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Ravin 500 fps $$$$$ 😱 $3500!!
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<blockquote data-quote="CMP70306" data-source="post: 2252390" data-attributes="member: 36999"><p>I briefly considered one of the Tenpoint Vapor 470's but ended up building another custom rifle instead. Here in PA our archery season is almost 11 weeks long compared to a 2 week rifle season so I would like to archery hunt for the extra opportunity but after my experiences I've put it on hold until faster affordable bows are created.</p><p></p><p>I archery hunted for the better part of a decade starting when I was 14 using three different compounds and finally a crossbow. Of the 7 deer I shot at two were missed due to shooting errors (hit a twig and caught my jacket in the string) while the other 5 all missed because the deer ducked the string.</p><p></p><p>I got the last two on video and based on the speed of the bow and the reaction time back calculated to see how close you had to be to beat the reaction time. Per the video the deer started moving at approximately 0.1 second after the sound reached it and had completely cleared the arrows path by 0.17 seconds. Shooting a bow with a 320 fps average arrow speed that means you need to be sub 15 yards to ensure you hit where you aim and past 23 yards you are entirely reliant on that deer being slow or missing the sound.</p><p></p><p>Increasing that speed to 450 pushes your ensured hit range to 27 yards and your probable hit range out to 45 yards. This is much better but since my top of the line crossbow in 2014 is now slower than the bargain models I'd prefer to wait for that $3,000 price tag to subside a bit before jumping back in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CMP70306, post: 2252390, member: 36999"] I briefly considered one of the Tenpoint Vapor 470’s but ended up building another custom rifle instead. Here in PA our archery season is almost 11 weeks long compared to a 2 week rifle season so I would like to archery hunt for the extra opportunity but after my experiences I’ve put it on hold until faster affordable bows are created. I archery hunted for the better part of a decade starting when I was 14 using three different compounds and finally a crossbow. Of the 7 deer I shot at two were missed due to shooting errors (hit a twig and caught my jacket in the string) while the other 5 all missed because the deer ducked the string. I got the last two on video and based on the speed of the bow and the reaction time back calculated to see how close you had to be to beat the reaction time. Per the video the deer started moving at approximately 0.1 second after the sound reached it and had completely cleared the arrows path by 0.17 seconds. Shooting a bow with a 320 fps average arrow speed that means you need to be sub 15 yards to ensure you hit where you aim and past 23 yards you are entirely reliant on that deer being slow or missing the sound. Increasing that speed to 450 pushes your ensured hit range to 27 yards and your probable hit range out to 45 yards. This is much better but since my top of the line crossbow in 2014 is now slower than the bargain models I’d prefer to wait for that $3,000 price tag to subside a bit before jumping back in. [/QUOTE]
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