That said, reshaping it would be pretty easy. The grip is a little on the large side OK for me, but someone smaller might have a bit of a reach. I chose not to use these sights and instead fitted a set of scope rings and a Bushnell 10 mag scope with a Mil-Dot reticule.Ĭonstruction of the bow is solid, with the stock and fore end made of solid wood, probably beech. The bow includes a simple set of target type sights that fit onto a standard dovetail. The kit also includes a couple of aluminium arrows (known as bolts) as well. Pay particular attention to getting the prod perfectly centred and level. The assembly instructions are clear and easy to follow, so it only took about ten minutes to put it all together. The bow comes in big component parts, with the prod already strung. In the box you get pretty much everything you need to take your first steps. The bow is also available in 40lb and 150 lbs versions. I got the 95 lb model to see how easy it was to use and how far I could shoot a relatively low powered bow. As it turned out Petron sell just such a bow. There are a few simpler bows on the market and on the recommendation of a fellow NFAS member I took a quick look at A guy called Gary runs this company and it has a staggering range of bows, but I wanted something cheap, simple and preferably with a wooden stock. So I thought it was about time I gave xbow a go. Since the changes, the class has begun to grow and the sales of cheaper starter type xbows (as well as the more sophisticated hunting type bows) have grown and grown. The new rules also restricted the class to recurve bows only and best of all allowed fixed mag and focus scopes (rather like HFT). However, that all changed a little over a year ago when NFAS changed their rules removing the maximum draw weight clause and instead imposing a maximum velocity of 300fps, in common with all other classes. A few people within NFAS (National Field Archery Society) used to shoot them, but they were better suited to other disciplines. Up until a year ago, the only xbows that were competition legal were restricted to a 90 lbs draw weight, and open sights. I have fancied the idea of owning a crossbow for a long time, given my interests in archery and field target shooting, I suppose it’s not very surprising but what would I use it for?
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