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They are[or were] very cumbersome to carry and hold.
This is true.
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Crossbow????
What a bunch of scumbillies
Break out the Grandpa’s Deer Suckers Says the guy that uses a scoped, smokeless inline for a "muzzleloader". LOL
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Crossbow????
What a bunch of scumbillies
Break out the Grandpa’s Deer Suckers Says the guy that uses a scoped, smokeless inline for a "muzzleloader". LOL There's about a zero percent chance he wasn't trolling you with that. 😂🤣😂😳
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The ravin R10 might be your Huckleberry. It has a de-cocker so you don’t have to shoot to unload, made in the USA, and if you go to Capra’s in Blaine they’ll set it up to your liking. With the scope included it’s about $1200 Decision for me was between the R10 and the Tenpoint Viper S400. A few things that I found when looking that tipped me to the Viper. Cost was fairly similar IIRC as they are competing crossbows: 1. The Ravin cocking/decocking system makes noise (think of like a noise that a ratchet wrench makes)...not super loud but you can hear it. 2. Take this with a grain of salt because the salesman at A1 told me this and I did not confirm it myself but he said that the string for Ravin needs to be replaced much sooner than the Tenpoint (250 shots vs 1000). I shot both and I preferred the Viper as it was heavier and seemed to absorb the energy being produced better...maybe slightly quieter than the Ravin but they are both loud regardless. You can cock and decock quietly by holding your finger on the release. Shop I bought from said 2k shots on the R10 string replacement.
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Look at Mission. I have one and you don't need a crank to de cock.
I'm 76 and can't use a bow anymore but I have cross bow authorizations in most Western states.
Harvested a 6X6 bull in AZ last year.
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I did a lot of research on X-bow or bow forums before purchasing.
I think the most mentioned as a favorite was a Scorpyd Deathstalker. No dealers near me so I couldn’t handle one,
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Are any of these x bows more left hand friendly than the others?
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Holy crap, crossbow nation is gonna be a time suck.
Thanks for all the advice guys. I've got a lot better idea of what this will entail now.
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Okay, I went cheap. I have an older Horton that I gave about $350 for a package deal. It shoots 330 fps. Only issue I've come across is the hardware loosened and the accuracy suffered. I Loctited everything and the bow has been super reliable and deadly. I always wait for a double lung and none of my animals have traveled more than 50 yards, most less than 20.
I did learn to not shoot groups of bolts at a single aim point. Pretty easy to stack arrows at 30 yards. I use a target with 5 aim points, shoot one bolt at each point.
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JFC, the crossbow projectiles are ARROWS not bolts.
IMO, Scorpyd crossbows are hard to beat. I also like Mission and Excalibur.
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JFC, the crossbow projectiles are ARROWS not bolts.
IMO, Scorpyd crossbows are hard to beat. I also like Mission and Excalibur. Clip/magazine Totally worth arguing over. 😉
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Loose-lose
It’s all the same thing round hear.
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Whatever you want to call the sharp pointy thing that shoots out of them, crossbows sure have benefited from technology! Lots to pick from! I still shoot my vertical compound bow, in fact, just got a new Elite EnKore start of the bow season. But a good friend and long time hunting partner just started using a TenPoint crossbow this year. He's very happy to be in the woods again bowhunting.
It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you!
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Whatever you want to call the sharp pointy thing that shoots out of them, crossbows sure have benefited from technology! Lots to pick from! I still shoot my vertical compound bow, in fact, just got a new Elite EnKore start of the bow season. But a good friend and long time hunting partner just started using a TenPoint crossbow this year. He's very happy to be in the woods again bowhunting. How has your friendship weathered him crossing over? Do you make condescending remarks to him for his use of the crossbow? 🤣
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My buddies all use my shop as Venison Central, so they'll leave me the fugg alone and just throw in a "gimpy" or "cripple" comment every so often.
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I'm aiming more for the relatives Renegade so finally refers to.....
Edit: doesn't he call them the Downs syndrome duo or something????
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