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Feel free to stop me when I'm wrong here ok?

A crossbow and a compound bow....
both have limbs So does a recurve
both have cams Correct
both have cables Correct
both have strings So does a recurve
both store their energy in the limbs So does a recurve
both use the string to propel the projectile So does a recurve
both have sights (including scopes) Wrong! Sight is optional
both use a trigger to release the string Wrong! optional on compound
both use an arrow/bolt Wrong! One uses arrow. One uses bolt.
both have basically the same effective range Correct
both have a measureable A to A So does a recurve
both have a measureable power stroke So does a recurve
both have a brace height So does a recurve
both use something to rest the arrow on So does a recurve
both use string wax So does a recurve
both have a served string So does a recurve
both can have a quiver attached So can a recurve
both you need to watch the wind while hunting Same as a recurve
both you need to cover your sent Same as with guns
both you need to scout to find where the deer are moving so a close shot can be hadObvious
both you need to quietly get into your stand or ground blind Obvious
both you need to watch your movement As with any weapon
one has a stock and the other dosen't Bingo!
one stays cocked and the other dosen't Double Bingo!
one you can use a rest and the other you can't Triple Bingo!

both use a trigger to release the string Wrong! optional on compound

Are you telling me that a 32in A to A bow with a 30in draw is made to be shot with fingers?

both use an arrow/bolt Wrong! One uses arrow. One uses bolt.

you know as well as I that a bolt is just a shorter arrow with a slighty different knock

both you need to cover your sent Same as with guns

You don't really need to cover your sent if you are shooting a 250yrd shot with a rifle do you?

both have sights (including scopes) Wrong! Sight is optional

And while you will find some compound shooters don't have sights most do. If you want to split hairs I guess a crossbow shooter dosen't need a sight and they could just shoot instinctively if they wanted to.

one stays cocked and the other dosen't Double Bingo!

There are compound bows out there that have a 99% let off. Hell for all intents and purposes you could hold that all day or at least as long as some one could hold up a heavy crossbow at the ready before getting tired. I already made the point about some compound bows you just cannot shoot with fingers.

So how does a compound bow that you can hold at full draw as long as you want (99% let off) and only works with a trigger release as well as all the other bells and whistles listed in my other post compare to a long bow that only has a string? I don't know about you but I would think they would have just as strong an argument against compound bows as the compound bow users think they have against crossbows maybe even better, by stating that they are two completely different weapons even though they are both forms of bows.