Anyone in here have a Crossbow ??

I recently bought a Barnett Wildcat C5 with red dot site (mainly as I have many scopes laying around due to Airsoft)

320fps, 150lb string pull, lovely weight and feel to it. Came with 3 Carbon bolts and bought a lot more :)

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The knifes are Elk Ridge Bowie/Guthook and Lock Knife :)
 
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I have several crossbows they are great fun but do have a stigma they just can't get rid of which is totally unjustified. I started as most people do with the Jaguar which is a great beginner kit and dead cheap. I then moved on to a Barnett compound (Quad 400) this was a big step up from the Jaguar but required a rope cocking device as impossible without one. Finally I invested in a little known brand here called Kodabow and boy is it impressive kind of like an M16 crossbow as it has an adjustable stock and pistol grip. The build quality far exceeds the Jaguar or Quad 400 and the accuracy has to be seen to be believed. If anyone is thinking of buying a crossbow the best piece of advice I can give is start with a recurve they are practically maintenance free and you can string them yourself. I can highly recommend http://outdoorhobbies.co.uk/crossbows-23-manufacturers-1-c.asp who I have bought all 3 from and have never let me down.
 
seargiebargie said:
I have several crossbows they are great fun but do have a stigma they just can't get rid of which is totally unjustified. I started as most people do with the Jaguar which is a great beginner kit and dead cheap. I then moved on to a Barnett compound (Quad 400) this was a big step up from the Jaguar but required a rope cocking device as impossible without one. Finally I invested in a little known brand here called Kodabow and boy is it impressive kind of like an M16 crossbow as it has an adjustable stock and pistol grip. The build quality far exceeds the Jaguar or Quad 400 and the accuracy has to be seen to be believed. If anyone is thinking of buying a crossbow the best piece of advice I can give is start with a recurve they are practically maintenance free and you can string them yourself. I can highly recommend http://outdoorhobbies.co.uk/crossbows-23-manufacturers-1-c.asp who I have bought all 3 from and have never let me down.
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I WANT TO WATCH THIS MOVIE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW DAMMIT!
 
[FnG]magnolia;28075568 said:
I WANT TO WATCH THIS MOVIE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW DAMMIT!
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Why watch when you could be a star. We could arrange for you to stand with an apple on your head.
 
Eames said:
I don't understand sights on guns.

How come the bullet hits where the sight is aiming and not slightly lower down, how does that work.

Serious question btw. Or do you actually aim slightly upwards irl and its just in games bullets hit where the sight is pointing.
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the sight is mounted on top so what the sight is pointing at isn't what the barrel is pointing at to begin with... and as you're pointing out, mavity has an effect on the bullet too causing it to fall

the sights can be adjusted for different ranges... so usually you'd 'zero' the sights at 100 meters... this is done by firing 5 rounds at a target and seeing where the group of holes appear... you then adjust the sights up/down, left/right etc.. and fire another 5 rounds at the target... this time hopefully your 5 rounds land in the centre of the target... the 'gun' or rifle is then zeroed

once your rifle is zeroed at say 100 meters then firing at targets at 200 meters is just a case of turning a dial to '200', for ranges in between you can adjust slightly with your eye, you also may have to adjust for wind

the bullet actually travels in a slight arc, travels up a bit when exiting the barrel and then falls slightly before impacting the target....

Using the old SUSAT sight in the army there is also the emergency battle sight on top - this is fixed at 300 meters as it gives the best chance of hitting targets at various distances
 
Dewgy said:
Shooting a crossbow looks really fun. I wonder if you could use it to protect yourself against home invasions.
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Not really - the reload time is too long and unless you use broadhead arrow heads then most times I suspect the arrow would go straight through someone, not really causing 'that' much damage, although I wouldn't want to get hit by one :eek:

edit - unless you're superleet and do headshots only :p
 
I used to be a member of a local archery club as a kid, crossbows weren't allowed on the normal shooting days as they used the straw targets and a crossbow bolt would go through that, strip off the fins and make a mess of the brick wall behind (recreation centre).
 
dowie said:
the sight is mounted on top so what the sight is pointing at isn't what the barrel is pointing at to begin with... and as you're pointing out, mavity has an effect on the bullet too causing it to fall

the sights can be adjusted for different ranges... so usually you'd 'zero' the sights at 100 meters... this is done by firing 5 rounds at a target and seeing where the group of holes appear... you then adjust the sights up/down, left/right etc.. and fire another 5 rounds at the target... this time hopefully your 5 rounds land in the centre of the target... the 'gun' or rifle is then zeroed

once your rifle is zeroed at say 100 meters then firing at targets at 200 meters is just a case of turning a dial to '200', for ranges in between you can adjust slightly with your eye, you also may have to adjust for wind

the bullet actually travels in a slight arc, travels up a bit when exiting the barrel and then falls slightly before impacting the target....

Using the old SUSAT sight in the army there is also the emergency battle sight on top - this is fixed at 300 meters as it gives the best chance of hitting targets at various distances
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Responding to a fairly old post but in relation to the game bit in the old post you quoted - while some games, especially older games use the "hit scan" method, some games do model bullets with ballistics including drop - a non-doped/no range finder shot from BF4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzYoGwuZhL4 - the more observant might notice how I got the range - elevation calculated on the fly.

Dewgy said:
Shooting a crossbow looks really fun. I wonder if you could use it to protect yourself against home invasions.
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Aside from the rate of fire/reloading issue they'll go right through thin partition walls, etc as if they weren't even there with a good chance of hitting an unintended target.
 
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My mate hunts with a crossbow..but he also got night vision sniper kit..so a bit of a tool...until the said zombie apocalypse starts and then he be my best mate.

whens it due, cant be long now?
 
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