Crossbow vs. Compound...opinions?
04-13-2010, 09:24 PM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern PA.
Posts: 148
If you have a local archery shop take your bow there,so they can set it up properly for you!If they cannot change that specific bows draw length etc.Then looks like ur in the market for a new bow or crossbow.While ur there ask them to shoot a crossbow and a bow setup for u,draw length etc.U will see very quickly what u prefer!
1st,a bow is quiet when shot,allowing for a easy second shot if necessary.And when setup properly are VERY accurate!!
Now when u shoot a crossbow in the woods it sounds like u just hit the tree with a WIFFLE BALL BAT!!!And anything in the area is taking off!!So u get one shot,they are very hard to reload etc with the movement involved,in no way can it be reloaded as smooth and as stealthy as a bow.Plus u have to fire a bolt out of it to unload it!! which gets anoying after not getting a shot that day!So u have to have a bolt with a field tip dont unload it/shoot it off in the woods cause anything nearby will get spooked and ruin that spot they will avoid ur area.remember ?A whiffle ball bat hitting a tree!lol.I can say after owning both,U will have more fun with a bow,at least i do even though i have my excalibur crossbow dialed in where i cant shoot at the same spot twice cause i will ruin my arrows,But i have my bows dialed in the same way also!If you want to be a archer,buy a bow,if u are a gun hunter get a short range gun a crossbow.
(its all personal preference!)Good luck,and have fun...
1st,a bow is quiet when shot,allowing for a easy second shot if necessary.And when setup properly are VERY accurate!!
Now when u shoot a crossbow in the woods it sounds like u just hit the tree with a WIFFLE BALL BAT!!!And anything in the area is taking off!!So u get one shot,they are very hard to reload etc with the movement involved,in no way can it be reloaded as smooth and as stealthy as a bow.Plus u have to fire a bolt out of it to unload it!! which gets anoying after not getting a shot that day!So u have to have a bolt with a field tip dont unload it/shoot it off in the woods cause anything nearby will get spooked and ruin that spot they will avoid ur area.remember ?A whiffle ball bat hitting a tree!lol.I can say after owning both,U will have more fun with a bow,at least i do even though i have my excalibur crossbow dialed in where i cant shoot at the same spot twice cause i will ruin my arrows,But i have my bows dialed in the same way also!If you want to be a archer,buy a bow,if u are a gun hunter get a short range gun a crossbow.
(its all personal preference!
)Good luck,and have fun...
04-14-2010, 06:02 AM
#23
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 23
One thing to consider....in some places, crossbows are not legal to hunt with unless you are disabled.
Personally I don't care what you go with as long as you introduce as many people as you can to the sport once you get good at it!
Best of luck to you.
Kg
Personally I don't care what you go with as long as you introduce as many people as you can to the sport once you get good at it!
Best of luck to you.
Kg
09-14-2012, 05:41 AM
#25
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Kansas
Posts: 47
Go with a compound. It is quieter and more challenging. Be a bowhunter, if you wanna use a scope you might as well hunt with a rifle. Cross bows are not challenging, set them on a rest and you dont have to worry about breathing or none of that, its not a challenge. I tried the whole crossbow thing and it wasnt the same.
09-14-2012, 05:50 AM
#26
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Gallatin, Tn
Posts: 6
09-15-2012, 04:38 AM
#27
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 872
i know this thread is old, very old. But why do compound shooters bash xbow users? They are very related. They can both launch arrows at nearly the same speed,and about the same range. the only advantage a xbow gets it that you can use a rest, if you choose. Most of the time they will probably be shooting off hand. trad shooters should come bash the xbow bashers.
09-19-2012, 08:19 AM
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 430
you can actually have fun with either, i have shot compound all my life, i bought a 10 point crossbow last year, took it out and shot an 8 point, so i got my notch in it, traded in my bowtech tribute this year and got an insanity, now im shooting compound every day, i will say i missed taking my compound last year, and the crossbow wasnt near as challenging in the field.... good luck..
