Crossbows - Which draw weight suits you best?

If you are a hunter of the 21^st century still hunting with a crossbow, chances are people who don’t know any better might think you are sick in medieval times. What they do not know is, time has passed and hunting large and small game is still as effective as doing so with a rifle. Technology and numerous innovations of crossbows over the past couple is probably more complex and more refined than some guns. Although you really cannot replace guns in terms of raw firepower and ease of use, their predecessors, the hunting crossbow, is slowly but surely catching up. [caption id="attachment_2670" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Chace-Star 225 lbs 330 FPS Crossbow[/caption]

Generally speaking, if you want to choose the most powerful crossbow you need to make sure that you choose one that has the heaviest draw weight. The draw weight basically translates to the amount of force or weight needed to draw the bow for you to notch your quarrels or bolts. Following the various laws and concepts in physics then, the potential energy of a crossbow that has a higher draw weight is much higher than one that has a lesser draw weight. So once the triggering mechanism releases the string all the potential energy would transfer to the string thereby propelling the bolt or quarrel with much more power. One drawback about this is that the farther away the quarrel or bolt flies off, the lesser the power it would be able to deliver. This is why bows are much better when you want to hunt with a large leeway from your prey.

So when choosing crossbows it is best you make sure to check its draw weight, especially if you want one that is powerful. This would explain why if you compare recurve and compound bows, the former would always come out as the most powerful.. There are also numerous factors affecting the speed and power of these types of weapons so it recommended to do additional research, prior to making a decision to purchase one.