Crossbow

[Beaudee]

Any crossbow hunters.They been legalizing them in many states,this year Oklahoma.I bought a Barnett Preditor to try out for bow season.Realy nice crossbow/fast/accurate.The only thing i didnt like was they use only 2 screws to hold the trigger mechanism down,which is also the scope mount.Alows room for one bump and your resighting in the bow.Other than that a nice crossbow.HFkaWO6GJmw

[slick-svt]

I had four of them, they were a blast but back then nobody wanted you to hunt with them so I switched to compound bow....

[99WhiteBeast]

just curious do have use during bow season?

[slick-svt]

I think they can be used for rifle season, unless you have some kind of handicap....then they can be used for bow season.

[BradOcean]

Texas recently legalized them for use to anyone during archery only season. All you need is a hunting license.

[Silver_2000]

I had one many years ago - an old school barnett 150 lb pull - not one of the new fancy compounds

I was VERY impressed with the accuracy and the power BUT the power also made it VERY difficult to target shoot - I couldnt or wouldn't afford a archery target and NOTHING else I tried to use would stop the bolts ...

the best target I found was telephone poles and a big bag of rags

The telephone pole were costly since you couldn't pull the field points out .. But field points were cheaper than the aluminum bolts

Not a hunter but back then they were basically not allowed for hunting

[slick-svt]

Texas recently legalized them for use to anyone during archery only season. All you need is a hunting license.

figures after I got rid of mine now you can use them.....

[Beaudee]

Word got out bout crossbows LOL.Last years pick on game camera but funny,what is he lookin @.

[Beaudee]

Crossbow performed great.Killed a nice buck @ 40 yards.Got some wall hangers comin in @ night.When i hit the buck sounded like a mattress gettin whacked with a stick.Bolt went clean threw and sunk into ground upto fletchins.Bolt never dropped @ 40 yards with a 25 yard sight -in.

[Beaudee]

Why not to put your thumb on the rail of a crossbow.Not my thumb,let my friend use it and he forgot where his hand was.He also had a glove on.Lucky to have a thumb :icon_eek:

[slick-svt]

Thats a learning experience........:icon_eek:

[L8 APEX]

Stupid hurts...:evil

[Beaudee]

Hes been using crossbows for years. it was a shot in the ground to unload after hunting with a target point.I know he wont do that again:icon_mrgreen:

[my2002lightning]

Good job, Beau! Post up pics of your buck. I need to get back and work on my stand, shooting-lanes and sight in the AR-10T/Leupold ERT setup soon. What're you running for ML and rifle in OK?

FYI, PSE offers a cross-bow upper for an AR lower: http://www.pse-archery.com/prod.php?k=55444&u=1135

[Beaudee]

Im only using crossbow this year Oklahoma,out of state fees are $$$.I got a doe tag left and im done.I also like the amount of time to hunt with archery license.Gun 2 weeks and your done,archery 2 months.