I am not a crossbow user. I do have a cheap Barnett Jackal that I picked up cheap for backup( as my backup to my backup bow) or when my son finally ready for the woods.
But father in law liked it when he tried it out so it is his now.
Anyway, slowly looking at budget option. So no Ravin. Nothing wrong with them, just not an area where I want to blow my money on, have other areas for that. I literally shoot less then 10 bolts a year. I just test it out before season starts and put it back on the hanger.
Some research lead me to the fact that the 3 main factors in deciding the cost of a crossbow is speed, packability, weight. There are many other factors in regards to qualities and things so I understand you get what you pay for.
My main criteria is low weight. I don't care too much about speed, even the cheapest crossbow is going to be faster then my compound. Packability is not that big a deal to me either. But the overall weight is my deciding factor. Dont get me wrong, I care about quality and accuracy and overall feel. But as long as it can hit baseball size group at 50 yards, I'm ok with not being a speed demon. Or is baseball size grouping at 50 yards not as easy as I think? My Barnett Jackal was golf ball size at 50 yards.
@Red Beard and @Razorbak66 has me intrigued on the idea that a light weight recurve crossbow is the way to go. They weight 1/2 as much as compound crossbow.
So has anyone have experience with both types and give their opinion?
But father in law liked it when he tried it out so it is his now.
Anyway, slowly looking at budget option. So no Ravin. Nothing wrong with them, just not an area where I want to blow my money on, have other areas for that. I literally shoot less then 10 bolts a year. I just test it out before season starts and put it back on the hanger.
Some research lead me to the fact that the 3 main factors in deciding the cost of a crossbow is speed, packability, weight. There are many other factors in regards to qualities and things so I understand you get what you pay for.
My main criteria is low weight. I don't care too much about speed, even the cheapest crossbow is going to be faster then my compound. Packability is not that big a deal to me either. But the overall weight is my deciding factor. Dont get me wrong, I care about quality and accuracy and overall feel. But as long as it can hit baseball size group at 50 yards, I'm ok with not being a speed demon. Or is baseball size grouping at 50 yards not as easy as I think? My Barnett Jackal was golf ball size at 50 yards.
@Red Beard and @Razorbak66 has me intrigued on the idea that a light weight recurve crossbow is the way to go. They weight 1/2 as much as compound crossbow.
So has anyone have experience with both types and give their opinion?