I was thinking of setting something low range in my basement to practice Archery (live in the city). I am looking for something low cost and low power not sure if that exist for a crossbow. I have no plans of hunting but when the weather gets nice in the summer would like to shoot outdoors.
Why do you need a crossbow?
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We have an archery range in my parents basement. It is awesome, and one of the reasons I'm looking for an unfinished basement when I grow up and buy a house.
First, we stood up a layer of pink Owens Corning insulation foam. They're probably about 2 inches thick. Then, we hung blue tarp up from the ceiling to the ground. Probably about 8-10 layers thick. Put the target in front of it (we like the blocks you get wherever), and shoot away. My brother, who is about 6'3" 280--former college offensive lineman--can shoot his recurve from about 15 yards and it might barely touch the pink foam. We're obviously using target tips as well.
50-60lb draw recurve or longbow.....if you ever step up to compound, you'll already be a better shot than those people.
My son has a 25 lb recurve which is plenty strong for target shooting. It's a takedown so we can switch out the limbs as he gets better/bigger.
yamaha wrote: 50-60lb draw recurve or longbow.....if you ever step up to compound, you'll already be a better shot than those people.
I shoot a 60 lb Longbow that was hand made, then have a 75 lb compound as well. My wife shoots a 50 lb flat bow. I really like her flat bow but the draw length is to short for me.
Oh don't forget you can always do things the GRM way and build yourself a PVC bow.
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