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How far can a good 175lb. crossbow go within still killin range?????

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The ACF recommands 40yds Max!

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Good question! Here's my 2 cents. First off, the poundage is immaterial. There may be some differing opinions on that, but this is MY 2 cents, lol. I'm guessing you are talking deer, so will say 40 yds max and half of that preferably. They are all pretty similar to a 60# compound in performance. I have both a 175# and a 225# and won't take a shot on a deer past 35 yds. I can keep my b-heads in a 3" circle at 50 yds. [w/ rest]which is fine for rabbits and coyotes, but not for deer.

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and here's my 2.8 cents Canadian. My personal max is 40 assuming the deer is calm, not nervous, and eyes pointed away. If I don't have all of that my max is 30 yards.

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so dont go past 40yds no matter wat?

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Right on Don!

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Being new to xbows.... but hunting most of my life, I just have a couple thoughts on this. 1st being deer are live animals and do have the tendency to move just about the time you shoot. 2nd with any archery weapon there is way more that can go wrong while shooting... may it be a twig or the wind. My xbow will shoot pretty darn fast, and it does have the ability to take a deer at this distance. However Ifeel we owe it to the animal we are hunting to harvest it clean and quick! I do shoot my x bow and compound out to 50 and sometimes to 60 yards but would never try a shot that long.... This might be 3 cents worth!!:D

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How far can what go? Well, if your trigger sticks and the safty is fauled up and you cut the string, pretty darn far!!!! I second the motion to get a video of it going far. LOL. J/K
BBO

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As all have said 40 is the accepted normal "far". I think anything past thirty is to far myself cause under thirty and the odds are in the hunters favor, over thirty and the more "anything" can happen. But if you want to know how far is it lethal I do not know. The farthest I have ever seen anyone kill any thing with an arrow was on TV once were a guy was killing one of those dumb caribou, the ones that stand there and watch as the hunter stands up and aims in plain sight! The guy had a compound and hit the thing at seventy yards! Now it was TV so anything is possible but it looked real, but I would never do it!

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thats max. 40yds!!!..............right??? mabye 50???

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:eek::eek::eek:

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Please, someone wake me up or is there a troll here?

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Forty yards max!!! But some guys in the CB world are just like some guys in the Vertical Bow world and can and do take longer shots. But like I said before, anything past thirty yards and you open up the door to alot happening. The arrow is only going say 280 to 320 FPS and out at thirty yards its going alot slower so any thing past that is just to risky.

I see you are new and making alot of post in the bowhunting forum also about compound bows. Are you making the decision to go from gun to bow and are trying to figure out what kind to shoot? I read all of your post and you sound pretty "green" to bow hunting. If you have no experience in bow hunting you will need someone close as in friends and family to help you out with a vertical bow. Vertical bows can get pricey and there is alot of trial and error with one, like finding which arrows to buy, which rest, release and so on. If you have a limited budget the vertical bow can eat up yourmoney fast and you may be disappointed in the end, especially if you do not have a mentor to help you.

Now, if you want the better choice for a beginner, then you need to get a CB. Most CB company's offer "packages" and you can get one, take it out of the box and within a dozen shots or so you wil be hitting the bullseye. CB's are allot more forgiving for the new guy. If you are on your own and do not have a fellow vertical bow hunter close by willing to help everyday you shoot, then go with a CB. Also a CB will help you master the "twenty yard" game and learn to hunt deer with in close range situations with less problems. Then if you feel you need more of a challenge then you could by a vertical bow and open up the door to more variables. Not saying CB are alot easier, but they have less variables like drawing on a deer and squeaky rest and so on that you will need to learn to over come with a vertical bow.

But if you are asking questions cause you want to know if the CB will get you farther then a vertical bow then the answer is NO!! I think an average CB is more powerful then the average vertical bow the first ten yards. But after ten yards I think a CB starts running out of gas real fast compared to a vertical bow. Just my opinion.

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www.obsessionarchery.com

Check out the Stryker Xbow if determined to shoot far.

And yes, VERY $$$$$ !!

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how much is it

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They're taking pre-orders, due in in Jan., @ $1650.00 each!

Ouch!!!!!!!!

I don't care if it's able to shoot a 400fps bolt, that's WWAAAYYYY to much.

Kind of a wild looking Xbow though isn't it?

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my thoughts on it is anything past 30 yards is too far ,

say the Deer is at say 35 to 40 yards and just at the point you pull the trigger the deer takes a step, you just went from what was a good doubble lung shot to a gut shot ot possibly just a wounded deer..

