How many pounds does your crossbow draw?

[Bow Addict]

200 lb max will not limit speed.There are plenty of 175lb crossbows that shoot 400fps,but a 225lb Excalibur matrix 330 only

shoots 330fps.

[Lawdwaz]

You know, now that I think about it maybe the advertisement was for 400 FPS, NOT draw weight..............unsure at this point??

[AaronBlaine]

I had the Barnett ghost 400 for a while. Cool bow but when they got rid of the law the next year I sold it and took a nice hit on it too.  Kinda wish I didn't sell it!

[FLASHJR]

150 lb draw on mine 330 ft/sec 97 ke  only had it a week so I will see how it goes.

[Fletch]

My new one will be adjustable 125 to 220 pounds

[Tinlodge]

My new one will be adjustable 125 to 220 pounds

 

If its over 200# it is not legal to hunt with in NYS.

[ididnotvoteforobama]

My Winchester Stallion is at 165# 340 FPS

Dead nuts at 60yds.

[Lawdwaz]

How cool, everybody here is under 200 or can be. I didn't know they were adjustable........

[sits in trees]

I've been hunting with and killed several deer with crossbows and in all honesty I really don't see the need for anything more than a 175lb draw Excal which shoots at 305 fps. I know a lot of you guys might be considering 40 or 50 yd shots because when your shooting off a bench in your backyard your producing excellent 3 in groups at those distances or even beyond. But when your hunting whitetail you will quickly learn that the noise an Xbow produces on release will almost always make a deer jump like a grenade went off next to it and you will end up with a bad shot and a tracking job that could take you over several counties.

For me its become pretty simple, I keep my shots well within 30 yds and nail them every time and at 300 plus fps it works every time despite the noise on release. 

Yea you could get a wheel crossbow that will push an arrow to over 400 fps but that tradeoff doesn't outweigh the reliability of an Excal bow, imo.

I have and wouldn't hesitate to take a 40 yd shot with my vert BowTech bow which is whisper quiet, and have successfully taken deer at that distance but would never try that with any Xbow..

[Al Bundy]

My hunting buddy apparently had two deer jump the string this week with his new x bow. He said the same thing, keep it in fairly close. Thunder hawk  160/320.  I ordered a pink camo challenger today matter of fact for the Mrs. Literature says its 125-150 adjustable. 275-300 .  Ill wind it up to 150 and get 300 out of it, hopefully.