Howdy y'all. My hunting buddy is getting his first xbow (already bought one off of ebay) for deer season this year b/c of a bad accident that renders his left arm too weak for a standard bow. Neither of us knows much of anything about xbows, so I thought I'd ask for some advice. I know y'all would probably have recommended a certain brand or to go shoot some first, but he only told me today he already ordered one. I didn't think to ask what kind until after he'd left. All I know is that it's a 150 lb. draw.
That being the case, what advice do you have for someone who's never shot one?
What is the effective range of one w/ 150 lb. draw for whitetails?
Do you use different broadheads than with standard archery? What do you recommend?
Can you shoot xbow at a regular archery block target?
What type of penetration should I expect at a given range?
What type of accuracy should I expect at a given range?
He told me that the one he bought was rated (advertised) at 310 fps. Does this make sense given the bow's reported draw?
Obviously, I'm way out of my league and need to bone up fast to help him out. Maybe I'll even like it enough to get one myself. Anyway, thanks for any, and I do mean ANY advice.
Peace!
