02-10-2008, 06:22 PM
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| Bow Crossbow or Rifle I cant decide between a Takedown compound, an Enfield, or a cheap crossbow. What do yall think. |
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02-10-2008, 06:39 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Louisiana
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| Me? Y'u talkin ta me? Y'u talkin ta me? Ok; I know very little about Compounds and less about cross bows, me I prefer a good ole yew long bow or a composite recurve or a composite Turkish horsebow such as the one used in "King Arthur" by I believe it was Tristan. Anyway wheelies ain't traditional so go for a proven weapon! Hope this helps  |
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02-10-2008, 06:40 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin
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| Hmmm, welp what can you carry more of? Arrows for the bow, Bolts for the crossbow, or 303 shells. But then again. You can make arrows and bolts I guess. Hmm, I think I will stay here by the fire, drink whiskey and ponder that some.
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02-11-2008, 04:52 AM
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| what kind of whiskey? |
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02-11-2008, 05:27 AM
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| If you can master it, a take down recurve would be a quiet way to take game.
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02-11-2008, 06:11 AM
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| I like the noise.
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02-11-2008, 08:14 AM
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| I do as well win39, but in a survival situation, the less noise you make, the better!
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02-11-2008, 09:30 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman
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| I have an older compond that i am pretty good with been wanting a cross bow but cant hunt with them in my state so havent dropped the cash yet. i have shot crossbows before they are an easier trasition for a rifleman in my opion.
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02-11-2008, 09:58 AM
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| While I can have a ball with bow or crossbow,I can hit much better with my rifle and the "bullets" dont cost nearly as much.Still,I must have all three,along with speers and slingshots. sam. |
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02-11-2008, 12:15 PM
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02-11-2008, 05:17 PM
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| For under $200, I can't say. They are usually pretty spendy. But, there used to be a pretty wicked kit by someone called a black widow...
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02-11-2008, 05:27 PM
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| yeah i use to watch a movie i think it was called "Bucks from Above" 1 or 2. They used it on there I found one(not a black widow but similiar) on this link Discount Hunting Gear, Discount Hunting Boots, Discount Shoes, Discount Ammunition, Discount Ammo, Discount Boots, Military Surplus, Outdoor Gear At the Sportsman's Guide go to arcery..recurves..it is the next to last one. what do yall think what is brace height Last edited by teenagegunwacho; 02-11-2008 at 05:39 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost |
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02-11-2008, 06:45 PM
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| Brace height is the distance from the string (while the bow is strung) to the riser. You might check your local pawn shops for a good deal. Lots of times those guys don't know the value of bows and you can get a good one. (some of them do but most are into guns).
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02-11-2008, 07:10 PM
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| My local Gun&Pawn has several compound bows, even a couple left-handers. I have two good recurves, one an older Bear TD45 take-down model. The other is a traditional laminated wood bow made in Korea - got it when I was into Renaissance Faire stuff. Get the rifle, THEN try a bow. The rifle will serve as a good hunting/survival weapon, with less training needed. Bows have a much longer 'learning curve'. Crossbows are illegal for hunting in a lot of places. They are also very specialised, and slow to reload. Not a good 'survival weapon', IMHO. A cheap crossbow will be worthless.
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