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Bow vs Pistol...Poll...Another fight night.
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<blockquote data-quote="robsas" data-source="post: 2320335" data-attributes="member: 120358"><p>First: I REALLY enjoy handgun hunting and have been doing it for over twenty years. </p><p>Second: Why is this a fight at all? Handgun vs Bow is just another way to extend and or enjoy the hunting season. </p><p>I have done both and enjoy both bow and handgun season here in Illinois and on a few western hunts. </p><p>As far as equipment that can be used, well this is regulated by the state you are hunting in and as long as you follow the rules, to meet their minimum (and sometimes maximum) standards, all should be good.</p><p>Both forms have much in common as they both require the ability to get close, which for me is the fun part, and as with all hunting shot placement is King. So to be ethical, be proficient in whatever weapon you choose. The big thing is to know your ability and stay within them.</p><p></p><p>For Illinois from their DNR site:</p><p><strong>Legal Archery Equipment: </strong>Long, recurve, or compound bows with a minimum draw weight of 30 pounds at some point within a 28-inch draw length. Minimum arrow length is 20 inches and broadheads must be used. Electronic arrow tracking devices are illegal. Broadheads may have fixed or expandable cutting surfaces, but they must have a minimum 7/8-inch diameter when fully opened. Broadheads with fixed cutting surfaces must be metal or flint-, chert-, or obsidian-knapped; broadheads with expandable cutting surfaces must be metal.</p><p><strong>Legal Handgun Firearms: </strong>Centerfire revolvers or centerfire single-shot handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches. For handguns, a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. <strong>Note:</strong> There is no case length limit for straight-walled cartridges.</p><p></p><p>But each state, and country have their own rules. And Yes, a lot of them do not always make sense, which I guess you can understand if you realize that often a lot of non-hunters are making up the rules, but we have to live within what we have.</p><p></p><p>My opinion on entopt's presumed optics restriction is they do not change the lethality of a weapon, they just aid in making it more accurate. </p><p>If you want to match up energy of a bow vs a handgun, well that is just a math problem, plug in the numbers chug them out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robsas, post: 2320335, member: 120358"] First: I REALLY enjoy handgun hunting and have been doing it for over twenty years. Second: Why is this a fight at all? Handgun vs Bow is just another way to extend and or enjoy the hunting season. I have done both and enjoy both bow and handgun season here in Illinois and on a few western hunts. As far as equipment that can be used, well this is regulated by the state you are hunting in and as long as you follow the rules, to meet their minimum (and sometimes maximum) standards, all should be good. Both forms have much in common as they both require the ability to get close, which for me is the fun part, and as with all hunting shot placement is King. So to be ethical, be proficient in whatever weapon you choose. The big thing is to know your ability and stay within them. For Illinois from their DNR site: [B]Legal Archery Equipment: [/B]Long, recurve, or compound bows with a minimum draw weight of 30 pounds at some point within a 28-inch draw length. Minimum arrow length is 20 inches and broadheads must be used. Electronic arrow tracking devices are illegal. Broadheads may have fixed or expandable cutting surfaces, but they must have a minimum 7/8-inch diameter when fully opened. Broadheads with fixed cutting surfaces must be metal or flint-, chert-, or obsidian-knapped; broadheads with expandable cutting surfaces must be metal. [B]Legal Handgun Firearms: [/B]Centerfire revolvers or centerfire single-shot handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches. For handguns, a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. [B]Note:[/B] There is no case length limit for straight-walled cartridges. But each state, and country have their own rules. And Yes, a lot of them do not always make sense, which I guess you can understand if you realize that often a lot of non-hunters are making up the rules, but we have to live within what we have. My opinion on entopt's presumed optics restriction is they do not change the lethality of a weapon, they just aid in making it more accurate. If you want to match up energy of a bow vs a handgun, well that is just a math problem, plug in the numbers chug them out. [/QUOTE]
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