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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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I need to get lighted knocks - would hav made finding arrows easier
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: mathews prostaff]
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03/24/21 04:12 PM
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its an arrow not a bullet. its not a rifle. you still need to be close Tell that to the 8 point i shot at 85 yards. Stopped him with a "meek" and he turned and looked. Did not jump the string and the arrow passed through and stuck 10 inches in the ground about 15 yards past the deer
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: ParrotHead89]
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03/24/21 09:10 PM
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10 pt guy here. American company in Ohio. Great service dept and great people to deal with. Bought a 10-point RS 470 and it will flat out sling it. Accurate too. First time I shot more than 3 bolts at a target at 90 yards I broke a bolt. Very impressive pieces of equipment.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Clem]
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04/01/21 03:52 AM
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OK. Mine isn't a Raven. What range should I expect it to maintain accuracy..? Came with a great scope. I know I'll find out when I get around to shooting it more. I know I'll need a crossbow target. Any broadhead suggestions..?? I shoot inside of 40 yards. I get that Raven can hit at 100. The others probably have longer ranges than 40. But I can't in good conscience shoot an arrow at a deer 100 yards away not knowing if it's going to flinch, duck, jump, turn or something else. Yep. No way I’d try a shot beyond 40. You may get lucky and kill it but way too much can go wrong.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
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04/05/21 10:50 AM
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: CAL]
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04/05/21 10:22 PM
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OK. Mine isn't a Raven. What range should I expect it to maintain accuracy..? Came with a great scope. I know I'll find out when I get around to shooting it more. I know I'll need a crossbow target. Any broadhead suggestions..?? I shoot inside of 40 yards. I get that Raven can hit at 100. The others probably have longer ranges than 40. But I can't in good conscience shoot an arrow at a deer 100 yards away not knowing if it's going to flinch, duck, jump, turn or something else. Yep. No way I’d try a shot beyond 40. You may get lucky and kill it but way too much can go wrong. Not a rifle by no means, but with the right conditions and know how drt. Like bows they do have more variables to consider and things that can go wrong than a rifle. Some good videos out there to look at that makes the kill rate close to 100% excluding user errors.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
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04/06/21 10:45 PM
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You can deffinately limb launch a turkey with one
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
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04/07/21 10:16 PM
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OK. Mine isn't a Raven. What range should I expect it to maintain accuracy..? Came with a great scope. I know I'll find out when I get around to shooting it more. I know I'll need a crossbow target. Any broadhead suggestions..?? I shoot inside of 40 yards. I get that Raven can hit at 100. The others probably have longer ranges than 40. But I can't in good conscience shoot an arrow at a deer 100 yards away not knowing if it's going to flinch, duck, jump, turn or something else. Yep. No way I’d try a shot beyond 40. You may get lucky and kill it but way too much can go wrong. I used to follow a guy on YouTube where one of his frequent guests on the show head shot a doe with a compound at something like 60 or 70 yards. Dropped the deer in her tracks, but could have been much worse and was complete luck to be fatal. Rather that sharing the hunt as a bad choice in the shot and getting lucky, they treated it like a "trick shot" and laughed and carried on about it. Unsubscribed and won't be back.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
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05/07/21 04:26 PM
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I'm excited about opening day
LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!! - - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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05/10/21 12:52 PM
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Athos will be my 46th season ti hunt deer with sticks and strings. Was killing samll game since I was 6. So I've put plenty time to do it the traditional way. Back won't let me draw anymore. So I'm good with that.
LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!! - - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
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05/10/21 04:30 PM
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Athos will be my 46th season ti hunt deer with sticks and strings. Was killing samll game since I was 6. So I've put plenty time to do it the traditional way. Back won't let me draw anymore. So I'm good with that. I miss drawing back on a deer but the old Bod won’t let me do that any more so I’ve been using a crossbow for 10 years now
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: FlyinRN]
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05/11/21 05:54 AM
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I’m fine with that. Just continue to hunt them like it’s a bow and let them get close. If that's how you like to hunt, that's fine. Might as well hunt with traditional archery and let them get even closer. To each their own, but I'll shoot them at what ever range my equipment is set up for.
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