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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1198854" data-attributes="member: 7123">Good points, allout, but a couple of things:The question is age old for wartime purposes, etc., but BRAND NEW for Oklahoma hunters.&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" />I think I agree with that - in the right hands, a V-bow is actually MORE accurate than a crossbow.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have proof, but your anecdotal evidence of 1 inch groups at 60 by 60x guys is an example - I don&#039;t see how you&#039;re gonna top that with any crossbow, really.&nbsp; I think at most, they are equally &quot;practically accurate&quot; at longer distances (with the highest quality crossbow).&nbsp;&nbsp; Although the X-bow will be MORE practically-accurate in the novice&#039;s and intermediate&#039;s hands.Ahhh, but wait a sec.... with traditional arrows vs. traditional bolts, yes - but the Tac-15 has a 26.5&quot; arrow, way&nbsp; more than a traditional bolt.&nbsp; It&#039;s thicker and *slightly* shorter than than an arrow, but a lot closer - so it will still have less penetration, but not by much.&nbsp; At short ranges, it will probably actually penetrate *more* than an arrow, due to speed.&nbsp;Yes.Arrow speed or fast to shoot?&nbsp; Much faster to shoot, arrow speed cannot hang with this new generation of xbows however, well over 350 fps.&nbsp; If you&#039;re not Howard Hill pulling a 110 lb bow, I dunno how you&#039;re gonna beat that.&nbsp; Agreed.Weapon of war, yes, absolutely.&nbsp; Hunting tool (if you want to call such a tool a &#039;weapon&#039;), no, not really, IMO - not for most people, because of what&#039;s already been mentioned - the &quot;stillness factor&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1198854, member: 7123"] Good points, allout, but a couple of things: The question is age old for wartime purposes, etc., but BRAND NEW for Oklahoma hunters. :) I think I agree with that - in the right hands, a V-bow is actually MORE accurate than a crossbow. I don't have proof, but your anecdotal evidence of 1 inch groups at 60 by 60x guys is an example - I don't see how you're gonna top that with any crossbow, really. I think at most, they are equally "practically accurate" at longer distances (with the highest quality crossbow). Although the X-bow will be MORE practically-accurate in the novice's and intermediate's hands. Ahhh, but wait a sec.... with traditional arrows vs. traditional bolts, yes - but the Tac-15 has a 26.5" arrow, way more than a traditional bolt. It's thicker and *slightly* shorter than than an arrow, but a lot closer - so it will still have less penetration, but not by much. At short ranges, it will probably actually penetrate *more* than an arrow, due to speed. Yes. Arrow speed or fast to shoot? Much faster to shoot, arrow speed cannot hang with this new generation of xbows however, well over 350 fps. If you're not Howard Hill pulling a 110 lb bow, I dunno how you're gonna beat that. Agreed. Weapon of war, yes, absolutely. Hunting tool (if you want to call such a tool a 'weapon'), no, not really, IMO - not for most people, because of what's already been mentioned - the "stillness factor". [/QUOTE]

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