MCW
If you want to discuss crossbows just email me, I doubt you will get any real help in here.

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Have you tried shooting with both eyes open with the peep? Your dominate eye will pull the pin in focus. Thats what I do, I can't see jack with my left eye closed.

MCW I just bought a wicked ridge crossbow so I can take some younger kids bowhunting. Will report how it does next week for ya!

I bought a Horton Hunter about 4 years ago for under 400.00 I have killed about 12 deer with it so far. Shoot them close and you will have good results. The more compact crossbow you can get will be better for tree stand hunting. I would recommend get a mid price range one first to see if you like it. Then if you do you can shell out a grand for a high tech mumbo jumbo one. Still shooting and killing good deer with my 375.00 Horton.

Thanks for the input guys. I understand the comments from the bowhunting "purists", but I am having some problems with my shoulders and pulling a bow hurts! I just want to keep taking advantage of the early bow season and I was just exploring this as a possible option. Some good information here.

I had a traumatic cataract in my right eye, I have a plastic lens in now and had lasic surgey. Leaving both eyes open does not help but thanks for the tip

I bought a Wicked Ridge Invader made by Ten Point, shot it yesterday. Here are my thoughts. Good overall bow compared to what it and the others cost. Speed is great and built in cocking aid works well. Balanced. Don't know if it was coincidence but it was zeroed out of the box! Ambidextrious safty but you have to use thumb and index finger to turn it off without a loud click. Has a dri-fire inhibitor which saved my butt yesterday, not used to a crossbow and tried to shoot without a bolt. Foregrip is flared at top to keep thumb and fingers away from string. Trigger isn't bad don't have anything to measure it with I'd guess 4-5 pounds. Cocking aid saves a lot of tugging. It's loud like any crossbow I've shot.