If you are not a professional shooter you should orient yourself at a maximum of 50 to 60 meters.
Crossbow maximum range.
Determining maximum range for a crossbow before taking your crossbow into the field it s important to practice until you are familiar with your bolt trajectory at various ranges.
This photo shows the point of impact from doug koenig s tenpoint crossbow using the 20 yard crosshair at 20 30 and 40 yards.
As far as distance goes a rule of thumb is that a modern crossbow can shoot around 500 meters although at that distance your chances of hitting your target are clearly reduced.
Some of the newer crossbows in the market can go over 400 feet per second while others can shoot not farther.
If you shoot into the air with a.
To give you a better idea.
It s true that today s crossbows have amazing speeds of over 400 fps and can shoot several hundreds of yards and still make a kill.
A 400 grain arrow fired from a 350 fps crossbow will drop as follows.
If you want to shoot at a target up to 80 meters are possible for a very experienced shooter.
But they can t do that consistently with the accuracy of a rifle.
For years there has been a heated argument as to whether the crossbow is superior and.
How far can a crossbow shoot maximum range.
Although they have much heavier draw weights than many compound bows do crossbows have much.
Shooting a deer as a.
While a crossbow resembles a rifle with a stock and scope it has nowhere near the range of a rifle.
Crossbow maximum effective range crossbows.
While you may be able to launch an arrow several hundred yards with a crossbow you cannot achieve accurate shots at such distances.
The accuracy of a fired bolt drops precipitously at ranges in excess of about 60 yards.
If you shoot at a target or a shooting cube you ll have to get a little closer to predictably reach it.
Most modern crossbows shoot between the dart at about 300 to 400 fps.