Crossbows
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:01 am
I've been crossbow hunting for about 5 years. I went to a crossbow after I broke my elbow and couldn't draw the string on my compound bow. I can now draw the string on it but X-bows are so efficient and easy to shoot they spoil you.
My cross bow was a relatively cheap one. It shot at 350 fps and cost about $300. I've taken 4 deer with it. A couple years ago while attempting to de-cock it I misfired/dryfired it and broke one of the limbs. Replacement limbs are about $125 and requires a press so you would have to take it in to be fixed with an added labor cost.
I instead switched to my late father's crossbow which I gave him for a birthday present one year. It's the model below the one I bought but has take 3 deer. It's rated at 320 fps, cost about $275 at the time. My daughter shot her first deer with it and I've taken two.
My son came home for a week (for Mactoberfest) and up to the woods house and wanted to hunt. Because my xbow was broken I didn't have a spare.
On Monday I got an email that Dunhams had a two day flash sale going on and a normally $300 x-bow was on sale for $219. That's a pretty good price in that the cheapest I've seen that particular model was on sale for $259. It's made by Killer Instinct which is a Michigan company. It's advertised @ 405 FPS. Came with a scope, three bolts.
So I bought it and put it together. I was surprised how much better it is than my old xbow and for a lot less money. It is lighter and came with string dampeners, silencers and a better (but still cheap) scope. Not to mention it shoot bolts over 400 fps. That should extend the range out to maybe 45-50 yards. My old one dropped off at 35-40 yards.
I'm headed up to the woods house today so will sight it in and test it out to 50 yards or so. Should be interesting to see how it shoots.
My cross bow was a relatively cheap one. It shot at 350 fps and cost about $300. I've taken 4 deer with it. A couple years ago while attempting to de-cock it I misfired/dryfired it and broke one of the limbs. Replacement limbs are about $125 and requires a press so you would have to take it in to be fixed with an added labor cost.
I instead switched to my late father's crossbow which I gave him for a birthday present one year. It's the model below the one I bought but has take 3 deer. It's rated at 320 fps, cost about $275 at the time. My daughter shot her first deer with it and I've taken two.
My son came home for a week (for Mactoberfest) and up to the woods house and wanted to hunt. Because my xbow was broken I didn't have a spare.
On Monday I got an email that Dunhams had a two day flash sale going on and a normally $300 x-bow was on sale for $219. That's a pretty good price in that the cheapest I've seen that particular model was on sale for $259. It's made by Killer Instinct which is a Michigan company. It's advertised @ 405 FPS. Came with a scope, three bolts.
So I bought it and put it together. I was surprised how much better it is than my old xbow and for a lot less money. It is lighter and came with string dampeners, silencers and a better (but still cheap) scope. Not to mention it shoot bolts over 400 fps. That should extend the range out to maybe 45-50 yards. My old one dropped off at 35-40 yards.
I'm headed up to the woods house today so will sight it in and test it out to 50 yards or so. Should be interesting to see how it shoots.