I saw ashow where a very expierenced shooter shoot and hit his target at 100 yards with an Excalibur Exomax he had a pole beside the target and was aiming 20 feet above it . even that guy said the farthest shot he would ever take on a deer is 40 yards and even he reccomended keeping within 30 for the average hunter..

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I guess I am not your average hunter Henry! LOL! My last two deer were past 35 yards and short of 40 yards. They were the only two deer I felt absolutely safe in taking a shot that far. Both feeding. Both motionless. Both facing slightly away. Both had tails almost motionless. Not a care in the world. I'm not saying for a moment that you should take the shot that I did but I couldn't imagine a better situation to take that shot, so I did. Lets put it another way. My personal limit for shooting with my fav 300 is 300 yards. Don't care what it is I know I can put the bullet into 5" or less every single time no matter what the situation is (assuming I have a rest of some kind). Now I can keep bullets in a 8" circle or less at 500 yards. I've never shot an animal past 300 yards. If I ever see a world class deer or elk past 300 and under 500 yards I'm taking it. I know the gun can do it and I can do it if EVERY thing is right. Take one thing away and I will not take the shot. If there is any real wind, if it is moving, if it not broadside etc I'm not taking the shot. Now the arrow. Are you going to take the shot at 30 if it is walking at a very slow pace? If its tail is twitching? If it is looking around? If it just stopped running? If the wind is blowing? If 30 is your limit then what is that limit for? Is it for a calm deer? Like Clint said, a man's gotta know his limitations! I have no problem with you or your self imposed limit whatsoever although some do. What do you think of someone thinking 30 is too far?
Henry, I hope you know this is all jibberish (and I'm not giving your a chewing here). It all changes in the field but hopefully stays the same all the time in your mind and your conscience because thats what this is all about. Your conscience. My conscience says 40. What does your's say when the World Class deer comes spanking by you?

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Hey I am just impressed that buck hunter14 replied to one of his own post! Makes post and never comes back for a follow up?

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Fourty is pushing it,30-35 yards is better 25-30 is best,as fast as mine is
at fifty to much can go wrong,jump the string etc.a clean kill is of the
utmost importance!

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The Max distance for a hunter who understands deer jumping the string depends on two things one is where the deer is looking I had a big doe this year I took at 22 yds I thought she was so close it did not make any differance I aimed just over her heart and she ducked and the arrow brokeher spine[I was shooting off a rest]. For a deer thats looking the other way I can normally shoot to 30yds and hit where I aim with out a problemsince my X-bow chrony's at 312 fps I figure that 35 yds is max if they are looking the other way as a deers reaction time is kinda fast. Lee

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Well now looks like we have come full circle on this playing field! I'll throw in my nickle just so i say a few words. To each person there is limit to how fer they will shoot at game! Deers are very jumpy and uptight, so my self imposed limit is 35 yds. if all is in my favor! Not 50 not 45 and not 40 as my CB is too slow, but (35) Thirty five yards and thats a fer piece out there thru all that brush trees and limbs![:-]

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Buck Hunter 14 i checked and your 14 years old by what it says in profile. So i am assuming you are a greenhorn! That tends to explain alot of the ?'s you have been asking. Do you get to hunt? If so what do you hunt and what do you use when hunting? Rifle- shotgun- Bow-CB?

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yes i have a compound bow fred bear odyssey,horton crossbow,ruger .260,12ga,20ga,410, heres my 8-point i shot. i can't download my 6 or 8i shot this yearcause i lost my cord to download pics.

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WELL NOW, THERE YA GO!! Nice job on the deer!! Welcome to the forum, now that we know who you are, lol. Sounds like you do alot of hunting and well from the looks of things. Read your post on catching the bass too.

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THANK YOU, awshucks!

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Nice animal Buck Hunter! Looks like you've started with a big bang! Keep it up!

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Definitely not "Maybe 50." A 50 yard shot is a "Hail Mary" shot. Animals deserve to be cleanly and quickly killed, not crawl offto die a lingering death from a bad shot. iroutinely pass up 30to 40 yard shots because conditions are not perfect.

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Well congrats on the deer from last year buckhunter14. You have to bear with the frustration that we have sometimes. Just when you make a post try and give some follow up when you ask a question. Alot of guys get upset when a question is asked and alot of thought goes into a response and no follow up to let us know ifwe helped or not. Once again, congrats!

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Well now i am glad to see the young'en come out and tell all of us he sure as snuff hunts! Congrats on the nice Buck and other deer you have harvested. You have done well and welcome to the CB forum!:)

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way to go young man. gratz on a very nice buck.:D

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That is one beautiful buck. Keep it up.