For sheer fun I much prefer Bows and Xbows to Air Rifles. The problem with xbows though is that unless you have access to some land to practice (target shooting) it is difficult to practice with them. Many Archers / Clubs still (after a 1000 years
) have a snobbish attitude to xbows and wont let them be used on their ranges.... the club I belonged to wont let you use them. The "official" argument used to be that they were too powerful and would destroy the targets but in these days of Compound Bows that argument is even less valid than it was originally.
Anyone thinking of buying a xbow should check that they can actually practice with it somewhere before they buy one. Check your local Archery Clubs, you may be lucky, or check with the shop which is selling them as they may know of somewhere.
But the same applies to Bows, XBows, and Airguns....join a club and learn how shoot properly and (more importantly) safely else you will be a danger to yourself as well as others. Archery clubs will run a couple of 6 week beginners courses a year which cost about £50, well worth doing even if you dont intend to join the club as you will learn the correct techniques, Air Rifle clubs (at least the one local to me) do similar courses
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and the hand made ones from just up the road, well you can buy a car for less
