Timely subject matter - about the crossbows!
I have been taking my mom hunting for over 20 years, and most of them have been with her using a crossbow. She's a diminutive lady, and could never draw the weight necessary for a hunting bow of any other type. A crank was one of the first accessories she had to have. In helping her out, I have gained quite a bit of insight as to the ins and outs of using a crossbow. Unfortunately, Mom can't hunt anymore, so her crossbow is sitting idle.
Fast forward to last year: my best friend goes out to archery hunt with me for antelope. Once at camp, his shoulder starts refusing to work properly, and the pain level jumps up to the point where we have to leave camp and get him back to town. Turns out he has a nerve that's being impinged upon, and activities like drawing a bow just make it worse. So now he also has a handicap archer's permit, that allows him to use a crossbow during archery season, in the state of Idaho. He tried my mom's crossbow, but mom can't find her crank and they don't make them to fit that bow anymore. Trying to draw that crossbow by hand was impossible for him. So he went to Cabela's and bought a brand new Centerpoint 415. We took it to the range this past Wednesday, and got it all sighted in using a red dot that I had. (It actually came with a nice scope, but Idaho won't allow the use of any magnifying device on any archery equipment). He was able to get 3 shot 4" groups at 40 yards. He's ready and excited to get back out in the field in a couple of weeks, with a weapon that he now has confidence in!
Oh, and that crossbow was part of a package that included 3 bolts, a quiver, a scope, a rope drawing aid, and the crank - for $379
I have been taking my mom hunting for over 20 years, and most of them have been with her using a crossbow. She's a diminutive lady, and could never draw the weight necessary for a hunting bow of any other type. A crank was one of the first accessories she had to have. In helping her out, I have gained quite a bit of insight as to the ins and outs of using a crossbow. Unfortunately, Mom can't hunt anymore, so her crossbow is sitting idle.
Fast forward to last year: my best friend goes out to archery hunt with me for antelope. Once at camp, his shoulder starts refusing to work properly, and the pain level jumps up to the point where we have to leave camp and get him back to town. Turns out he has a nerve that's being impinged upon, and activities like drawing a bow just make it worse. So now he also has a handicap archer's permit, that allows him to use a crossbow during archery season, in the state of Idaho. He tried my mom's crossbow, but mom can't find her crank and they don't make them to fit that bow anymore. Trying to draw that crossbow by hand was impossible for him. So he went to Cabela's and bought a brand new Centerpoint 415. We took it to the range this past Wednesday, and got it all sighted in using a red dot that I had. (It actually came with a nice scope, but Idaho won't allow the use of any magnifying device on any archery equipment). He was able to get 3 shot 4" groups at 40 yards. He's ready and excited to get back out in the field in a couple of weeks, with a weapon that he now has confidence in!
Oh, and that crossbow was part of a package that included 3 bolts, a quiver, a scope, a rope drawing aid, and the crank - for $379
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