Thread: Dialed in

Originally Posted by Micanopy

There is much to learn about crossbows. Buying one doesn’t have to cost a lot of money either. People are always chasing more speed and selling their old bows to finance their new bows. Many will have aftermarket gadgets and stuff making them great deals.

An inexpensive beginners level bow is the Barnett Wildcat. It is a youth sized bow that is on the slow end. Sells new at about $200. I sold mine to a friend for half that and his young daughter slays big deer and hogs with it. They send me pictures of her trophies. That thing was solidly built. Barnett effects repairs, too.

Speed allows for a little more distance when you shoot. They all go TWANG. 50 yards is probably the max range for the fastest modern bows, 30 yards for the slower bows. Hard to say as this is such a guess that each has to decide for themselves what is doable. Still the arrows are much much faster than compound bows.

If you ever get one, place two stickie notes on the inside of the limbs so they can be read when you lift it to shoulder. ARROW on one side and THUMB on the other. Firing a bow with no arrow and it is good bye bow. Leaving your thumb above the flight rail and it is goodbye thumb. LOL

I have seen pictures of thumbs and that ain’t pleasant stuff. Right on through the soft stuff like a dull axe head. They say the pain is legendary.

Just look around as there are always some nice deals to be had as folks get bitten by the speed bug and need to move up the ladder.

I have an iPhone 6S and the updates are killing it off. I asked a guru of such things what I should buy next. He said get the latest IPhone when it comes out in October. He didn’t say anything else. I thought about it for a while, what he said. My guess is that getting the latest phone means it will last the longest. A cheaper phone will be an older phone right out of the box and will not last as long.I suspect many things in life can be like this. Crossbows, too.

updating phones and computers on the older versions often slows them down terribly , an apple employee told me not to update my older Ipads as it would pretty much ruin them, seems the original operating systems cant handle to newer software versions needs for space .

I had one of those short axle to axle hatchet cam bows years ago. The 2nd time I slapped it inside of my forearm in an afternoon shoot I put it down and never shot it again. First time was a grin an bear it. 2nd time was some intense pain. Enough to make a fella nauseous. I can only imagine how bad that string would feel bludgeoning ones thumb

Most crossbows are designed to provide protection for your thumbs and other digits. Plus many have dry fire controls and the capability to uncock them without firing. That should extend their usefulness as shooting to uncock these crossbows seems to put a lot of stress on them over a period of time.

I have an older TenPoint.
It is speedy enough.
A worn out shoulder is what got me to using a crossbow.



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I love my Hoyt Carbon Spyder compound and am shooting better this year, than I have in several years. Last night, I decided I better check the Ravin to make sure it is dialed in. I don't target practice much with it, because I have it dialed in for the Grim Reaper crossbow broadhead. Yes, the practice head will get you close, but not dead on at 50 yards. I took one shot at 50 and remembered exactly why I love that crossbow!