![]() In other words, if you put him on a random public archery range he’d likely be the best shooter on the line, but he’s not winning national 3D tournaments. Reilly is an expert shooter and veteran bowhunter. The compound bow testers were myself and P.J. We didn’t stack the deck in favor of compound bows with professional shooters, either. Yep, at 50 yards, the compound bows were more accurate, on average. The average three-shot compound bow group for the field was 3.20 inches. The results? The average three-shot crossbow group for the field was 3.45 inches. Our test team included four shooters with varying degrees of experience. Compound bows were paper tuned and shot without any stabilizers. Crossbows were scoped up, dialed in, and shot from a lead sled. ![]() We shot the field of new crossbows and compound bows at Lancaster Archery and Supply’s 50-yard range. Many of us also wonder when crossbow advancements might begin to plateau or when game agencies might crack down on crossbow performance.īut there’s one critical metric where crossbows and compound bows are much closer than most bowhunters realize: accuracy. That difference of 200 fps is so substantial that many bowhunters still argue that crossbows don’t belong in regular archery seasons. For reference, the fastest compound bow in the 2022 Bow Test-the Bowtech SR350-generated a speed of 288 fps with a 67-pound draw weight, 29-inch draw length, firing a 450-grain arrow. In last year’s Crossbow Test, for example, we reviewed two bows- the Ravin R500 and TenPoint Nitro 505-that shot speeds faster than 500 fps, which was impossible to imagine just a few years ago. The performance gap between compound bows and new crossbows seems to be widening exponentially. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs.
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