Crossbows For Moose And Brown Bears
03-17-2011, 04:01 AM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: U.P. of Michigan
Posts: 164
See rule # 12. Members are not allowed to attack other members. You can disagree, have different opinions, etc. but you are not allowed to attack other members.
CalHunter
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Last edited by CalHunter; 03-20-2011 at 10:05 AM.
03-17-2011, 04:12 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Land of Rocks, Ozarks of Mo.
Posts: 3,048
I ain't shot a moose nor a Bear but i have killed some hogs in my time that were built like a Tank. Using my vixen & a 595 gr arrow 2216 Magnus Snuffer 125 at 80+ KE, it will certainly go thru a moose or bear & i am not a computer expert directors chair sitter.
03-17-2011, 05:31 AM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Oh
Posts: 193
Agreed thats why I said it was a chart from experts and I personally like a fast hard hitting bow that has about 100 K/E. You cant just go buy what some company puts in a chart. Thats what i said from the first post.
Last edited by CalHunter; 03-17-2011 at 07:38 PM.
03-17-2011, 07:29 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: arkansas
Posts: 3,147
I think if you do a little scut work, you'll find your [their] 'K/E' chart predates even compound verts.
100 lbs k.e. on deer is a $12 joke every time you shoot one. it's easier to get last years taxes back than find the arrow[s].
100 lbs k.e. on deer is a $12 joke every time you shoot one. it's easier to get last years taxes back than find the arrow[s].
03-17-2011, 10:29 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: No.MN
Posts: 1,053
Guess everyone has a bellybutton on this issue 'shucks. I prefer a bit faster arrow for the flatter trajectory, yet want the KE just in case I hit the shoulder. That said, my Excals shoot a 405 gr arrows just over 300 and 320 fps, respectively; the compound shoots a 445 gr at 345. Making my own arrows, keeps the price down and I can't make any more if I don't lose em.
Finding them has not been a problem so far, however. Besides, I seriously doubt your slightly slower arrow is any easier to find ...if buried in forest duff. BTW finished my taxes (both fed and state) in about an hour yesterday and e-filed in seconds. Some things change, my friend.
03-17-2011, 01:08 PM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Oh
Posts: 193
Since you apparently took a swipe at me along with Hunter.....
Guess everyone has a bellybutton on this issue 'shucks. I prefer a bit faster arrow for the flatter trajectory, yet want the KE just in case I hit the shoulder. That said, my Excals shoot a 405 gr arrows just over 300 and 320 fps, respectively; the compound shoots a 445 gr at 345. Making my own arrows, keeps the price down and I can't make any more if I don't lose em. Finding them has not been a problem so far, however. Besides, I seriously doubt your slightly slower arrow is any easier to find ...if buried in forest duff.
BTW finished my taxes (both fed and state) in about an hour yesterday and e-filed in seconds. Some things change, my friend.
Guess everyone has a bellybutton on this issue 'shucks. I prefer a bit faster arrow for the flatter trajectory, yet want the KE just in case I hit the shoulder. That said, my Excals shoot a 405 gr arrows just over 300 and 320 fps, respectively; the compound shoots a 445 gr at 345. Making my own arrows, keeps the price down and I can't make any more if I don't lose em.
Finding them has not been a problem so far, however. Besides, I seriously doubt your slightly slower arrow is any easier to find ...if buried in forest duff. BTW finished my taxes (both fed and state) in about an hour yesterday and e-filed in seconds. Some things change, my friend.
03-18-2011, 03:27 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MO.
Posts: 2,066
Charts don't mean squat!! Get the advice of an experienced crossbow hunter who has actually taken critters the size of buffalo, moose and African Game . Following the advice of somebody who has done nothing but sat behind a computer, pretending to be an expert is not the way to go.
I sugguest you contact Bill Trobridge , the President and Owner of Excalibur Crossbows. He has taken many large animals up to and including an elephant, I'm sure hw will be glad to pass on his recommendations to you. They will definitely be valid recommendations.
You can contact him through the Excalibur Website or forum
I sugguest you contact Bill Trobridge , the President and Owner of Excalibur Crossbows. He has taken many large animals up to and including an elephant, I'm sure hw will be glad to pass on his recommendations to you. They will definitely be valid recommendations.
You can contact him through the Excalibur Website or forum
