rossi_j 99 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Well, the .22LR went through 1 3/4, about 1600 pages. The .243 went all the way through three, quite interesting seeing the expansion of the round as it goes on, starts off with a tiny little hole, ends up with a hole the size of half the page. The 12 bore only went through 1 1/2, though it did punch a huge hole in the third with the wad of paper from the first two! I video'd it, but the vid is pretty shoddy as it was shot with the phone and I didn't realise the bleeping sun was right in the lens. Also it's a fair way away as I didn't want my shiny iPhone getting taken out by a ricochet! The pics of the yellow pages afterwards are impressive though! The vid is uploading now, I'll put the link up when it's done. Next time I'll make sure the phone isn't full of glare before I start shooting. Reckon I need a few more yellow pages though, I want to see how many it takes to stop the .243! Sweet cant wait to get infront of the comp and have a look Sp for you my friend. .atb. .ste. Millsy dont wory too mutch as my .22 only does around 400 pages with domed pellets, it makes a better mess than the .177, perhaps these welsh yellow pages are sub standard lol .atb. .ste. Anyone else got any .22 readings? lol Ste sub standard yellow pages..... Mate my yellow pages has taken sutch a hammering (altho not as mutch as matts ) im considering weighing it in lol, or melting it down to cast my own pellets I shall call them "steve's special superfield-domeblow" being a mix of superdome and field diablo lol .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 LOL either that or yellow perils mate Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I've a pic I took quite a while ago when I shot my crossbow at some Yellow Pages. Can't post pics on here but if I could email it to some one, could you post it for me....?? Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Email me mate i will put em up for u pm sent 1 Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Email me mate i will put em up for u pm sent Cheers, Steve, I'll dig it out now and send it to you Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 these are andyfr1968 pics when he did yellowpages test with a crossbow 1 Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Thanks, Steve The bow's a Barnet Quad 400 and the arrows got a three blade broad head. It's a shame we can't hunt with bows in the UK (legally ) 'cos it's a cracking bit of kit. Cheers. Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Always wanted a crossy....never got round to buying one though but i will invest this year....after i buy my first and only pcp rifle even though im a springer guy myself(love the feel of a recoil) and my husky and wolfdog take up all my funds lol but i WILL buy one Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) They're a bit of an expensive toy really, Steve. The arrows are a fiver each and with a high power bow they don't last too long. Plus the fact that we're not ment to hunt with them means it's really just targets only. If we could, they'd be a cracking tool for killing foxs that keep trying to raid the release pens, for example... Cheers Edited January 11, 2011 by andyfr1968 Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I was gunna buy a compound bow also as i have a range down road from me.......this i feel is a option i can choose......i love trying diff hunting styles Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 That's another problem with crossbows, the archery clubs hate the things. I have a Merlin Max 2000 compound bow and my local club nearly banned me when I asked if I could use the Xbow.... Can't see what the problem is but there's a lot of snobbery with archery. Quote Link to post
StevoSmith 147 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Sounds like it mate........its like my local gunclub didnt like the fact that i have more experiance with higher caliber guns/rifles than 90% of them did lol......basically i pissed on thier bonfire.....im sure they dont like younger ex military guys on thier land because we have more experiance with shooting higher caliber than they do........sorry for the small rant Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Yup!! Target shooting of any kind does seem to attract a certain 'type', so to speak... Quote Link to post
rossi_j 99 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hey andy that bow is impressive piece of kit, any idea what that is kicking out power wise? Just out of curiosity. Im guessing it must have atleast a 400lb pull on it .atb. .ste. Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hi, Ste. The bow's rated at 150lb draw weight. It's a compound bow with a four limb prod, hence the Quad in the name. According to the specks it shoots at around 350fps giving about 130ft'lbs, if I remember right. They are rather high maintainance though, you've got to wax the strings after every 5 shots or they're knackered in no time, even then they can need re stringing after as little as 50 shots. They are fragile and really need a lot more TLC than a gun. I put a little blob of Tipex on each arrow after it's been fired 'cos after 8 or so shots, the accuracy starts to go off. That said, when all's good it'll shoot to around an inch at 30 yards and by feck, whatever you've hit stays hit targets, of course.... Cheers. Quote Link to post
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