Crossbows and Compounds

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Originally posted by Feathermax
There is one huge difference between a crossbow and a compound: You still have to draw a compound bow, while a crossbow is already cocked and loaded.

Bowhunters, whether compound or recurve, are often busted by game while the hunter is trying to draw the bow. A crossbow eliminates that important step.

Crossbows for elderly and/or handicap, but leave it there.

Feathermax, I don't know if you are a compound, recurve or longbow shooter, but after the research I've done on crossbows recently something struck me right between the eyes.

One of the arguments used against the crossbow is that you don't have to draw it. Well that might be true, but the same can be said of the compound. I didn't know this till recently, but most compounds are shipped today with an 80% letoff module. This means that a 60 pound compound has a holding weight of 12 pounds.

This 12 pound holding weight is something most shooters can maintain at full draw for minutes on end. Here we are talking about hunting, not target shooting, so how much different is this than a crossbow? Virtually indistinguishable in the field, especially with a wrist attached trigger release.

When you consider that I have to maintain my actual draw weight and some crossbow shooter only has to hold 12, how much different is that compared to a crossbow as far as I'm concerned? Virtually no difference at all, so I'm confused as to why compound shooters are so paranoid about crossbows? They've had a superior advantage over recurve and longbow shooters for years.

As far as I'm concerned, having crossbows in our season isn't going to make any difference to me.

Aloha...