Turkey hunting with a crossbow.
#11
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Neenah Wisconsin USA
Posts: 61
RE: Turkey hunting with a crossbow.
I think most of those mechanicals will open on release, due to the speed of acrossbow. Shoot the broadhead that flies best out of your bow, it will work!
If your not in it for the kill, go for the head!
If your not in it for the kill, go for the head!
#12
RE: Turkey hunting with a crossbow.
Mechanicals dont necessarily open because of the speed of the crossbow,most crossbows are not as fast as a manycompound bows. There are 5 of us that hunt together during Bow season and 3 of them have faster bows than my Horton, which is rated to shoot at 305 fps. (I have never chrono'd it, but if we all shoot at the same time the other three hit before I do)
I shoot Spitfires and have never had a problem with them. I have never shot a turkey with one, but for deer they work very well indeed.
I shoot Spitfires and have never had a problem with them. I have never shot a turkey with one, but for deer they work very well indeed.
#13
RE: Turkey hunting with a crossbow.
I've had wasp mechanicals open on my Exocet until I used two o'rings. I didn't believe it after reading about it on another forum until I saw it myself. Maybe its because the Exocet is a recurve and the string release is at it's highest weight at that point(I imagine that the bolt accelerates pretty violently), but maybe its because the way the Wasp is made or maybe I didn't have the bolt seated on the string. Who knows, I've not tried many mechanicals but I will stick with the Wasps and two o'rings.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
salukipv1
Turkey Hunting
24
02-09-2008 05:53 PM