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DiscountDelight - 80-lb. Pistol Crossbow
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Our Price: $29.97
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Manufacturer: EAGLE
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Binding: Misc.
Brand: Eagle
Label: EAGLE
Manufacturer: EAGLE
Publisher: EAGLE
Studio: EAGLE
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Summary: You get what you pay for
Comment: For the money this is a pretty decent weapon, it shoots consistently, and the arrows have quite a bit of force behind them. But it's far from perfect.
Main gripe: the sights it comes with are worthless! The front sight is almost flimsy enough to flex in a strong wind, and the threaded stud that holds the adjusting wheel for the rear sight obscures/interferes with aiming across about 1/3 of the adjustable range.
It does have a standard dovetail mount to accomodate better aiming devices, but sadly that mount (on the unit I recieved) was not quite exactly parallel with the track from which the arrow are launched. This defect put it a little bit beyond the adjustable range of the laser sight I tried; the electronic 'red dot/crosshairs' sight I tried with it was totally unworkable.
A very cheap ($7) .22 rifle scope was adjustable enough to compensate, and thus gave me the best accuracy, but it's not designed for pistols, it's cumbersome and time-consuming to use... (The laser sight would've been ideal.)
I did successfully use this crossbow to dispatch a few of the pests against which I intended to use it, but only when I managed to lure them to within 20' of me, and then keep them busy in one spot for several seconds.
One of them managed to escape with a couple inches of arrow sticking out of its torso, but hopefully it will expire somewhere sufficiently remote so that its cause of death won't attract any attention.
All-in-all, it's hard to go too wrong with this item -- what do you want for less than $20? But even so, if I had it to do over, I'd probably spring for a name brand pistol crossbow (at 3x the price) just to avoid the irritation factor of zeroing it in, if for no other reason.
A suggestion, for getting it dialed-in: use something soft, like a loosly packed bag of peat moss or an old foam pillow, behind your target; if the arrows hit wood or anything harder you only get to shoot them once (after which they no longer fly true.) Use new arrows until you get the sights adjusted, and then shoot them again a couple of times to get the feel of the weapon (with expectations of accuracy decreasing somewhat each time an arrow is re-fired.)
Happy Hunting,
Mark
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Editorial Reviews:
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Pistol Crossbows, zippy, accurate and fun! Powerful hand-held bolt launchers with adjustable sights and easy-to-use steel draw systems. Great for varmints or target fun! All with tough metal body and fiberglass recurve bow limbs. Check local laws for legal use. Speed to 165 F.P.S. Foot stirrup for easy draw; With 2 aluminum bolts; 19 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 5 3/4", weighs 32 ozs. Choose your crossbow and your accessories ONLINE right now! AVAILABLE SEPARATELY: Other Pistol Crossbows and Crossbow Accessories - word search in our Store for 'Crossbows'. 80-lb. Pistol Crossbow
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