Compound VS Crossbow What should i use this year? A compound, or a crossbow? Find out the pros and cons of both bows and figure whats going to work best for you! MACHO YAK TV The bows used...
The process for cocking a crossbow is very slow while with the use of a compound bow, you can easily fire just after knocking the arrow to the top of the bow. However, crossbow lovers must have the cocking device or cocking rope to manage their crossbow during hunting the targets.
The weight of compound bows is far lesser than crossbows, so they are easy to carry. An average compound bow weighs about six pounds compared to an average crossbow, which ways eight pounds. Hunters who must go on long distances by foot will prefer compound bow because they can be easily carried about since they have a lighter weight.
Compound bows typically require more skill and practice than an average crossbow. They are more difficult to learn how to use and shoot accurately with. They have a lower FPS than the crossbow. Following is a video that explains more about the use of a compound bow or crossbow and the pros and cons.
The greatest advantage the crossbow has over the compound bow is the ability to maintain a loaded, ready to fire condition, whereas the compound bow, though faster when loading, may lose out on a shot to the crossbow.
A crossbow creates more sound than a compound bow because the crossbows have high poundage and a manual mechanism that causes more vibration and sound. A compound bow is a relatively new invention with advanced shooting mechanism compromising cams, cables, string vibration arrester, and stabilizer, etc.