Crossbow ranges testing

[Silverback]

Been testing out the Crossbow on the range with my mate.
as of now this is what we have come up with

420grain
top pin 30M
Mid 50M
bottom 70M

600grain
top pin 25M
Middle 35M
Bottom 50M

This is without the zeroing perc since it seems to mess up things a bit as of now.

[BaeBee]

Good post, easy to understand and to the point. Can you please do compound bows? I've been looking far and wide, don't see a solid post like this one.

[Silverback]

sure will add that when ive done a bit of hunting :) need to have a go at these damn Rabbits :P

[BaeBee]

Have fun.

[Silverback]

Will like to add the effective range of the 22LR is around 95m before the bulletdrop kicks in

[VeraNoa]

I have obtained other ( very similar) distances without the ability of zero:
600/420/300g
1p: 24/33/30
2p: 38/53/58
3p: 51/73/84
Thick base of the lower vertical line: 67/95/??

[Silverback]

in a "real world scenario" i dunno how 1m would change alot in most cases but good to see they are so close to each other.. thanks for the numberCrunching VeraNoa <3

[Shivver]

i have the zeroing perc and shooting with the scope is horrible. hope they fix it soon

[Silverback]

yeah the zeroing perc makes it go all over the place it seems

[VeraNoa]

You're right, you're right. The results need not be so precise. It is best to have distance measurements that are easy to remember and that approximate very well.
With this in mind, I have returned to the shooting range to get the distances for the 70 pound bow and the crossbow:

70lb:
600-420-300
1 pin: 10-?-? It is better to aim directly with the second pin )
2 pin: 25-15-15
3 pin: 40-40-40
4 pin: 55-60-70
5 pin: 70-80-100

Crossbow:
600-420-300
1 pin: 25-30-30
2 pin: 40-55-55
3 pin: 50-75-85
Base of the thick vertical line:
65-95-115

[BaeBee]

Thanks. I'll note this down.

[Mondyrocks]

Originally posted by Shivverworx:

i have the zeroing perc and shooting with the scope is horrible. hope they fix it soon

Omg, you're having a laugh!
Zeroing distance is top pin, so 10m, 30m, or 50 metres, it's really easy, almost like cheating :)

Also, just take it to Hirschfelden and go to the range.
Zero at each distance and check out the pins.
You'll need to be off the range, towards the targets but just use your rangefinder.

For instance, when zeroed at 10metres.
Top pin 10 metres
Middle pin 35 metres
Bottom pin 55 metres

At 50 metres
Top pin 50 metres
Bottom pin 90 ish metres :)
Didn't do the middle pin.

I'm finding it really easy, it's lovely to use and reloads nice and fast, happy days :)

[Mondyrocks]

Originally posted by *OCB* Silverback:

Been testing out the Crossbow on the range with my mate.
as of now this is what we have come up with

420grain
top pin 30M
Mid 50M
bottom 70M

600grain
top pin 25M
Middle 35M
Bottom 50M

This is without the zeroing perc since it seems to mess up things a bit as of now.

Didn't they alter bows recently (dunno if crossbow is the same) so no matter what grain of arrow you were firing the zeroing was exactly the same?
It was in a recent patch :)

[Judarian Gaming]

but would the archery perk mess this up. if your suppose to get better drawback and trajectory? i dont think it would work for crossbow but for any other bow. wouldnt it mess the sights up.

[Lepardi [Rawez]]

Originally posted by Mondyrocks:

Originally posted by *OCB* Silverback:

Been testing out the Crossbow on the range with my mate.
as of now this is what we have come up with

420grain
top pin 30M
Mid 50M
bottom 70M

600grain
top pin 25M
Middle 35M
Bottom 50M

This is without the zeroing perc since it seems to mess up things a bit as of now.

Didn't they alter bows recently (dunno if crossbow is the same) so no matter what grain of arrow you were firing the zeroing was exactly the same?
It was in a recent patch :)

They did, not sure if it affects the Xbox. But for compound bow, the mid pin is Always dead on. HOWEVER, the arrows still have different trajectorys, so other pins don't line up as well, and you still need to do calculate the drop based on the arrow used

[Mondyrocks]

Originally posted by Lepardi Rawez:

Originally posted by Mondyrocks:

Didn't they alter bows recently (dunno if crossbow is the same) so no matter what grain of arrow you were firing the zeroing was exactly the same?
It was in a recent patch :)

They did, not sure if it affects the Xbox. But for compound bow, the mid pin is Always dead on. HOWEVER, the arrows still have different trajectorys, so other pins don't line up as well, and you still need to do calculate the drop based on the arrow used

Exactly correct, as the zeroing perk only affects the centre pin.
It does seem to be the same with the top pin of the crossbow as well :)