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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: blumsden]
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05/11/21 01:36 PM
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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. Bingo. TC you keep killing em however you like, And keep putting up the wallpaper to prove it.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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05/20/21 12:40 PM
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I wish I had seen this. Centerpoint bows. 350 clams gets you one that claims 415 fps but will honestly bump 390 fps. Outstanding warranty. Quiet. Crazy accurate. Don’t care how fast a bow/ crossbow is. You will get bit shooting long ranges with an arrow. Push much passed 40 yards and your gambling period. Pretty sure you will get bit shooting 50 yards with a 3600 fps rifle sooner or later. Fred Bear did not share your sentiments. He routinely shot ducks at 100 yards with a plain old recurve.
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.
It's not luck. I can't shoot groups at 100 with my centerpoint 415 or barnett vengeance unless I want to destroy my very expensive bolts.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Geno]
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06/02/21 09:50 PM
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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.
It's not luck. I can't shoot groups at 100 with my centerpoint 415 or barnett vengeance unless I want to destroy my very expensive bolts. He was shooting a compound, not a crossbow.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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06/09/21 02:40 PM
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^^^^^ I hear you
Some People are arguing on how far you should shoot crossbow instead of cross bow educating - probably what distance you practice at and get very accurate with regardless of what kind of bow is your range. It’s not a guess from some mad person on here that has not even tried your particular bow because they can’t get there hands on your bow
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self We need prayer for our country now more than ever
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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06/09/21 11:49 PM
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Honestly the Ravin is so fast it doesn't matter. There is no such thing as a bow or crossbow that hurls an arrow or bolt fast enough that it makes shooting a deer at 70 to 100 yards no different than shooting one at 30. With a rifle? Yeah, no difference. But 100 yards is a long stretch for a bolt or arrow to be in the air. All that animal has to do is take one step while that bolt/arrow is in route and it doesn't make a tinkers damn how good your aim was because his vitals have now moved a foot or more from where they were when you fired. And what someone did "ONCE" and had it work out is a mighty thin basis on which to proclaim it good to go as a standard practice. I saw a guy hit a bluejay in flight 50 yards away with a 22 rifle once. He sure did it....Once! But I wouldn't take a 22 on a dove hunt based on that one experience. People are also quick to tell you about the time a 100 yard shot worked out. Much rarer to have someone hit a forum and own up to that time they tried a 100 yard shot and hit the deer in the ass. Nope, it always works out perfect......on the internet. LOL!
Last edited by Todd1700; 06/09/21 11:52 PM.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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06/10/21 05:29 AM
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Ok let educate the OP I’m in the market for a new crossbow myself so I’m doing a ton of research on all top brand and share what I’ve found Ravin is a good crossbow But they do have issues with cam alignment and cables fraying or exploding before 100 shots have been put through them Wicked ridge is made by TenPoint But are made from “cheaper” materials and will perform well. The speed advertised on them is embellished a bit and the life span on parts and materials are average at best TenPoint is all around the best crossbow on the market and their customer service is top notch though as the wicked ridge the speeds advertised are a bit embellished Centerpoint is ok and is a decent buy for the money but don’t expect a lot of life out of these. The best they make is bottom rung for Ravin and TenPoint and a couple others All this info is from reading reviews and talking with different people who own one or the other brands At this point for me I’m set on buying TenPoint
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: Joe4majors]
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06/10/21 07:33 AM
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Been very pleased w my Barnet Hunter - got into all of it for $450 - Lov it - but if I could do it over - I would get one you do not hav to shoot after every hunt
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self We need prayer for our country now more than ever
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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06/11/21 10:56 AM
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I'm not gonna be doing any shooting till it cools of. So round October
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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07/15/21 09:43 PM
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I’m trying to decide between Axe, Scorpyd, or a Hickory Creek vertical. The Hickory Creek is pretty impressive for size, weight, quiet, and simple….but it’s not as ‘barn burner’ as some of the others. Some days my rebuilt shoulder, back, and wrist let me shoot my stick bows and compounds. Other days, they’re pissed at me for something, and a crossbow would be more ‘fun’.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: Joe4majors]
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07/10/22 01:13 PM
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Resurrecting this because I pulled the trigger on a vertical hickory creek. With two plates on my spine, fake discs, fused vertebrae, shoulder reconstruction, etc….I can cock AND decock this thing by hand, standing OR sitting down. It weighs almost nothing, Carrie’s well in hand, and disassembles for pack carry as well. I can use regular 300/350 spine arrows, and all my regular archery broadheads and targets. Sure, at 300+ and lighter, 23” arrows instead of bolts, it’s not for making 60-100 yard super crossbow trick shots, but for deer and hogs inside 50, it’s more than enough. No string/cable contact, either. It may be a niche thing for some, but I rally disliked the weight, awkwardness of the crossbows I’ve tried, and the crazy expense or hassle of decocking, unloading, or cocking even…..while hunting. I figured out last season that I can’t bend at the waist enough without creeping the string, to shoot deer while elevated, if the angle gets very steep. This solves that problem. I can still shoot a bow from the blind/ground fine, so long as I don’t have to twist too much. This solves all my issues, while still ‘feeling’ like a bow to an extent. I think you could even shoot it well one handed, to your strong side, in a pinch. Crazy cool little rig.. have to wring it out more once weather and target setup allows.
Last edited by ALMODUX; 07/10/22 01:14 PM.
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Re: Educate me on crossbows please
[Re: ParrotHead89]
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07/11/22 07:58 AM
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Also look at Wyvern Creations. Dave is a great guy to deal with. Yep Good guy to deal with
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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