Posted By: Moss
Long range crossbow practice - 10/02/23 01:34 AM
That dot way out there under the tree is a bag target. The target is 140 yards away according to the Burris Oracle X crossbow scope and verified with my hand held rangefinder. The crossbow is a Ravin r500e shooting a 400 grain bolt at 504 fps.
I'm not planning on shooting any animal at that distance but man it's fun to practice. The 2 bolts in the bottom of the bag are my first group. The last two are after correction and well after legal shooting light. I believe the final group will be tighter tomorrow when the sun is still up. It was so dark when I shot the last group I had to use the flashlight on my phone to load the crossbow. The pictures of the target are back-lit by the side by side headlights.🤣
This is definitely stretching this setup as far as it will go on paper. The last group is 3.75" at 140 yards.
I'm not planning on shooting any animal at that distance but man it's fun to practice. The 2 bolts in the bottom of the bag are my first group. The last two are after correction and well after legal shooting light. I believe the final group will be tighter tomorrow when the sun is still up. It was so dark when I shot the last group I had to use the flashlight on my phone to load the crossbow. The pictures of the target are back-lit by the side by side headlights.🤣
This is definitely stretching this setup as far as it will go on paper. The last group is 3.75" at 140 yards.