Anyone own a crossbow?

[transambill]

Funny you started this thred, I had one a couple weeks ago and I'm setting in my living room rite now putting together my Crossbow.

I got this one,
Excalibur Vortex: Cutting-Edge Design, Peak Performance

The bolts or arrows are not cheep. Your looking at a little over $10 a pop for carbons and the same for the broadheads so your at about $25 each.More if the crossbow you choose requires knocks for the the bolts, the crossbow I chose does not but if the one you choose does then thats an extra expense attached to the bolts. I would not hunt with the same ones you target shoot with. A quiver usually holds 4 bolts. An extra quiver is fairly cheep so it's a good idea to pick up an extra one if your a hunter. Keep one loaded with bolts and field points and another with bolts and broadheads. Which ever you head out to do,hunt or the target range you just slide the appropriate quiver on the mount and go.
IT's NOT A CHEEP SPORT/HOBBY, your going to need a spare string, string wax,de-cocker etc. it all adds up pretty quickly.

 

[JavelinSST390]

Nebraska deer hunting allows crossbows now without any special permits. They are very deadly for deer.

Yeah I know. Unfortunately, I don't deer hunt. Not that I don't enjoy it, and not that I don't like eating deer (I love the stuff) it's just, and this is gonna make me sound like a big puss, I can't gut 'em and clean 'em for butchering.

Can't do it. Just can't. And it's not the blood or the nastiness of it. It's the smell. For some reason I have this direct connection between my nose and my stomach. As soon as I make that first cut into one to gut it... it's barf-o-rama.

Now if I could kill the deer, put it in my truck and then find some magical way to make it appear all nicely wrapped in white paper in my freezer... well then dude, let's go huntin!!!! :lmao:

 

[93 FORD BRONCO]

Funny you started this thred, I had one a couple weeks ago and I'm setting in my living room rite now putting together my Crossbow.

I got this one,
Excalibur Vortex: Cutting-Edge Design, Peak Performance

The bolts or arrows are not cheep. Your looking at a little over $10 a pop for carbons and the same for the broadheads so your at about $25 each.More if the crossbow you choose requires knocks for the the bolts, the crossbow I chose does not but if the one you choose does then thats an extra expense attached to the bolts. I would not hunt with the same ones you target shoot with. A quiver usually holds 4 bolts. An extra quiver is fairly cheep so it's a good idea to pick up an extra one if your a hunter. Keep one loaded with bolts and field points and another with bolts and broadheads. Which ever you head out to do,hunt or the target range you just slide the appropriate quiver on the mount and go.
IT's NOT A CHEEP SPORT/HOBBY, your going to need a spare string, string wax,de-cocker etc. it all adds up pretty quickly.

Thanks for the info. I will have to take a ride up to gander mtn and see what kind of crossbow and equipment they have. Ill have to talk to one of the workers there and see what they recommend for the beginner on a budget. Right now it's just a wish list type thing. Maybe ill make it a Christmas gift to myself.

 

[Dostradamas]

Bolts are generally short & heavy when compared to an arrow. The fletching is also flat to accommodate the groove the bolt sits in.
I will get you a pic of a zombie killer crossbow a friend fashioned out of stuff laying around his shop.
Until then:

Diy Crossbow « Wonder How To

 

[TexasSP]

Go buy a damn .22

You can get them for under 100 all day long and 500 rounds for a little over 20 bucks. Your not going to find anything cheaper to shoot.

Ammo To Go : 500rds - 22LR Remington Thunderbolt 40gr. Round Nose Ammo [TB22A] - $22.95

 

[Dostradamas]

Now that is cheaper than a .22 & probably a better choice IMO

 

[JasonInAugusta]

Needs some Muddy Oak camouflage.

 

[Dostradamas]

Zombies beware.
A bit of creativity & scrap.