Unique Challenges
#11
RE: Unique Challenges
ORIGINAL: RockinChair
I think of crossbows being heavier, louder, more bulky and difficult to carry, and a a majority of the time you are limited to one shot due to the time it takes to re-cock.
I think of crossbows being heavier, louder, more bulky and difficult to carry, and a a majority of the time you are limited to one shot due to the time it takes to re-cock.
With a CB there are plenty of us who have been excited and had a near death experience with the loss of there thumb. This happened to me once on a hunting trip and I was certain my thumb had been cut clean off, then thenext day when I could actually feel it I new all was ok!
I would say you are limited to one shot for the noise factor. Most CB's are way to load to ever even consider a second shot. I have a couple of friends that tell me every year they get second shots with there compounds.
Another is I have only had one stand that I could recock in. All of my other ladder stands are way to small to cock in, would be way to hard to try and do, plus unsafe.
No long range hunting IMO. I know a CB is way to loud to do much good past 30 to 35 yards for me and my set up. Some vertical bows that are well tuned can take longer range shots since it dose not sound like smacking a ruler on a table much like a CB can. So when you shoot your CB, its much like blowing the horn on a hunt, thats why tree rats get the pass most of the time when I hunt.
Could be more, but hope this is what you where looking for with your post.
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
RE: Unique Challenges
The "compound bow" hunter dont believe all that crap they put out they couldnt be that stupid and still learn to shoot. It boils down to trying to keep as many hunters out of the woods as they can so they dont have any compitition. Back a few years I hunted with a long bow and got several deer a year and one of those compound bow hunters tried to tell me I had an unfair advantage because I did not have all that mechamical junk on my bow, come to find out he had been hunting deer for 6 years and never had a shot.
#13
RE: Unique Challenges
ORIGINAL: Hotburn76
With a CB there are plenty of us who have been excited and had a near death experience with the loss of there thumb. This happened to me once on a hunting trip and I was certain my thumb had been cut clean off, then thenext day when I could actually feel it I new all was ok!
ORIGINAL: RockinChair
I think of crossbows being heavier, louder, more bulky and difficult to carry, and a a majority of the time you are limited to one shot due to the time it takes to re-cock.
I think of crossbows being heavier, louder, more bulky and difficult to carry, and a a majority of the time you are limited to one shot due to the time it takes to re-cock.
With a CB there are plenty of us who have been excited and had a near death experience with the loss of there thumb. This happened to me once on a hunting trip and I was certain my thumb had been cut clean off, then thenext day when I could actually feel it I new all was ok!
#14
RE: Unique Challenges
here is another but big thing with shooting CB's. They're hard to keep still for off hand shots. the weaker your upper body strength the harder they're to control for accuracy
#15
RE: Unique Challenges
ORIGINAL: smokepolehall
here is another but big thing with shooting CB's. They're hard to keep still for off hand shots. the weaker your upper body strength the harder they're to control for accuracy
here is another but big thing with shooting CB's. They're hard to keep still for off hand shots. the weaker your upper body strength the harder they're to control for accuracy
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: arkansas
Posts: 3,147
RE: Unique Challenges
Crossbows are not intended to be shot standing up free hand.
#17
RE: Unique Challenges
ORIGINAL: awshucks
where did you come up w/ this notion? I shoot mine alot and have no problem free handing groups at 30 yds the size of a snuff can [2 1/2"]. All of the xbow 3-D competitons make your views further false. Now, that being said, in a hunting situation if I can rest my xbow I will.
Crossbows are not intended to be shot standing up free hand.
Also.. I apolozige for my ignorance but I have never actually seen a 3D crossbow contest so I wouldn't have any knowledge of how they were done. I was just wondering the other day how they went actually. Thanks for the info.
#18
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Posts: 103
RE: Unique Challenges
A bow is easier to transport and store. It's easier to get around in the woods. I have not hunted or shot a lot of bows but I would have to say a bow whould be harder to aim them a cross bow wtih a rifle sight.