I am really amazed at some of the videos on Youtube where they load the bolt into the crossbow either facing the sky or at chest level before aiming it at the target and these people make themselves out to be experts ! I was told by a crossbow user about the dangers of using a crossbows without using the correct back stops and if I was to use a particularly a high powered one to make sure I used the correct deep foam back stops and treat it like a rifle and make sure what ever was behind the line of fire + and minus a a fairbit was soft enough to absorb the bolt rather than allow it to bounce off else where. Especially when a low powered air rifle is just as accessible and IMO more appropriate for some back yard plinking. Honestly, as you can't hunt with them in this country I just cannot see the point in them. Clubs tend to be against randoms turning up with a bow they purchased as you need to know range protocol and ideally not shoot yourself or someone else. The last one I was a member of was about £120 for the year with no additional fees. Most Archery clubs share land so cant be open everyday, though tbh I never found them that expensive. Plus they need a heftier backstop or longer distance behind the target which most clubs just don't have. Most archery clubs are against them because they make a terrible mess of the (not inexpensive) targets they use, will just strip your bolts or you will lose your bolt in the middle of them. Mel I'm going to have to come up to your place in the near future for a grand tour I do pass that way quite often doing a few of my other hobbies. I was hoping to find something me and my wife could have a go at which was a little cheaper than the clays. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can find some where local to have a try. Thanks everyone for the replies, I have sent an email to the National cross bow federation of great Britain in order to find somewhere I could have a go with a Crossbow but a lot Archery clubs seem to be hell bent against Crossbows and seem to be really expensive to be a member of and only operate on certain days making it really difficult to attend.
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