , and it' s much quieter than the crossbow .

You' re an experienced crossbow shooter , and well respected here , why don' t you tell the fellas what else they could expect from one , both positive and negative . As you may have noticed , there are a lot of misconceptions about them .