I've been considering getting a crossbow. I enjoy shooting. I'm a regular at the local ranges, but recently I've been going for things that are a bit out of the norm.
I'm a crack shot with a bow. My mother's old boyfriend had me hunting with a bow (never composite) from when I was 10. I used to be able to hit a cardinal's head at 30 yards, no problem.
The last thing I was playing around with was a hunter's slingshot. No sight. I'm now able to score a hit on squirrels, with a semi-favorable efficient hit ratio at 15 yards, but I'm pretty much done with this, after clearing out my brother-in-law's squirrel problem on his farm. That's a lie: his squirrel problem will never go away with a simpleton shooting a slingshot, but I culled a few, for sure. The problem is shooting with a slingshot is fine, but annoying after several shots. Now I'm eyeballing a crossbow, for hunting. Hey! You never know when **** may hit the fan and I like having alternative methods of... whatever it is I like doing with these kinds of things- from hitting targets to hunting.
Does anybody here have any experience with crossbows and have any suggestions for me? I'm scouring Amazon and related sites on the subject, but some real expertise from people I know and respect would be nice also before I make any significant purchases.
