crossbow

[KKG]

Benjamin is now offering their Pioneer "Air" powered Crossbow. 450fps and single hand Cocking. 8 shots per charge which can be "Reloaded" with a hand pump. Looks Very Interesting. The price is right up there but like everything new I'm guessing it will come down.

 

[The Heretic]

Nice compact unit! Good deal!

It took me a while to understand how it worked. I had to lookup what FFL meant, but yeah, the limbs seem to make it more compact.

I will hae to figure out what are the best bolts/arrows for it, and what bow-fishing unit to get for it. One guy on the youtubes just uses a fishing pole and line, and attaches the line to the arrow, then his partner reels the fish in after it is shot.

 

[The Heretic]

Benjamin is now offering their Pioneer "Air" powered Crossbow. 450fps and single hand Cocking. 8 shots per charge which can be "Reloaded" with a hand pump. Looks Very Interesting. The price is right up there but like everything new I'm guessing it will come down.

Yeah - I've seen the air/gas powered ones - expensive. Appealing, but expensive.

 

[KKG]

Yeah - I've seen the air/gas powered ones - expensive. Appealing, but expensive.

Isn't Everything, especially when it first hits the market???

 

[The Heretic]

Isn't Everything, especially when it first hits the market???

I could afford it, but that would mean less money to buy something else. The one I bought is very high quality and has the features I feel are more than adequate to do the job. I think it is not that likely that I will need a crossbow, but one never knows, so I got one - now I feel I have that prep covered (or at least started).

I don't feel I need the absolute best of everything, I weigh the pros/cons and cost - as cost goes up, often return on investment and value goes down. E.G., is something that costs twice as much, twice as good? Often not - it may be better, but you get into the issue of diminishing returns/value for your investment.

Also, nothing precludes me from buying a airbow in the future, since the relative cost may go down as the tech is improved and manufacturing costs may go down too. If I had seen one at a 50% discount like the Fisix was...

I am not particularly enamored of the idea of having to pump the bow to recharge it, even less if it is a bow that is charged from a gas tank. I do not see someone being able to get 3000 PSI from a consumer or typical industrial air compressor (300 PSI maybe, but not 3000), much less from a hand pump, so in that sense, after a while in a SHTF scenario, the bow would be much less useful, if it can be used at all.

I could be wrong, but the tech doesn't seem like a good fit for those reasons.

 

[KKG]

I could afford it, but that would mean less money to buy something else. The one I bought is very high quality and has the features I feel are more than adequate to do the job. I think it is not that likely that I will need a crossbow, but one never knows, so I got one - now I feel I have that prep covered (or at least started).

I don't feel I need the absolute best of everything, I weigh the pros/cons and cost - as cost goes up, often return on investment and value goes down. E.G., is something that costs twice as much, twice as good? Often not - it may be better, but you get into the issue of diminishing returns/value for your investment.

Also, nothing precludes me from buying a airbow in the future, since the relative cost may go down as the tech is improved and manufacturing costs may go down too. If I had seen one at a 50% discount like the Fisix was...

I am not particularly enamored of the idea of having to pump the bow to recharge it, even less if it is a bow that is charged from a gas tank. I do not see someone being able to get 3000 PSI from a consumer or typical industrial air compressor (300 PSI maybe, but not 3000), much less from a hand pump, so in that sense, after a while in a SHTF scenario, the bow would be much less useful, if it can be used at all.

I could be wrong, but the tech doesn't seem like a good fit for those reasons.

Does that mean you don't want one???

 

[The Heretic]

Does that mean you don't want one???

Not at all. I would like one for no other reason than the fact that they are bullpups and neat looking.

But then I would like a lot of things and I am not a millionaire so I can't afford everything that I would like to have as I would be broke and deep in debt long before I got one percent of the things I would like to have.

So I have to prioritize and make compromises. What I ordered today I feel is a decent value. Something I had on my list for years, and when I saw one at a good price with a good value, I ordered it.

 

[CountryGent]

This one has been on a list of preparedness items to acquire for a very long time, but it has never happened. I grant there is some utility, but it keeps getting pushed down the list. All that said, I would be interested in picking one up one of these days.

 

[The Heretic]

This one has been on a list of preparedness items to acquire for a very long time, but it has never happened. I grant there is some utility, but it keeps getting pushed down the list. All that said, I would be interested in picking one up one of these days.

Yeah, it was not high on my list, but it was on the list, so when I saw the sale I went for it because I am in a position right now to pick things up that I want/need that have a good price point, regardless of where they are on my list.

I am rapidly approaching the point where I need to cut back or I won't be able to get the really good stuff later. I expect that for the next 3 years or so, or at least the next year (until the 2018 elections) it will be a buyer's market so I need to be ready with the cash when a deal comes up.

By 2020 I will be close to retirement and my income will go 'fixed' and I will need to go with what I have at that point for the most part.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

I envy you your purchase and half price is always good.

 

[Argonaut]

I trained with some Barnett's in one of my military schools, was proficient enough with it but this compound cam stuff is an entire different level. I bought a 175 lb one a year ago. Haven't shot it much, it was on sale at Midway and I ordered it. I have shot it twice, once I lost the bolt......couldn't see where it went and still have not found it. The second shot, I had my wife watch to see where it went, I shot it into the haystack in my barn. It penetrated 4 tight bales of alfalfa from 60 feet. I need to build a substantial target to really learn how to shoot it. It has a winch that slips into the aluminum butstock to cock it, you can't do it by hand.....when cocked, you can feel the kinetic energy stored in the limbs.....it is quite a piece of equipment.