I've now owned a Ravin R20, Scorpyd Nemesis, Tenpoint Turbo M1 and 10pt Vapor 470. I only own the Tenpoints now.
Speed is by far the most overrated thing. My turbo which is the "weak" bow compared to my others, blew through a bucks spine I shot 2 years ago. Obviously he needed a followup shot, and the second shot went in behind his right ribcage, up through his body, out his chest, and stuck in the dirt 6 inches. The cons of speed are enormous. Limited target selection, absolute PITA getting arrows out of foam targets, having to set your scope to a ridiculous zoom level to compensate for the speed, more wear and tear on all components. The cons go on and on.
Weight for me is a big factor. The public I hunted last year is roughly an hr to 2 hrs of walking one way. A heavy Xbow gets old fast for me. As a matter of fact, my vapor stayed home most of last year because it's so much heavier than my m1.
Decocking isn't a big factor at all for me. And despite having it on several bows already I don't care if I have it or not. I just throw the cocked m1 in the back and shoot it soon as I get home.
Another big deal is Xbow narrowness. Having 6 in ATA is a huge deal. It's so much easier hunting in a tree filled with limbs. I will never use a wide ATA again.
FOR ME, the biggest thing I'm looking for in a crossbow is durability and reliability. Maybe I'm just the unluckiest guy in the universe, but I've had serving issues on every bow Ive had except my M1.
If a manufacturer guaranteed 500 shots + on their serving or you get a new one I'd buy it tomorrow
Speed is by far the most overrated thing. My turbo which is the "weak" bow compared to my others, blew through a bucks spine I shot 2 years ago. Obviously he needed a followup shot, and the second shot went in behind his right ribcage, up through his body, out his chest, and stuck in the dirt 6 inches. The cons of speed are enormous. Limited target selection, absolute PITA getting arrows out of foam targets, having to set your scope to a ridiculous zoom level to compensate for the speed, more wear and tear on all components. The cons go on and on.
Weight for me is a big factor. The public I hunted last year is roughly an hr to 2 hrs of walking one way. A heavy Xbow gets old fast for me. As a matter of fact, my vapor stayed home most of last year because it's so much heavier than my m1.
Decocking isn't a big factor at all for me. And despite having it on several bows already I don't care if I have it or not. I just throw the cocked m1 in the back and shoot it soon as I get home.
Another big deal is Xbow narrowness. Having 6 in ATA is a huge deal. It's so much easier hunting in a tree filled with limbs. I will never use a wide ATA again.
FOR ME, the biggest thing I'm looking for in a crossbow is durability and reliability. Maybe I'm just the unluckiest guy in the universe, but I've had serving issues on every bow Ive had except my M1.
If a manufacturer guaranteed 500 shots + on their serving or you get a new one I'd buy it tomorrow
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