What do you think of crossbows?
 

..I want to get one, what can you hunt with those?

What's their average range, precision, price, weight?

And what about those mini pistollike crossbows?


Thanks for any input

i have a mini crossbow that you hold with one hand

it was free, i stole it from an ex g/f's dad :thumbsup

i looooove it, you can shoot fucking anything, like penicls and metal objects

fucking americans

:1orglaugh

in most states hunting with a crossbow is illegal

just too accurate, too powerful, too silent

Hunting with a corssbow in ALL states in the USA is illegal unless you have a special permit.

Heavy crossbows (150+ pound draw weight) are considered prohibited offensive weapons by the US goverment UNLESS you have a valid Handicapped permit to use for hunting, ie: your missing an arm.


Dont tell me they arent illegal, I know you can buy them, you can also buy switchblades and there illegal in all 50 states too.


Its not illegal to sell them but it is to own them(ones over 150+ draw weight) , dont ask me I dont make the laws.

Do a search on google for crossbow prohibited weapon USA

Youll find the .gov links...

Can you kill a person with the mini crossbow :)?

You're brilliant!

YOU can fuckin kill a person and a horse with a crossbow ... you should check the stats on those "illegal" x-bows. The bolt is moving at 700m/s (2200 feet/sec?) and weighs a pound! That's twice the speed of sound and approx. the speed of a bullet. If this shit hits you, the exit wound will be bigger than your head.

The Pope banned them in the 15 century I think ... The US can only follow suit :)

Found this link on Google, have plenty of historical x-bows that should be legal...

http://www.freegatearmory.com/

Crossbows are cool. I've always wanted one... Hmmmm maybe my next toy...

Think about it....fast, precise, silent ;-)

sounds like a plan :thumbsup

They are totally legal in Arkansas.

People hunt deer, hogs, turkey and black bears.

I dont really care for them, but they are still here :2 cents:

a black bear with a cross bow huh........the must attach Nos to the arrow

:thumbsup

Doubt the exit wound is that big, usually they just blast right on through... Unless they hit some serious bone. The damage is done by those really nice razor blade edges as they spin through your vitals.

Hey AkiraSS :)
Well , talking from mine expirience of hunting , may I suggest you Norton Crossbows ?
Hunter XS model, that's what I call a crossbow , 320 FPS at 200 LBS.
Here some detailes :
Toughboy Wide-Body DP2 Laminated Limbs
Machined Steel Trigger
Cable Mufflers Dura-Tip Integrated Yoke System
Composite Thumbhole Stock 7/8" Weaver-style Scope Base (Installed)
Machined Aluminum Reflexed Riser Mossy Oak® Break-up Camo Finish
SpeedMax Power Wheels Dial-A-Range® Trajectory Compensator
Peep/Pin Sight Machined Microflite Barrel
Mass Weight - 8lbs. 10oz.
Length: 34"
Width: 26"

You can read more about their products on www crossbow dot com

Hope it's helps
:)

Crossbows are great... I don't hunt so I cannot comment on that... but they are fun to shoot.

Sorry to go across the grain here.. but crossbow's are FAR from 'silent'.... they sound like a gun going off when you shoot em...

its simple physics... the amount of energy stored in the limbs at 150#'s is a TON more than can be transfered to that small bolt... hence, there is left over energy.. lots of it.. that becomes noise...

will somebody please buy me one?

You use to be able to get the hand held kind at the Vegas Swap Meets. That was over 10 years ago... wonder if they still sell them there?

dont get a crossbow unless you have a good battering ram and catapult as well.

I bought a cheap one off of ebay with fishing option. Plan on taking out the carp in my lake when they spawn here within the next month.

I used to have one; you can't really hunt much eith it. If you hit a deer or something (which is unlikely) they would just die a slow death. Overall very useless 4 hunting! :2 cents: