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The way you and some others make it sound. You can just pick up your crossbow and sit in a blind 200yds away from where the deer are moving and just pick them off one by one. Sorry but you must set up your hunt in the EXACT SAME WAY as you would if you had a compound bow in your hands. The only difference is when the shot actually takes place. The SET UP is the SAME, as is the effective range, how the energy is stored, how the energy is used, the type of projectile, the mode of propellant (string). And before someone starts spouting off about scopes I have seen red dot scopes on compound bows!

So everything is the EXACT SAME THING except a crossbow has a stock and keeps the string cocked, but it's like some kind of "leap of faith" for some of you to see that. Sorry but my six year old can see that they are the same.

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ORIGINAL: BigJ12

No I'm calling you a slob hunter because you refuse to LEARN about products before you use them. I hope for Gods sake you don't use the new Sabow slugs in your gun thinking they are only effective out to 100 yards. Because I have killed deer at 170-210yrs with complete shoulder pass throughs and the deer dropped like a stone where he stood! Now you may never have a problem because I would hope you think about whats past your target. But not taking the time to FULLY understand the capabilities of your equipment in my eyes makes a person a slob hunter. It's what you people loath about most gun hunters in the first place right? "weekend warriers" right?

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ORIGINAL: datamax

I had no point on that comment - thus the smiley faces

I tell you what though ........... I can shoot better groups with todays advanced shotguns at 200 yards than you can with a crossbow at 75 yards or a recurve at 20 yards :D

thats perspective, isn't it ? And then I'll pick up YOU compound and shoot good groups at 40 yards too boot !

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ORIGINAL: datamax

hey - the guy is killing the deer he shotos how - how in the WORLD can you call that slob ?

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When I talk about effective range I am refering to the reccommended distance at which it is ethical to shoot game.

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It's the same as calling me a slob for only taking shots at up to 100 yards.

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ORIGINAL: BigJ12

And I'm telling you that you are 100% grade A WRONG!!

A Winchester Supreme Partition Gold as well as the Platinum Tips and most of the new Sabow slugs on the market today have an effective range of 200+yds LOOK IT UP before you call someone an idiot.

Now I feel the need to say this because I'm sure it will never cross your mind:eek: there are vairables to take into consideration. The slugs should be fired out of a Fully rifled barrel (that is what they are intended for) You won't get the range out of your pop's smoothbore shotgun. But if you were using them in a smooth bore you are more of a slob hunter than I gave you credit for.

This is the last I will say about slug ballistics. Back to crossbows.

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