Always follow manufacturer’s recommendations for the correct size bolt. The bolts, or arrows, are of course very important to the performance of your crossbow shooting, just like any purchase you have the option to buy cheap generic bolts made of cheap unreliable materials, or you can spend a little more (or a lot more) and buy the best bolts that are strong, well made and reliable.īolts can be found in different materials but the 2 most common are carbon or aluminum, they are found in lengths between 16” and 22”, it’s important to never buy a bolt too short for your crossbow as the tip can stop the bolt sitting snugly on the rail. Scopes come in 2 main different types they are: Without a good crossbow scope you won’t be hunting game from a distance, basically you need a good scope to hunt at all! Here I go through some must have accessories to accompany your crossbow. Just like crossbows there are many different types of accessories that improve the efficiency of your crossbow and they come in lots of different qualities brands. If you owned a great crossbow but had the worst scope and bolts how good do you think your crossbow would be? Not very is my answer!
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They are good fun but they are less reliable than full sized crossbows You need more than just the crossbow to make it the best it can be The Best Accessories are Important Too
That said pistol crossbows do have their place, I own 2 that I use for target shooting in my yard. They are just too small to generate enough power to take down big game, you may get away with hunting birds but if you’re going to do that you might as well buy a proper crossbow that’s more accurate and able to move up to bigger game.
Some sellers claim their pistol crossbows are suitable for hunting but I beg to differ. Pistol crossbows are fun to shoot but in my opinion they are just that ‘fun’.