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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5658407" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p><strong>About 35 yds.</strong></p><p></p><p>Never mind that my set up, <u>if can range-find the target first</u>, is very capable of hitting a deer's vitals (<u>with no wind</u>) consistently at 75 yds.</p><p></p><p>But when shooting at a deer beyond 35 yds with <em>ANY</em> crossbow, there's a couple factors that can really mess you up, often resulting in a gut shot, miss, or wounded deer.</p><p></p><p>The fastest crossbow sails an arrow at a velocity a fraction that of a 30/30. Three to 400 fps is <em>VERY SLOW </em>compared to 2,000-plus fps. Then arrows lose velocity @ 10-plus times faster than a rifle bullet.</p><p></p><p>Forget that the speed of sound is 1100 ft per second, and thinking a deer won't have time to react to the sound at say 50 yds. And it's often not the sound they react but instead they actually see the sudden movement of the bow limbs. Deer commonly "jump" the string. And they can at 40 yds with a fast crossbow if they "see" those bow limbs quickly twitch.</p><p></p><p>That said, in the right circumstances, such as a feeding deer, head down, a little beyond 35 yds can still be high probability, unless it just suddenly decides to take a step as you release. Then you have a gut shot deer.</p><p></p><p>I usually set myself up when bowhunting (even if fast crossbow) where I'm unlikely to get a shot beyond 35 yds. But then, I also do this much of the time when I'm carrying a rifle instead of a bow, simply because heavier cover is what I hunt most.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5658407, member: 1409"] [B]About 35 yds.[/B] Never mind that my set up, [U]if can range-find the target first[/U], is very capable of hitting a deer's vitals ([U]with no wind[/U]) consistently at 75 yds. But when shooting at a deer beyond 35 yds with [I]ANY[/I] crossbow, there's a couple factors that can really mess you up, often resulting in a gut shot, miss, or wounded deer. The fastest crossbow sails an arrow at a velocity a fraction that of a 30/30. Three to 400 fps is [I]VERY SLOW [/I]compared to 2,000-plus fps. Then arrows lose velocity @ 10-plus times faster than a rifle bullet. Forget that the speed of sound is 1100 ft per second, and thinking a deer won't have time to react to the sound at say 50 yds. And it's often not the sound they react but instead they actually see the sudden movement of the bow limbs. Deer commonly "jump" the string. And they can at 40 yds with a fast crossbow if they "see" those bow limbs quickly twitch. That said, in the right circumstances, such as a feeding deer, head down, a little beyond 35 yds can still be high probability, unless it just suddenly decides to take a step as you release. Then you have a gut shot deer. I usually set myself up when bowhunting (even if fast crossbow) where I'm unlikely to get a shot beyond 35 yds. But then, I also do this much of the time when I'm carrying a rifle instead of a bow, simply because heavier cover is what I hunt most. [/QUOTE]
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